Yoga in Islamic nations part two

Here is part two of the BBC broadcast

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01k0kqv#programme-broadcasts

These teachers have to walk a very fine line.

Here is the recipe we talked about in class last night for the quinoa and flaxseed muffins. Enjoy.

http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/morning-muffins-with-quinoa-and-flax/

Hi everyone,

I heard this segment about yoga in Iran on the BBC this morning.  We often touch on the "is yoga a religion" question, so it was very interesting to hear this perspective from inside an Islamic state such as Iran.

Http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jns1v

Red Lentil Soup

Cooking time: 1 hour
Ingredients
2 onions, diced
1 C celery, diced. Sauted in olive oil
1/2 C red pepper
1 C carrots, diced
1 1/2 C lentils
10--12 C water
1 C kale or spinach
 A little coffee
1 T molasses
Juice of one lemon
1/4 C catsup or salsa
3 t "Better Than Bouillon" (vegan product.  Comes in little jar.)
1 t pepper

Cooking Instructions
Sauté the vegetables in 4 T olive oil until soft.  Throw in rest of ingredients and cook with the lid on for an hour.  Or for 3 hours in the slow cooker on high.  Can add more lemon at the end.  Or chopped cilantro if you like it.   Tastes better the next day.

Beer Bread Recipe

3 cups Self-rising flour
1/2 cup sugar
12 ounce beer
2 tablespoons melted butter

Preheat oven to 375
Butter bottom and sides of loaf pan. Mix flour, sugar, and beer together, it should be sticky. Pour into loaf pan and bake for 55 mins. 3 to 5 mins before done take out and pour melted butter over the top.

I have only used light beers with this recipe, Coors light is my favorite. I like to make a spicy dip with it as we'll.

Hope you all enjoy!

The Body is Not an Apology

Thank you to Unapologetic Posse member Jada for sharing these ten truly unapologetic body affirmations with us:

1. Your body is in flux for the rest of your life. Think of your body as fluid instead of static — it’s always going to change. So get comfortable with those changes.

2. No one will love you or not love you because of your body. You are lovable because you’re you, not because your body looks a certain way.

3. The most intensely personal relationship you’ll ever have is with your body. It’s a lifelong relationship that’s well worth investing in and nurturing the same way you would with loved ones.

4. You don’t owe your body to anyone. Not sexually, not aesthetically. Your body is yours. Period.

5. What someone else says about your body says more about them than it does about you. Look past the actual snark to the person who’s saying it, because it’s only a reflection of what they think of themselves. That’s when you’ll see how little power their words have.

6. Your body is not a reflection of your character. It’s a physical home for the complex and wondrous and unique being that is you.

7. Take up as much space as you want. You don’t have to be small, or quiet, or docile, regardless of your physical size.

8. Everything you need to accept your body is already inside you. There’s no book, or diet, or workout routine or external affirmation that you need to feel good about your body right now.

9. Your body is a priority. It’s always trying to tell you things. Taking the time to listen to is of the utmost importance.

10. Wear whatever you want. Your body shape does not dictate your personal style, and fashion rules that say otherwise are wrong. Dress yourself in a way that makes you feel happy and confident and beautiful, because guess what? You are.”

Ami Angelowicz and Winona Dimeo-Ediger

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Asanas Alphabetized Category

Back Bending	Bow Pose	Dhanurasana
Back Bending	Bridge Pose	Setu bandha sarvangasana
Back Bending	Camel Pose	Ustrasana
Back Bending	Cobra Pose	Bhujangasana
Back Bending	Crescent Lunge	Anjaneyasana
Back Bending	Fish Pose	Matsyasana
Back Bending	Half Bow Pose	Ardha dhanurasana
Back Bending	Half Locust Pose	Ardha shalabhasana
Back Bending	Locust Post	Shalabhasana
Back Bending	Pigeon Pose	Eka pada kapotasana
Back Bending	Upward Facing Dog Pose	Urdhva mukha svanasana
Balancing	Dancer Pose	Natarajasana
Balancing	Half Moon Pose	Ardha chandrasana
Balancing	Tree Pose	Vrikshasana
Balancing	Warrior 3	Virabhadrasana tri
Forward Bend	Bound Angle Pose	Baddha Konasana
Forward Bend	Child's Pose	Balasana
Forward Bend	Crossbar or Gate Pose	Parighasana
Forward Bend	Devotional Pose	Bhaktasana
Forward Bend	Dougle Leg Seated Forward Bend	Pascimottanasana
Forward Bend	Dougle Leg Wind Reliever	Apanasana
Forward Bend	Full Boat Pose	Paripurna navasana
Forward Bend	Half Boat Pose	Ardha navasana
Forward Bend	Pyramid Pose	Parsvottanasana
Forward Bend	Seated Straddle Forward Bend	Upavista konasana
Forward Bend	Single Leg Seated Forward Bend	Janu sirsasana
Forward Bend	Single Leg WindReliever	Pavana muktasana
Forward Bend	Staff Pose	Dandasana
Forward Bend	Standing Forward Bend	Uttanasana
Forward Bend	Standing Straddle Forward Bend	Prasarita padottanasana
Inverted	Corpose Pose	Savasana
Inverted	Downward Facing Dog Pose	Adho mukha svanasana
Inverted	Headstand	Sirsasana
Inverted	Legs Up the Wall	Viparita karani
Inverted	Plow Pose	Halasana
Inverted	Rabbit Pose	Shashasana
Inverted	Shoulder Stand	Sarvangasana
Standing	Chair Pose	Utkatasana
Standing	Extended Side Angle	Uttitha parsvakonasana
Standing	Mountain Pose	Tadasana
Standing	Triangle Pose	Trikonasana
Standing	Warrior 1	Virabhadrasana eka
Standing	Warrior 2	Virabhadrasana dvi
Twisting	Half Spinal Twist	Ardha matsyendrasana
Twisting	Hip Spiral	Bharadvajasana
Twisting	Reclined Hip Rolls	Jathara parivantanasana
Twisting	Revolved Head to Knee Pose	Parivritta janu sirsasana
Twisting	Revolved Triangle Pose	Parivrtta  trikonasana
Vinyasa	Four Limbed Staff or Low Plank	Chaturanga Dandasana
Vinyasa	Moon Salutation	Chandra Namaskar
Vinyasa	Staff of Brahman	Brahma Dandasana
Vinyasa	Sun Salutation	Surya namaskar

Asanas Alphabetized English

Bound Angle Pose	Baddha Konasana	Forward Bend
Bow Pose	Dhanurasana	Back Bending
Bridge Pose	Setu bandha sarvangasana	Back Bending
Camel Pose	Ustrasana	Back Bending
Chair Pose	Utkatasana	Standing
Child's Pose	Balasana	Forward Bend
Cobra Pose	Bhujangasana	Back Bending
Corpose Pose	Savasana	Inverted
Crescent Lunge	Anjaneyasana	Back Bending
Crossbar or Gate Pose	Parighasana	Forward Bend
Dancer Pose	Natarajasana	Balancing
Devotional Pose	Bhaktasana	Forward Bend
Dougle Leg Seated Forward Bend	Pascimottanasana	Forward Bend
Dougle Leg Wind Reliever	Apanasana	Forward Bend
Downward Facing Dog Pose	Adho mukha svanasana	Inverted
Extended Side Angle	Uttitha parsvakonasana	Standing
Fish Pose	Matsyasana	Back Bending
Four Limbed Staff or Low Plank	Chaturanga Dandasana	Vinyasa
Full Boat Pose	Paripurna navasana	Forward Bend
Half Boat Pose	Ardha navasana	Forward Bend
Half Bow Pose	Ardha dhanurasana	Back Bending
Half Locust Pose	Ardha shalabhasana	Back Bending
Half Moon Pose	Ardha chandrasana	Balancing
Half Spinal Twist	Ardha matsyendrasana	Twisting
Headstand	Sirsasana	Inverted
Hip Spiral	Bharadvajasana	Twisting
Legs Up the Wall	Viparita karani	Inverted
Locust Post	Shalabhasana	Back Bending
Moon Salutation	Chandra Namaskar	Vinyasa
Mountain Pose	Tadasana	Standing
Pigeon Pose	Eka pada kapotasana	Back Bending
Plow Pose	Halasana	Inverted
Pyramid Pose	Parsvottanasana	Forward Bend
Rabbit Pose	Shashasana	Inverted
Reclined Hip Rolls	Jathara parivantanasana	Twisting
Revolved Head to Knee Pose	Parivritta janu sirsasana	Twisting
Revolved Triangle Pose	Parivrtta  trikonasana	Twisting
Seated Straddle Forward Bend	Upavista konasana	Forward Bend
Shoulder Stand	Sarvangasana	Inverted
Single Leg Seated Forward Bend	Janu sirsasana	Forward Bend
Single Leg WindReliever	Pavana muktasana	Forward Bend
Staff of Brahman	Brahma Dandasana	Vinyasa
Staff Pose	Dandasana	Forward Bend
Standing Forward Bend	Uttanasana	Forward Bend
Standing Straddle Forward Bend	Prasarita padottanasana	Forward Bend
Sun Salutation	Surya namaskar	Vinyasa
Tree Pose	Vrikshasana	Balancing
Triangle Pose	Trikonasana	Standing
Upward Facing Dog Pose	Urdhva mukha svanasana	Back Bending
Warrior 1	Virabhadrasana eka	Standing
Warrior 2	Virabhadrasana dvi	Standing
Warrior 3	Virabhadrasana tri	Balancing

Asanas Alphabetized Sanscrit

Adho mukha svanasana	Downward Facing Dog Pose	Inverted
Anjaneyasana	Crescent Lunge	Back Bending
Apanasana	Dougle Leg Wind Reliever	Forward Bend
Ardha chandrasana	Half Moon Pose	Balancing
Ardha dhanurasana	Half Bow Pose	Back Bending
Ardha matsyendrasana	Half Spinal Twist	Twisting
Ardha navasana	Half Boat Pose	Forward Bend
Ardha shalabhasana	Half Locust Pose	Back Bending
Baddha Konasana	Bound Angle Pose	Forward Bend
Balasana	Child's Pose	Forward Bend
Bhaktasana	Devotional Pose	Forward Bend
Bharadvajasana	Hip Spiral	Twisting
Bhujangasana	Cobra Pose	Back Bending
Brahma Dandasana	Staff of Brahman	Vinyasa
Chandra Namaskar	Moon Salutation	Vinyasa
Chaturanga Dandasana	Four Limbed Staff or Low Plank	Vinyasa
Dandasana	Staff Pose	Forward Bend
Dhanurasana	Bow Pose	Back Bending
Eka pada kapotasana	Pigeon Pose	Back Bending
Halasana	Plow Pose	Inverted
Janu sirsasana	Single Leg Seated Forward Bend	Forward Bend
Jathara parivantanasana	Reclined Hip Rolls	Twisting
Matsyasana	Fish Pose	Back Bending
Natarajasana	Dancer Pose	Balancing
Parighasana	Crossbar or Gate Pose	Forward Bend
Paripurna navasana	Full Boat Pose	Forward Bend
Parivritta janu sirsasana	Revolved Head to Knee Pose	Twisting
Parivrtta  trikonasana	Revolved Triangle Pose	Twisting
Parsvottanasana	Pyramid Pose	Forward Bend
Pascimottanasana	Dougle Leg Seated Forward Bend	Forward Bend
Pavana muktasana	Single Leg WindReliever	Forward Bend
Prasarita padottanasana	Standing Straddle Forward Bend	Forward Bend
Sarvangasana	Shoulder Stand	Inverted
Savasana	Corpose Pose	Inverted
Setu bandha sarvangasana	Bridge Pose	Back Bending
Shalabhasana	Locust Post	Back Bending
Shashasana	Rabbit Pose	Inverted
Sirsasana	Headstand	Inverted
Surya namaskar	Sun Salutation	Vinyasa
Tadasana	Mountain Pose	Standing
Trikonasana	Triangle Pose	Standing
Upavista konasana	Seated Straddle Forward Bend	Forward Bend
Urdhva mukha svanasana	Upward Facing Dog Pose	Back Bending
Ustrasana	Camel Pose	Back Bending
Utkatasana	Chair Pose	Standing
Uttanasana	Standing Forward Bend	Forward Bend
Uttitha parsvakonasana	Extended Side Angle	Standing
Viparita karani	Legs Up the Wall	Inverted
Virabhadrasana dvi	Warrior 2	Standing
Virabhadrasana eka	Warrior 1	Standing
Virabhadrasana tri	Warrior 3	Balancing
Vrikshasana	Tree Pose	Balancing

Your Brain on Yoga

BY Timothy McCall ON June 6, 2013

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When I was in medical school in the 1980s, we were taught that after a certain stage of childhood development, the architecture of the brain was fixed. Brain cells, or neurons, couldn’t be replaced; at best, we could slow the rate of their loss by cutting down on alcohol and other damaging habits.

Neuroscience is corroborating what teachers and practitioners have known for ages—that yoga and meditation can literally change your brain.

But now, due to the growing sophistication of neuroimaging technology like PET scanners and functional MRIs, we understand that brain structure can change over time based on what we do. Recent research shows that even aging brains can add new neurons.

Scientists coined the term neuroplasticity to refer to the brain’s ability to reshape itself, confirming what the yogis have been teaching for millennia—the more you think, say, or do something, the more likely you are to think, say, or do it again. With every activity, neurons forge connections with one another, and the more a behavior is repeated, the stronger those neural links become. As neuroscientists like to say, “Neurons that fire together, wire together.”

Subjects who meditated 30 minutes a day for eight weeks had a reduction of gray matter in the amygdala, which is linked to fear and anxiety.

In the Yoga Sutra, Patanjali offers a recipe for success in yoga: steady and enthusiastic practice without interruption over a long period of time. This ideal formula takes advantage of neuroplasticity to rewire the brain. Swami Vivekananda once said, “The only remedy for bad habits is counter habits.” As your yoga practice deepens over time, it becomes a strong new habit that can compete with old patterns.

In yoga, you are systematically awakening your ability to feel what’s happening in your body, heart, and mind. As your awareness becomes more refined, it can guide you in all areas of your life. You begin to observe which foods make you feel best, which work you find most fulfilling, which people bring you joy—and which ones have the opposite effects.

The key is steady practice—whether it’s asana, pranayama, meditation, chanting, visualization, service, or all of the above. Just a little bit every day is enough to steer you step-by-step toward true transformation.

ABOUT Timothy McCall Timothy McCall, MD, is a board-certified specialist in internal medicine and is the author of Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing. In addition to his ongoing study of yoga and ayurveda in India, Dr. McCall has studied with Patricia Walden since 1995 and, more recently, with Donald Moyer and Rod Stryker. He teaches yoga workshops worldwide and can be found on the web at drmccall.com.

Navratri continues

Saraswati


 



 If you are interested in continuing to celebrate Navratri, tomorrow (Friday) through Sunday is dedicated to the goddess Saraswati.  Her name means "Essence of Self" and she represents the divine creative energy of the universe.  The swan represents discernment.

You can practice her mantra: 

om aim Saraswataye namaha

See you all next week,
Brad

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Great article by Mind Body Green

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BY SARA AVANT STOVER
OCTOBER 3, 2013 5:00 AM EDT

I'm starting to notice a trend in the wonderful women I work with.

They have been practicing yoga for a while, and they know how to eat well. They know that self-care isn't selfish, and they have taken countless online courses on "the goddess" and "feminine power."

Yet they still feel insecure, out of balance, disconnected from their intuition, distrustful of their bodies, and frequently sabotage themselves by taking on too much or pushing themselves too far.

Does this sound familiar?

While "feminine power" has become popular (and profitable) in recent years, true Feminine Power is still something incredibly precious and rare in the world today. Why is that?

I believe the disconnect in gifted, smart, and driven women lies in seven false beliefs. These beliefs point to a "False Feminine Power" that undermines our true radiance, wisdom, power and soul. When we live with these convictions, we block our deepest and truest power. These are things that most of us have misunderstood, and that aren't being spoken about much. Many are taboo, many are controversial, and many aren't very good for glossy marketing materials.

When I encourage women to embrace these, their first feeling is often one of relief. They can breathe deeper when they realize that they don't need to try to be perfect all the time.

If you've been on the path of self-improvement and "goddess work" for a while, yet still feel stuck, these beliefs might be what's in your way.

1. "You're a radiant and confident being, all the time.”

The further you walk your own path, the more tests and obstacles you will face. This is the Heroine's Journey. You'll fall on your face many times over. You'll get yeast infections, have PMS, and one day: hot flashes. Sometimes you'll have dark circles under your eyes from sleepless nights. You'll quiver with fear in moments that really matter to you. You'll doubt everything you've ever believed in. When you experience all this, you're in exactly the right place. Great work. Keep going.

2. "A woman in her power is popular and happy."

You may piss people off. People may unfriend you on Facebook. You may lose friends (don't worry, they weren't your real friends anyway).

When you start to ruthlessly walk your Truth, you'll ruffle feathers. This is a good thing. It means you've stopped trying to be the "good girl" (or the "bad girl") or "all things to all people." You've realized that you can't make everyone happy. Being yourself becomes the Holy Grail.

3. "Your period and hormones have nothing to do with your power."

Each month we (women of all ages) move through cycles of death and rebirth, stress and recovery, dark and light. When we partner with them, our souls can reside in our bodies. These intrinsic embodied rhythms are the heartbeat of the Feminine. We must understand and befriend them. Our cycles aren't a curse; they're one of our greatest blessings, the key to our Feminine Power. Bringing your period (or perimenopause, or menopause) from the periphery to the center of your life will teach you what real creativity and femininity is.

4. "Pussy talk isn't necessary for real power."

Pussy Power and Feminine Power are sisters. Bona fide, bone-deep feminine power must be embodied. Women have 2/3 more nerve receptors than men (most of them in our genitals). And when all of these start to wake up, reroute, and sync up (through practices like women's yoga, deep breathing, sensual dance, conscious sex, and self pleasuring) — sparks will fly. When our pelvic floors are relaxed and open, our pussies are warm and juicy and our voices are freed to speak our truths. No pussy power? No feminine power.

5. "The masculine is either in our way, or downright evil."

For most women in the Western world, it's time to stop blaming patriarchy for everything, and to start owning our own Inner Patriarch. That's right — cringe at all the ways you push, judge, force, and squash your own feminine nature. Then distinguish between your Inner Patriarch, and the Divine Masculine. There can be no Shakti without Shiva, no yin without yang, no moon without sun. Likewise, there can be no Divine Feminine without Divine Masculine. Learn to revere and partner with the Divine Masculine, inwardly and outwardly.

6. "Deeply spiritual people have easy lives and always feel in-balance, positive, and in-the-flow."

Uh uh, sister. It's not all love and light and rose petals. It's also dark and ugly and muddy and, as we all know, sometimes quite bloody. When you commit to this path, you must wave goodbye to a "normal" and "conventional" life.

This includes: Taking complete ownership of your experience of life, your depression, your anxiety, your anger, your shit. Stopping blaming anything or anyone outside of you for anything. Every challenging emotion, every grueling decision or seemingly impenetrable life impasse must be bowed to and learned from in order to cross through each threshold on your Heroine's Journey. Trusting that SHE will continually serve us up the exact circumstances we need to grow.

7. "The more you do, the more powerful you are."

Stillness, receptivity, divine communication, and solitude — these are all key ingredients to Feminine Power. We can't cultivate true wisdom, integrity, and wholeness without them. Stillness is the foundation. From there, the seed sprouts and action flows. But the "doing" is secondary, and dependent upon the "being." Stillness isn't all sweet and serene, either. When you slow down, you're forced to confront everything you've been running from.

The Bottom Line

I don't see many women teaching the counterparts to these seven false beliefs, much less living them. Without them, we stay in self-centered pushing, forcing, and controlling mode. With them, women discover what it means to go out on a limb for themselves and to truly feel alive for the first time. They quit jobs, adopt children, take a vacation, dump their boyfriends, and start businesses. Feminine power emerges from within.

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There's More to Yoga

This is the Image from Susan's Pinterest link below.....I'm learning to love this (It's Not Just Exercise)..... Thanks for everyone's help.

Quote about women

From Angie

“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men – the other 999 follow WOMEN!”

                              -Groucho Marx