A Silver Lining to the Financial Crisis

My Yoga Online has posted a new Green Living article by Greg Seaman, A Silver Lining to the Financial Crisis. With the media focusing on delivering endless streams of bad news and negative energy, this article offers a refreshing and uplifting perspective on how the current economic challenges offer opportunity for change economically, environmentally, and socially.



It is all too obvious how difficult the financial crisis is for the average family. But the financial meltdown is an inevitable correction, which will result in a reality-based economic model and a return to healthier personal, family and social values.

As we look ahead to what economic forecasters are calling a protracted recession, it’s quite discouraging and anxiety-provoking. As the scope of the crisis widens by the day, we are seeing the global scale of the problem. The growing interconnectedness of commerce and culture is becoming more apparent. Across the globe, economists, political leaders and people in general have a shared objective – how to best navigate ourselves through this time of transition.

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Yoga Breathing for Health

My Yoga Online - Enjoy our latest Yoga article by Vijai Sharma (PhD, RYT, Yoga Therapist) titled Yoga Breathing for Health: Breathe Slowly, Exhale Fully. Dr Sharma presents sixteen ways to slow breathing and lengthen exhalation. This Yoga article workshop is an excellent exploration for Yoga participants wishing to deepen their physical and mental practice. This article offers inspiring pranayama (breathing exercises) for Yoga teachers to incorporate into their teaching programs.

Almost everyone including people with asthma or COPD (Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Breathing) can benefit from breathing slowly and exhaling more completely. Benefits of slow breathing and longer exhalation are many. To wit: Greater control over breathing; reduction in shortness of breath and breathing discomfort; increase in physical and mental relaxation; relaxed breathing and more open airways which can transport air in and out more effectively.

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Mercury Fillings - The Enemy Within

My Yoga Online has a new article by Joan Ullyett BA, RHN, Mercury Fillings-The Enemy Within. This healthy living article looks at the history of mercury filling in the dentistry industry and addresses the potential issues for those who have or considering to have mercury fillings.



At some point in our lives, usually starting in childhood, many of us developed cavities in our teeth that needed to be filled. As children we naturally trusted that our parents knew best when they sent us to the dentist to have our cavities taken care of, and our parents in turn trusted that the dentist was doing what was right and necessary to maintain our dental health. The fact that the fillings, known as mercury amalgam, were comprised of 50% mercury, a potent neurotoxin, never seemed to be an issue.

The fillings were safe, inquiring parents were told, in their amalgam state, that is combined with copper, tin and silver. Curiously, a poison when outside our mouths, so much so that the dentist would not even touch the amalgam with his or her own gloved hands and disposed of it as hazardous waste, yet completely safe and virtually inert when in our mouths. Or so we were told…

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Detoxification - Modern Knowledge And Ancient Wisdom

My Yoga Online has posted a new healthy living article by Dr. Danny Jui, ND, Detoxification: Modern Knowledge and Ancient Wisdom. Dr. Jui presents the concept of detoxification from the viewpoint of Chinese medicine and philosophy.



Detoxification is any process that decreases the negative impact of chemicals or molecules on the body, involving biotransformation of these toxic substances into excretable forms. Although this process has been a focus of recent scientific research, the idea of detoxification, however, parallels with the idea of proper flow in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The Five Elements constitute the basis of Chinese medical theory on the idea of proper flow or biotransformation among all collaborative organs to ensure optimal health. The five elements are Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth.

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Greening Your Computer Use

My Yoga Online has posted a new Green Living article by Michael Bloch, Greening Your Computer Use. Michael reviews some simple and practical ways for computers to reduce their carbon foot print as well as save money.







Computing has changed the world-a great example is the Internet. It is hard to imagine either not existing. While computer usage can actually lessen our environmental footprint, for example, being able to work from home or control of farm irrigation and many other tasks, the energy consumption involved with casual computing and gaming generally is massive.



There's not just the actual computer usage related electricity consumption, there's also all the millions of tons of plastic and metal used to create the billions of computers in their various forms now on this planet.



We can all do our bit in lessening our impact and the following are tips for more earth friendly computing, some of which will also save you cash!



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Loving Without Attachment to the Ego

My Yoga Online - The practice of non-attachment is an important element to attaining inner freedom. A primary practice of non-attachment is applying this to relationships. Alexandra Goldwell presents her insight, Loving Without Attachment to the Ego, by addressing how to approach love, relationships, and attachment as well as 5 tips for how to love fully without attachment to the Ego.

This is a nice idea, certainly one encouraged by the yogic philosphy, yet we may not have an idea of what it really involves. As a therapist and yoga teacher, it has been rare to come across people who are interested in letting go of attachment to the ego. In a way, we enjoy the stories and dramas created by ego, and then other days, (when you have acted out the same patterned behavior for the millionth time), we hate it!

If you ask inside, "Do I really want to love without ego?", and YES! comes from inside your being, (not from the head), then go for it. If it is your heart's desire to love and experience relationship in this way, you must follow it! Otherwise, feel free to stay in ego love, watch it, and enjoy it. Practice observation of the projections of love, i.e. loving the projected mother or father, or loving the reflection of your perfect self or most hated self. There are lots of themes of ego love that can be quite dramatic, engaging, and chaotic. These games can serve as opportunities to learn a great deal about oneself. Enjoy the opportunity.

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Carpal Tunnel and Yoga

My Yoga Online - Dr. Carla Cupido has posted a new Yoga Anatomy article, Carpal Tunnel and Yoga, on My Yoga Online. Dr. Cupido looks at the important aspect of preventing the development of chronic carpal tunnel conditions due to one's Yoga practice and daily activities.

Knowing where your carpal tunnel is and its function is important for those doing yoga and for those with occupations requiring repetitive loading of the hands and forearms. Without this knowledge, you may be causing damage to this important canal without realizing it. Many people can recognize the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, but identifying the risk factors is much more valuable. In order to do this, you must understand what the carpal tunnel is and what its function is.

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