Ashtanga Yoga with Sarah Dee: Yoga means Relationships

While sharing ashtanga yoga with my new friends and students here in Edinburgh, I've come to realize that the more I share about myself and my experience and approach to practice, the more good I can do. I want to offer students a whole lot more than asana...I want to share with them how yoga has helped me. This story-telling allows them to open up to me, and share with me how yoga has helped them.

Yoga is intimacy; this word comes off at first as a significant relationship with someone that involves more than friendship. Yet the definition is more accurate as "closeness between two people". This "closeness" can be friendship, familiarity, confidence, communion, affinity, and understanding. Yoga is intimacy with yourself and how you put that into play with your words and actions with others.?

Look how you have acted or changed with the practice - for some of us (myself included) it took a while for me to observe my actions and act in a more wholesome and honest way. I wasn't honest with myself so in turn I may not have been as honest as I should have been with others. This responsibility and awareness of my own actions allowed me to look into the mirror at how I was treating others.

How the practice teaches us to speak in a more gentle tone of voice and also, accept our responsibilities...all this happens with this daily practice since each time we roll out our mats we are going again into the mind and body with a shovel, digging out past actions and observing them, contemplating the present, and breathing into our samskaras.


Michael Stone talks about samskaras as:?


?"deep cultural, personal, psychological, environmental, genetic, physical, grooves. What we?re trying to learn in practice is how to have a relationship with these patterns, so that we?re curious, instead of being swept away by them. The patterns that we know about aren?t usually the big problem, the big problem patterns are the ones we don?t know about, and we find out about these in relationships."

Recently I was sharing with a friend that the samskaras were "wearing down" meaning that we are less likely to approach the same problem in the same way; that we are possibly doing something in a different and more effective response, and doing good.

I find that when we get so wrapped up in ourselves and the asana practice - we forget about one of the most important lessons of yoga - to listen and to participate in what we are thinking and how we are acting to our thoughts.

The last five years I have had a developing relationship with my family that once was broken. I have made it a practice of mine to include my family in my life. This means writing my mother and father once a month and just telling them about my life and sharing with them what I am up to. This open door invites them to come in and feel safe and willing to include me in their lives as well since I have included them in mine.

Teaching yoga has taught me that the more interesting part of this practice is the WHY we practice part. We practice to develop an awareness for ourselves that is rich in compassion and trust, kindness and equanimity so that we can go out there and cultivate loving relationships, deep friendships and meaningful teacher-student relationships.

Christine Hoar and Randa Chehab, two very influential teachers of mine - taught me that to teach yoga is to give and serve others in every way. This loving friendship/relationship that makes you feel like you are cared for is what they have offered to me, and in turn I teach this way since I have learned from their example.?

I am grateful to have such mentors enter my yoga life at an early stage in my practice and in my teachings: I began studying with them in the fall of 2003, when I was new to ashtanga. And since then, I have carried this lesson with me in how I teach and share.

My new ashtanga friend,?David Keil and I shared a deep discussion recently that yoga means intimacy. Teaching yoga with people is to share, reflect, connect, open up and trust; it is also a committed ability to listen to those who you are teaching! It is easy to count the primary series in sanskrit or to give an adjustment and wrangle an ashtangi into their posture that they are seeking. But to share your story and to give - now this is what teaching is about.

Storytelling is how we connect with others, how we share ourselves. And there needs to be more of this in our practices. Let others in and give back to them so that we can be ourselves and participate more fully in the world around us. This brings acceptance and confidence so that we can potentially harness more creativity and imagination to flourish.

We ashtangis are all students of Guruji because we are dedicated to the daily practice with the hope and goal that this practice will offer us the insight to cultivate richer relationships and therefore become more adept in the world around us, and more capable to tackle difficult decisions when they come our way.?

Isn't this what Guruji wanted for us when he wanted ashtangis to be householders? I agree with Dena Kingsburg when she says in the book, "A Portrait of Guruji":

"May we do him proud."



















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Source: http://ashtangayoginionthemove.blogspot.com/2012/07/yoga-means-relationships.html

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U.S. Presbyterian Church at crossroads over gay marriage

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK |
Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:18pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Midwestern minister Greg Smith is considering an act of ecclesiastical disobedience.

Deeply sympathetic to gay rights since his son, Matty, came out as gay a decade ago, the lifelong Presbyterian told his son he will officiate at his wedding, defying church policy.

?I believe that we?re doing more harm than good prolonging the inevitable,? said Smith, who at 64 is retired but still ministers in Des Moines, Iowa.

?On this issue, there is no mechanism for pastors to express conscientious objection without either defying church authority or demitting from one?s pastoral call. And that?s extremely stressful and distressing.?

Like many other denominations, the Presbyterian Church(U.S.A.), the 10th largest U.S. religion according to the National Council of Churches, is in the grips of a crisis over gay marriage.

The 2.7-million-strong church has lost about 500,000 members over the last decade, and church leaders fear that an endorsement of same-sex marriage could spur an exodus of Christians who view it as incompatible with biblical teachings.

But failing to act could mean the church is viewed as irrelevant and homophobic by young and progressive members.

Earlier this month at its General Assembly, a gathering held every two years, church leaders rejected a constitutional change, by a vote of 338-308, that would have defined marriage as between two people, rather than a man and a woman.

Some have said the church was moving too fast. Just two years ago, the church agreed to open the ranks of its clergy to homosexuals, prompting dozens of congregations to split off to join more conservative denominations or to form their own.

?The Assembly was trying to hold together a broken church with both hands, trying to honor people on both ends of the spectrum who feel pain around the issues of marriage,? said Reverend Aimee Moiso, who led the assembly?s committee on marriage.

?But we did manage something miraculous: In a polarized church and nation, we spent several days trying to figure out a way to stay together across our divisions,? she said.

The Presbyterian Church allows ministers to bless same-sex unions but prohibits them from solemnizing legal homosexual marriages. In February, the church?s highest ecclesiastical court upheld the censure of Reverend Jane Spahr for performing 16 same-sex marriages in California.

?Shall we follow the culture, or shall we follow the Bible? That is the dividing line,? Carmen Fowler LaBerge, president of the conservative Presbyterian Lay Committee, said this month.

PASTORAL QUANDARY

The legalization of marriage in six states and the District of Columbia, along with the growing visibility of gay parishioners, has put pressure on U.S. churches to reconsider their strict definition of marriage.

Just days after the Presbyterian assembly, the Episcopal Church held its own convention, where the church approved a liturgy for blessing same-sex unions.

?I think it?s the same conversation that?s going on in society, as people have more relationships with people who are LGBT and they have to wrestle with all these issues,? said Reverend Gradye Parsons, a Presbyterian leader, using the acronym for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender.

When gay parishioners request a wedding, ministers find themselves in a ?pastoral quandary,? he said.

There is no official count of same-sex Presbyterian weddings, but anecdotal evidence suggests they are on the rise.

During several hours of assembly debate, two ministers publicly declared they would perform gay weddings.

But the consequence of such defiance was also on view: Reverend Tara Spuhler McCabe resigned shortly after being elected vice moderator, a leadership post, amid an outcry that she had signed a marriage license for a same-sex couple in Washington, D.C.

?The church as a whole is divided over what to do,? said Reverend Neal Presa, who was elected moderator this year. ?The questions is, the division that?s already there, would it become more visible, as manifested by actual churches leaving??

NO TURNING BACK

Still, defiance can come at a heavy price.

Jean Southard, a Presbyterian minister in the Boston area, says she has performed four same-sex wedding ceremonies since 2004, when Massachusetts legalized gay marriage.

In one case, she wed a lesbian couple, including a woman who taught adult Bible study and her partner who taught Sunday school. A group of pastors filed a complaint and Southard was charged with violating her ordination vows.

The cost of the initial church trial, $25,744, plus $25,000 for two appeals, was paid by a wealthy parishioner who has remained anonymous, she said. In the end, the church?s high court found her not guilty.

?It?s an alienating experience to have your colleagues accuse you of breaking your ordination vows by violating the Constitution when you believe you have done what Jesus would have you do,? Southard said.

(Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

Article source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/14/us-usa-religion-gaymarriage-idUSBRE86D0CD20120714

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Kawasaki disease in childhood linked to increased risk of adult heart disease

ScienceDaily (July 17, 2012) ? Cedars-Sinai researchers have linked Kawasaki Disease, a serious childhood illness that causes inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body, with early-onset and accelerated atherosclerosis, a leading cause of heart disease in adults.

In a study published in the August 2012 print edition of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, an American Heart Association peer-reviewed medical journal, a team of researchers showed how Kawasaki Disease in young mice predisposed them to develop accelerated atherosclerosis, often called hardening of the arteries, in young adulthood. The study also suggests that aggressive early treatment of the blood vessel inflammation caused by Kawasaki Disease may reduce the future risk of developing accelerated atherosclerosis. Up to 25 percent of children with Kawasaki Disease will develop inflammation of the coronary arteries, making it the leading cause of acquired heart disease among children in developed countries.

"Heart disease is the leading cause of death in this country and this study suggests that adult cardiovascular diseases likely start during childhood and that Kawasaki Disease may play a role in the childhood origin of adult heart disease," said Moshe Arditi, MD, executive vice chair of research in Cedars-Sinai's Department of Pediatrics in the Maxine Dunitz Children's Health Center and director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology. "By recognizing the connection between this vascular inflammatory disease and hardening of the arteries in young adults, physicians will be better prepared to provide preventive care to these vulnerable patients."

Arditi said the study's findings also may have implications for children with Kawasaki Disease in that they may need to be closely monitored for future development of early-onset atherosclerosis. Also, doctors treating children who have had Kawasaki Disease should closely monitor other known cardiovascular disease risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking, Arditi said.

Kawasaki Disease is diagnosed in approximately 5,000 U.S. children every year, predominantly affecting children younger than five. Boys are more likely than girls to acquire Kawasaki Disease, which starts with a sudden, persistent fever and causes swollen hands and feet, red eyes and body rash. Scientists suspect Kawasaki Disease is the body's immune reaction to a virus that has yet to be identified.

Atherosclerosis occurs when fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up in the walls of arteries and form hard structures called plaques. Over the course of years, plaque buildup makes it harder for blood to flow because the plaque narrows arteries and makes them stiffer. When pieces of plaque break off and move to smaller vessels, they can cause stroke, heart attack or pulmonary embolism.

In the study, which was funded with a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, mice with Kawasaki Disease were fed a high-fat diet and then compared to mice that did not have Kawasaki Disease but did eat the same high-fat diet. The Kawasaki mice developed significantly more atherosclerotic plaque at a younger age.

"This study suggests that timely diagnosis and aggressive initial treatment of the vascular inflammation may be important in preventing this potentially serious future complication," said co-author Prediman K. Shah, MD, director of cardiology, director of the and the Shapell and Webb Family Chair in Clinical Cardiology at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute.

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Danforth Center awarded $12 million to study drought

Public release date: 16-Jul-2012
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Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Grant supports expansion of research at the Enterprise Institute for Renewable Fuels

ST. LOUIS, MO, July 12, 2012 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a five year, $12.1 million grant to researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and their collaborators at the Carnegie Institution for Science, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, the University of Minnesota and Washington State University to develop a new model plant system, Setaria viridis, to advance bioenergy grasses as a sustainable source of renewable fuels.

Drought is the number one stress crops endure which limits yield and is of growing concern due to the globe's diminishing water supply and climate change. This year, extreme heat and lack of rainfall combined with the mild winter has resulted in an all-time low in soil moisture and is producing new challenges for our nation's farmers. Reduced yields will likely spark a rebound in global food prices. Drought conditions also have a major impact on crops that serve as sources of bioenergy.

Bioenergy grasses hold promise to provide a sustainable source of renewable fuels for the U.S. economy and reduce our dependence on foreign petroleum. These dedicated second generation bioenergy crops can be grown on marginal lands and with fewer inputs than traditional row crops such as corn, which requires energy intensive annual planting and the addition of chemical fertilizers. Bioenergy grasses require water just like all other crops and the next generation of bioenergy crops will need to be bred for important characteristics including drought resistance and other properties that will make them more productive.

To engineer bioenergy grasses with the desirable traits needed for large scale production, it is necessary to develop model plant systems that are closely related to bioenergy feedstocks, but which are more amenable to genetic analysis. One of the most promising model species is the grass Setaria viridis.

"What we learn in improving bioenergy grasses in many cases can also be applied to cereal crops to improve their productivity. Setaria viridis, the model species that will be used as the focus of our research, is closely related to corn and Brachypodium, another model grass of interest at the Danforth Center that has a genetic makeup similar to wheat," said Dr. Tom Brutnell, director of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels who is serving as Principal Investigator on the grant.

Brutnell and his colleagues will utilize genomic, computational and engineering tools to begin the genetic dissection of drought and density response in S. viridis. The research team will produce one of the most extensive molecular characterizations of plant growth in the field to date, generating several million data points that will be collected from physiological and molecular genetic studies. In doing so, they hope to discover the mechanisms that underlie drought responses and identify candidate genes and pathways for improving the closely related feedstock grasses. The ability of bioenergy feedstocks to use water efficiently and to produce abundant yields at high density will be major drivers in the development of improved varieties that can serve as a replacement for petroleum-based fuels.

Co-PIs/Senior Personnel, Institutions on the grant include:

• Ivan Baxter, USDA-ARS/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
• Asaph Cousins, Washington State University
• Jose Dinneny, Carnegie Institution for Science
• Andrew D.B. Leakey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Todd Mockler, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
• Hector Quemada, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
• Seung (Sue) Rhee, Carnegie Institution for Science
• Daniel Voytas, University of Minnesota

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About The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Founded in 1998, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is a not-for-profit research institute with a mission to improve the human condition through plant science. Research at the Danforth Center will feed the hungry and improve human health, preserve and renew the environment, and enhance the St. Louis region and Missouri as a world center for plant science. The Center's work is funded through competitive grants and contract revenue from many sources, including the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Agency for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center invites you to visit its new website, www.danforthcenter.org, featuring interactive information on the Center's scientists, news and research, including the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels, the Center for Advanced Biofuel Research, and the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts. Public education outreach, RSS feeds and the brand-new "Roots & Shoots" blog help keep visitors up to date with Center's current operations and areas of research. Follow us on Twitter at @DanforthCenter.

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Contact: Melanie Bernds
mbernds@danforthcenter.org
314-587-1647
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Grant supports expansion of research at the Enterprise Institute for Renewable Fuels

ST. LOUIS, MO, July 12, 2012 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a five year, $12.1 million grant to researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and their collaborators at the Carnegie Institution for Science, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, the University of Minnesota and Washington State University to develop a new model plant system, Setaria viridis, to advance bioenergy grasses as a sustainable source of renewable fuels.

Drought is the number one stress crops endure which limits yield and is of growing concern due to the globe's diminishing water supply and climate change. This year, extreme heat and lack of rainfall combined with the mild winter has resulted in an all-time low in soil moisture and is producing new challenges for our nation's farmers. Reduced yields will likely spark a rebound in global food prices. Drought conditions also have a major impact on crops that serve as sources of bioenergy.

Bioenergy grasses hold promise to provide a sustainable source of renewable fuels for the U.S. economy and reduce our dependence on foreign petroleum. These dedicated second generation bioenergy crops can be grown on marginal lands and with fewer inputs than traditional row crops such as corn, which requires energy intensive annual planting and the addition of chemical fertilizers. Bioenergy grasses require water just like all other crops and the next generation of bioenergy crops will need to be bred for important characteristics including drought resistance and other properties that will make them more productive.

To engineer bioenergy grasses with the desirable traits needed for large scale production, it is necessary to develop model plant systems that are closely related to bioenergy feedstocks, but which are more amenable to genetic analysis. One of the most promising model species is the grass Setaria viridis.

"What we learn in improving bioenergy grasses in many cases can also be applied to cereal crops to improve their productivity. Setaria viridis, the model species that will be used as the focus of our research, is closely related to corn and Brachypodium, another model grass of interest at the Danforth Center that has a genetic makeup similar to wheat," said Dr. Tom Brutnell, director of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels who is serving as Principal Investigator on the grant.

Brutnell and his colleagues will utilize genomic, computational and engineering tools to begin the genetic dissection of drought and density response in S. viridis. The research team will produce one of the most extensive molecular characterizations of plant growth in the field to date, generating several million data points that will be collected from physiological and molecular genetic studies. In doing so, they hope to discover the mechanisms that underlie drought responses and identify candidate genes and pathways for improving the closely related feedstock grasses. The ability of bioenergy feedstocks to use water efficiently and to produce abundant yields at high density will be major drivers in the development of improved varieties that can serve as a replacement for petroleum-based fuels.

Co-PIs/Senior Personnel, Institutions on the grant include:

• Ivan Baxter, USDA-ARS/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
• Asaph Cousins, Washington State University
• Jose Dinneny, Carnegie Institution for Science
• Andrew D.B. Leakey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Todd Mockler, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
• Hector Quemada, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
• Seung (Sue) Rhee, Carnegie Institution for Science
• Daniel Voytas, University of Minnesota

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About The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Founded in 1998, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is a not-for-profit research institute with a mission to improve the human condition through plant science. Research at the Danforth Center will feed the hungry and improve human health, preserve and renew the environment, and enhance the St. Louis region and Missouri as a world center for plant science. The Center's work is funded through competitive grants and contract revenue from many sources, including the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Agency for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center invites you to visit its new website, www.danforthcenter.org, featuring interactive information on the Center's scientists, news and research, including the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels, the Center for Advanced Biofuel Research, and the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts. Public education outreach, RSS feeds and the brand-new "Roots & Shoots" blog help keep visitors up to date with Center's current operations and areas of research. Follow us on Twitter at @DanforthCenter.

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Right Coast: Surprise! Majority of Illegal Immigrant Households ...

Surprise! Majority of Illegal Immigrant Households Collecting Welfare

Surprise, surprise; Census Bureau data reveals that most?U.S.?families headed by illegal immigrants use taxpayer-funded welfare programs on behalf of their American-born anchor babies.Even before the recession, immigrant households with children used welfare programs at consistently higher rates than natives, according to the extensive census data collected and analyzed by a nonpartisanWashington?D.C.?group dedicated to researching legal and illegal immigration in the?U.S.?The results, published this month in a lengthy?report, are hardly surprising.Basically, the majority of households across the country benefitting from publicly-funded welfare programs are headed by immigrants, both legal and illegal. States where immigrant households with children have the highest welfare use rates are?Arizona?(62%),?Texas,?California?and?New York?with 61% each and?Pennsylvania(59%).The study focused on eight major welfare programs that cost the government $517 billion the year they were examined. They include Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for the disabled, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), a nutritional program known as Women, Infants and Children (WIC), food stamps, free/reduced school lunch, public housing and health insurance for the poor (Medicaid).Food assistance and Medicaid are the programs most commonly used by illegal immigrants, mainly on behalf of their American-born children who get automatic citizenship. On the other hand, legal immigrant households take advantage of every available welfare program, according to the study, which attributes it to low education level and resulting low income.The highest rate of welfare recipients come from the?Dominican Republic?(82 %),?Mexico?and?Guatemala?(75%) and?Ecuador?(70%), according to the report, which says welfare use tends to be high for both new arrivals and established residents.


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Essential Factors With Excellent Gaming Laptop Computers ...

Choosing great gaming laptop computers should involve certain steps and aspects. Gaming is a well-known activity for children and adults both, and a laptop PC allows people to take the game with them instead of being tethered to a desk top style. Each laptop pc will provide various amounts of storage and processing rates, as well as feasible extra features like advanced graphics and also other technological developments. Some of the latest video games have very extensive needs that may be difficult to meet in a little laptop pc.

When selecting a laptop computer for video gaming the first aspect to consider is the game requirements that must be met. Some games require a specific processing speed or certain graphics card, and if the laptop model does not offer these features then the video game will not play properly. A wide range of features is interesting and will give video gaming flexibility. Laptops can be extremely pricey, especially when all the available components and capabilities are included.

Excellent gaming laptop computers are still restricted in some respects, because these designs must be designed to be light, easy to use, transportable, and powerful. A laptop computer size will not allow for advanced gaming technologies and requirements in many cases. The limited battery life is another problem. Gamers do not enjoy being cut off and it is not possible to create a laptop computer that can run for longer time periods on a single battery charge yet.

One common problem with laptop computers is that these gadgets get too hot easily, often in a really short period of time. Some gaming models may be designed with additional components to eliminate this problem and a few models have a good name for running hotter than others. The screen size and resolution might be an issue if the game being performed requires excellent resolution and advanced image and visual technology.

Some games have very simple needs and do not eat up numerous resources, and these can function well on almost any laptop computer model. New computer games that have prolonged requirement lists may not play very well, even on the very best laptop model accessible to gamers.

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