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	<description>योग Yóga &#38; Lifestyle from Jonathan (Certified Yoga Instructor)</description>
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		<title>Ginkgo biloba shown not to have any beneficial effects in 8-year-long study</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/146</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Ginkgo biloba for Preventing Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Journal of the American Medical Association
Vol. 302 No. 24, December 23/30, 2009


A Randomized Trial 
 
  ABSTRACT 








 Context  The herbal product Ginkgo biloba is taken frequently with the intention of improving cognitive health in aging. However, evidence from adequately powered clinical trials is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asana Movement: From Seane Corn&#8217;s &#8220;Yoga from the Heart&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/139</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jump back by floating.
Seane Corn demonstrates purposeful movement in asana practice in this video.

Seane Corn Demonstrates &#8220;Body Prayer&#8221; from Speaking of Faith.
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		<title>Garlic</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/124</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I enjoy cooking with garlic.
When using garlic, crush it and let it sit for several minutes to allow all the enzymes to flourish.
It is best to use garlic raw, in dishes without cooking.

Determination and size-fractional distribution of the elements in garlic.
Zhu Y, Inagaki K, Haraguchi H, Chiba K. Anal Sci. 2009 Jan;25(1):137-40.
Environmental Standard Section, Inorganic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga and the Bear in the Forest</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/115</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is an old joke:
Two campers see a bear, and one immediately puts on his running shoes.
“You can’t outrun the bear,” the other says.
The first one replies, “I don’t have to outrun the bear. I just have to outrun you.”
Is there competition in yoga?  I invite you to ask this question now.
In yoga, do we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Day: 108 Sun Salutations Practice at 1 PM</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/111</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asana]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Year&#8217;s Celebration
January 1
Start the New Year off on the right foot!
Please join us for this Yoga Yoga tradition and start the year off with 108 Sun Salutations, Sūrya namaskāra,or a Kundalini Meditation (or a little of both!) Starts at 1pm at Yoga Yoga Westgate.
1:00pm &#8211; 108 Sun Salutations, Sūrya namaskāra
(feel free to come and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chit Ananda &#8211; an Anusara Viewpoint</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/105</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chit Ananda in two parts (from Pamela Walsh).
1. Self-Knowledge (Chit) ~ Awakening, recognition, remembrance, self-realization, enlightenment, discovering the bliss of being. Because we are part of the Divine ~ a microcosm ~ knowledge of ourselves IS knowledge of the Divine (pure consciousness).
2. Delight of creative expression (Ananda) ~ To enjoy the freedom of being. To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC news: Heart Disease Patients who Practice Meditation have Nearly 50% Lower Rates of Heart Attack, Stroke, and Death</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/100</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am positive that most forms of meditation will do the same work, including those performed as part of regular yoga practice.



Meditation &#8216;eases heart disease&#8217; (BBC News)

 





Heart patients saw a big risk reduction from practising meditation





 Heart disease patients who practise Transcendental Meditation have reduced death rates, US researchers have said.
At a meeting of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunset on Lake Travis, TX</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/94</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We do sun salutations, Sūrya namaskāra.

Any questions?

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		<title>Plant Strong Diet Athletes: 100% Vegan</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/38</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ultraman World Championships was this past weekend (Nov. 27-29). Ultraman is an athletic endurance event so extreme that just to qualify, you have to complete an Ironman race.   Two of the participants this year will be Richard Roll and Jason Lester. They are both 100% vegan, and credit their success to a plant-strong lifestyle.
Think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plant Strong Diets &#8211; 100% Vegan for Ultraman</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/65</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it possible to be a highly-fit endurance athlete eating only 100% vegan?  Yes, here&#8217;s the proof.  Of course, this is hardcore for the Ultraman (a three-day, 320 mile (515-km) annual endurance race):

Pre-Workout (run around island)








www.youtube.com/watch?v=--qn9KAH65k
Post-Workout







www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS7cSAr-Fnk
Groceries







www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUio8Zorebc
Breakfast







www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD3l7OgFqwc
I&#8217;d say that if eating 100% plants works for placing in the top 10 of Ultraman, it&#8217;s good enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gāyatrī Mantra: The &#8220;Great Mystical Phrase&#8221; Song, bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/86</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gāyatrī Mantra

ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः ।
तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं ।
भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि ।
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥
We meditate on the glory of that Being who has produced this universe; may He enlighten our minds.
—Swami Vivekananda
May we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the god:
So may he stimulate our prayers.
—The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896), Ralph T.H. Griffith
oṃ bhūr [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prayer mantra, commonly sung by students prior to study</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/83</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ॐ सह नाववतु &#124;
सह नौ भुनक्तु &#124;
सह वीर्यं करवावहै &#124;
तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै &#124;&#124;
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः &#124;&#124;
OM Let both of us protect each other together
May both of us enjoy together
May both of us work together
Let our study become radiant, unite us
OM Peace, Peace, Peace.
oṃ saha nāvavatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai
tejasvināvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
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		<title>Ananda Balasana &#8211; Happy Baby Pose</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/44</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 17:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Baby Pose is an excellent way to re-align the back and open the hips.

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		<title>अधोमुख स्वनसन &#8211; One of the Most Common Yoga Postures</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/32</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inversion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Adho Mukha Svanasana, अधोमुख स्वनसन
adho (downward) mukha (face) svana (dog) asana (pose)

Downward Facing Dog Pose is the simplest inversion.  Inversions are defined to be poses where the head is lower than the hips.
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		<title>Anusara Mantra &#8211; Beginning of Practice</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/28</link>
		<comments>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/28#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mantra]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Om Namah Shivaya Gurave
Saccidanda Murtaye
Nisprapancaya Shantaya
Niralambaya Tejase
I offer myself to the Light, The Auspicious One who is the True Teacher within and without.
Who assumes the forms of Reality, Consciousness and Bliss
Who is ever present and is full of peace
Independent in existence, the vital essence of illumination
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		<title>धारणा dhāraṇā</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/23</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[8 Limbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dhāraṇā is the sixth stage, step or limb of eight elucidated by Patanjali&#8217;s Ashtanga Yoga or Raja Yoga: &#8220;holding&#8221;, &#8220;holding steady&#8221;, &#8220;concentration&#8221; or &#8220;single focus&#8221;.  Dhāraṇā is the initial step of deep concentrative meditation, where the object being focused upon is held in the mind without consciousness wavering from it; the object of meditation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>dṛṣṭi</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/15</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[dṛṣṭi is focused gaze.  There are nine points of dṛṣṭi (in English: Drishti).
    * Aṅguṣṭha madhyai: to the thumb
    * Bhrūmadhya: to the third eye, or between the eyebrows
    * Nāsāgrai: at the tip of the nose (or a point six inches from the tip)
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ashtanga Asana Practice &#8211; Beginning Mantra</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/yoga/archives/7</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mantra]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[vande gurūṇāṁ caraṇāravinde saṁdarśitasvātmasukhāvabodhe
niḥ śreyase jāṅ̇galikāyamāne saṁsāra hālāhala mohaśāntyai
ābāhu puruṣākāraṁ śaṅ̇khacakrāsi dhāriṇam
sahasra śirasaṁ śvetam praṇamāmi patañjalim
I bow to the lotus feet of the gurus,
The awakening happiness of ones own self revealed,
Beyond better, acting like the jungle physician,
Pacifying delusion, the poison of samsara.
Taking the form of a man to the shoulders,
Holding a conch, a discus, and [...]]]></description>
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