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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Born to Run – But Have We Forgotten How?
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010By Danny Dreyer
According to Harvard research scientist Dr. Daniel Lieberman, et al, we are born to run. 
It’s absolutely true that we are all born to run, but the responsibility for remaining a runner for our lifetime rests completely on our shoulders, from childhood through adulthood. As children, most of us spent a fair amount of time running, not really to get anywhere in particular, but because it felt good to move fast and play and jump and chase our friends across the playground, or kick a soccer ball across a field. When we were kids we were much freer in our movement, much looser in our bodies and more relaxed overall. Running came easy to us and we didn’t have to “try” to do it. It was as simple and easy to do as taking a breath or a drink of water, but as kids we didn’t know (or need to know) what we were doing.
The Anger Eating Demon
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Retold by Mystic Sudhir from an ancient Buddhist Story
Once there lived a demon who had a peculiar diet: he fed on the anger of others. And as 
his feeding ground was the human world, there was no lack of food for him. He found it quite easy to provoke a family quarrel, or national and racial hatred. Even to stir up a war was not very difficult for him. And whenever he succeeded in causing a war, he could properly gorge himself without much further effort; because once a war starts, hate multiplies by its own momentum and affects even normally friendly people. So the demon’s food supply became so rich that he sometimes had to restrain himself from over-eating, being content with nibbling just a small piece of resentment found close-by.
Directed Visualization
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010by Dean Ornish
Your mind may think in words, but your body responds to images as though they were really happening right now. Try it and see.
For example, if you remember an argument that you had with a friend yesterday, your body reacts today as though you were still fighting. Close your eyes and remember the last time you argued with a close friend or loved one; and pay attention to what happens in your body. You may notice that your breathing has become more rapid and shallow, your muscles have tightened, and your heart is breathing faster, and you feel anxious or disturbed.
Energy recipes for breakfast
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Breakfast is the most important meal of the day as it boosts your energy and brain power and can ward off mood swings and overeating later in the day. An ideal breakfast should be a balanced meal.
Energy-boosting breakfast: start your day right with these quick and easy power-packed meals (more…)
MYSTIC RUNNING for Mortals
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Heal, Awaken & Expand with outdoor running – by Mystic Sudhir
My friend’s 16 year old daugh
ter was joking about me and mentioned that first question Sudhir must be asking people when he meets them is, ‘how many kilometres you can run & in how many minutes?’ I had a hearty laugh at her repartee but the teenager also confessed in the same breath, ‘I have forgotten how to run’; now that’s not so amusing coming from a 16 year old.
Welcome to the fascinating world of outdoor running. If you are a runner, this blog may help you to explore subtle nuances of mindful running. For those yet to romanticize running, this blog will open up a Pandora’s Box and bring to light Undreamed of Possibilities for health, weight loss, strength, stamina, endurance, mind power, emotional healing and per chance spiritual awakening.
A Moment of Understanding
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Bruce Lee’s handwritten essay from one of his courses at the University of Washington.
Gung fu is a special kind of skill, a fine art rather than just a physical exercise. It is a 
subtle art of matching the essence of the mind to that of the techniques in which it has to work. The principle of gung fu is not a thing that can be learned, like a science, by fact-finding and instruction in facts. It has to grow spontaneously, like a flower, in a mind free from emotions and desires. The core of this principle of gung fu is Tao – the spontaneity of the universe. After four years of hard training in the art of gung fu, I began to understand and felt the principle of gentleness – the art of neutralising the effect of the opponent’s effort and minimising the expenditure of one’s energy. All these must be done in calmness and without striving. It sounded simple, but in actual application it was difficult.
Stress Eating
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Hungry or stressed ?
Stress can make you feel hungry when you are actually not. What you really need to do is to find a non-food solution to the problem. You may try these no-calorie stress busters to ease your emotions.
When we get stressed about work or family, some of us lose appetite (may even feel sick to their stomach) over stress, or some of us find ourselves reaching for the nearest fast food joint or chocolate candy! We try to soothe ourselves with food, and end up taking in more calories than we want. Continual stress eating adds more and more to body weight. Some people try to cope with negative emotions and make themselves feel better with food. Studies have shown that stress eating also occurs because stress triggers hormones that cause hunger. (more…)