I found it very interesting to see that the Whistler High School Newsletter used an image of a yoga pose along with their reminder of the importance of daily physical activity. I think this is fantastic. Probably only a few readers of the newsletter even made notice of this, as they skimmed the newsletter. Also unlikely, is that the image used was a conscious choice to use a yoga image while browsing clip art to create the newsletter. However, the fact that it is there is gratifying to me that in our high school yoga is on the radar as a physical activity and we know yoga is much more than that.
Meatless Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday! People become vegan for their own very personal reasons. At this time, I admit that I am not vegan, but when I see videos or articles such as the one below I wonder why not. This video discusses five good reasons to go vegan. I think it comes down to three:
* Compassion for living beings – as humans we have the opportunity and the choice to not eat or wear other animals.
* Compassion for the environment – farms that produce animals have a higher environmental impact than farms with plants.
* Compassion for our own bodies – more and more science is proving that a plant based diet is beneficial for health and longevity.
Far be it for me to tell you what you should do – we have to decide for ourselves and I certainly will not judge, but for these reasons I’m eating less meat, dairy, eggs and any other animal based products.
Are the wheels moving?? (for best results – click on the photo and then on the next page click on the photo again – it should show up quite large on your screen – now focus)
In our busy distracted lives calming or stilling the mind each day is a very important daily activity. I came across this Meditation Illusion the other day. When I first opened this the wheels were spinning and as my eyes darted around trying to figure out if they were really spinning they just kept spinning, but then I realized that was just an illusion. If you look at this and just focus on the black dots you will find the wheels stop moving. Now just focus for a bit longer and see how long you can keep the wheels still. Enjoy. Now close your eyes and just focus on your breath. And as a yoga teacher once said to me… focus on the feeling of your breath passing your upper lip – in and out.
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