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Kathryngeorgerichmond. 7 Kundalini Yoga Postures to Clear the Chakras. “Men of great knowledge actually found out about the chakras – their workings, their petals, their sounds, their infinity, their co-relationship, their powers. They found that the life of a human is totally based on these chakras. They developed into a whole science. This total science gave birth to Kundalini Yoga. That is how Kundalini Yoga was born.” – Yogi Bhajan The human body is a complex system encompassing vast energy systems that are not immediately perceptible with our limited eyes. The chakras are energy vortices powered by prana,or life force. By clearing the energy blocks from our chakras, we allow the Kundalini energy to rise up through us, invigorating and uplifting our minds and bodies to new heights. Asana,or postures, are positions of the body used to activate and direct energy to open both a physical and an energetic position in the body. 1) First Chakra, the Root Chakra (Muladhara): Foundations, fear, survival Asana: Crow Pose Asana: Frog Pose Asana: Stretch Pose.

How To Stand Out On Twitter. One of my new friends on twitter asked me a question recently asking how she could make good people to follow her. So, in this post I have some ideas on how to get followed, be follow-worthy and stand out on twitter. As I mentioned in this post, twitter is not just about being followed and followed back. A twitter profile boasting of amazing content easily makes an impact. Make a twitter profile that people would gladly follow. Here’s how: An overall look of the profile is what makes the first impression. A good custom background, good font color, a good and witty bio, a decent avatar, and finally great interesting tweets can make anyone hit the follow button. For success on twitter is it important to ask yourself the following questions: How can I add value to others’ network?

Let’s try to answer them one by one. 1. Ask yourself, are your tweets making a difference? 2. Where can I find information that my followers will benefit from? NatureofMind.jpg (Image JPEG, 1118x900 pixels) New Age. The New Age movement is a Western spiritual movement that developed in the second half of the 20th century. Its central precepts have been described as "drawing on both Eastern and Western spiritual and metaphysical traditions and infusing them with influences from self-help and motivational psychology, holistic health, parapsychology, consciousness research and quantum physics".[2] The term New Age refers to the coming astrological Age of Aquarius.[1] The movement aims to create "a spirituality without borders or confining dogmas" that is inclusive and pluralistic.[3] It holds to "a holistic worldview",[4] emphasising that the Mind, Body, and Spirit are interrelated[1] and that there is a form of monism and unity throughout the universe.[5] It attempts to create "a worldview that includes both science and spirituality"[6] and embraces a number of forms of mainstream science as well as other forms of science that are considered fringe.

History[edit] Origins[edit] Development[edit] Buddhist Mantras. 130 Positive Personality Adjectives For Your Next Job Interview. Last week, I asked you if you could describe yourself in one word. In anticipation of that personality-testing job interview question, here’s some adjective help that will also make you happier. When Scott Adams asked his readers to look at themselves, he made an interesting discovery with the results.

According to the Dilbert creator – also a trained hypnotist – reading the below list of adjectives quickly will boost your spirits. And you know what? It works: Other useful resources in this series Subscribe to JobMob via RSS or email and follow me on Twitter for more happiness-increasing job search advice. --Jacob Share The Job Tips Newsletter Will Teach You How To Find A Job NOW Discover how your resume can attract more interviewsSupercharge your interview skills to get more job offersDownload the Ultimate Twitter Job Search Guide FREEBest of all - the newsletter is also FREEJoin now! How To Share This Article With Your Readers. Consciousness / Philosophy.

Thought. EXERCISES. Buddhist Practice. Habits Of Mind. Step 1 – Valuing Habits of Mind for yourself: For the Habits of Mind to have meaning for students they have to have meaning for teachers. Exploring and unpacking what is meant by each of the sixteen habits means to you and your colleagues is a great place to begin. Once teachers see the value of the Habits, it is easier and more authentic to help our students see their value. Eg: Persisting: When have you had to persist in your professional work?

Step 2 – Direct instruction in Habits of Mind Teach the students about each of the Habits of Mind in turn. Step 3 – Infuse Step 5 - Habits of Mind across the curriculum No one is expected to focus on all sixteen habits, all of the time. Eg Learning like a mathematician Several years ago I visited a maths departments in a secondary school who were choosing one Habit of Mind to focus on. Step 4 - Habits of Mind at the centre of learning: If schools are the home of the mind, then the Habits of Mind must be at the centre of learning. Law of attraction. Affirmations. 60 Ways To Make Life Simple Again.

Free Yoga. 7 Lessons From 7 Great Minds. Have you ever wished you could go back in time and have a conversation with one of the greatest minds in history? Well, you can’t sorry, they’re dead. Unless of course you’re clairaudient, be my guest. But for the rest of us, we can still refer to the words they left behind. Even though these great teachers have passed on, their words still live, and in them their wisdom.

I’ve made a list of seven what I believe are some of the greatest teachings by the world’s greatest minds. 1. “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” - Lawrence J. In order for us to achieve our dreams, we must have a vision of our goals. Action: Visualize a life of your wildest dreams. 2. “It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, “Always do what you are afraid to do.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson The best way to learn something is to dive right in to it. Action: You must define your fears in order to conquer them. 3. “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. 10 Life-Enhancing Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less. 11 Ways to Cure Someday Syndrome | zen habits. Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Alex Fayle of the Someday Syndrome blog. Someday Syndrome: not doing what you want to because you don’t know what it is, because you’re procrastinating about it, or because you have too much stuff getting in your way.

Everyone suffers from Someday Syndrome at some point in their lives, often catching it repeatedly. For me, most recently, I’d been saying that I really should give running a try without doing anything about it. You probably have something similar going on in your life – a project, a task, a goal – that you just haven’t got around to doing yet. Right? I could quote Nike and say: Just Do It, but if it were that simple Someday Syndrome wouldn’t exist.

I decided that here had to be an easier way than waiting for pain to push me into getting over myself and getting on with my goals. 1. Maybe you’re not doing something because in reality, it doesn’t fit with who you are. 2. 3. 4. I have a goal of running 20K next November. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Yin Yoga Poses.