tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54957292634545111822024-02-20T04:24:14.873-08:00YOUR LIFEOM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-39579395688167913242011-02-18T21:53:00.000-08:002011-02-18T21:58:13.018-08:00LIFE IS A WONDERFUL JOURNEY !<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They say that when it comes to life , your view can be as beautiful as life itself , depending on the color of the sun glasses you wear for viewing it !</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">If you wear blue sun glasses the world appears blue , and if you wear green sun glasses the world appears green to to you ! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">So keep the right perspective and everything in this wonderful world will appear quite magical to you !</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Remember , it is up to you to create the magic in your life , and provided you make the efforts , your life will be bestowed with the very best that life has to offer ! </span><br /></div>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-23687886686229092132010-10-02T07:06:00.000-07:002010-10-02T07:08:38.615-07:00LIFE'S LESSONS - THOUGHT POWER !IF YOU CAN CONCEIVE IT,<br /><br />AND ALSO PERCEIVE IT ,<br /><br />REST ASSURED THAT,<br /><br />YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT !OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-19820821020236822022010-10-02T06:59:00.000-07:002010-10-02T07:06:14.965-07:00LIFE IS ALL THIS AND MUCH MORE !<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is an undeniable fact about life which says that how you think and what you think about determines the shape and quality of your life.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Eliminate Tragedy?<br /><br /></b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Can your thinking prevent tragedy and challenges from touching your life? No. We all experience our share of hardship and misfortune. Life is not always easy, but it is wondrous and beautiful all the same.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">Lemonade<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So if you can't eliminate bad things in your life, what can thoughts do to help in difficult situations? By controlling your thoughts you can determine how those incidents affect your life. It's the old "Lemons into Lemonade" maxim. Choose to find the good, find the lessons, and you will shape a more positive life for yourself.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Success<br /><br /></b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And, of course, how and what you think creates your life, from how your feel to what manifests physically in your life. Your career, your health, your relationships and more are shaped by your thoughts. I'm not saying that there aren't outside influences that also have impact, but why not take control where you can, in your thoughts?</span></span><br /></div>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-21812668752357724282008-12-13T06:45:00.000-08:002008-12-13T06:47:11.320-08:00IS THIS YOUR BODY AURA !<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">One part of energy has manifested itself into a certain level of reverberation which makes it a physical form. The other part of energy also has a form. That form which is not physical but still maintains a form, is being called aura. It is a field of light and energy around the body. Essentially, the physical, mental, emotional and energy status of who you are right now is represented by your aura in a certain way; it is visible through the aura.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Auras are of many kinds. One can carry anything from a pitch black aura to a pure white aura. Between these two, there are millions of shades. In all this, only two types of auras are of significance. When you are in a state of realisation, your aura will be pure white. When a yogi who has experienced realisation chooses to make himself dynamic, the aura will become electric blue. It is in this context we refer to certain great beings of the past as "the blue ones".</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">For different requirements, one may change the nature of the aura. The energy is different. The aura is different. The person is different. Everything is different. Because, to do a particular kind of work, you need a certain kind of aura. The aura is just an indicator. The aura is not the real thing.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Don't try to see people's auras. The aura is the periphery of the person. Look a little more at the core of the being rather than looking at the surface. The surface is for doctors because they want to fix a physical part that may be going wrong. The surface should not be the interest of a spiritual seeker. What you call aura is even more superficial than the skin because it's even further out.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">It is said that "beauty is skin-deep". A certain type of beauty is skin-deep. If you see someone with skin peeled off, you wouldn't think she is beautiful. But the aura is not even skin-deep, so it is not worth spending time on it. If you become conscious of the core, the surface may be visible to you, but trying to see and read people's aura will be a waste of your time. If your perception is enhanced, you may see things. It is good to see things which are there. If you start seeing things which are not there, that's the first step towards insanity. So you must be focused on the core, not on the surface.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">All those who believe they are spiritual but who are really not, they are the biggest deterrent for others to seek any spirituality. Because of too many people like this, right-thinking people who are a little more sensible don't want to have anything to do with spirituality.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">If you have the necessary insight, the aura may give you access to the nature of the person, but you are only looking at the psychological, emotional and physical structure of the human being. On the spiritual path, it is best to ignore the aura ^ yours and everybody else's ^ and focus on the core. If you are focused on the core, you will have a wonderful aura. If your focus is on the surface, you will have a miserable aura. So don't keep looking at your and other people's auras. It's time you looked at the core of yourself and the other. If you look at the core of yourself, then naturally you will see the core of everything because in the core, "this and that" does not exist. In the core, only "this" exists. Only on the surface, "this and that" exists. </span></span></div>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-78146631357546849742008-12-13T06:35:00.000-08:002008-12-13T06:42:08.960-08:00LIFE IS A PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION !<table style="font-family: courier new; text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left"><div class="KonaBody"><div id="storydiv"><div style="text-align: justify;" class="Normal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">You have to learn to frame an experience in such a way that there is growth. Your focus is to convert ` </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> samsara' </span><span style=""> into `nirvana' or bondage into salvation. For that to happen, what is important is </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> atma smaranam </span><span style=""> or self-remembrance. </span>
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<br /><span style=""> If we can remember to be constantly awake to our inner world of thoughts, interpretations, emotions, likes and dislikes, a new level of reality will open up and thus we will be free from our inner prisons. </span>
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<br /><span style=""> There are both legitimate fears and illegitimate fears. When a tiger <a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lifestyle/Spirituality/Life_is_just_a_process_of_transformation/articleshow/3793031.cms#"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue ! important; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static; background-color: transparent;"></span></span><span style="position: relative;" id="preLoadWrap0"><div style="position: absolute; z-index: 4000; top: -32px; left: -18px; display: none;" id="preLoadLayer0"><img style="border: 0px none ;" src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" /></div></span></a> comes near you, there is fear, and it is a legitimate fear. The fear of the future is not legitimate. In fact it is interesting, even exciting, not to know about the future. </span>
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<br /><span style=""> A lady came to me and said, "I am afraid of what my future is going to be since my husband's company has been taken over by another company." I told her that it is not something she has to be afraid of. Look into your life... lots of wonderful things have happened. You were born in a poor family, and see how well placed you are now. So, draw your energy <a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lifestyle/Spirituality/Life_is_just_a_process_of_transformation/articleshow/3793031.cms#"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: blue ! important; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;"></span></span></a> from the best things which have happened to you. </span>
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<br /><span style=""> As children we don't have fear. Elders sow the concept of fear. Then fear becomes a part of us. A child easily falls. Then a fear is installed. Slowly as the child grows up he is afraid to fall. The body becomes rigid and resists a graceful fall. </span>
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<br /><span style=""> In martial art we are taught to fall gracefully, but the mind creates the fear of injury and makes the body rigid. There is a process one has to unlearn in martial art... not to bring in the mind so that you can be free to learn to fall gracefully. Then a fall has an element of pleasure. </span>
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<br /><span style=""> A person who lives only in the level of senses and sense pleasure is at one level. Another person who has developed the joy of opening up the body lock and the energies hidden in the body by right dieting, right exercise... is at another level. </span>
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<br /><span style=""> The next level is that of a person who has opened the emotional lock. He brings in the energies of love, compassion and gratitude instead of anger and jealousy... he has opened up his emotions. </span>
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<br /><span style=""> One is at yet another level when one has opened the intellectual lock... the energies of right thinking, having the right clarity and intelligence. </span>
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<br /><span style=""> Finally, what about one who has opened up the spiritual lock, the hidden energies in oneself? This happens when there is inner purity and inner calmness. Such a person is at the highest level. </span>
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<br /><span style=""> Life is a combination of ignorance and knowledge. It needs fine-tuning. Suppose your house has Italian marble but if it is not polished, then it will look like ordinary flooring. Similarly, you have knowledge but if it is not polished with humility and understanding, then such knowledge will not shine forth. </span>
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<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-89961048376689861032008-12-12T09:45:00.000-08:002008-12-12T09:47:49.925-08:00COURAGE TO FACE LIFE !<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;" class="posted"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: courier new;" name="002028"></a><span style="font-family: courier new;" class="title"><a href="http://www.wisdomquotes.com/002028.html">Dorothy Thompson</a>:</span></span> </div><p style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow.</span></p>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-75206196444612098192008-12-12T09:41:00.000-08:002008-12-12T09:45:33.148-08:00MEASURE OF A HAPPY LIFE !<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;" class="posted"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: courier new;" name="001092"></a><span style="font-family: courier new;" class="title"><a href="http://www.wisdomquotes.com/001092.html">Carl Jung</a>:</span></span> </div><p style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.</span></p>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-5728501042040488222008-12-11T09:53:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:54:55.641-08:00LIFE DOES MATTER EACH DAY !<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;" class="posted"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <!-- <rdf:rdf rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/" dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <rdf:description about="http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_habit.html#002560" ping="http://wisdom.revjone.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/709" title="Annie Dillard" identifier="http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_habit.html#002560" subject="Habit" description="How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives...." creator="Jone" date="2004-01-14T11:21:04-05:00"> </rdf:RDF> --> <span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: courier new;" name="002560"></a><span style="font-family: courier new;" class="title"><a href="http://www.wisdomquotes.com/002560.html">Annie Dillard</a>:</span></span> </div><p style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.</span></p>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-12606301928527461942008-12-11T09:49:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:55:19.601-08:00LIVE YOUR LIFE !<div class="posted"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a name="000997"></a> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="title" style="font-family:courier new;"><a href="http://www.wisdomquotes.com/000997.html">Abraham Lincoln</a>:</span></span> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.</span></p>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-89480369132761159562008-10-31T11:23:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:29:11.086-07:00LIVE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT !<ul style="text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><img style="width: 179px; height: 222px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/be-in-the-moment/47256-1-eng-US/Be-in-the-Moment_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Be in the Moment" /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Focus on what's right in front of you, using your senses to connect with the environment. Take a few seconds to smell the aroma of the food you're eating and savor its taste. Take a few steps and let go of thoughts, feeling the ground massaging your feet with each step.<br /></span></span></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-82377176185389066312008-10-31T11:20:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:23:36.586-07:00FOOD MAGIC FOR THAT SPECIAL FEELING !<ul style="text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><img style="width: 182px; height: 227px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/eat-good-mood-foods/47251-1-eng-US/Eat-Good-Mood-Foods_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Eat " good="" mood="" foods="" /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Certain foods contain compounds that may help the body produce mood-boosting neurochemicals.The following foods have been shown to produce a noticeable calming effect: turkey (high in tryptophan, taurine and B6); pumpkin seeds, spinach and black beans (all high in magnesium); papaya (high in vitamin C); and bananas (high in potassium).</span></span></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-63373672159447134632008-10-31T11:14:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:17:00.211-07:00LAUGH AT LIFE !<ul><li class="slideshow-image"><img style="width: 157px; height: 196px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/laugh-out-loud/47246-1-eng-US/Laugh-Out-Loud_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Laugh Out Loud" /><p style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">According to a University of California, Irvine study, even the expectation of a laugh boosts stress-busting hormones and increases hormones that induce relaxation—an effect that can last for up to 24 hours. Read a comic strip, check out the joke of the day or make funny faces in the mirror until you bust out with a belly laugh.</span></p></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-61405507480099151202008-10-31T11:12:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:14:18.699-07:00JUMPING JACKS ARE COOL !<ul style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img style="width: 180px; height: 225px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/take-10/47241-1-eng-US/Take-10_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Take 10" /></span><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">Break the tension of long days by doing 10 jumping jacks, push-ups or anything that gets the blood flowing through the body. "This helps to release endorphins, which are a natural stress reliever.</span></p></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-6441752817259316782008-10-31T11:10:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:12:12.670-07:00CARBS FOR THAT CALM FEELING !<ul style="text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img style="width: 162px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/crave-complex-carbs/47236-1-eng-US/Crave-Complex-Carbs_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Crave Complex Carbs" /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Complex carbohydrates boost serotonin levels and keep a heightened sense of calm and relaxation for a longer period of time. Target carbs include whole-grain foods and cereals—such as whole-grain breads, oats and brown rice—as well as legumes such as peas, beans and lentils.</span></span></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-13587924152304462682008-10-31T11:06:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:10:08.298-07:00THINK RELAXING THOUGHTS !<ul style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img style="width: 175px; height: 218px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/reframe-your-thoughts/47231-1-eng-US/Reframe-Your-Thoughts_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Reframe Your Thoughts" /></span><p> </p><span style="font-size:100%;">"Reframing simply means putting a different context around the situation. For example, think of time spent in a long line as a break from a busy day—a chance to relax your mind or meet someone new like the person standing next to you. A positive spin can counteract the stress-induced physiological changes that wreak havoc on your body</span></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-58394171800909850992008-10-31T11:03:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:06:24.369-07:00STRETCH FOR THAT RELAXED FEELING !<ul><li class="slideshow-image"><img style="width: 170px; height: 211px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/stretch-for-balance/47226-1-eng-US/Stretch-for-Balance_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Stretch for Balance" /><p face="courier new" style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sit in a chair with your left foot on the floor. Put your right ankle on your left knee and lean forward with a stretch. Hold it as far as you can go, then bend forward a bit more. Repeat on the other side. This opens up your hips and balances that tensed up muscle feeling.</span></p></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-63374046002026094832008-10-31T11:02:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:03:51.637-07:00YOGIC POSTURES DO HELP !<ul style="text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><img style="width: 142px; height: 207px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/strike-a-yoga-pose/47221-1-eng-US/Strike-a-Yoga-Pose_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Strike a Yoga Pose" />"<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">When we get stressed, we tend to tense up and cave our chest in," says Lissa. She recommends folding your hands as if in prayer behind your back, then pulling your shoulders back, tilting your head back and breathing deeply.</span></span></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-68724914151871128332008-10-31T11:00:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:02:04.359-07:00DID YOU MEAN BERRIES ?<ul style="text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><img style="width: 186px; height: 234px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/eat-berries/47216-1-eng-US/Eat-Berries_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Eat Berries" /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Blueberries, blackberries and other berries contain some of nature's most powerful antioxidants and are jam-packed with vitamin C, making them potent stress-busters. Stress causes the body to release free radicals—highly unstable oxygen molecules that can damage normal cells—and antioxidants help to neutralize those harmful molecules.</span></span></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-49665481497332420902008-10-31T10:59:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:00:19.296-07:00PUT ON THE PRESSURE !<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Self-administer acupressure," suggests Susan Lark MD, a leading authority on integrative medicine and women's health. Put your left finger at the base of your skull, then move it down the width of one finger, and then move it to the left the width of one finger. Position your right finger in the same place on the right side. Press both points for one to three minutes. According to Dr. Lark, a second stress-busting point is located four finger-widths below your kneecap and one finger-width to the outside of your shin. (You should feel a slight indentation.)</span></span></div>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-86613510216471907392008-10-31T10:57:00.000-07:002008-10-31T10:59:12.957-07:00POP THAT STRESS PILL !<ul style="text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><img style="width: 156px; height: 173px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/pop-a-vitamin-c-pill/47206-1-eng-US/Pop-a-Vitamin-C-Pill_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Pop a Vitamin C Pill" /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Researchers at the University of Alabama say that vitamin C reduces the levels of stress hormones in the blood, which may alleviate the body's response to stress. Studies suggest that 1,000 mg of vitamin C is most helpful.</span></span></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-27886501790516461252008-10-31T10:54:00.000-07:002008-10-31T10:57:33.880-07:00SURE SMELLS REAL GOOD !<ul style="text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img style="width: 199px; height: 223px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/take-a-whiff/47201-1-eng-US/Take-a-Whiff_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Take a Whiff" /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Aromatherapy has calming effects that can tame the tension in no time. Proven stress-reducing aromas include lavender, lemon balm, chamomile and geranium. Carol Duncan, a registered aromatherapist and owner of Massage Central</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="font-family: courier new;"> says to place a few drops of essential oils on cotton balls and place them a few inches from fans or heater vents or underneath your car seat. "Each time air passes over the cotton ball, the essential oils are reintroduced to the area," she explains.</span></span></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-53753196733688201312008-10-31T10:52:00.000-07:002008-10-31T10:54:51.637-07:00ARE YOU ALL EARS FOR THIS ?<ul style="text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><img style="width: 199px; height: 248px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/rub-your-ears/47196-1-eng-US/Rub-Your-Ears_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Rub Your Ears" />"<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">According to Ayurveda, India's 5,000-year-old 'science of life,' there are marma points—like acupuncture points—in the ears that correspond to the various parts of the body," says Lissa Coffey, author/producer of t</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">he Dosha Yoga DVD. Simply rub the circumference of each ear—right hand on right ear and left hand on left ear—to instantly ease tension.</span></span></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-39196253931378410992008-10-31T10:51:00.000-07:002008-10-31T10:52:48.233-07:00ARE YOU NUTS , REALLY ?<ul style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img style="width: 171px; height: 212px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/go-nuts/47191-1-eng-US/Go-Nuts_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Go Nuts" />Next time you feel a bit cracked up, forgo the junk food and snack on some nuts instead. Nuts are typically high in tryptophan and magnesium, two key nutrients that support serotonin production. And almonds are especially high in stress-busting B vitamins, zinc, vitamin E and antioxidants</span></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-47014169986540744372008-10-31T10:49:00.000-07:002008-10-31T10:51:01.134-07:00BLACK TEA IS GOOD FOR YOU !<ul style="font-family: courier new; text-align: justify;"><li class="slideshow-image"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img style="width: 156px; height: 193px;" src="http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/galleries-slideshows/10-second-stress-busters/drink-tea/47186-1-eng-US/Drink-Tea_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="Drink Tea" />Black tea has been shown to have an effect on stress hormone levels in the body. Researchers in England have found that people who drink black tea de-stress more quickly than those drinking a fake tea substitute. Tea contains catechins, polyphenols, flavonoids and amino acids that affect your brain's neurotransmitters and ultimately reduce blood levels of the stress hormone cortisol.</span></li></ul>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495729263454511182.post-70120341359308142612008-10-31T10:46:00.000-07:002008-10-31T10:48:48.830-07:00LEARN TO DESTRESS YOUR LIFE !<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Whether we're fretting over that pile of monthly bills or anticipating an exciting change like the birth of a new nephew, the million things we've got going on can leave us all feeling like big balls of stress—and that can wreak serious havoc on our health. But you don't need to turn your life inside out to beat the effects of stress. You need to learn quick and easy natural solutions that can help you stay mellow in a crazy world.</span></span></div>OM NAMOH SHIVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886358754701941340noreply@blogger.com0