false 174 152 47 true 5748443 read 12 true 1276004 currently-reading 93 true 1276003 to-read 12 false 1384490 recommendations-for-yoga-practice 1 false 1401559 important-but-not-exact 1 false 3524917 activism-as-truth-process http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11298182 masso's review of The seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga
by David Simon

If masso is reading this, then its a suggested reading at Moments of hafiz!

Werd up! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/65539-chapter-two-is-where-we-go-from-there-is-chapter-2 Drea made a comment in the A book called "happening as us, through us, to us" group:


Some people think a super focus on food will help get this planet on the right track. A focus on food by millions of people, one so huge a new round of spiritual activism will spring from our hearts that makes the sixties look small. And since we know how many people from the sixties sold out once they made it big, since we know that those who didn't sell out were attacked and marginalized until their progress slowly became a thing of the past, since we know how media works against the truth movement so that people become confused about our need for activism.......

Food is starting to become the last place that has any rally power....

This post is deadicated to those who aim to bring new life to spiritual activism.

The post is just a little info the jump start deeper discussions....

Not everyone who believes in food communication uses or supports the product mentioned, but we would sure like to know if you have used it and if you like it or not. And why.

The below is just some of what i found about it, please follow the link to get the full report. But here is enough of the info for our purposes....

Here is the jump start...

http://products.mercola.com/Krill-oil-ep...

Sometimes science discovers something so very special... that even the scientists who uncover it may not realize just how momentous it is -- at least for many decades.


On some occasions, that's been due to lack of available instruments to dig deeper into the discovery. Such was the case with the discovery of prostaglandins, which are produced in every cell of your body.

Continuing research will surely reveal tremendous new insights into these fascinating nutrients.

Scientists already know that they have dramatic and far-reaching implications for your state of health... and that they particularly impact your body systems, especially if you are a woman.

Are you interested in discovering how to improve the action of prostaglandins for your most fabulous health? Then keep reading...

How the Accidental Discovery of Prostaglandins Gives You Intentional Health Support

Prostaglandins are part of a family of substances called eicosanoids. They were first discovered during the 1930's by Ulf von Euler of Sweden. He named them prostaglandins because he thought they came (only) from the prostate gland.

Since that time, scientists determined that they exist in every cell of your body, regardless of your sex. They act like hormones, in that they perform many regulatory functions.

But unlike hormones, they don't travel around your body. Instead they perform their functions locally, right in the cells where they're made.

In mammals, prostaglandins form by synthesizing fatty acids.

These prostaglandins are active for just a short time. They are highly potent substances which you must continually produce to supply your needs, because they cannot be stored by your cells.

Some of the processes they are thought to contribute to include:

Moving calcium and other substances into and out of cells*
Supporting optimal blood viscosity*
Controlling blood pressure levels*
Regulating secretions, including digestive juices and hormones*
Controlling fertility processes*
Regulating division and growth of cells*
Supporting your body's immune system*
Regulating the metabolic rate of various tissues*
Since they can impact your health in so many ways, what can you do to improve your production of prostaglandins?

Prostaglandin Production at Warp Speed

One of the best ways to improve your prostaglandin production is to adjust your diet for maximum control of your insulin levels... by reducing or eliminating sugars and grains, and by developing an exhilarating exercise program which helps your body manage its insulin production.

Of course, normalizing your vitamin D levels, getting adequate sleep, eating plenty of veggies, and optimizing your omega-3 levels all play a role in your optimal health and prostaglandin production.

But if you're a typical seeker of high level of health, you probably want to enhance your prostaglandin production in all the ways you can...

And that's precisely why I developed Krill for Women with Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) -- especially with female health in mind.

For your ease and convenience -- and the synergistic effect of combining krill oil and EPO -- I developed a product that merges them into one easy 'caplique'.

Consider this...

How Evening Primrose Supports Optimal Health*


The beautiful evening primrose may contribute to your beauty by supporting healthy skin, hair, and other systems of special interest to women.*
Evening primrose is a North American wildflower that isn't even really a true primrose. Its flower opens in the evening, explaining that part of its name.

Traditionally valued as a source of food (its roots and seeds were eaten), it was also used as an herbal medicine by Native Americans.

Modern interest focuses on its small dark seeds, which produce an oil rich in essential fatty acids. Its EFA profile includes 65% linoleic acid and 8-10% gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), critical precursors for manufacturing prostaglandin E-1 -- which helps support normal inflammatory levels and optimal health.*

A little more explanation is in order...

Understanding the Mysterious Prostaglandin Connection

Gamma linolenic acid (GLA) is an essential fatty acid (EFA) in the omega-6 family, found mainly in certain plant-based oils, like evening primrose oil. Your body needs EFAs, but cannot produce its own supply. That's why EFAs must be obtained from your diet.

GLA is responsible for normal functioning and growth of cells, nerves, muscles and organs throughout your body -- including normal brain function, skin and hair growth, bone health, metabolic control, and reproductive health.*

Truly, all your cell membranes depend on GLA to carry out their functions*.

Without adequate GLA, your cells operate at less than full capacity. Sooner or later, important functions break down, leaving you feeling at less than your peak... possibly even feeling droopy, dragged out and unable to enjoy all the assets and activities of your life.


]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/65222-chapter-one-carl-sagan-speaks-up-our-planet-is-in-danger Drea made a comment in the A book called "happening as us, through us, to us" group:


A new interview came in......

Interview with Suzanne Swift
http://www.olywip.org/site/page/article/...
http://community.livejournal.com/guerill...

Recently, Wally Cuddeford (wallynotorious) wrote in guerillanews and had the honor of interviewing war resister and military sexual assault survivor Spc. Suzanne Swift. She writes, "During her deployment to Iraq in 2004, Suzanne was violently coerced into a sexual relationship by her superior officer, and was subjected to public humiliation and retribution when she filed a grievance while in Iraq. She is currently serving out the remainder of her enlistment, after the military refused to grant her a medical discharge or punish the perpetrator. You can read more about her case at www.suzanneswift.org.

But the focus of this interview is not to recount the same Suzanne Swift story that has been told so many times before. While many accounts stop with the court case, that’s where this update starts. Where is Suzanne Swift now? Were any of her demands met? Is she still in the military? What has it been like being a poster-woman for military sexual assault survivors? The purpose here is to address all these other unanswered questions, both to complete the story for the public record, and as a gift to all those who see Suzanne Swift as the inspiration she is."

Stop through and finish reading the interview. Any feelings and feedback are welcome in the project comment section we are posting in here THE a book..... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/70682-how-can-we-get-this-group-moving Drea made a comment in the Healing with Asian Arts - Shiatsu, Jin Shin Do (Accupressure), Qi Gong group:

Below is a little something to stimulate us....

What can we do to move some energy in here?

We need to find a new om point into interaction.....

Something general and then work into deeper essoteric potentials maybe?



How Exercise Can Slow Down Your Aging

Exercise is much like calorie restriction, in that there are few aspects of aging not improved by its practice. Now, a review of research has found that regular aerobic exercise can reverse age-related cognitive decline.

Moderate physical exercise, at a level that would make a person breathless, increases both the speed and sharpness of thought -- including in those with signs of Alzheimer's disease or dementia.

Exercise has also been shown to improve the volume of brain tissue and the way in which the brain functions. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1570737-dr-turaba-khanum Drea made a comment on Dr. Turaba Khanum's profile:


Wisdom, Pure wisdom. Blessings ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36061816 to: Essential Rumi (Paperback) by Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
bookshelves: activism-as-truth-process

I learned that people like dezengo are out there and that we share these books as 6th sensory beings who look at the present through a rear-view mirror. Then we march backwards into the future doing yoga. Rumi poems become moves that the eternal soul breakdances with, the ego becomes the cardboard on the cement, and each moment of compassion is a backspin. Some of us have done a lot of inner work in past lives and do backspin into windmill, into 1990, into baby walks, into shuffles going left when you think its gonna be a right, and down when you think its gonna be the side. The book reminds us that our eternal soul is happenings through us, and so we say we have moments of Hafiz. Some people have deep karma with the brothers of Hafiz, and feel moments of Kabir. They are all one now, and from the sacred book of rhyme pages one can learn that we have many past lives. So Grand Puba was right, it wasn't a skin thing, The black man came first. Society has it all mixed up and they be lying about who GOD is. But some people break out of the trance, you gotta turn your mind upside down to do it. Marshall McLuhan did it, thats why he said, “The story of modern America begins with the discovery of the white man by
The Native Americans.” [Give this, and the following, some thought in the context of Hip Hop, oh I mean devotional Poetry]. Thanks Dezengo, we now know which one of the yoga books will be suggested readings at the studio, make that required for Bonsai Nonmind Workshops.


]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35883846 Bodywisdom: An Easy-To-Use Handbook of Simple Exercises and Self-Massage Techniques for Busy People (Paperback) by Amiyo Ruhnke
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35883825 A Practical Guide to Self-Massage: Over 50 Simple Exercises and Relaxation Techniques to Improve Your Health and Well-Being (Hardcover) by Mary Atkinson
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35883816 Healing Self-Massage: Over 100 Simple Techniques for Re-energizing Body and Mind (Paperback) by Kristine Kaoverii Weber
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