Archive for January, 2010
Meditation is a wholesome activity that must be part of the daily routine not only for Buddhists but for individuals who seek for peace within themselves. Nowadays, meditation is no longer just a matter of religion, but an undertaking. There are different types of meditation techniques that can be applied.
In meditation, the proper posture is one of the significant factors in order to achieve the internal peace that one seeks to have. Keeping the back straight when meditating contributes to the establishment of focus and concentration. And since meditation session take some time, comfort must be worked out too during the process. The meditation cushion is a vital means in maintaining proper posture and comfort.
The meditation cushion is also known as zafu, which literally means sewn seat. The zafu is typically handmade and designed attractively. The meditation cushion is placed under the buttocks while the meditator is cross-legged during the meditation session. Aside from comfort, the meditation cushion also helps to propel the knees downward the floor in order to have stability and balance. The meditation cushion is usually used with the cushioned mat or zabuton.
The meditation cushion is traditionally round and with pleated sides. The cover is generally made of thicker fabric that builds its durability. The materials used for the outer skin of the medication cushion are cotton twill and cotton drill. These come in different colors and designs. The circular top of the medication cushion and the bottom are connected by a pleated side. Meditation cushions are hand woven that gives it a stylish finish. There are different materials used as a filling but the most popular are natural kapok, cotton batting or buckwheat hulls. The natural kapok is a fiber extracted from ceiba trees. This is a lightweight material that can also produce warmth to the body. Kapok fibers do not easily compact that makes them suitable for filling. The cotton batting is a form of padding used even in upholstery and quilting. The buckwheat hulls are known for their durability. This type of material can easily conform to the desired shape. They are hypoallergenic and environmentally friendly materials. The buckwheat hulls provide a firm seat surface for the buttocks. All these materials can best sustain the shape of the meditation cushion. The medication cushions are made with concealed openings so that the outer skin can be washed without the filling getting wet. And for added strength, the meditation cushions are double stitched.
Multivitamins are a great way to insure you get a well balanced selection of vitamins and minerals. Health specialists and nutritionists are now also touting the benefit of eating from a list of Superfoods that have been proven to enhance health due to their unique makeup of nutrients that include many of the vitamins and and antioxidants found in the better multivitamin products already contain.
To enhance the overall effectiveness of multivitamins, certain manufacturers of multivitamin products are now adding elements of these Superfoods to the multivitamins they sell. By choosing the right multivitamin you can now be guaranteed to not only satisfy your daily vitamin and mineral requirement but also insure that you receive the recommended amount of antioxidants and additional vitamins found only in the Superfoods group.
The top ten Superfoods come from a group of very specific foods such as Salmon in the fish group. If you’re not a fish eater chances are the only way you will experience the befits of the fish oils found in this member of the Superfood group would be to get in in your multivitamins enhanced with Superfood vitamins and minerals. Even if you could work in the varied items that reside in this Superfood group it will still give you much more peace of mind that you are getting all the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants you need by purchasing and taking a quality multivitamin every day.
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Does it seem to anyone else like so many things in are world are going wrong at the same time? The economy is declining, gas prices are astronomical (At times, over $5.00 a gallon where I live), the war in the Middle East, global warming… And the list goes on. It can be pretty depressing at times. Yet, when I go to the park with my kids, there are still people laughing, playing and having a good time. Watching the pure joy in children as they slide down a slide or try to swing so high on the swing that they go over the top (Did you ever try to do that when you were a kid?) reminds me that there is still beauty and hope in our world. Children are indeed so much of our future. And the best part is, we have the chance to shape who they become. Whether you have kids or not, we all have the potential to influence them. Is there a teacher you remember from school who changed your life? Or maybe some adult who taught you something you never forgot? We all have had those special people in our lives.
What if the next generation of national leaders had a deep personal sense of inner peace and connectedness with others? What if yoga and meditation was a regular part of their lives? How might this change our world? We all impact others in our own way. You have the opportunity to share yoga with kids (part of your dharma, perhaps). I’d like to introduce you to some ways to bring yoga to kids in your community as a means of not only making some extra money, but also of changing our world.
Kids yoga programs are very popular in many communities (as well as being profitable). There are a couple of different structures that work well for these programs. In a minute, we’ll talk about after-school programs, but let’s start with camps. Since there’s still a month left before many kids return to school, you may consider a summer camp program (It’s not too late – Most parents wait until the week before a camp to register their kids). How it works is you offer a 2 to 4 hour per day kids yoga camp for a week. Each day, the kids do some yoga, holistically-oriented activities and learn some (Don’t worry, you’re not trying to get kids to do yoga for 4 hours!) A typical camp day will include two 20-30 minute yoga sessions, a craft activity, a relaxation walk, some yoga-type games, chanting, meditation (very brief), humming/singing, breathing practices, journaling, drawing and whatever else you can think of. The activities will vary depending on the age range (usually age groups of 6-11 and 12-15 work well). The goals are to get kids to connect with themselves, AND to have fun doing it (It’s not at all to get any pose perfect). The idea is that if kids enjoy what they are doing, they will continue it later in life when they can go deeper and refine their practice. For now, our goal is fun. The next important thing is to understand why parents send their kids to things like yoga.