...var uri;var post_data;var target_id;sajax_debug("in sajax_do_call().." + sajax_request_type + "/" + sajax_target_id);target_id = sajax_target_id;if (typeof(sajax_request_type) == "undefined" || sajax_request_type == "") sajax_request_type = "GET";uri = "/?id=1052447";if (sajax_request_type == "GET") {if (uri.indexOf("?") == -1) uri += "?rs=" + escape(func_name);elseuri += "&rs=" + escape(func_name);uri += "&rst=" + escape(sajax_target_id);uri += "&rsrnd=" + new Date().getTime();for (i = 0; i < args.length-1; i++) uri += "&rsargs[]=" + escape(args[i]);post_data = null;} else if (sajax_request_type == "POST") {post_data = "rs=" + escape(func_name);post_data += "&rst=" + escape(sajax_target_id);post_data += "&rsrnd=" + new Date().getTime();for (i = 0; i < args.length-1; i++) post_data = post_data + "&rsargs[]=" + escape(args[i]);}else {alert("Illegal request type: " + sajax_request_type);}x = sajax_init_object();if (x == null) {if (sajax_failure_redirect != "") {location.href = sajax_failure_redirect;return false;} else {sajax_debug("NULL sajax object for user agent:\n" + navigator.userAgent);return false;}} else {x.open(sajax_request_type, uri, true);// window.open(uri);sajax_requests[sajax_requests.length] = x;if (sajax_request_type == "POST") {x.setRequestHeader("method", "POST " + uri + " HTTP/1.1");x.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");}x.onreadystatechange = function() {if (x.readyState != 4) return;sajax_debug("received " + x.responseText);var status;var data;var txt = x.responseText.replace(/^\s*|\s*$/g,"");status = txt.charAt(0);data = txt.substring(2);if (status == "") {// let's just assume this is a pre-response bailout and let it slide for now} else if (status == "-") alert("Error: " + data);else {...more

Yoga in practice: Train Your Mind for Empowerment, Part 2

...path of life, including the Yogic path.

Affirm the positive aspects of your life every day. Let your family know that you love them. Appreciate what you have, and give thanks to God for your existence. There is always someone who has a harder life than we do. Appreciate this fact, and show loving kindness to every person you meet, regardless of their status.

Do not draw comparisons about material wealth. Most of the materially affluent people I know are very unhappy and worry about money all the time. The sad fact is material wealth does not equate to empowerment.

Copyright 2006 Paul Jerard / Aura Publications<...more

Top 10 Profound Health Benefits of Yoga

...lth benefits of Yoga. Below, I will highlight the top 10 health benefits that Yoga bestows and I hope it will inspire all of you to take up this wonderful practice is some capacity and reap the rich rewards as well.

The health benefits have been divided into 3 categories. The Physical Health Benefits of Yoga, Emotional Health Benefits of Yoga and the Mental Health Benefits of Yoga. A short explanation is given along with each benefit to help you understand better the mechanisms that Yoga employs to bestow it.

Physical Health Benefits of Yoga:

1. Energy: Yoga exercises, breath control training (pranayama) and use of yoga body locks (bandhas) all work to activate and balance your energy pathways, giving you the vitality and power you need to maximize your potential.

2. Strength: By strength here we don't just mean physical muscular strength, although that will benefit greatly as well due to the steady holding of yoga poses and the exercises that yoga incorporates, but also the str...more

Yoga Teacher Guidelines for Assisting, Part 3

...retreats, and workshops, for Yoga teachers, can be somewhat more expensive, but the value of continuing education is so important; add to this that you may be able to network with local Yoga teachers after you have taken a Yoga course.

Why would anyone want to short change their own Yoga business? The only justification I hear is cost, but if you are serious about teaching Yoga safely to others, you can invest in education one book at a time. Later, take a Yoga teacher course that fits into your budget.

Do physical assists in Yoga postures make you feel uncomfortable? Some Yoga instructors dread assisting thei...more

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