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4 mantras

4 mantras explained with the help of Mandy Burstein 1) Mantra: om Translation: The sound of the universe. It’s the first, original vibration, representing the birth, death and re-birth process. Modern adaptation: Chanting the sound OM brings us into harmonic resonance with the universe – this is a scientific fact! OM is said to vibrate at 432 Hertz, which […]

‘Batkid’ fighting cancer captures hearts, saves San Francisco

Via LA Times–  San Francisco, grappling with the exploits of the Riddler and the Penguin, will call upon a pint-sized crusader: Miles, a 5-year-old cancer-stricken boy, a.k.a. Batkid. What started out as Miles’ wish to be Batman has turned into an all-out extravaganza in San Francisco as word spread and thousands of people volunteered to […]

A quote about the 3rd niyama, tapas

Tapas is a practice of balanced austerity, sacrifice, discipline. Tapas means “heat” or “fire.” Go through the heat and accept it – invite it in. The fire brings transformation. If you are not in stillness, you are craving or having aversion. Transformation happens through the fire – burn off some layers and emerge as something new – […]

Circumstances may change, but the urge to control and dominate takes on different forms.