Gone by Isabella Kirkland, 2004.
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Gandhi’s Yoga:
http://www.yogamag.net/archives/1983/isep83/gany1.shtml Mahatma Gandhi was a karma yogi who tried to put into practice various yama and niyama. He tried to follow the path of truth, non-violence, self-restraint, brahmacharya, etc. The following ten rules (1) guided him through life: 1. Truth. 2. Ahimsa (non-violence). 3. Brahmacharya (chastity). 4. Restraint of palate, which he elaborated as eating […]
Suicide Prevention: How to Help Someone who is Suicidal
In April 2011 one of my best friends, Owen Thomas, committed suicide. I miss him more than words can describe. Earlier this week I heard another case of a Penn athlete taking her life.
You Can’t Teach Speed
Sprinters Falsify the Deliberate Practice Model of Expertise. From Michael Lombardo’s and Robert Deaners abstract of You Can’t Teach Speed: Most scientists agree that expertise requires both innate talent and proper training. Nevertheless, the highly influential deliberate practice model (DPM) of expertise holds that either talent does not exist, or that its contribution to performance […]