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Isn’t dextrose another form of sugar? Regards, Gunn

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m glad to see your  post! I’m also hypoglycemic with a spike before the hypo that was long ago described as ‘pre-diabetic’ (dunno about current definitions). How does coffee affect your hypoglycemia? Many people say it stimulates insulin. I usually stay away from all caffeine, but it would be nice to have some mental stimulation…. I seem to have got a spike recently from Splenda — paper packet. "INGREDIENTS: dextrose, maltodextrin, sucralose".  How can this be labeled "Suitable for diabetics"? Maybe mine was a fluke, or was just from the taste? Do you get spikes? From what? Skinny I’m a java junkie — what’s this about coffee upsetting weight loss?? If I find myself "stalling" significantly I have an order of things I’ll do to try to reverse it. Quitting coffee is at the *BOTTOM* of my list – I’d… almost rather be fat than not have my cuppa. LOL Actually probably the biggest deterrant to drinking coffee would be if I had to give up creaming it – I don’t like it enough to drink it black, but heavy cream in my coffee is one of the wonderful tradeoffs about being LC. My one-two cups a day with a splash of real cream, are worth all the candy I gave up. Wilson hypo/prediabetic – LC since March – DIYer – two dress sizes down!

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I’m glad to see your  post! I’m also hypoglycemic with a spike before the hypo that was long ago described as ‘pre-diabetic’ (dunno about current definitions). How does coffee affect your hypoglycemia? Many people say it stimulates insulin. I usually stay away from all caffeine, but it would be nice to have some mental stimulation…. I don’t know about spikes because I don’t meter my blood sugar. Gee I guess I should!!!

It’s cheap and easy. I’m learning a lot. I didn’t want to prick my fingers but I can get plenty of blood from my arm. I use the strips that ‘drink’ the blood, so I can make more than one hole if necessary and they can ‘drink’ from each. Generally speaking, from symptoms, coffee *lowers* my blood sugar.

I’ve had decaf tea lower mine! Caffeine is said to trigger the release/production of insulin. (As well as releasing stored glucose. I suppose if my glucose is high enough already, the caffeine just brings the insulin.) However since going LC, I find it 1) either isn’t bothering me as much, or 2) the heavy cream in it is slowing the absorption!

Could be. Or cream is a calming thing anyway. Because – Diet Coke DOES give me "the shakes". Whereas my coffee with heavy cream (and ANY sweetener) doesn’t. My body provides me with a wonderful instant feedback system in the carb department. One thing I experience, is horrible splitting awful headaches whenever my carb intake starts creeping up.

I never get headaches. Just energy crashes: suddenly stupid, dull, clumsy…. Usually after some feeling of high energy, which is usually after some carbs…. I can eat carbo foods at night without the headaches, but during the day? Ruins me for the rest of the day.

Same pattern for me, but dullness not headache. Apparently such ‘diurnal variation’ in carb processing is pretty common. For some people it’s the other way round, they can handle carbs in morning better than in evening. Recently I had one carb-up that I can expect to happen every year so long as I have a Jewish auntie-in-law: Passover. It took me a few days of very strict LCing to stop having the splitting headaches.

/snip/ I generally tell people, don’t base anything on *my* claims because it’s been ages since I’ve actually known where I’m at.

I’m trying to find out! When I was described as being prediabetic, it was ages and ages ago.

Me too. At least, ti was around 1980 and I’m not sure I was diagnosed as ‘being prediabetic.’ I was shown a spike on my GTT graph (to 180 maybe?) and told that was a ‘prediabetic spike’ or such. I’ll find out if I’ve become diabetic, soon. That’s actually why I elected to go low-carb. Interestingly, I was a skinny hypoglycemic too, before I went vegetarian (the allegedly ‘healthier’ diet) in 1997 or so. I used to eat high protein with every meal. I liked meat for breakfast.

Me too, growing up. Parents were ranchers, we mostly ate meat and white bread etc. Hardly any fresh veg available. Green beans cooked with potatoes was about it. After going veg – where many protein sources are comingled with carb sources – I started gaining weight.

Around 1980 I was diagnosed mildly hypoglycemic (fast drop from the 180 causing symptoms) and put on a high protein, high fat, no-carb diet. That didn’t help at the time, almost made the adrenalin/anxiety part worse. Went to stay in a yoga ashram with all vegetarian whole grains (special yogic recipies with Indian spices) and that and the yoga seemed to take care of the problem. I drifted back to more junk food and handled it ok, but not back to meat. Actually I was probablly running a bit high carb for a long time, but feeling and functoining very well. In 2002 I spent the summer travelling and practically lived on Hostess chocolate donuts and Nabisco fig newtons. Kind of nervous and hyper the whole time, wake in the night with heart pounding. Had a marathon drive home and even took some real coffee for the last few hours. Got home and decided I’d better change to a healthier diet, went super low carb. Had all sorts of bad results: stupid all the time, memory loss…. Tried to work carbs back in, experimented with various combinations of carb, caffeine…. In March 2004 I happened to see a reference to using glycerine to relieve symptoms of low blood sugar while adjusting to a low carb diet. Tried it and lost my taste for sugar, pasta, etc. So I got a meter to see what was really going on and started doing low carb again, with better results. Also taking a lot of ‘brain food’ supplements. Dropped caffeine so as not to confuse things. Still haven’t got it tweaked right tho. No big spikes and crashes when I stay very low carb, but I miss the highs for getting work done. Instead of working in more carbs, maybe I should try working caffeine back in…. I’m not veg anymore, and in fact I’m a little disillusioned. I’m back to eating meat every day and I feel GREAT! Apparently my cat shouldn’t be vegetarian, and neither should I. But I respect people who manage to pull it off.

To me it felt very natural. I wouldn’t do it otherwise. Skinny

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I’m glad to see your  post! I’m also hypoglycemic with a spike before the hypo that was long ago described as ‘pre-diabetic’ (dunno about current definitions). How does coffee affect your hypoglycemia? Many people say it stimulates insulin. I usually stay away from all caffeine, but it would be nice to have some mental stimulation….

I don’t know about spikes because I don’t meter my blood sugar. Gee I guess I should!!! Generally speaking, from symptoms, coffee *lowers* my blood sugar. However since going LC, I find it 1) either isn’t bothering me as much, or 2) the heavy cream in it is slowing the absorption! Because – Diet Coke DOES give me "the shakes". Whereas my coffee with heavy cream (and ANY sweetener) doesn’t. My body provides me with a wonderful instant feedback system in the carb department. One thing I experience, is horrible splitting awful headaches whenever my carb intake starts creeping up. I can eat carbo foods at night without the headaches, but during the day? Ruins me for the rest of the day. Recently I had one carb-up that I can expect to happen every year so long as I have a Jewish auntie-in-law: Passover. It took me a few days of very strict LCing to stop having the splitting headaches. One thing I find though is coffee *does* help relieve these headaches. But coffee helps me with all headaches in general. I generally tell people, don’t base anything on *my* claims because it’s been ages since I’ve actually known where I’m at. When I was described as being prediabetic, it was ages and ages ago. I’ll find out if I’ve become diabetic, soon. That’s actually why I elected to go low-carb. Interestingly, I was a skinny hypoglycemic too, before I went vegetarian (the allegedly ‘healthier’ diet) in 1997 or so. I used to eat high protein with every meal. I liked meat for breakfast. After going veg – where many protein sources are comingled with carb sources – I started gaining weight. I’m not veg anymore, and in fact I’m a little disillusioned. I’m back to eating meat every day and I feel GREAT! Apparently my cat shouldn’t be vegetarian, and neither should I. But I respect people who manage to pull it off. Wilson

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I’m glad to see your  post! I’m also hypoglycemic with a spike before the hypo that was long ago described as ‘pre-diabetic’ (dunno about current definitions). How does coffee affect your hypoglycemia? Many people say it stimulates insulin. I usually stay away from all caffeine, but it would be nice to have some mental stimulation…. I seem to have got a spike recently from Splenda — paper packet. "INGREDIENTS: dextrose, maltodextrin, sucralose".  How can this be labeled "Suitable for diabetics"? Maybe mine was a fluke, or was just from the taste? Do you get spikes? From what? Skinny – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I’m a java junkie — what’s this about coffee upsetting weight loss?? If I find myself "stalling" significantly I have an order of things I’ll do to try to reverse it. Quitting coffee is at the *BOTTOM* of my list – I’d… almost rather be fat than not have my cuppa. LOL Actually probably the biggest deterrant to drinking coffee would be if I had to give up creaming it – I don’t like it enough to drink it black, but heavy cream in my coffee is one of the wonderful tradeoffs about being LC. My one-two cups a day with a splash of real cream, are worth all the candy I gave up. Wilson hypo/prediabetic – LC since March – DIYer – two dress sizes down!

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Here is an Mantra for healing and relaxation: "Guru Guru Wahe Guru Ram Dass Guru" performed by Singh Kaur & Kim Robertson (celtic harp) 17 minutes: http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/music.nsf/SelectMusicJukeBoxNew/862526… The chant Guru Ram Das has the power to induce a healing state of consciousness.  In the ancient scriptures, it is said to strengthen the connection with the inner spirit and to develop a sense of purpose and guidance.  The majestic orchestral quality of this album includes French horns and plucked strings underlying the rich vocals and Celtic harp.  This is the most instrumentally rich of the Crimson Collection. Enjoy! Sat Nam – Hari Har Singh About Singh Kaur: Lorellei possessed both a keen compositional mind and a striking, crystalline voice. Lorellei’s musical journey was one of unique and magical magnitude. Under the name Singh Kaur, her music reached a wide audience through the hugely popular Crimson Series albums recorded with Kim Robertson. Shortly thereafter, she joined Soundings of The Planet to produce her first Billboard-charting album, Instruments of Peace (1988), followed by What Child Is This, a Christmas album produced with Dean Evenson. Early Beginnings Lorellei was first exposed to the life of music at the age of five, listening to arias sung by her operatic grandmother. At age 14, she bought her first guitar and has been composing and arranging ever since. Her lyrical concepts can be traced to the 14 years that she spent in a yoga ashram studying ancient spiritual teachings and writing music to complement sacred texts. The "Big Source" For Lorellei, music was about something larger than individual accomplishment or creativity. Her lyric creations are love songs from a woman to her lover; from a mother to her children; and from a spiritual seeker to the Creator as the beloved. They are a form of poetry subtly teaching universal truths through the vehicle of music. "This is music about tapping into the ‘Big Source:’ the breath of life that permeates all things. I conceived this music to work as a catalyst, bringing people closer to that energy." Lorellei’s message to women in particular is one of personal empowerment, reflecting life’s challenges on the way to regaining a sense of self. "Have faith in your love of God and relate to the God in one another," she advises. "Don’t give away your power. You have to be your own alchemist – we’re in a Vision of Love – one fine love, all-powerful love, all-healing love, oh yeah!" Lorellei was an intense and powerful artist who will be missed by the music community and her many friends. She died just a few years ago of ovarian cancer. Her last songs 25 January 1998 (Video – 24 minutes): http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/music.nsf/SelectMusicJukeBoxNew/b410d9…

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Hello Siri Kartar, wellcome in the club ) Here you’ll find some sets: http://www.3ho.org/ "Whenever you chant "Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo", through the grace and blessing of Guru Ram Das, Bhagvatee, the creative power of the universe, God, the Ultimate, the Infinite, dwells in you as a yogi and that is what you teach… Concentrate on the heavens and beyond the heavens when you chant it. See what a difference it makes." – Yogi Bhajan Sat Nam – Hari Har Singh

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Sat nam! I’m new in this world of Kundalini Yoga, but I must say I really like it. I’m looking for a huge set of kriyas to build me a manual, so I ask for your help. Do you have links or series of Kundalini yoga you cand send me? I reallt apreciate that. TIA. Best regards, Siri Kartar Singh Here is an Mantra for healing and relaxation: "Guru Guru Wahe Guru Ram Dass Guru" performed by Singh Kaur & Kim Robertson (celtic harp) 17 minutes:

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/music.nsf/SelectMusicJukeBoxNew/862526… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The chant Guru Ram Das has the power to induce a healing state of consciousness.  In the ancient scriptures, it is said to strengthen the connection with the inner spirit and to develop a sense of purpose and guidance.  The majestic orchestral quality of this album includes French horns and plucked strings underlying the rich vocals and Celtic harp. This is the most instrumentally rich of the Crimson Collection. Enjoy! Sat Nam – Hari Har Singh About Singh Kaur: Lorellei possessed both a keen compositional mind and a striking, crystalline voice. Lorellei’s musical journey was one of unique and magical magnitude. Under the name Singh Kaur, her music reached a wide audience through the hugely popular Crimson Series albums recorded with Kim Robertson. Shortly thereafter, she joined Soundings of The Planet to produce her first Billboard-charting album, Instruments of Peace (1988), followed by What Child Is This, a Christmas album produced with Dean Evenson. Early Beginnings Lorellei was first exposed to the life of music at the age of five, listening to arias sung by her operatic grandmother. At age 14, she bought her first guitar and has been composing and arranging ever since. Her lyrical concepts can be traced to the 14 years that she spent in a yoga ashram studying ancient spiritual teachings and writing music to complement sacred texts. The "Big Source" For Lorellei, music was about something larger than individual accomplishment or creativity. Her lyric creations are love songs from a woman to her lover; from a mother to her children; and from a spiritual seeker to the Creator as the beloved. They are a form of poetry subtly teaching universal truths through the vehicle of music. "This is music about tapping into the ‘Big Source:’ the breath of life that permeates all things. I conceived this music to work as a catalyst, bringing people closer to that energy." Lorellei’s message to women in particular is one of personal empowerment, reflecting life’s challenges on the way to regaining a sense of self. "Have faith in your love of God and relate to the God in one another," she advises. "Don’t give away your power. You have to be your own alchemist – we’re in a Vision of Love – one fine love, all-powerful love, all-healing love, oh yeah!" Lorellei was an intense and powerful artist who will be missed by the music community and her many friends. She died just a few years ago of ovarian cancer. Her last songs 25 January 1998 (Video – 24 minutes):

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/music.nsf/SelectMusicJukeBoxNew/b410d9… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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do you? I would like to go around march to India or Nepal, to do a course of yoga in an ashram. It is difficult to find addrersses and information about ashrams and courses. Can you help me? Do you have any experience with a course over there? Thanks, Maarten, Holland

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Maarten van Baggum : I would like to go around march to India or Nepal, to do a course of yoga in an ashram. It is difficult to find addrersses and information about ashrams and courses. Can you help me? Do you have any experience with a course over there?

Go from Dehli to Haridwar, then to Rishikesh, then about 5-6 km to north up the Ganges river. It

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Someone has posted that had knowledge of Malas.  I would like to know if there is a consistent number of beads in a wrist mala and what is a guru bead?  I have seen malas available but they never have the same number of beads on them or they are very plain without the two beads that hang down. Thanks beforehand for nay information. Sandra

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Hi!  I’m a bulk bead trader and mala maker.  I don’t know everything about malas, but I know a little bit.  P.S.  I was trained in the India/Hindu/yoga tradition; Buddhist/Chinese/Japanese traditions may differ.  I know that there’s another person on this list who can explain them; I’ll stay out of trouble by sticking to my own area of knowledge/training.  I learned mala making at a yoga ashram in New York. Someone has posted that had knowledge of Malas.  I would like to know if there is a consistent number of beads in a wrist mala and what is a guru bead?  I have seen malas available but they never have the same number of beads on them or they are very plain without the two beads that hang down. Thanks beforehand for nay information.

The plain beads are the trendy "power bead" bracelets that are so popular right now.  Basically, they’re any number of semiprecious stone or wood beads strung on elastic.  Traditional malas are much lovelier, IMHO, and also have the collective merit of millions of people performing millennia of spiritual practice.  I really don’t like the power beads because they are often sold without any attempt to explain the history and use of prayer beads.  As part of my eBay business, I’ve tried to pass basic information along to people as part of my ads.  I have a separate, non-commercial mala info page which I link to each ad.  (The URL is below.) The "guru" bead is the focal bead that marks the end of a round of mantras.    It is set off from the other beads, and is often larger or different from the rest of the beads.  It sometimes has a tassel descending from it.  (Tassels are traditionally red or saffron, but I can’t resist making them in colors to match the beads.)  Sometimes the "guru bead" is an actual picture of a guru, for instance, Osho (Rajneesh) gave his "neo-sannyasins" a neck mala with his picture as the guru bead. Traditionally, one does not "cross the guru" by passing over the guru bead to start the next round.  One should turn the mala over to start another round of mantras. (Some people use other names like "mother bead" and "goddess bead" for this bead.  I call it a focal bead in my ads, as a general and neutral term.) Some traditional Indian mala materials are bodhi and rudrahska seeds, neem and tulsi wood, sandalwood (red and yellow) and quartz crystal. Also other semiprecious stones, wood and glass.  Bone is more of a Buddhist type of mala material, but I use it often myself because I like it. The traditional number of beads on a yoga/Hindu mala is 108.  This type of mala is usually worn around the neck, or wrapped multiple times around the wrist.  Traditional Indian mala makers will make smaller neck or wrist malas, but always in a number that can be multiplied to total 108 beads.  I personally always resist the temptation to make a mala with a different number of beads.   The number of beads on a wrist mala often varies by the type of beadwork (chain, loops, spacer beads) and the size of the beads.   When making basic "power bead" type elastic wrist malas, I use 36 4mm beads, 27 6mm beads, or 18 6mm beads, all of which are easily multiplied to make 108. I hope that this is helpful. Here is my mala information page, which has links to meditation sites.  I am not offering this in an attempt to sell malas, but for educational purposes only.  There is no advertising on this page, just info and links: http://www.magpage.com/~mcguffin/mala.htm There are several good traditional mala makers on eBay, including Goldhawk, Objects of Nepal, Jookie, etc.  (I am not these people, this is not an ad!  But I admire their work enormously.)  They typically list their malas on COLLECTIBLES:RELIGIOUS:EASTERN and COLLECTIBLES:ORIENTALIA.  A fantastic source for rudraksha and other traditional materials is Gupta Mala Emporium of Fairfield Iowa, www.rudraksha.com Kathleen et al.

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I’m looking for an asana.  

Forgive me, but I find this sentence amusing. I can achieve the half lotus posture, but when I hold it for over 30 minutes

my back hurts badly the next day. You sound relatively new to the world of hatha yoga, and thinking of my own newbie days, the idea of holding half lotus for half an hour sounds dreadful.   If it’s so you can meditate, as the other correspondent indicated, there are more relaxing, hence beneficial ways.   After four yrs, I’m just beginning to find the relaxation needed to engage in pranayama.  And if you seek meditation, do the asanas, for each asana is its own meditation.  Just don’t hold any one for half an hour.  Not yet, anyway. As for half lotus, even if you’re only holding it for half a minute, make sure to extend the heels.     pax

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I’m looking for an asana. Forgive me, but I find this sentence amusing.

Indeed! "Ja, wo laufen sie denn? Ja wo laufen sie denn?" Maybe the Asana got lost? I can achieve the half lotus posture, but when I hold it for over 30 minutes my back hurts badly the next day. You sound relatively new to the world of hatha yoga, and thinking of my own newbie days, the idea of holding half lotus for half an hour sounds

dreadful. I totally agree with you … If it’s so you can meditate, as the other correspondent indicated, there are more relaxing, hence beneficial ways.

Yes … After four yrs, I’m just beginning to find the relaxation needed to engage in pranayama.  And if you seek meditation, do the asanas, for each asana is its own meditation.  Just don’t hold any one for half an hour.  Not yet,

anyway. I agree … As for half lotus, even if you’re only holding it for half a minute, make sure to extend the heels.

Si … Look: I have a damaged knee – I never was able to sit only cross-legged (!) Lotus position – unspeakable. But I do teach Yoga now for 7 years. I saw ppl sitting in a wheelchair attending a Yogaclass (white Tantra Yoga – mentioned somewhere else in this NG)  It’s good to challange oneself sometimes, but you have to respect your limits too. Treat yourself kindly, loving. Yoga is not about becoming perfect. It’s about realizing the perfectness allready within you. You don’t have to gain anything. It’s all allready within you. You only have to let go something … Let go some tension to realize it … Sat Nam – Hari Har Singh

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Hi.  I’m new at this, and I have some important questions: I’m looking for an asana.  I can achieve the half lotus posture, but when I hold it for over 30 minutes my back hurts badly the next day.  I have a slightly crooked spine, and have since I was a child–could the lotus posture be impossible for me? Or am I just not doing it right yet?  Can anyone recommend an asana that helps to straighten the spine? Also, I’m interested in prana yoga, which is yoga for the mind, rather than yoga for the body.  All that I’ve read about it has been by Aleister Crowley. I would like to get in touch with someone with similar interests–Am I on the right board? Cheers. -L.

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L writes: "I’m looking for an asana.  I can achieve the half lotus posture,

but when I hold it for over 30 minutes my back hurts badly the next day.  I have a slightly crooked spine, and have since I was a child–could the lotus posture be impossible for me? Or am I just not doing it right yet?  Can anyone recommend an asana that helps to straighten the spine?" If the lotus posture is right or possible for you depends on how old you are, the presence of any deformities, and how much work you are willing to put into the transformation process. Functional asana practice works well with other repatterning, reprogramming, and deconditioning body/mind therapies amongst them are cranio-sacral, Rolfing, rewinding, neuromuscular reprogramming, body centered psychotherapy, core energetics, postural integration, chiropractic, Functional Integration, Rosen Work, Loren Berry Work,  etc. to name only a few of the many newer (latter 20th century) somatic body/mind therapies available that helps us take a tight body/mind and release the residual energy blocks operating on the physical level. I assume you want to learn the lotus for meditation practice? The important thing is a straight spine and this can be achieved on a chair or with the aid of cushions. Siddhasana or padmasana are energetically more conducive, but not at the expense of a straight spine, an abused body, increased tension, constant pain, or disease. You may not need anything more than some asana practice or on the other hand you may benefit from these? In this regard I would suggest talking to an experienced yoga teacher or yoga therapist in your area who can "see" your body and is willing to work with you. L writes; "Also, I’m interested in prana yoga, which is yoga for the mind, rather than yoga for the body.  All that I’ve read about it has been by Aleister Crowley. I would like to get in touch with someone with similar interests–Am I on the right board?" Prana Yoga is being taught by Swami Vignanananda, Prana Yoga Ashram, PO Box is the HQ of Prana Yoga Centres, Intl. However this type of prana yoga involves asana, pranayama, and traditional hatha yoga practices and is not very closely related to the work of Aleister Crowley. Here it seems that the motto is Love is the Law — Will under Love,  rather than the reverse. Although I consider Crowley to have been a ingenuous synthesizer for his day, this may be a very different paradigm? Lastly, you will find some Crowley adherents in alt.magick.tantra newsgroup. Meditation is very valuable, but be careful not to hurt yourself in its name. As the muscles release, they will get long and the joints will release their tension. This is possible through thought and the nervous system as well as functional asana practice. Good luck!

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Yoga Clip Art for Yoga Enthusiasts   For the past 10 years, I lived in a yoga ashram, and while practicing yoga and doing graphic design, I found that yoga clip art didn’t exist, so I set about to change that. YOGART is yoga clip art in EPS format. It consists of 20 (60+ images in all) asanas exported in three EPS formats for the IBM or MAC systems. EPS files easily import into most any application from word processing or design package you have on your computer.  I have also included templates for business cards and flyers so that you can make your own.   I created this product, at first, for my friends who left the ashram and couldn’t afford to pay the $50/hour it costs to hire a graphic designer, and now offer it through the Yoga Journal.  (You may have seen and continue to see the ads there)  I’m happily surprised by the level of interest, and am glad it’s filling a need.  I want to make sure that yoga is seen as well as felt and YOGART is my way of making that happen. You can visit our webpage at: http://www.eskimo.com/~lucky/YOGART.html

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Yoga Clip Art for Yoga Enthusiasts   For the past 10 years, I lived in a yoga ashram, and while practicing yoga and doing graphic design, I found that yoga clip art didn’t exist, so I set about to change that. YOGART is yoga clip art in EPS format. It consists of 20 (60+ images in all) asanas exported in three EPS formats for the IBM or MAC systems. EPS files easily import into most any application from word processing or design package you have on your computer.  I have also included templates for business cards and flyers so that you can make your own.   I created this product, at first, for my friends who left the ashram and couldn’t afford to pay the $50/hour it costs to hire a graphic designer, and now offer it through the Yoga Journal.  (You may have seen and continue to see the ads there)  I’m happily surprised by the level of interest, and am glad it’s filling a need.  I want to make sure that yoga is seen as well as felt and YOGART is my way of making that happen. You can visit our webpage at: http://www.eskimo.com/~lucky/YOGART.html Take care, Brian Vail YOGART graphics

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Yoga Clip Art Create your own brochures, flyers and business cards. As advertised in Yoga Journal http://www.eskimo.com/~lucky/YOGART.html

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Yoga Clip Art for the Macintosh and IBM PC Create your own brochures, flyers, and business cards.   As advertised in the Yoga Journal http://www.eskimo.com/~lucky/YOGART.html

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I’m currently reading the book. Is there anyone in New York who can prepare and initiate chelas in Kriya?

Ricardo, There are many people who claim to be the "living links to the masters" and would initiate you into kriya yoga,  but I would highly recommend going through Self-realization Fellowship(SRF) of Los Angeles California.  They offer a correspondence course called the "SRF Lessons" which is an inexpensive  home study course that consists of a series of lessons periodically mailed to you over the course of a year. A year of lessons costs $42 which is quite reasonable compared to other Yoga paths.  The lessons were written by Yogananda near the end of his life; he left very specific instructions of how Kriya yoga was to be disseminated after he left the body. There are a total of about nine meditation techniques associated with the Kriya yoga path.  The first year of lessons contain three of these and after you have practiced these faithfully for a year, ( which takes about 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes in the evening) you can apply for the higher techniques. The cost associated with receiving the higher techniques is about the cost of the paper they’re printed on.  There are also other lessons (6

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says… I want to know where in the internet I can found books about kriya yoga. Thankyou. Hector Flores

Hector: I know of 2 sights you might try:   1. Crystal Publishing at http://consciousnet.com/crystalclarity/   2. Kriyananda’s home page at http://www.anada.org/ Hope this is helpful Paul

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I want to know where in the internet I can found books about kriya yoga. Thankyou.  Hector Flores

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I want to know where in the internet I can found books about kriya yoga. Thankyou.

Please visit the Kriya Yoga Ashram pages at http://bodhi.ucs.indiana.edu/~kyashram/ Several books on Kriya by Paramahamsa Hariharananda, a direct and living disciple of Shri Yukteswar, are shown.  This includes Paramahamsaji’s book titled "Kriya Yoga." — Indiana University      http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~hughes/

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(snips) Is anyone interested in sharing Kundalini experiences and opening-processes, i.e. major consciousness shifts, various healing gifts, expansion of awareness, profound realization of self, etc…? Gurdjieff talks about Kundalini as reported in In Search of the Miraculous, page 220:

"Kundalini is not anything desirable or useful for man’s development. It is very curious how these occultists … from a very dangerous and terrible thing have made something to be hoped for and to be awaited as a blessing. I personally would not class Gurumayi as one of "these occultists". I was actually living in the Siddha Yoga Ashram for a while when she came to Australia in 1991. A lot of people were talking about how Kundalini had been awakened in them through the Guru’s Shaktipat.

I’ve also had "Kundalini"-type experiences after taking a weekend meditation program with Gurumayi.  Spontaneously entered into states of meditative absorption, stillness of mind, feelings of joy and peace, etc. Many involuntary movements of the body and breath("kriyas"), assuming yoga postures I cannot ordinarily do, feelings of heat and pressure, a kind of realignment of the flow of life-force in the body, as if a magnet was pulling my energy and attention upwards, toward the crown of the head.  On a subtler level, visions of saints and deities, dazzling inner light, feelings of awe and reverence. Similar experiences were obtained in the company of another "Siddha" or Kundalini Yoga guru. Regarding Gurdjieff’s comments, I can only say that for me the Kundalini did not effect any *lasting* transformation in my experience of life.  The patterns of my personality have continued to enact their ongoing drama, struggling and suffering, caught up in the web of mundane existence.  Kind of like LSD – a nice place to visit, but when the vacation’s over, there you are.  I suspect there’s no real short-cuts to enlightenment and freedom. Torrey

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Peacock) writes: Regarding Gurdjieff’s comments, I can only say that for me the Kundalini did not effect any *lasting* transformation in my experience of life. The patterns of my personality have continued to enact their ongoing drama, struggling and suffering, caught up in the web of mundane existence. Kind of like LSD – a nice place to visit, but when the vacation’s over, there you are.  I suspect there’s no real short-cuts to enlightenment and freedom. Torrey

Maybe its just the difference between waiting around for the next hit of shaktipat to fly into your head vs. actually bringing up a dose from the base of your own spine (how low can you go?). The first has nothing to do with enlightenment, the second is part and parcel. As long as we got a choice of either or. If you were Mr. G, would you allow a rich man to buy his heart’s desire, or would you make him earn it? — doof —         from the other side of the pudding

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Peacock) writes: If you were Mr. G, would you allow a rich man to buy his heart’s desire, or would you make him earn it? — doof —         from the other side of the pudding

Neither of course, I would sell it to him. Signed, Surely sane, Kevin

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Why do you advertise compukes 1-800 number in your advertsiement. Are you aware that its there underneath your name in the "Organization" entry? Just curious. Eric Lyons  

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Peacock) writes: If you were Mr. G, would you allow a rich man to buy his heart’s desire, or would you make him earn it? — doof —         from the other side of the pudding

Neither of course, I would sell it to him. Signed, Surely sane, Kevin

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Peacock) writes: Regarding Gurdjieff’s comments, I can only say that for me the Kundalini did not effect any *lasting* transformation in my experience of life. The patterns of my personality have continued to enact their ongoing drama, struggling and suffering, caught up in the web of mundane existence. Kind of like LSD – a nice place to visit, but when the vacation’s over, there you are.  I suspect there’s no real short-cuts to enlightenment and freedom. Torrey

Maybe its just the difference between waiting around for the next hit of shaktipat to fly into your head vs. actually bringing up a dose from the base of your own spine (how low can you go?). The first has nothing to do with enlightenment, the second is part and parcel. As long as we got a choice of either or. If you were Mr. G, would you allow a rich man to buy his heart’s desire, or would you make him earn it? — doof —         from the other side of the pudding

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(snips) Is anyone interested in sharing Kundalini experiences and opening-processes, i.e. major consciousness shifts, various healing gifts, expansion of awareness, profound realization of self, etc…? Gurdjieff talks about Kundalini as reported in In Search of the Miraculous, page 220:

"Kundalini is not anything desirable or useful for man’s development. It is very curious how these occultists … from a very dangerous and terrible thing have made something to be hoped for and to be awaited as a blessing. I personally would not class Gurumayi as one of "these occultists". I was actually living in the Siddha Yoga Ashram for a while when she came to Australia in 1991. A lot of people were talking about how Kundalini had been awakened in them through the Guru’s Shaktipat.

I’ve also had "Kundalini"-type experiences after taking a weekend meditation program with Gurumayi.  Spontaneously entered into states of meditative absorption, stillness of mind, feelings of joy and peace, etc. Many involuntary movements of the body and breath("kriyas"), assuming yoga postures I cannot ordinarily do, feelings of heat and pressure, a kind of realignment of the flow of life-force in the body, as if a magnet was pulling my energy and attention upwards, toward the crown of the head.  On a subtler level, visions of saints and deities, dazzling inner light, feelings of awe and reverence. Similar experiences were obtained in the company of another "Siddha" or Kundalini Yoga guru. Regarding Gurdjieff’s comments, I can only say that for me the Kundalini did not effect any *lasting* transformation in my experience of life.  The patterns of my personality have continued to enact their ongoing drama, struggling and suffering, caught up in the web of mundane existence.  Kind of like LSD – a nice place to visit, but when the vacation’s over, there you are.  I suspect there’s no real short-cuts to enlightenment and freedom. Torrey

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Kundalini is the power of imagination. Perhaps there is something that you have experienced that you are calling kundalini that is really something else.  the experience may be real, but to name it kundalini may be the only mistake.  I am familiar with what you speak of.  Sex is a big part of transformation.  Si 12 is sex energy and is required for the development of higher bodies.  Kundalini is best described by Mr. Gurdjieff.  See the index for kundabuffer.  good luck

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Is anyone interested in sharing Kundalini experiences and opening-processes, i.e. major consciousness shifts, various healing gifts, expansion of awareness, profound realization of self, etc…?  Please E-mail me at:

Hello, Starlight! On condition you tell us your name. Is it a deal? Gurdjieff uses the word "Kundabuffer". He talks about Kundalini as reported in In Search of the Miraculous, page 220: "Kundalini is not anything desirable or useful for man’s development. It is very curious how these occultists … from a very dangerous and terrible thing have made something to be hoped for and to be awaited as a blessing. [Nothing good sofar!] "In reality Kundalini is the power of imagination, the power of fantasy, WHICH TAKES THE PLACE OF A REAL FUNCTION. When a man dreams instead of acting, when his dreams take the place of reality, when a man imagines himself to be an eagle, a lion, or a magician, it is the force of Kundalini acting in him …" Nothing good at all, it would seem. I personally would not class Gurumayi as one of "these occultists". I was actually living in the Siddha Yoga Ashram for a while when she came to Australia in 1991. A lot of people were talking about how Kundalini had been awakened in them through the Guru’s Shaktipat. Hanging around occult groups I’ve had lots of experiences: love (or even Love); sensing of the spine, or moving the attention up and down the spine — very strong at times; sensing throughout the body; feeling throughout the body; ecstasy and bliss (do you know there is a difference!); a suffusion of sexual energy throughout the body (to the point of healing energy?); and so on. Are any of these "Kundalini awakening"? One of Gurumayi’s swamis is an expert on Kundalini (Kriptananda?). She talks about the Kundalini energy going up and down along the shushumna, the spinal chord of the astral body. (She was there with Gurumayi at the time.) It’s all very, very interesting. Now are you going to tell us your name? Robert H.

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Why do you advertise compukes 1-800 number in your advertsiement. Are you aware that its there underneath your name in the "Organization" entry? Just curious. Eric Lyons