Becky Blab

My journey to/through Isha Yoga

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Six months post-Yoga Marga

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments

It’s been six months since completing the Yoga Marga program at Isha’s Rejuvenation Center (or Rejuvy, as I call it). I have gained immensely from this program: more stamina, focus, acceptance of my physical limitations. Not to mention that I’ve hardly been sick. I’m used to the look of shock when people see me (”Not [...]

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“If you want your wife to stop arguing with you…”

March 10th, 2010 · No Comments

“…send her to Inner Engineering!”–random comment to me when I said I was much less confrontational after attending the program.
Please take a few minutes to view this video on “Conquering Negative Emotions and Anger”

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Leaders should meditate!

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments

From an article called “How meditation can improve leaders’ performance”
The role of a leader in organizations is one of constant pressure to perform and stress to solve problems. Leaders need to be at the top of their game to be alert and productive at all times. Unfortunately, far too many leaders use adrenalin-type of strategies [...]

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Tags: Isha US · economic development · empowerment · environment · health & well-being · human development · leadership

Research discovers meditation thickens brain

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Just this week a paper was published in the American Psychological Association Journal, Emotion, regarding a study conducted by researchers in Montreal Canada. Joshua Grant, the lead researcher, described the way in which they measured the brain thickness of 17 Zen meditators and 18 non-meditators using MRI scans. They examined in particular specific areas of the brain [...]

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Enlightenment in the Bible; or, What is Grace?

March 6th, 2010 · No Comments

“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” (Matthew 6:22)

Sadhguru says…
“These two eyes are discriminatory (pointing to his eyes). They tell you what is high, what is low, what is man, what is woman, what is this, what is that. These [...]

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