Sexuality is not a force or an adjective for physical union; it’s an intrinsic part of human evolution, says Meena Om The universe is interwoven and interconnected for creation, perfection and destruction. Everything in it has a role to play for constant evolution. Nothing is frivolous. Only when we have used all available [...]
The first time you hear about using the air around you as a means to heal your body, you might shake your head in disbelief. The polluted air around us? How can it heal, you wonder. But as you do a reality check on pranic healing, you realise that air is a powerful healer, as [...]
Feng Shui is all about creating a space that exudes harmony, peace and happiness, ensuring a good flow of energy. If the surroundings are not harmonious, it can have negative effects on relationships and wealth, bring ill luck or cause illness. Feng Shui acts as a catalyst to activate good luck within a space but [...]
Project in limbo as State Department weighs option BY SHELDON ALBERTS, POSTMEDIA NEWS; P rime Minister Stephen Harper made a personal pitch Friday for President Barack Obama to support a controversial $7-billion pipeline that could double the amount of Alberta oilsands crude exported to the United States. Harper confirmed he pressed Obama on Calgary-based TransCanada’s [...]
Chi literally means breathe or air. You should however not think of qi in its literal sense. If you do that you will seriously limit your understanding of Chinese metaphysics. Instead for now, think it it as an invisible ‘energy’. So what really is chi? The ancient Chinese believe in the existence [...]
There are a number of meditation techniques for effective meditation. Different cultures have different mediation techniques, but one thing is certain – meditation is universal. The different techniques are suited to different personality types. While some techniques are concentrative, involving focusing, other techniques are expansive such as ‘Vipassana’ meditation which allows for the free flow [...]
Meditation : an enrichment to your soul While a meditative state is the natural outcome of yoga and the spiritual benefit of meditation is supreme bliss or enlightenment, these words are unlikely to be understood by many. However, progress towards meditation and meditative techniques have several benefits at the gross body or material level: Improvement [...]
There are two types of meditation – active and passive.Active meditation relates to activities of everyday life such as walking, working, eating etc. This in fact is the aim of Yoga, to experience a meditative state in everyday life which has the effect of increasing performance manifold as the work is done with more efficiency [...]
Meditation… Towards a Stress Free Life An ordinary person may consider meditation as a worship or prayer. But it is not so. Meditation means awareness. Whatever you do with awareness is meditation. “Watching your breath” is meditation; listening to the birds is meditation. As long as these activities are free from any other distraction to [...]
Stocking your kitchen with the right balance of healthy foods will set you up for weight loss success – and will help you curb cravings so you don’t reach for the cookie jar. On CBC’s new series Village on a Diet, Registered Dietitian Maria Thomas is helping the town of Taylor, B.C. lose, literally, a [...]
