http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:41:49 -0700 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:27:40 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Job-market-down-and-unemployment-rises?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner Russell Fox attends a job fair (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) As the job market worsens and unemployment rises, the air is becoming thicker and thicker with fear and uncertainty. Many Americans are facing drastic changes in their lifestyles. And despit... Social Reflections Headline News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:27:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Job-market-down-and-unemployment-rises?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m7d1-FDA-committee-urges-Vicodin-and-Percocet-be-taken-off-the-market--a-retort?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner As reported on cnn.com, “A government advisory panel voted Tuesday to recommend eliminating prescription drugs that combine acetaminophen with narcotics -- such as Vicodin and Percocet -- because of their risk for overdose and for severe liver ... Mind/Body Health and Awareness Headline News Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:56:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m7d1-FDA-committee-urges-Vicodin-and-Percocet-be-taken-off-the-market--a-retort?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Billy-Mays-Death-the-final-pitch?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner One of television’s most effective pitchmen has died. Again people are in a state of shock and sadness and asking questions about why and how. “Struck down in his prime,” some are even saying.Billy Mays was a powerful presence and... Headline News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:13:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Billy-Mays-Death-the-final-pitch?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Michael-Jacksons-death--pop-and-circumstance?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner The King of Pop is dead.Michael Jackson was surely one of the most famous people in the world. That in itself is a difficult role to play. Michael Jackson’s death is tragic in the sense that during the last tumultuous years of his life, it be... Social Reflections Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:29:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Michael-Jacksons-death--pop-and-circumstance?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Farrah-Fawcett-dies?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner People talk about their memories of Farah Fawcett as though they knew her personally. It could easily be said that this personal association is simply a figment of their imagination. Even if this is so – that in fact their association is in t... Spirituality and Meaning in a Modern World Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:19:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Farrah-Fawcett-dies?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Waxing-Moon-Ritual?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner The first and most important effect of a living mythological symbol is to waken and give guidance to the energies of life. It is an energy-releasing and –directing sign, which not only “turns you on” … but turns you in a cert... Mind/Body Spirituality and Meaning in a Modern World Ritual Life Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:43:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Waxing-Moon-Ritual?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Spiritual-yoga-part-6?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner The senses have been conditioned by attraction to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant ... they are obstacles to your path. Bhagavad Gita (3:34) Both the Gita and the Sutras tell us that attachment and aversion are obstacles to our Path. The f... Mind/Body Yoga Spiritual Yoga Spirituality and Meaning in a Modern World Yoga Sutras: A View From the West Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:41:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Spiritual-yoga-part-6?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Solstice-ritual--maintaining-the-connection?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner The day after a ritual is both spiritually and psychologically significant. You may feel totally charged by the experience, excited and inspired by your connection and effort, or you may feel somewhat deflated. The point is to notice where you are... Mind/Body Spirituality and Meaning in a Modern World Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:20:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Solstice-ritual--maintaining-the-connection?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Summer-solstice-ritual--midsumer-fires-and-summer-solstice-part-2?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner Despite that much of our ritualistic nature has been cramped we can still activate the instinctual power of ritual that lies deep within the recesses of our psyche and direct that energy toward a conscious purpose.  We can create our own ritual... Mind/Body Spirituality and Meaning in a Modern World Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:57:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Summer-solstice-ritual--midsumer-fires-and-summer-solstice-part-2?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Midsummer-fires-and-summer-solstice?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner At least since the Neolithic days of old, on Midsummer’s Eve, as the sun descended into the night of the longest day, drums were sounded and great bonfires were lit -"Weeds to the fire, flax to the field! May all ill luck depart!" M... Mind/Body Spirituality and Meaning in a Modern World Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:18:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Midsummer-fires-and-summer-solstice?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d7-Spiritual-yoga-the-view-through-the-chinks--egoism-asmita?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner The Ego can be quite a touchy subject. It can sometimes take itself very seriously. Just using the word "ego" with people can cause them to throw up walls of denial. But what is Ego? It is merely our awareness of something unique about our ... Mind/Body Yoga True Happiness Health and Awareness Spiritual Yoga Spirituality and Meaning in a Modern World Yoga Sutras: A View From the West Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:48:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d7-Spiritual-yoga-the-view-through-the-chinks--egoism-asmita?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d4-Spiritual-yoga-part-4--the-eternal-misconception?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner Alchemical Tree (image courtesy of Adam McClean) The blunder is to estimate - "Eternity is Then ... " Emily Dickinson We have forgotten our Eternal nature, which longs for us to return our awareness to its dimension. It is that longing tha... Mind/Body Yoga True Happiness Spiritual Yoga Spirituality and Meaning in a Modern World Yoga Sutras: A View From the West Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:45:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d4-Spiritual-yoga-part-4--the-eternal-misconception?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Spiritual-yoga-part-3--the-caverns-of-the-mind--ignorance-avidya?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner Ignorant of their ignorance ... these deluded men ... go round and round ... Katha Upanishad (2.5) It is ignorance of our Eternal dimension that closes us in the caverns of the mind. The Yoga Sutra 2.4 says Ignorance (Avidya) is the ground in which ... Mind/Body Yoga Spiritual Yoga Spirituality and Meaning in a Modern World Yoga Sutras: A View From the West Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:02:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Spiritual-yoga-part-3--the-caverns-of-the-mind--ignorance-avidya?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Spiritual-yoga-part-2-acceptance-samtosa-and-surrender-Ishvarapranidhana?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner We attain Freedom through acceptance and surrender. Let's first look at the concepts of acceptance and surrender in the context of our Yoga practice. Samtosa means acceptance of the world "as it is". This is not to suggest submission or res... Mind/Body Yoga True Happiness Health and Awareness Spiritual Yoga Yoga Sutras: A View From the West Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:21:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Spiritual-yoga-part-2-acceptance-samtosa-and-surrender-Ishvarapranidhana?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d31-Spirituality-in-the-modern-world?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner The Wasteland by Clint Spencer What does spirituality look like in the modern-day man and woman? To most people spirituality and religion are synonymous. However, spirituality should not be confused with religion.  Spirituality is the recogn... Spirituality and Meaning in a Modern World Sat, 30 May 2009 22:24:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d31-Spirituality-in-the-modern-world?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d29-The-infinite-vision-of-the-Self-part-1?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner   If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is: infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern. -William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and HellWhat does... Mind/Body Yoga True Happiness Spiritual Yoga Fri, 29 May 2009 09:17:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d29-The-infinite-vision-of-the-Self-part-1?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Understanding-anxiety--a-psychodynamic-approach?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner Anxiety comes into someone’s awareness like a new arrival in Rumi’s guest house: it comes as a dark thought, a meanness, and a malice. The same visitors show up often and can be recognized as such because of the nature of their qualities.... Mind/Body Anxiety Relief Health and Awareness Wed, 27 May 2009 20:10:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Understanding-anxiety--a-psychodynamic-approach?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d27-The-poetry-of-anxiety--a-13th-century-perspective?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner It is said that a poet or an artist can capture the essence of life's experiences and transmit them in a way that has immediate resonance with the audience.  A Greek tragedy is like this - like an intensely sad love story or love song - it &quot... Anxiety Relief Health and Awareness Wed, 27 May 2009 19:32:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d27-The-poetry-of-anxiety--a-13th-century-perspective?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Richard-Besser-prepares-for-war-with-H1N1?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner Richard Besser thinking deep, microbial thoughtsIn yet another engaging interview, Dr. Richard Besser, again acting as the Director of the CDC, shared with us important information about the H1N1 Virus (formally known as the Swine Flu) and about how ... Health and Awareness Swine Flu Health Swine Flu The War on H1N1 Mon, 04 May 2009 08:11:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Richard-Besser-prepares-for-war-with-H1N1?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d2-Swine-flu-crisis--soothing-words-from-our-President?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner President (Left) and Vice President (Right) ease our fear I woke up this morning still feeling somewhat uneasy about this flu virus, as I am sure all of you are too. I kept thinking to myself – even after all of the research I had previousl... Health and Awareness Swine Flu Health Swine Flu Sat, 02 May 2009 10:12:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7945-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m5d2-Swine-flu-crisis--soothing-words-from-our-President?cid=exrss-Tampa-Spiritual-Wellness-Examiner