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The Rising Sun
Rising Sun Yoga’s Monthly
Newsletter |
March
2006
Rising Sun Yoga
13550 Dix-Toledo Rd.
Southgate, MI 48195
Phone: 734-282-9642
Email: info@risingsunyoga.com
Website: www.risingsunyoga.com |
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St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time - a day to begin
transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic. ~ Adrienne Cook
Happy St. Patrick’s Day |
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Can We Afford
To Be Healthy?
The longer I live the less confidence I have in drugs and
the greater is my confidence in the regulation and administration of diet
and regimen. ~John Redman Coxe, 1800
I find it interesting that the quotes that I found to
compliment this article had dates with them, and that they are both hundreds
of years old. There is much to say about wisdom. Wise people know that
wealth isn’t all that enjoyable without our health. Yet, how often do we
hold back on the funding of foods or activities that promote our good
health?
Our local nutrition expert Mark Meyerson believes that one of the
healthiest foods is raw cow butter, but I cringe at spending over $13 for a
pound butter. Yoga is one of the healthiest activities with benefits in all
areas of our lives, but I hear some people say that they can’t afford it. I
hear the same thing about locally grown organic fruits and vegetables. It’s
kind of ironic. Health care costs, prescriptions, and health insurance are
sky rocketing yet we don’t all see the value in prevention. As a nation if
we took half of what we spent on treating sickness in a year and spent it on
prevention we would be a much healthier nation.
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what is really healthy. Our government and it’s agency have proven themselves to
be
less then ethical when it comes to our good health. The media and corporate
marketing mis-educate us on _____________________
Our time is just as valuable and needed to educate ourselves
on what is really healthy.
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health issues and reliable sources of information
are few and far between. Doctors too are susceptible to slanted training from
greedy pharmaceutical companies. How much time and money can we spend
researching and purchasing what is truly good for us ? If we can’t afford health
are we ready to accept heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, or the
scores of other self imposed diseases that are on the rise? Are we destined to
spend our “golden years” treating ailments with prescription drugs and doctor
visits?
The bottom line is if we are going to be healthy |
we
need to align our efforts with those organizations that truly work towards
our good health and put ethics before money. We need to invest in our
resources of time and money in our health.
I encourage you to make a stand for your health. Take
sometime to research healthy eating practices and health myths on websites
like:
www.westonaprice.org
www.price-pottenger.org
www.sunlightandvitamind.com
Invest in your local organic farmers:
www.lakeplaincsa.com
www.maplecreekfarm.com
Eat locally grown organic whole foods. Invest in quality
yoga classes and make classes a habitual part of your regimen. We have all
heard the saying, “You can’t take it with you.” Look at the money you spend
on things that detract from your health. Lent is a great time to give up
processed foods, soda pop, and white sugar, floor, and salt. The money that
you save not buying harmful substances can be applied to healthy ones. But
again, research what you think is healthy on ethical sources. The truth is
you can’t afford not to be healthy.
Be Healthy,
Jim |
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Gold that buys health can never be ill spent.
~Thomas Dekker, Westward Ho, 1604
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Massage Now Available
At
Rising Sun Yoga
With Jason Meller
While attending school at Irenes's Myomassalogy
Institute I studied many different types of massage therapy techniques. My
knowledge of different types of massage include Table Thai, Shiatsu, Deep
Tissue massage, Range of Motion, Sports Massage, Relaxation and much more.
I will be more than happy to tailor your massage to best fit your needs to
achieve the maximum results.
For a limited time I will be offering a one hour
massages of your choice for just $45. I hope you will take advantage of
this introductory rate and see if my style is compatible with your needs.
Appointments Available Monday—Friday between 9am & 4pm
Introductory Rate: $45
Please call Rising Sun Yoga at 734-282-9642 to schedule
your appointment today. |
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Thai Yogassage with Jane Gibson
Our favorite Zany Janie is back this month with a new
class that your gonna love. Bring a partner and prepare to be yogassaged.
Jane will lead partners through one hour each of an incredible Thai massage
in eclectic yoga postures that is sure to be fun, relaxing, and sure to take
you away.
Thai Yogassage
Saturday March 18th from 6-8pm
Just $10 per person
Share a mat and the gift of touch. |
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It's bizarre that the produce manager is more important
to my children's health than the pediatrician. ~Meryl Streep |
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Bang In The Spring
There are a lot of drums out there that aren’t being
beat. With the onset of spring we have a reason to beat them. Join us the
first Saturday after the Spring Equinox and “Bang In The Spring.” We have
many extra drums, so if you don’t have a drum don’t let that stop you. If
you don’t know how to drum that is okay too. We all have a natural rythym
inside, you will find it if you try.
Drumming Circle
Saturday March 25th
6:30PM till Whenever
All Welcome, No Charge
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Happiness lies, first of all,
in health. ~George William Curtis, Lotus-Eating |
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Friday Night At The Movies
7:30PM
Every Second Friday of The Month at
Rising Sun Yoga
No Charge and All are Welcome
March 10th
Farming The Sea’s
Just won the Documentary Prize at the Environmental Media Awards in
L.A.! It was also nominated for an EMMY Award in the Best Documentary
category. This program continues to air on select PBS stations across
the U.S. Learn what you should know about where your seafood and
fish come from.
April 14
The Future of Food
Offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind
the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly
filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. If you eat, you
should see this movie.
No Charge, So
No Reason Not To Come
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Nutrition/Healthy
Living Classes
Presented By:
Mark Meyerson CNC
Every First Wednesday of The Month at Rising Sun Yoga
@ 7:30pm Nutrition/Healthy Living
Knowledge is Power.
Knowledge of Nutrition
and Healthy Eating
Is Priceless.
But because we love you we are offering the classes for
just $5.
Please sign up in advance seating is limited but walk-ins will be honored.
March 1st Vitamin “D”
Could Vitamin “D” be the
ultimate cure for cancer? What other benefits does “D” boast and how
important is it for or over health. What’s the best source and how much
do we need?
April 5th
Oxygen
What could be the mystery
behind oxygen? Well I do know that we need it, but else should we know?
Satisfy your curiosity and learn what you might not even know there is
to learn about.
May 3rd Cholesterol
What is the best way to deal with high cholesterol? What should you
avoid if you have it? Why do we have cholesterol and what myths shroud
it?
June 7th Digestion
Every wonder what the best food combinations are for proper
digestion? When to eat certain foods and how they effect your digestion?
Do you want to get the best bang for your grocery store buck?
July 5th Microwaves
What outcome results from this all to convenient appliance when we
cook or heat our food/beverages? Is it safe? When is the microwave a
healthy choice for heating?
August 2nd Respiratory Health
Having problems with your lungs or breathing? What can you do about
it in a natural and healthy way? What’s important to know about
respiratory health?
All Welcome Cost Just $5
Limited Seating Sign Up Today
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Karma
Yoga |
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Yogic teaches that one path to
enlightenment is service. Our Karma Yoga program gives you the opportunity
to give of yourself. If one of these opportunities speak to you we encourage
you to get involved.
March Karma Yoga…help get a homebound
senior a hot, home delivered meal on the Easter
Holiday. For a contribution of $5.00 you can buy one meal. Holiday meals are
not paid for with the federal and state funds that cover weekday meals, so
The Senior Alliance needs to raise extra funds for holidays. This month,
Rising Sun Yoga Karma Yoga has chosen to support this important program. You
can contribute $5 (or more!) by writing a check to “The Senior Alliance” or
giving cash to the RSY receptionist, who will put the check or cash aside
for me to get to them. In return, not only will you get the satisfaction of
knowing that a senior in our area will get a special meal on Easter, but you
can also take a fuzzy peep from the basket.
Volunteers are also needed on Friday, March 31st
to help sell peeps and meals at area banks and credit unions. If you want to
help with that for a few hours, call my friend Bill Campbell at 734.727.2050
to sign up.
In February, RSY yogini’s went to the Gleaners Community
Food Bank Distribution Center in Taylor and packed hundreds and hundreds and
hundreds of pounds of potatoes into bags so they can easily be given to
families and agencies that feed the hungry. Sheri, Marlene and Jacob, Jim,
Richard, Kristy, Lisa, Regina and Shawn finished the job in record time,
helped with other chores at the warehouse and were invited back anytime. We
all went home as Sheri put it, “dreaming of potatoes, scalloped and baked
and fried and boiled and mashed”. And we will go back, on Saturday April 15th
at 1 pm. More details next month.
Also in April, we will be collecting donations of money
to the Heifer Foundation toward the purchase of colonies of bees, which they
give to families and communities in developing countries to create
sustainable agriculture programs. Thanks to Anne for the idea!
Your ideas are also welcome for the karma yoga in the
months to come. Call me at 734.284.8918 or flag me down after class some day
and let me know.
Namasté,
Lisa
Your Karma Yoga Coordinator |
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Yoga for Wellness
By Mike Wysner (Tips about Exercise:) |
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- Should you eat before exercising?
Depends. If you exercise first
thing in the morning moderately, you burn off the few carbs stored,
then start burning fat for energy. However, if your going to do a major
workout, lift heavy weights or run hard and long, eat a good breakfast. If
your stored energy drops too low, metabolism may slow, to prevent depletion
and the body may resorts to breaking down protein... muscle!
- You cannot spot reduce
by exercising one area. Doing massive
amounts of sit ups will make the abs. stronger underneath the layer of fat.
(And don't buy that electronic stimulator for your gut either). More than
half the fat in our body is stored underneath the skin and over the muscle.
(Initially, lifting weights while over weight will make you look heavier,
until you burn off more fat).
- Weight gain is simple math,
we eat more than we use, than store fat
either on our hips or belly fat, harder to lose and more dangerous = heart
attacks, strokes). One average estimate; to maintain our body weight
eat about 15 x our (preferred) body weight: 15 x 125lbs = 1875 calories a
day.
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To lose 5 pounds... need only
do an exercise that burns 50 calories a day! Better, reduce your intake by
50 calories ( 50cal.x 365 = 5.2 lbs in one year).
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To maintain weight, walk 30-40
min a day for 4 days.
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To lose weight, walk for 1
hour, 7days a week
- Again, you cannot exercise enough to
burn off excess weight
from poor eating habits. A
pound of fat is 3500 calories. It's hard to burn calories. Example, each
potatoes chips requires 1 minute of running or 2 minutes of walking. The
caloric value of a big Mac; 107 minutes of walking, 56 min. running; a
donut, 33 minutes of walking, 17 running. The body is marvelous at
preserving fat. It's done this for eons, storing fat between the hunt.
- Key words, STRESS & RECOVERY. ALL muscles work the same way,
stress & recovery. The most
efficient way to make more muscle, work the muscle hard (increased
resistance) then let the muscle recover. The only stimulus that makes
muscles bigger is to stretch them before they contract. When you work a
muscle hard, you tear tiny muscle fibers. During rest/recover they grow back
stronger. A good burn is okay
you are tearing these small
fibers. Working to pain invites |
injury and takes longer to repair
(and train again).
- Stretching strengthens the muscles and tendons.
When a muscle and tendon are stronger and
longer, it allows more torque and force to be applied to a joint, to
generate more force = to run faster, jump higher, lift more, etc.
- Eat carbs and protein soon after
a hard work out: to
repair/recover faster.
- How muscles grow bigger.
Exercise forces extra protein/amino acids
into the muscle. (Muscles are made of protein... protein is made up of amino
acids). More amino acids = bigger muscles. Stop exercising, fewer amino
acids = smaller muscles. (Women, traditionally do not eat enough protein
they need about 65 grams a day, men about 75-80. If you work hard or
exercise hard, need more. Protein is not stored. Eat protein at every meal,
everyday).
- Just exercise will not build larger muscles,
(if so, marathon runners would have hug
muscles). The exercise must stress the muscle. After resting it comes
back larger, stronger. As the muscle grows from your work out you need
increased resistance = work the muscle harder = grows bigger. Yoga can build
muscle. There is a limit to how large a muscle can get from doing yoga. To
make a muscle really large, you must lift heavier and increasingly heavier
weights. Also, it is better to use the heaviest weight possible and do fewer
rep's (repetitions) than to do more rep's
with less weight (toning the muscle). (The heavier weight is stressing
the muscle more).
- Chronic muscle fatigue
in athletes is associated with low
blood levels of amino acids (protein). Anybody, low on protein will
not have the strength they could have with adequate protein. (Which varies
depending upon your requirements; your size, how hard you work,etc)
- Exercise to detox
Exercise increases blood flow throughout the body supplying oxygen and
removing waste, flushing toxins to liver and kidney for excretion. Muscular
contractions work the "lymph system" needle like threads running throughout
the body that remove excess fluids and waste (this could contribute up to
10- 15 lbs of excess fluids!).
- Pumped up Immune System ;
muscles store white blood cells,
the primary defense in our immune system. More muscle, more immunity against
diseases.
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Tired of Slipping on Your Mat?
Give Yoga Grip Hand Gloves and Foot Gloves
a Try.
Now Available in the Studio.
Just $14.98 a Pair |
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Say Good Bye To Winter Specials :
St.
Patty’s Package 17 visits - $140*
( <$8.25per class)
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Spring Equinox Unlimited 6mo. - $525*
($100 Savings)
*Rising Sun Yoga Membership Required
*Purchase of a Rising Sun Yoga
Membership or Existing Membership Required, One Package Per Customer.
Rising Sun Yoga Membership: $29.95
Includes: Rising Sun Yoga T-shirt Tank
Top or water bottle, use of our lending library, 10% off merchandise, 5% off workshops, and
20% off private all private lessons. Membership is good for one year. |
Yoga Community Bulletin Board
Reconnect with Food (sm)
A yoga, discussion and spiritual support program led
by
Beverly Price, Registered
Dietitian, Exercise Physiologist and Registered Yoga Teacher
For individuals interested in exploring issues related to
food, body image and emotions.
By participating in this program, you will learn how to:
Discover your roots and messages contributing to your
thought process~Delay impulse control and eliminate incompatible and
addictive substances from your diet~Enjoy your body while incorporating
practical weight management or restoration tips~ Eat mindfully and discover
supportive foods that work for your body~ Heal negative body image and
foster self-acceptance ~Avoid using food or starvation to numb painful
emotions~Find the keys to your optimal diet and integrate techniques into
your daily yoga practice.
March 29, April 5, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24 from 7:00 -
9:00 p.m. at
Center for Creative Living, 317 E. Eleven Mile Rd., Royal Oak, MI 48067
This is a seven-week program that must be enrolled and paid for in a
series. However, if you cannot make all sessions, please come to as
many as you can as you will benefit and enjoy. Pre-registration required.
Cost $179 new participants; $149 continuing participants.
BRING A MAT AND TOWEL TO PRACTICE YOGA AND DRESS
COMFORTABLY!
For more information, contact Beverly Price at (248) 390-4150 or visit
www.prazamana.com Look for Beverly at the Mid West Yoga Conference.
Beverly Price is a registered dietitian, exercise
physiologist and registered yoga teacher who specializes in the treatment of
anorexia and bulimia nervosa, binge and compulsive eating along with adult,
adolescent and childhood weight management. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in
Dietetics from Michigan State University, emphasizing the Science of Human
Nutrition and Medical Nutrition Therapy. She holds a Master's Degree
in the Science of Human Movement from Wayne State University. Beverly has a
private nutrition and yoga therapy practice in Royal Oak and Bingham Farms,
Michigan. Beverly
Price, RD, MA, RYT Registered Dietitian, Exercise Physiologist and
Registered Yoga Teacher Prazamana through Helping People Reconnect with Food
(sm) Nutrition and Yoga Therapy--Individual Counseling and Group Programs
phone-(248) 390-4150, fax (248) 542-9938
www.prazamana.com
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Yoga Classes in Northville
Monday/Thursday Evenings & Thursday
Mornings
Private Classes Available
Please contact Diane Siegel-DiVita for information
248-344-0928
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Learn AYURVEDA & 
THAI YOGA MASSAGE
w/Paul Cramer of the Lotus Palm School in Montreal
Enhance your teaching, expand your knowledge and broaden your yoga
practice with these ancient arts. You will learn:
· The basic
elements of Ayurveda with the 5 elements & 3 doshas
· A 30 minute
Thai Yoga massage form
· The
integration of Ayurvedic principles into massage
· The
use of flowing transitions and proper body mechanics
Paul Cramer’s
teaching emphasizes the practice of
loving kindness, meditation and proper body mechanics. He has studied with
some of Thailand's most respected teachers including Master Chaiyuth and
Asokananda.
Qualifies for Yoga Alliance, NCBTMB CEU’s
SCHEDULE: April 1 (11am-5:00pm) &
April 2
(12-6:00pm)
COST: $250; early bird $225 by Mar 6
LOCATION: Sun Moon Yoga Studio; 404 W. Huron Street, Ann Arbor48104 (734)
929-0274 SEE:
http://www.sun-moon-yoga.com/thaimassagews.php
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The Quiet Mind: Stillness through the Heart
A workshop embodying the teachings of Sri Krishnamacharya and Sri
Desikachar, author of The Heart of Yoga
w/Navtej Johar of New Delhi, India
The workshop will be structured to include
the practice and understanding of asana, pranayama, meditation and vedic
chanting as primary tools of yoga practice as advocated by Sri
Krishnamacharya. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali will also be included as a source
of both inspiration and instruction.
 Navtej Johar
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an acclaimed Bharatanatyam
dancer & choreographer, is a dedicated student
of yoga in the tradition of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM),
Chennai, since 1980. He has been teaching yoga since 1985.
DATES: April 7,8, & 9
COST: $255; early bird $225 by Mar 17
(Friday Only: $50)
LOCATION: Sun Moon Yoga Studio; 404 W. Huron Street, Ann Arbor 48104 (734)
929-0274 SEE:
http://www.sun-moon-yoga.com
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March 30 At Sun Moon Yoga Studio In Ann Arbor 7:30-9:30PM
In Snatam Kaur’s love for spreading the message of peace, she’s
embarked on the Celebrate Peace Tour “to create a way for individuals
to recognize the peace that is within themselves, their families and
communities.” Tickets available at 734-276-6520 or www.spiritvoyagelive.com |
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Rising Sun Yoga’s
March Sale
$2 Off any 1 lb. Bag of
our organic fair trade shade grown coffee.
Available in French Roast, Colombian Dark Roast,
Ethiopian, French Meadow Blend, Guatemalan, and Decaf.
Additional Discounts Not Applicable. Offer
Expires 3/31/2006 |
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