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December 5th, 2010 by Michael Shingleton
 According to the American College Health Association (ACHA) the suicide rate among young adults, ages 15-24, has tripled since the 1950s and suicide is currently the second most common cause of death among college students.  While there is a myriad of circumstances that cause one to have the thought: “I am going to kill myself,” I believe the difference between all of us and a suicide is how long one holds the thought. In reality, you would have to at least hold the...


July 4th, 2010 by Michael Shingleton
 Numerous studies have linked stress to impaired performance in the workplace. Occupational stress affects productivity, absenteeism, accidents, worker turnover and stress-related health problems that all cost companies large amounts of money every year. By identifying major sources of stress in a workplace, management can help to identify changes in the work environment and other interventions that will reduce stress and increase productivity.   The list of reasons for stress in the...


June 17th, 2010 by Michael Shingleton
  “The supreme Shakti reveals herself when in breath and out breath are born and die at the two extreme points, top and bottom.  Thus, between two breaths experience infinite space.”  Verse 24, The Vijnana Bhairava Whoa look at these guys 2600 years ago sitting around a campfire talking about infinite space.   We think because we experienced movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek, Star Wars or Space Balls that we invented infinite space.  Its one...


May 30th, 2010 by Michael Shingleton
  Father’s Day is one of the many yearly “Hallmark” moments when we are compelled to honor the bond (the story) we have with a man in our lives that many of us call “Dad”.  What if we could give Dad the same gift we are giving ourselves?  What if we could both grasp an understanding that no matter what has been said or done, the reality is I am who I am and you Dad are who you are because we have shared (or not shared) a relationship?  Some Dads...


May 25th, 2010 by Michael Shingleton
 "If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep."     Dale Carnegie   Yoga Nidra is performed in the yoga position called shavasana or corpse pose.  This pose minimizes all sensations of touch by eliminating contact between the limbs of the body.  Lie down on your back.  Use a small pillow under your head, or you may try to lie flat without a pillow.  The...


"I was experiencing severe arrhythmia, (65 to 210 beats per minute) over five minutes while being monitored in a hospital emergency room. The fear I felt listening to the alarm on the EKG machine compelled me to listen to the Now Sound and my breath naturally became longer and deeper. In a few minutes my heart beat was back to normal."

- Jim Dixon, Manchester, NH.