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THOUGHT OF THE MONTH

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Meditation is the very essence and life of all spiritual Sadhanas. -
Sri Swami Sivananda

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TAPAS - (tapasya) - Austerity, practical (i.e., result-producing)
spiritual discipline;spiritual force. Literally it means the
generation of heat or energy,but is always used in a symbolic manner,
referring to spiritualpractice and its effect, especially the roasting
of karmic seeds, theburning up of karma.





HATHA YOGA TIP - DHANURASANA




TECHNIQUE - Lie flat, face downwards on the floor. Keep the hands
atyour side. Breathe out and bend the legs at the knees, drawing
thefeet above the thighs. Stretch the arms back and catch hold of
theright ankle with the right hand and the left ankle with the left
hand.Make secure the position of the hands, with normal breathing.
Raisethe head, body and knees by tugging the hands and legs, so that
thewhole weight of the body rests on the abdomen. Retain the posture
fora few seconds. Gradually increase the duration. While remaining in
theposture, concentrate on the abdomen, thighs and back muscles.
Releasethe ankles, stretch out the legs and bring the legs, chest and
head torest in a straight line on the floor. Relax in Makarasana for a
fewseconds. Repeat this Asana two or three times.




BENEFITS - This Asana relieves constipation and tones up the
liver,pancreas and kidneys. The vertebrae of the lumbar and sacrum
bonesalso get toned up. Proper blood circulation is effected and thus
goodhealth is promoted. This also renders the spine supple and elastic
andminor pains in the spine are checked.





OATMEAL YOGHURT CREAM with maple syrup recipe


The Sivananda Yoga International Headquarters at the Yoga Camp in
ValMorin, Quebec sits in the heart of a maple syrup harvesting area
ofCanada. The Ashram always has ample supplies of maple syrup in
hand.For substitute you can use barley malt syrup, rice syrup, date
syrupor honey. Serves 3-4 people.

Ingredients:

50g (2 oz) almonds, finely chopped

50g (2oz) medium oatmeal (not flakes)

grated rind & juice of a lemon, or orange

2 tbsp maple syrup

300ml (10fl oz) creamy natural yogurt

1 tbsp chopped almonds, toasted


Directions: 1 - Preheat the grill 2 - Mix together chopped almonds &
oatmeal. Spread out on a bakingsheet and place under a hot grill for
about 2 minutes, stirringfrequently to brown evenly. Leave to cool. 3
- Mix lemon (orange) rind & juice with the sweetner & stir into
theyogurt. Fold in the almond mixture. Spoon into individual
dishes.Chill. 4 - Top with toasted almond mixture just before
serving.






IMPORTANT DATES FOR MARCH: 07- Ekadasi ; 11- Full Moon (Holi); 22-
Ekadasi; 26- New Moon





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