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Dec
2011
A Dream of 99 Teslas
By Sitaram Das on December 31, 2011 in alchemy aliens dream eco energy enviornment luminaries tesla with 7 Comments
I had a dream the other night. Walking in the woods behind my house, I came across a man. Though he maintained the appearance of an ordinary man, I knew somehow that he wasn’t. “you’re from another planet.” I told him He nodded and smiled and walked me into a clearing where his ship was. [...]
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May
2011
Q & A, Healing Sciatica
By Sitaram Das on May 29, 2011 in asana health sciatica yoga with 1 Comment
Someone asked how they could use yoga to help with some sciatica that they started experiencing during their pregnancy.Having never met them, this is what I felt like i could safely offer. most generally, sciatica is caused by the irritation, compression, and/or inflammation of the sciatic nerve. see, the sciatic nerve comes down the vertebrae [...]
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May
2011
Wisdom’s Blossoms: Tales of the Saints of India by Doug Glenner and Sarat Komaragiri
By Sitaram Das on May 17, 2011 in Book Club with No Comments
Listening to one of Tara Brach’s podcasts, I heard her saysomething to the effect of, “for teachers, good stories are like gold”. She went on to say how she and her colleauges read and study trying to dig up the best stories for their classes. There is even a bit of lighthearted competition, to see [...]
15
May
2011
Aquiring a Taste for Your Life
By Sitaram Das on May 15, 2011 in Bukowski meditation rasa tantra taste wine with 1 Comment
Your life might be an aquired taste. Do you remember the first time you had a glass of wine, how awful it was? Do you remember the dawning of awareness, as you realized the depth, the complexity, the beauty? Have you ever listened, as a vintner discussed what goes into every bottle, the effects of [...]
24
Mar
2011
My response to Yogi Ram’s Denouncement of Shiva Rea.
By Sitaram Das on March 24, 2011 in asana controversy yoga with 6 Comments
So Shiva Rea wears stretchy pants and sports bras. And she teaches wild, undulating vinyasas. She brings in live drum orchestras. She quotes ancient tantric texts, and mixes it with her own brand of inspirational cheerleading. The few times I’ve worked with her, I had an excellent time. Really enjoyed myself, and also I felt [...]
3
Feb
2011
Broaden Your Foot
By Sitaram Das on February 3, 2011 in anatomy asana foot with No Comments
spread your toes as wide as you can. now take your attention from you toes, back a little, into the ball of your foot. spread the ball of your foot as wide as you can, from the center of the ball of the foot, out to the big toes edge, and the little toe edge. [...]
23
Jul
2010
compostie paintings, composite goddesses
By Sitaram Das on July 23, 2010 in amma art durga india youtube with No Comments
I like these ‘composite paintings’ from 18th century india. It reminds me of a composite Durga that my friend Dave game me once. Durga was created from the power and the energy of all the Gods. All of the shakti combined made her powerful enough to destroy the evil buffalo demon, Mahiasura. It would be [...]
18
Jun
2010
Fertility Awareness Method of birth control
By Sitaram Das on June 18, 2010 in birth control download pdf with No Comments
someone showed me this really interesting PDF about ‘the fertility awareness method of birth control. i gave it a google, and this is what came back: Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) is a collection of practices that help a woman know which days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant. A woman can [...]
15
Jun
2010
Pralad Jani Passes the test!
By Sitaram Das on June 15, 2010 in breatharian goddess with No Comments
After 15 days of investigation, India’s Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences concluded its study of 82-year-old yogi Prahlad Jani on Thursday, May 6. Jani, who claims to have lived without food or water since his childhood, was under the close watch of three video cameras 24 hours a day. Researchers conducted various medical [...]
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May
2010
Lemon Pickles
By Sitaram Das on May 13, 2010 in Ayurveda food recipie with No Comments
Last week was a crafty week, i decided to make both lemon pickle and saurkraut. Saurkraut I’ve made before and find totally delicious, but I haven’t made lemon pickle before. Arsha Vidya makes a slammin version, but it never occured to me that I could make it myself. However,I found a recipe online and decided [...]