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March's Almanac |
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Written by WD Allan
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Monday, 01 March 2010 00:00 |
 Well, finally we all can look towards the beginnings of the warmer days and to the sprouting of the first rays of a springtime sun! Not too soon as far as I'm concerned! It seems like just yesterday we were discussing the onset of autumn and all of the wonders of that season. Now the winter has pretty much passed us all by and we can think of shedding all of those layers when we are outside. Well, almost!
In the month of March mercury and Venus attract much of our attention through their influence on our attention, our reactions and through everyone's general outlook upon their daily lives and the decisions that imply a general daily happiness versus stress. As with all things the results do depend upon ones own capability to not become absorbed or sucked into other people's daily stresses and problems. Where you can separate yourself from the overall strife that others bring upon themselves, you will find the month of March a much more navigable month. Where you have the habit of handing over your own locus-of-control more to others, March will have the potential of being a stressful period. Guard yourself well and draw your boundary lines in the sand before you in a healthy way, not too paranoid now, but simply retain your personal independence from the influences of others.
As Mercury projects its influences not this time in a retrograde action, but by its associations with Saturn, Mars and Pluto, and Venus entering Aries and in opposition with Saturn, there will be a habit of overall control issues flowing about in this month, especially by those of a more macro-management mindset in every area of life from home to job. Here is where the best patterns of guarding your healthy boundaries will pay off, even with your boss. Be you while you attribute your healthiest habits to also being a team player! If you do this, this month, you will shine!
On March 14, 2010 at 2:00 AM, we begin daylight savings time in the US. The daylight stays around an hour longer, and yes we all lose that hours sleep. Most stride this bother well as it means more daylight in the evenings! Yay!
On March 20, 2010 the spring equinox comes to pass with all of the season's celebrations! In the US this comes at 1:32 PM EST! The sun now enters Aries and the energy that everyone feels begins to grow and affect the intensity of those thoughtful decisions and how one manifests ones own re-creation! Remember, as you think, so shall it be! As March begins to wane and we look forward to the beginning of April, this creative intensity will grow and grow. It's why the year of 2010 has been the focus of so much attention amongst the spiritualist community as it has. It's much more than the beginning of just another years happenings. It's the beginning of a long cycle leading up to some major celestial and spiritual events to come.
Stay tuned!
As Always,
WD
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Last Updated on Monday, 01 March 2010 18:12 |
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Belief in a Caring God Improves Response to Medical Treatment for Depression, Study Finds |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 18:43 |
 Belief in a Caring God Improves Response to Medical Treatment for Depression, Study Finds
From: ScienceDaily
ScienceDaily (Feb. 24, 2010) - Research suggests that religious belief can help protect against symptoms of depression, but a study at Rush University Medical Center goes one step further.
In patients diagnosed with clinical depression, belief in a concerned God can improve response to medical treatment, according to a paper in the Journal of Clinical Psychology.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100223132021.htm
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Zen Meditation: Thicker Brains Fend off Pain! |
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 18:12 |
 Zen Meditation: Thicker Brains Fend off Pain!
From Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Feb. 24, 2010) - People can reduce their sensitivity to pain by thickening their brain, according to a new study published in a special issue of the American Psychological Association journal, Emotion. Researchers from the Université de Montréal made their discovery by comparing the grey matter thickness of Zen meditators and non-meditators. They found evidence that practicing the centuries-old discipline of Zen can reinforce a central brain region (anterior cingulate) that regulates pain.
"Through training, Zen meditators appear to thicken certain areas of their cortex and this appears to be underlie their lower sensitivity to pain," says lead author Joshua A. Grant, a doctoral student in the Université de Montréal Department of Physiology and Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal. "We found a relationship between cortical thickness and pain sensitivity, which supports our previous study on how Zen meditation regulates pain."
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Monday, 22 February 2010 18:50 |
 Just Mind It!
From the hindu.com
In the second of a two part series on alternative systems of therapy, we probe the benefits of Pranayam and Meditation on the human mind.
A combination of Surya Namaskar, Nadi Shodhan Pranayam and a ten minute meditation can lead to resolution of many mental disorders that find no permanent solution in Allopathic or other systems of western medicine. These systems of medicine, do not work on the root cause of the disease, but on the superficial symptoms. In the long run these medicines cause more damage through depletive side-effects.
Yogic science on the other hand has no bad side-effects and it works on the deep lying causes and cures from within.
Pranayam: Nadi Shodhan (Alternate Nostril Breathing )
Pranayam means expansion of the life energy. Since the vehicle of life energy is breath, these practices are roughly translated as breathing practices. There are many important breathing practices which have their own specific function within the general function of bringing about purification of the nerves (nadi shuddhi). Common pranayams mentioned in the yogic texts are: Bhastrika, Kapalbhati, Nadi Shodhan, Sheetali, Sheetkari and Bhramari. However the pranayam which can help most in case of psychiatric disorders is Nadi Shodhan Pranayam. As the name suggests it works on the nadis, the nerves and mental problems are also problems of the nervous system. In this pranayam we breathe through alternate nostrils in a particular ratio. The two nostrils are related to two important nadis (nerves channels) and these two nadis in turn are connected to the two hemispheres of the brain - left channel is connected to the right hemisphere of the brain and the right channel is connected to the left hemisphere of the brain. By breathing in a controlled manner in the practice of Nadi Shodhan, we work towards creating a balance in both the hemispheres of the brain. This balance leads to immense calm in the mental sphere of an individual thereby curing various mental disorders like nervousness, anxiety, fear and depression.
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http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2010/02/20/stories/2010022050740400.htm
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Finding God in the Brain |
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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:04 |
 Finding God in the Brain
From abcnews.go.com
Medically speaking, it was just brain surgery. But for some patients, it was a spiritual reawakening. Researchers report in a new study today that they have found regions of the brain that seem to impact a person's level of spirituality.
The researchers worked with 88 patients with tumors in various locations in the brain and found that those with damage in the parietal region -- located in the top rear region of the brain -- could be seen to have a change in their attitude toward spirituality, something that tends to be relatively constant in a person.
"This finding highlights the key role of parietal cortices in spirituality and suggests that changes of neural activity in specific areas may modify even inherently stable dispositional traits," explained Cosimo Urgesi, one of the study's lead researchers and an assistant professor in psychobiology and physiological psychology at the University of Udine in Italy.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/god-brain-tumor-surgery-points-brains-religious-center/story?id=9796634
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