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Fresh ginger adds a little heat to this light, refreshing summery mix of contrasting flavors. Cantaloupe is an excellent source of antioxidant polyphenols, as well as vitamin C and beta-carotene.
 
 
 
1 cantaloupe, halved, seeded, peeled
3 T. fresh lime juice
3 T. chopped fresh mint
2 tsp. grated lime peel
2 T. sugar
2 1/2 tsp. grated peeled fresh ginger
2 tsp. honey

 
• Cut cantaloupe into 3/4- to 1-inch cubes (about 5 cups) and place in large bowl.
• Add lime juice, mint, and lime peel; toss to blend.
• Mix in sugar, ginger, and honey. Refrigerate salad until ready to serve, stirring occasionally, up to 3 hours.

GALE MALESKEY, MS, RD is a journalist, clinical dietitian, public educator and Licensed Wellness Coach. She combines the best of traditional nutrition counseling, integrative nutrition and motivational coaching to help her clients set achievable, life-supporting nutrition and lifestyle goals. She has a practice in Bridgewater, New Jersey. For more information, please visit her website: Gale Malesky or call 610-554-9406.

• Kino MacGregor has written an excellent article on yoga for beginners that could be interesting for all of us regardless of level. Operation Lotus

• Dr. Frank Lipman’s thoughts on Vitamin D and Sunscreen are the focus of the timely article you will find below.

• We mourn the passing of one of the NYC yoga grandfathers, Swami Bua. Follow this link to read about his life. Swami Bua

This is an excellent recent piece from Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP newsletter and website. Just in time for summer, Dr. Lipman shares some surprising facts about healthy levels of sun exposure.

For the last 30 years or so, doctors (dermatologists in particular), health officials, beauty experts and many product companies have been demonizing the sun. They’ve told us to avoid it because, without sunscreen, exposure to the sun’s rays will damage skin and cause cancer. But this oversimplification distorts the facts. In the past few years, numerous studies have shown that optimizing your Vitamin D levels may actually help prevent as many as 16 different types of cancer including pancreatic, lung, breast, ovarian, prostate, and colon cancers. And the best way to optimize Vitamin D levels is through safe, smart and limited sunscreen-free exposure to the sun. Read the rest of this entry »

• For a recent study on yoga and cancer by Leonard Cohen visit Yoga and Cancer

• Mel Robin’s latest article appears below. When you are in the mood to spend some time really concentrating on something, this article on hormesis is quite eye opening.

• The Daily Record visited the Zumba class of Elizabeth Perez-Diner. Watch this video to meet Elizabeth and see what her classes are all about. Zumba with Elizabeth

• For an interesting article on “Using Music to Ease Patient Stress During Surgery” go to this article by Coeli Carr published by Time/CNN. Music During Surgery

We all know that yogasana as exercise is good for our body and our mind, but why is this so? How can we rationalize this within the context of the physiology of muscles? And what can we understand anew by taking this technological approach to something that up to now has been so free of such scientific thinking? Read the rest of this entry »

 For the last 3 years I’ve been treated to periodic ion foot baths by my colleague Yolanda Vazquez. At first I was skeptical but I figured that it would be fun to have a foot bath while visiting with a friend. The water color changed and it was smelly but I didn’t feel much different. But on one visit I had 2 foot baths in one week. That is when I noticed the absence of pain in the joints of my hands. That was pretty exciting. Since it takes many sessions to do a full detox I mused about forming an Ion Club where we would all pitch in to purchase a machine. But, thanks to Yolanda’s inspiration, Irma Londono has purchased an ion cleanse machine and gives sessions at Studio Yoga. To understand more about the foot bath system here is some information from A Major Difference

“9 Top Reasons For Using a Detox Ion Cleanse Foot Bath System Read the rest of this entry »

• Scoliosis, Possibility Within Limitation. For a great article by Bobbie Fultz published in “Yoga Samachar” Yoga and Scoliosis

• Read Jan Bresnick’s thoughts on Aparigraha below.

• Visit Art Show in Morristown for news on the Roxbury Art Show & Sale featuring the works of Leina’ala and the artists of the Roxbury Association.

• This week’s article for both teachers and students of yoga is the
  The Secret to Freedom

As I prepare to teach a workshop on mindful eating, I have been thinking a lot about aparigraha, the yama (ethical practice) translated variously as “freedom from hoarding, absence of greed and of possessions beyond one’s needs” or “non-covetousness.”

As Mr. Iyengar points out in “The Tree of Yoga”, yama is considered to be the roots of the tree, the foundation from which everything else in our practice, and therefore our lives, grows. The main thesis of this book is that yoga practices are holomorphic; that is, any one practice is inextricably linked to every other. So it’s difficult to address one aspect of practice without seeing how it impacts or is affected by the others. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s the biggest epidemic in America? It is pre-diabetes, also known as metabolic syndrome. Pre-diabetes is a result of our largely inactive lifestyle and the way most of us eat. If we don’t do something about these issues, we’re likely to develop full-blown diabetes, with all its associated health problems.

 
Most people with pre-diabetes do not have symptoms, but some do note subtle symptoms of fatigue and brain fog. Normal blood sugar levels are 70-100 mg/dl after a fasting glucose test. With pre-diabetes, the level is 100-125 mg/dl. (Above 125 mg/dl is considered diabetic.) Sometimes, people with pre-diabetes have normal blood sugar levels but high insulin levels, at least initially. So, in addition to checking your fasting blood sugar levels, it’s a good idea to check your insulin levels, especially if you’ve had apparent episodes of low blood sugar.

Pre-diabetes is a reversible condition. But to get it under control, you need to work on it from several fronts. Here are the three best things you can do if your blood sugar levels are in the pre-diabetes range. Read the rest of this entry »

Sri Arun is about to embark on his 2010 US Tour. Scheduled to be in Madison New Jersey this October, he comes with the blessings of our teacher BKS Iyengar. For information on his seminar in Madison please visit Sri Arun Workshop

Jim Coughlin has put together the article below highlighting Arun and his guru, BKS Iyengar.

You might also be interested in this article from an online Indian newspaper.

One India

Yoga Praveena Arun H.S. by Jim Coughlin

Born in Sringeri, South India in 1954, Sri Arun grew up and completed his studies in Bangalore, where he started his career at a Chartered Accountant company. It was around this time that he developed dust allergies and consequently asthma, which became quite severe during the rainy season. At a colleague’s suggestion he decided to try Yoga as a remedy and was initiated into Yoga in 1974 by late Sri S.Janakiraman at the Rashtrothana Shareerika Siksha Kendra, Bangalore.

A great believer in destiny, little did he know that this turn of events was destined to change the course of his life. Read More