Spiritual/Mind Advancement, Food and Exercise.

24th August 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Beneficial gut bacteria are the latest darlings of neurological health as researchers continue to uncover new and fascinating roles they play in our level of happiness, serenity and emotional well-being. Incredibly, a lack of specific types of gut bacteria (or excess of harmful microbes) are associated with autism, irritable bowel and chronic fatigue syndrome, along with a range of mood disorders — including anxiety, depression and poor response to stress. These microorganisms are so powerful that if they become imbalanced in the gut, it can mean the difference between living a joyful life or one where we can barely drag ourselves out of bed. On top of that, cutting edge research just released by Northeastern University in Boston discovered a species of gut bacteria that “eat” brain chemicals — in this case gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA. What has scientists excited about the finding is the results of th...

“On this depends the existence of the whole Creation! It is the moment in which the Love of the Creator radiantly flows forth in the Temple of the Holy Grail, bringing new life and a new urge to create, pulsating downwards and diffusing itself through all the Universe. A trembling and a holy awe, with forebodings of joy and great happiness, vibrate through all the spheres. Only the spirit of earthman still stands aside, without intuitively sensing what is happening particularly to him at that moment; or in what a dull-witted manner he accepts such an immeasurable gift, because the limitations he imposed upon himself through his intellect no longer permit him to grasp such greatness. It is the moment when a new supply of vital energy is sent out into the entire Creation!” – pages 390 and 391. Lecture 34. THE HOLY GRAIL. ABD-RU-SHIN IN THE LIGHT OF TRUTH THE GRAIL MESSAGE. Composite Volume. Eleven Major Chakras (Energy Centres) 1. Basic Chakra. This chakra is located at the base of t...

“And everything is life, nothing is dead! Happy is he who seizes and holds on to such moments of affinity, using them to soar upwards. In so doing he must not keep to rigid forms, but everyone must develop himself, from within. Ignore the scoffers, who are still strangers to spiritual life. They stand before the great Work of Creation, which offers us so much, like drunkards, like sick people. Like blind men who grope their way through life on earth without seeing all the splendor around them! They are confused, they sleep; for how can anyone still affirm, for instance, that only what he can see exists? That with his physical death he himself also ceases to exist, all because in his blindness he could not, until now, convince himself to the contrary through his eyes? Does he not already know from many things how very limited is the capacity of the eye? Does he not yet know that it is related to the capacity of his brain, which is bound to time and space?.... Yet our eyes do not even ...

Although it's an ancient practice, yoga has become the exercise du jour in recent years. Everyone from A-list celebs to your co-workers are getting their om on these days—and for good reason. Practicing yoga has serious health benefits, from boosting your immunity​, helping you sleep better, fighting stress, and even improving your sex life . Plus, striking an impressive asana (yoga lingo for pose) looks ridiculously cool. The only problem? Sometimes it sounds like our yoga teacher is speaking in a different language, which makes it slightly difficult to follow along. With Sanksrit names like utkatasana and trikonasana, yoga poses may sound a lot more like spells you'd learn at Hogwarts than shapes you can actually get your body to make. To help everyone from yoga newbies to experienced practitioners, we went to Chrissy Carter, a YogaWorks-certified yoga instructor, to help put together a definitive guide to yoga poses. Consider it your cheat sheet to finally mastering the ...

Even if you're not doing soul-crushing workouts on the daily, it's likely you feel cramped, sore, or stiff more often than not. Think about it: Most of us spend the majority of the day not using any muscles at all, sitting and slouching over a keyboard, which can wreak havoc on your hips, back, shoulders, neck, and more. And while there's no doubt exercise is amazing for your body, it can also lead to tight muscles and annoying aches. That's where these moves come into play. Stretching is important as it lengthens your muscles, allowing you to use them to their fullest capability, explains Kristin McGee, a yoga and Pilates instructor in New York City. “It helps increase blood flow to our muscles, improves our physical performance, decreases risk of injuries, and enables our muscles to work effectively,” she says. Plus, stretching wakes us up, helps us breathe better, sleep better, and gives us better posture. Feeling tight in all the wrong places? We tapped McGee an...

Go hard or go home. Train insane or remain the same. If Pinterest was your personal trainer, every workout would be crazy-tough and include extreme sweat and soreness. But that thinking is flawed. Even though challenges are great for you—and could lead to a sweat-soaked shirt and achy muscles—exercise shouldn’t leave you drained. You might also like 5 Awesome Perks You'll Feel Immediately After Exercising READ “Working out shouldn’t be breaking us down,” says Jessica Matthews, assistant professor of exercise science at San Diego Miramar College. “It should be building us up.” Plus, neither sweat nor soreness is a good way to measure how effective your workout is. Instead, here are six science-backed ways to know you're putting in the right kind of effort. 1. Your heart rate says so. How Do I Know If I Got a Good Workout? This one's probably the most objective way to measure how good your cardio workout is. “A good workout—by most definitions—involves a heart rate of ...

I was six years old, sitting at the kitchen table, my feet dangling above the linoleum floor. My mother was making dinner, her back to me. I watched as she lifted a thick, shiny slab of raw steak out of Styrofoam packaging, its dark redness and shriveled white edges catching the fluorescent lights. “What’s steak made out of?” I asked. There was a short pause before she answered. “Beef.” Not satisfied, I persisted, “What’s beef made out of?” A longer pause this time. Then, with a sigh, “Cow.” That’s where the memory fades, but I imagine that at this point she turned to see my blue eyes bulging out of my face. She probably tried to explain the cycle of life and also probably knew I wouldn’t care. Lilly O'Donnell Me at age 24, before I started to consider eating meat. I had recently declared the latest in my ever-changing cycle of career goals: animal rights activist. I'd learned that people sometimes did cruel, terrible experiments on animals in labs, and that other peop...

Most of us are accustomed to looking outside of ourselves for fulfillment. We are living in a world that conditions us to believe that outer attainments can give us what we want. Yet again and again our experiences show us that nothing external can completely fulfill the deep longing within for "something more." Most of the time, however, we find ourselves striving toward that which always seems to lie just beyond our reach. We are caught up in doing rather than being, in action rather than awareness. It is hard for us to picture a state of complete calmness and repose in which thoughts and feelings cease to dance in perpetual motion. Yet it is through such a state of quietude that we can touch a level of joy and understanding impossible to achieve otherwise. It is said in the Bible: "Be still and know that I am God." In these few words lies the key to the science of Yoga. This ancient spiritual science offers a direct means of stilling the natural turbulence of t...