Breath taking wisdom

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Vasishtasana for spine problem

Vasishtasana for spine problem.

Yoga for gadget control

Yoga for gadget control

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Yoga Class

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Yoga Guru B K S Iyengar passes away

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Fall session

Fall session yoga at HTA 1045 to 1145.

Yoga classes will begin on Sunday, August 10th.

Yoga Workshop by K. Vijayaraghavan on Sunday July 27th, 2014

 

                           Hindu Temple of Atlanta                                                                                                                     

Yoga Workshop by K. Vijayaraghavan

PART II

Sunday, July 27, 2014, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Venue: Banquet Hall, HTA, 5851 GA Highway 85, Riverdale, GA 30274     (Phone: 770-907-7102)

Shri Vijayaraghavan, Yoga Expert, Chennai, conducted Yoga Worshop Part I last Sunday. He is a prolific writer and his thinking is crystal-clear thanks to his relentless practice of Yoga. He is the author of about 400 articles for “Economic Times”, a leading daily of India, on issues concerning life, living and creativity with specific reference to yoga, meditation and writings/teachings and epics of the East and the West. We are fortunate to have him amidst us and let us learn from his wisdom.

Yoga is a vast topic, but he will focus on the following in Part II:         

        - Patanjali Yoga

         - Yoga Nidra: The Full Sequence

        - 3 Pranayam (Breathing) Techniques

     - Address Queries by audience

     - Documents will be emailed to attendees.

Please attend in large numbers and benefit from this Workshop.

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Summer Yoga at HTA

Hello Everyone

As you know it is summer time and kids take their families on vacation and away from the temple. However the temple is open and Dr Char has kindly agreed to organize Yoga classes during summer too if 5 or more students are willing to come during summer. The classes will be conducted in the Banquet Hall (Bal Vihar Building).

So if you are interested please email to the addresses below.

Dr Char
drsvchar@gmail.com
Naren Nagarur
<narenn2003@yahoo.com>

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Classes will begin Jan 5th.

Message from Dr Char:
Also Atul let us wish on our website a happy 2014 to all and wish them robust physical and mental health during the year.

Medical articles

This article is controversial. Inspired by the surgeons. But we do tell students to listen to their body and distinguish between mild pain and acute pain.


New medical evidence of yoga:

Yoga is simple and cost effective

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Dr Char says: 

There is urgent need for a review of alternative medical systems.These systems come complete with clinical tests and several millennia of anecdotal success stories. I do simple Yoga exercises. Believe it or not, I never had to take any medication, not even aspirin for over four decades, yes forty years. I am now on the wrong side of my sixties. Thanks to the exercise, and discipline I am not overweight, seldom suffer from a fever.

Because of drinking tap water even when I visit foreign countries, I do occasionally have suffered colds and runny noses. But when that happens, I resort to grandma's medication: Drink hot milk with turmeric powder boiled into it. My recovery time is hardly 12 hours.

I work some 16-17 hours and have had my share of roller coaster rides of life. But Yoga helps me stay cool and the mind stays clear. No confusions or clouds about what to do. Many persons have gotten cures for various health problems.

<http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/09/29/health/health-care-conversations.html#/1/1097231 >

Atul Gawande's New Yorker article <
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/24/110124fa_fact_gawande>

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Hello Friends:

Please read the attached Wall Street Journal article by an alumnus of Harvard Medical School. It is circulated with no bad intentions, but just to spread  awareness among the Public so that they may ask the right questions when they go to the Hospital, instead selecting the Hospital on the basis of what the author states "parking space" availability! There are, according to the author, guys of that variety too. 

The best policy however, for us laymen, is to live a robust healthy life, not let life's problems worry us, and always on the daily basis do some exercise or the other, including walk or jog till you sweat even in cold weather. Or you could do the worst possible exercise, the four-letter word thing, starting with Y- - - !

Here is the link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444620104578008263334441352.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Yours in health causes,

Sudhanva Char

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Interfaith Summit

Dear Interfaith Summit Participant,

Thank you for your participation on ‘Barriers & Bridges: Integrating Faith, Science & Policy to Promote Health' Interfaith Coalition Summit on April 18, 2013. Together we have laid the foundation for a dialogue on faith and health and defined opportunities and roles to a healthier community.

We thank our session speakers for their participation and sharing the knowledge. Throughout the presentations and discussions, innovative ideas and suggestions were generated, new friendships and partnerships were formed and everyone in attendance learned the real impact of the health disparity and economics in our community. Throughout the discussion also was the need to integrate and foster the faith community collaboration and partnering skills necessary to achieve the objectives of healthy communities.

We are committing ourselves to this health movement working alongside the faith community. Interfaith Coalition is not just a campaign that has a beginning and an end but a continuous unceasing health movement envisioning us to be the healthiest county in Georgia. We  could be a part of the solution that fixes the hole on the bridge as it focuses on policy, systems and environmental changes to reduce the financial burden and the unnecessary suffering from chronic diseases.

Please click the links below for presentations and information from the speakers.

Ø  Speakers & Presentations

1.      Nazeera Dawood Presentation ( Why are we here & Paradigm Shift)

2.      Ken Lazarus & Dr. Taraz Samandari on HIV prevention. Click the link to view the Baha’i Community’s statement on HIV prevention. (Thank you Dr. Samandari)

3.      Affordable Care Act – Timothy Sweeney 

·         http://gbpi.org/category/blog/health-care-blog - Health related blog entries 

·         http://gbpi.org/category/policy-areas/health-care - Health policy briefs and fact sheets

·         Cover Georgia, a coalition of individuals and organizations working on the Medicaid expansion http://www.coverga.org/

4.      George Harris – Farm in Faith

Press release on the campaign

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10636472.htm

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/PigfordExecutiveOrderCampaign

5.       Open Hand Representatives (Laura & Tammy)

Reading food label

6.      Combating Asthma in the faith community  – Dr.LeRoy Graham

7.      Yoga & Health Benefits  – Dr. S.V.Char

Blog spot  www.yogahta.blogspot.com

8.      Leslie Magnum stretching exercise

9.      Mediterranean Cuisine  (Thank you United Health Care)

Ø  Pictures link to the Summit

Summit Pictures  (thank you Gilford Watson)

Ø  Interfaith Coalition 2012-2013

We thank the interfaith coalition members of 2012-2013 for their one year participation in the Collaborate for Healthy Weight national Initiative. For more information on the collaboration, click the link.

Ø  Panel Discussion

An interfaith dialogue is not a debate, it is an opportunity to listen and to share the foundations of what is important for each religious tradition while learning to understand the common elements inherent in each religion. We thank the following faith community panelists

·         Rev. Frank Cornelius Brown ,President, Concerned Black Clergy

·         Soumaya Khalifa, Executive Director, Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta (ISB)

·         Mr. Narendar Reddy, President, Hindu Temple of Atlanta

·         Rev. Dennis Meredith, Tabernacle Baptist Church

·         Simon Chu, Representing the Chinese Buddhist Community

·         Rev. Robby Jackson, Minister of Youth and Education

for their presence and we believe their voice and journey will advance us in achieving a healthier community.  And this is a journey that we all agreed we had to take. A journey that shows community power in numbers and diversity. A journey, where we must work together to create a healthier Fulton.

Ø  Feedback from you on the Summit (~30%)

·         85% of you felt that the summit objectives were clearly defined at the beginning of the event
·         90% of you felt that the summit helped you better understand the work of the interfaith coalition
·         93% felt that they understood the importance of integrating faith, science and policy to promote health

“ I was pleasantly surprised to see such a huge gathering participating with great interest in the discussion.  Hope this kind of frank discussion would help our communities.”  Narendar Reddy

“ I wanted to stand up and say before I left, that fear is the opposite of love, not hate. And that just spending time together is what the greatest dissipater of that fear.  But by the end, you and the panel had said everything. ” Lee Lambert

“ I learned so much, I couldn't seem to stop taking notes. Thank you for making some important steps and outstanding progress. ” Cornelia King

“  It was clear that the level of enthusiasm generated was high, and the good will in the room was palpable.” Don Rubin

Ø  Media Coverage: (Thank you AIB Team)

AIB Metro:  The segment featuring the Fulton County Interfaith Summit will air on Thursday, May 2nd at 6:30pm on Comcast Channel 5 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 6. You may also view AIBTV programming here www.aibtv.com/aibeverywhere online and broadcast air schedules are the same. The program will reair for the entire month of May at the given days/times below:

Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., Fridays at 12:00 p.m., Saturdays at 12:00 p.m., Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Ø  Action Steps

•      Interfaith Coalition is committed to carrying this effort forward. That said we want to hear from you further on some of your efforts underway to build the momentum generated in the summit. To do this effectively, we have to continue our dialogue on bringing the prevention to the forefront. We hope you will take time to share the information with your colleagues, families and friends who were not able to join us at this session.
•      We are compiling the suggestions and ideas that participants raised throughout the presentation for improving local participation.
•      In the near future, we will coordinate the efforts with the coalition members who are interested to be a part of this movement.
•      We are in the process of planning a date, time and location for our next interfaith coalition meeting to form committees and create action plans.

Thank you to all the participants, speakers and the panelists. We would like to thank Dr. Patrice A. Harris and Dr. Matthew McKenna for their continuing support. We thank our coalition co-chairs for their dedication , FGTV, Strategy Group and thanks to our volunteers and behind the scene employees who helped us get the summit through successfully. Last but not the least; I thank my Health Promotion team Carolyn Atwater Wooten, Patricia J. Jackson, Lynnette Allen, Carla Williams, Elise Lockamy and interns Rachana Thakker & Courtlandt Fouche  for the team work and our friends, Walter, Bo Beep and Jerome from the Boulevard Corridor community.

Thank you once again for your participation. Do not hesitate to email or call us with questions.

Thank you,

Nazeera

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Nazeera Dawood MBBS, MPH, CCRC
Health Promotion Program Manager
Fulton County Dept of Health & Wellness
265 Boulevard NE, Suite 423
Atlanta, GA 30312
Office:    404-613-1685

Cell:       404-583-7138

Efax:      404-893-6360  
Email:  nazeera.dawood@fultoncountyga.gov

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YOGA WORKSHOP FLYER

YOGA WORKSHOP
The Hindu Temple of Atlanta
5851, GA HWY 85, RIVERDALE, GA 30274
Phone Number 770-907-7102 www.hindutempleofatlanta.org
Contacts:  Dr Sudhanva V Char (schar@life.edu), Atul Khorana (atulkhorana@yahoo.com) 
Website: yogahta.blogspot.com

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Date: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Time: 10:45 AM - 1 PM (2+ hours)
Venue: Banquet Hall (Bala Vihar Building)
Cost: FREE

Highlights:

1: Invocation: Vande Gurunam Charanaravinde.... Pranamami Patanjalim (All can join).
2: Welcome: Temple President
3: Human Anatomy and Physiology and Yoga: Dr. Mangaraju Vanapalli
4: Speakers: Dr. Srinivas Gangasani, Dr. Jayanthi Srinivasiah, and Dr. Tulasi Vanapalli, and others
5: Scientific Evidence from Controlled Studies in Yoga: Presentation by: Dr Sudhanva Char
6: Anecdotal Evidence: Individual Presentations: Dr. A. Abhiraman. and others
7: Tertium Quid
        The workshop is FREE to attend
Yoga Positives:
1. Stress management is made easy, and stress is the mother of 80% of all illness
2. Improves cardio-vascular efficacy and hastens homeostasis
3. Skeleton-muscular system is strengthened
4. Helps menopausal women manage change
5. Helps regularize monthly cycles and during pregnancy/delivery
6. Yoga hailed as the best prophylaxis and even as future medicine
7. Slows the Aging process, prevents arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and osteoporosis
8. Yoga assures enduring physical and mental fitness and spiritual progress.
9. Millions Practice it routinely worldwide, 20 million in America alone
10. Yoga has stood the test of time and proved itself for several millennia.
11. Regular Yoga practice guarantees that you  seldom fall sickness, otherwise enjoy robust health

12. Helps develop objectivity, positive feelings, Yoga-depression become an oxymoron!
Yoga Negatives:
1. Needs to be practiced habitually!
2. Devours about 20-30 minutes of your precious time each time!
3. Makes a practitioner maladjusted amongst non-practitioners making you more efficient than non-practitioners!
For over 21 years regular Yoga Classes are conducted at the Temple between 11:00 AM and 12 PM every Sunday.
The classes are FREE to attend. Registration can be done on the day of the event.
References: Yoga Articles by Dr S Char (www.kavitachhibber.com) Dec2005, Jan2006 , Feb2006, Sep2005, Sep2006, and more.

Yoga Questionnaire

If you are unable to see the form above, please fill it out by clicking on link below. You must click Submit button to register your information. You have to scroll down to the end to see the Submit button.

Yoga Questionnaire form

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Yoga Competition  : To participate or not? Challenge your body to a limit or limitlessly?

Dr Sri Krishna

_{Dr. CHANDAKA SRI KRISHNA}

 _{23A, PANDURANGAPURAM}

_{VISAKHAPATNAM-530 003}

_{Ph.: +91 944 040 1616; +91 944 1940 288}

_{chandaka.srikrishna@gmail.com}

_{Class on Oct 21,2012.}

_{Breathing technique : So (in mind) hum (speak) while sitting.}

             _{Improves focus if done for 20 minutes.}

_{School for Perfect Eyesight, Pondicherry, India uses the Bates method.}