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[Guest guest]

Hi,<br><br>Your right I was starting to wonder

about this club. The tensions are high. But I have had

a couple of supportive respones and that is all I

really need. <br><br>As to the stress factor it's easy

to say don't be stressed. But when your physically

sick and there is no cause except for the way your

body reacts to outside stimulus is than becomes an

issue of how to handel it. So I have tried to change

the way I eat, stopped drinking soda and caffine, and

getting my mind and body in sync with what it should be

doing. <br><br>Any pratical advice would be

helpful.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Lewis

[Guest guest]

I want to tell you what I mean but I'm not sure

that a message here will do it. It is basically what

you really get from practicing yoga - something very

much like "faith" in the religious sense (in fact I

would say that it is exactly the same, but I guess that

a lot of people would disagree with that). What I

mean about stress is basically that you can have an

attitude (and I think that yoga promotes it) that whatever

happens - good, bad or indifferent - will not affect you.

You find your "core" (read "soul"), and live there,

rather than for transient pleasures (or pains).

<br><br>Practical advice would be to practice yoga. The other stuff

then tends to fall into place - I don't know how else

to put it. You will give up some things, do other

things more. There are lots of dos and don'ts, but it

doesn't help to just list them because you need to find

them yourself, by practicing. Here are some anyway:

eat vegetarian. Don't smoke, drink or do drugs. Eat

fresh fruits and vegetables, and nuts. Drink lots of

water. See? It doesn't mean much to just say this stuff;

you've got to do it yourself.

[Guest guest]

Lewis,<br>Hang in there, keep doing lots of

research and try to stay positive. "Don't be stressed," is

advice that will seem very concrete and practical if you

commit yourself to yoga practice, meditation, etc. The

biggest key is to find a teacher you trust (this is most

important). <br>At first, when people realize they are

stressed (many don't realize how stressed they are until

they're ill) they tend to think "it's just the way things

are, I'm a stressed person." This is a habit, a

response to outside factors (reacting to events in way

that causes stress) that we learn at an early age.

Stress is not caused by outside factors, it's a RESPONSE

to outside factors that is sometimes necesssary (in

the case of life threatening situations), but more

often not (like getting pissed when someone cuts you

off on the highway). Stressful responses can be

unlearned. You have to be willing to see yourself as capable

of change, and then be willing to put your life on

the line to do it...<br>It's a long haul and a lot of

relentless work, but very worth it.<br>Good luck.<br><br>OM

SHANTI<br>PM

[Guest guest]

Don't try to change your habits. This is ego, and

causes more stress. The ashtanga will do that for you if

you practice mindfully each day. <br>Trust and

surrender.<br>"Do your practice and all is coming."

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your interest in Lino's workshop.

Yes, I will report on that (it starts on Friday), for

you and for the others who are interested.<br><br>It

is indeed my understanding that Tshamoya left us

already, together with some others (TLSlade?) - which

hurts me because I liked these people. It should be no

secret to you as well as to the others who regularly

read my posts, that I have been opposed to the

split-up of the online Astanga-Yoga community into two

boards from the start. In my view this wasn't necessary

- and with hindsight it has been more damaging than

beneficial. It is also my impression that this message board

is increasingly loosing ground against EZboard,

although, to be true, I myself prefer this place by far,

and (sorry Smygga) I myself will never post "over

there". My understanding is that the statement that this

board hasn't got a moderator is not true: until

recently in fact, the moderator of this message board was

Senor Pinche Wey. It was him who set the tone here,

whether you liked it or not. Now that he's gone I can't

figure out how this place will evolve. Ever more people

will certainly leave for EZboard... but don't expect

me to follow. I shall post on Lino Miele's workshop

here - and then let's see.