By Paul M. Jerard Jr.
 Yoga is often described as "unity." The root words for integrity are the Latin words, "integritas" and "integer", which we know as "whole" or "wholeness." If you practice Yoga, you should be familiar with the concept of working to improve your entire being, in every facet of your existence.
Two different cultures (Latin and Indian) approached a similar concept as a way of life. When we think of integrity, we often think of taking the right action, even when it is unpopular. Historically, doing the right thing could cost you your life. In some parts of the world, your life is at risk for talking about peaceful co-existence with a different culture.
Unfortunately, men and women of peace have been our martyrs. Consider Mohandas Gandhi, Anwar Sadat, Benazir Bhutto, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Yitzhak Rabin. In each case, we cannot rationally understand why each of them was assassinated. Yet, we all know that talking peace can put your life at risk.
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By Steven Park
 Despite all the really bad known consequences of smoking, there's one aspect of the act of smoking that may actually be beneficial. It's been shown that it takes about 1-2 minutes for nicotine to go through the bloodstream and reach your brain which gives you that "relaxed" feeling. But what most smokers will tell you is that they feel better after the first 1-2 deep inhalations. This tells us that there's something else besides nicotine that causing the relaxed feeling. Plus, since nicotine is a stimulant, how can it make you feel more relaxed?
I sometimes joke with my patients that in the typical workplace, the only people that get regular breaks are the smokers. Modern society has gotten rid of all the natural, built-in breaks. So smokers, by going out of their stressful environments every few hours, are taking grown-up time-outs. Not only are they taking these "breaks," as they puff in the cigarette smoke, they are actually performing deep breathing meditation exercises. They've associated the good feeling that they get with the physical act of smoking, which also happens to make |
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By Paul M. Jerard Jr.
 Becoming a certified Yoga teacher has never been easy. Due to the quality of online courses, and the evolution of distance education technology, the common hurdles of distance, travel, time, and expense have been removed from the process. Below is the dialogue of a recent interview about Yoga distance education and contact hours.
Q: Do you think that the teacher's abilities and training have an effect on outcome?
A: Over the long term, the process of becoming a great Yoga teacher is a life-long journey. The teacher with the desire to keep learning will become the best he or she can be. This factor cannot be measured in the initial 200-hour training, whether it is by correspondence or at an on-site training.
Q: Do you believe there are some topics that cannot be taught using distance education technology?
A: No, each topic, although some are complicated, can be taught using distance education technology. Probably, the most complex subject to learn, in a Hatha Yoga training, is when and how to assist.
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