November contents

Thoughts

Interview with Tara Fraser

Yoga builds bones
- Jan Maddern

How I came to Yoga
- Alison Bone

A diamond in South Africa
- Brenda Louw

Gandhi & Development
- Ela Gandhi

Ageing, Dementia & the Body Clock
- Dr M Hastings

Learn to Sleep Well
- Chris Idzikowski

Tell Me the Way to go ‘Omm’
- Scooby Gill

Sanskrit Wisdom

Jan Maddern: “Every day, yoga teachers around the world see many people who do not show the predicted 1 in 4 incidence of osteoporosis commonly found in post-menopausal women. They report seeing little or no incidence of osteoporosis in their regular students. Those who have detected early signs of osteoporosis and who have improved their calcium intake and practised specific bone building postures have reported increased bone densities. These are, in some cases, closer to those of a 35 year old woman than someone who has reached the age of 55.” Chris Idzikowski: “When we cannot sleep, physical or, more often, mental discomfort is usually to blame... “One of the best methods for dealing with a lack of sleep caused by worry is to learn ‘thought management’... So how do we prevent ourselves from wishing we could change past situations that still make us feel angry or embarrassed, or from lying awake, dreading future events?... “One approach is to arm yourself with positive statements that disable the negative ones...”

- Professor Arjunwadkar

Syndrome ‘X’
- Leslie Kenton

Interview with Leslie Kenton

The Column
- Sarah Mackintosh

Gingko Biloba: the memory tree
- Ana Lewington

Gayatri Mantra
- Swami Shivapremananda

Yoga Therapy for Arthritis
- Ruth Gilmore PhD

Yoga for Busy People
- Miriam Freedman & Janice Hanks

Ask Ruth
- Ruth Gilmore PhD

Vegetarian Cuisine

How to Meditate

In the Yogi/ni’s Garden
- Janita