Contents - May 2003

Thoughts

Easy Yoga
- Tara Fraser

Formation of character & cohesive values: Part 1
- Swami Shivapremananda

The column: qualification
- Sarah Mackintosh

Hidden dangers
- Jan de Vries

Presence
- Dr Harvey Zarren

The meaning of life
- Michael Dillon

Tensin’s deer
- Barbara Soros

Yoga stories: sandy beach and surfing
- Laurence

Zoe Bren: “Manmoy (Manu) said: ‘...but with all Yoga the underlying purpose is to perfect the body, making it a worthy host for the soul.’ Put like that I can only agree to come along the following morning and find out more. I ask about the specific benefits of Manu’s Yoga practice. ‘All Yoga offers proven health benefits,’ he says. ‘It increases the efficiency of the heart and slows the respiratory rate, improves fitness, lowers blood pressure, promotes relaxation, reduces stress and anxiety. It also improves coordination, posture, flexibility, concentration, sleep and digestion...’ May front cover: Photograph by Matthew Ward from Easy yoga by Tara Fraser, published by Duncan Baird Publishers.

How I came to yoga
- Eleanor Lohr

A spiritual almanac: flourishing
Mark forstater & Jo Manuel

When will I start to look like....?
- Chris Smith

Ways to remain healthy

Transcendental meditation
- Colin Beckley

Yoga for women: shoulderstand
- Shakta Kaur Khalsa

Vegetarian cuisine
- Jane Sen

Ayurveda & yoga in Goa
- Zoe Bran

Ask Ruth

In the yogi/ni’s garden - Janita A way to meditate - Loise Powell National Vegetarian Week

- Ruth Gilmore PhD

Sprouts
- Sarah Merson

How to store your garden produce
- Piers Warren