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YOGA GURUSParamahansa Yogananda (1893-1952)

Country of Origin & Birth: January 5, 1893, Gorakhpur, India

Paramahansa Yogananda, who was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh, is regarded as the founder of yoga in the West.

He was a Hindu monk, yogi, and teacher from India who promoted the idea of simple living and lofty thought. He worked to foster harmony between Indian spirituality and Western material advancement as well as the integration of Eastern and Western religions.

He made millions of people throughout the world aware of this idea as well as other Kriya Yoga and meditation teachings. In particular, he made a significant contribution to the American Yoga Movement during his 32-year residence there.

Years after his passing, Paramahansa's organizations, the Self-Realization Fellowship (USA) and the Yogoda Satsanga Society, continue to inspire and educate people (India).

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The wood stork was almost extinct 50 years ago, but now it lives all over the southeastern US and is getting ready to fly off the Endangered Species List (ESL).

It's all in a day's work for the ESL, which is the most successful conservation program in the world's history. The only stork that lives in North America is just the latest animal to benefit from the program.

When it was put on the list of endangered species in 1984, the wood stork was in danger of dying out. The number of nesting pairs had dropped from 20,000 to less than 5,000, and most of them were in the Everglades and Big Cypress ecosystems in south Florida.

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TIP OF THE DAY

When you do Yoga always be aware of your limits, and pay special attention to the weak spots on your body. The knees, hips, spine, and neck are especially at risk. If the pose hurts, you can adjust, soften, or get out of it if you need to. Don't push or force.

Warm up your body well before trying more difficult poses, and keep checking in to see if you're still comfortable. Be especially careful when moving from one pose to another or when getting into or out of a pose. This is when injuries can happen because we tend to pay less attention to our alignment.

YOGAPEDIASetu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge Pose)

Benefits This is an excellent stretch workout. It helps relax tired and stiff muscles and improves your circulation, which helps in keeping you healthy.

Instruction Sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose) – keep your spine erect and put your hands on the floor by your sides, palms facing down. Bend your right knee, bring the heel close to the perineum, and rest it on the floor outside your left thigh.

Exhale and push your right foot away from you. Keep your left leg on the floor and straighten your back, holding your right foot with your hands. Press your elbows against the insides of your upper thighs and begin to lift the bridge.

Inhale and push up through the topmost part of the sternum, lifting from underneath – not just exhaling into your back. This will give you more lift and strength in your bridge.

Continue to lift through the bridge until it’s at a comfortable height – knees straight, feet together, grounding down through the four corners of your feet. The crown of your head should be reaching towards the wall behind you.

Draw your shoulders away from your ears, gently squeezing your shoulder blades together as you lift more. Pull your abdominal muscles in and draw the heads of your thigh bones deeper into their sockets.

In the bridge pose, it’s essential to open up through the chest and keep a gentle inward rotation of both thighs. This will ensure that the legs work dynamically rather than the gluteals and lower back.

To release the bridge pose, exhale and slowly lower down onto your mat. Repeat bridge poses three times with an inhaled breath when you lift and three times with an exhaled breath when lowering down.

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