Yoga for Heart Health

Yoga for Heart Health

Yoga offers many heart healthy benefits beyond fitness. Yoga is natural for lowering stress. Beyond the fitness benefits of yoga, the physical & mental benefits are limitless when yoga practice incorporates traditional breathing and meditation throughout the yoga class.

Stress has many negative effects on the body which affects heart health including:

• low energy,
• sleeplessness,
• anxiety & depression,
• tense,
• easily agitated,
• forgetful,
• impatient,
• decreases gray matter in our brain,
• weight gain,
• chronic diseases,
• GI disorders,
• and the list goes on.

How you respond to stress can add more negative effects on your body and spirit. When people are stressed, they breath very shallow which only increases the stress on their body. People eat more often and choose less healthy foods, drink alcohol,? smoke, add hours to their work day, sleep less, become less productive at work by being overwhelmed and hold in their emotion.

Yoga Benefits

Through regular yoga practice you can learn to respond in new ways to the stresses in your life and change the impact that stress has on your body. The physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of yoga ALL have positive effects on your body and especially your heart health. Practicing yoga is to honor and appreciate the beauty and wonder of our bodies and our surroundings. Appreciation and gratitude have a dramatic impact on reducing stress and making a connection to your spiritual self. In my years working in various aspects of wellness, the piece of the well being puzzle that is missing for so many people is the spirituality piece and yoga helps you reconnect to your spiritual self, living by your values.?This one benefit can melt away most of the stress in your everyday life!

The practice of yoga has been well studied and research is ongoing. The following are a few of the well documented benefits of yoga.

Yoga Heart Healthy Benefits:

• Reduced stress
• Reduced blood pressure
• Reduced cholesterol and improved HDL cholesterol (the good kind)
• Improved posture= better breathing and circulation
• Increased energy
• Improved mobility = more fitness = healthy heart
• Increased concentration & focus
• Decreases anxiety & depression
• More accepting of self and others
• Weight loss & weight maintenance
• Reduced inflammation
• Improved insulin sensitivity and reduced insulin resistance
• Improved glycemic control
• Improved Asthma
• Deeper connection to your spiritual self

What are you waiting for? Try a class this weekend at NutriWell Coaching & Yoga and see how you begin to handle your stress vs. letting your stress handle you!

Julie Schwartz, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, ACSM-HFS, Certified Wellness Coach is owner of NutriWell Coaching & Yoga, a holistic center for intuitive living offering nutrition and wellness coaching, Qi Gong, and yoga classes. Emphasizing client-driven, systematic and practical steps, Julie helps everyday people build confidence through sustainable weight loss, yoga, healthy living and healthy eating. Our clients experience improved energy, vitality, calm & balance under stress, guilt free eating, strength & mobility, and more. Julie has over 12 years experience as a certified and licensed executive wellness coach. She has over 25 years of experience as a registered dietitian and a fitness expert, working with individuals, groups, and corporations in wellness initiatives, weight management, nutrition, sports nutrition, improved lifestyle choices, and physical activity. Julie is a expert media consultant and has been featured on CNN, The Today Show, NBC, ABC, WebMD and various other print and virtual media.

Source: http://www.nutriwellcoaching.com/2013/02/yoga-for-heart-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yoga-for-heart-health

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BYU-Idaho Family History Center: Family History Group ...

The BYU-Idaho Family History Center had have the opportunity to
help students to get stated with their family history and provided special group
sections to either teach them how to do indexing, start their family history, work
in family tree, how to make further research?


We are still giving the opportunity to students to come as
groups and learn more about family history. We have change the location for our
group sections, which are now been provided in the Smith Building room 440. In
order to have a group section we ask students to contact the family history and
reserve a time for it by either coming to the Family History Center on the Library
2^nd Floor, or calling to 4969536. Due to the fact that are?doesn't?have computers, we ask students to bring their personal laptop and flash drive. Group sections are to schedule as following: Monday Nights for FHE groups only from 7-9pm, and Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 7-9pm.
Our goal is help students to develop the desire of doing family history. Elder Scott said in one of his talks, ?It all begins with love and a sincere desire to help those on the other veil that can?t help themselves.? We invite every to come to family history and we will get you started and this great work. Please don?t hesitate to contact us if you any question.?

Source: http://byu-idaho-fhc.blogspot.com/2013/02/family-history-group-appointment-time.html

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How to stay productive during the Snowpocalypse

Whitson Gordon , LifeHacker ? ? ? 21 hrs.

The Eastern half of the United States is gearing up for a massive winter storm this evening, and we're preparing for the worst. Here's how to stay productive during the impending Snowpocalypse.

Apart from the annoying cold and all the white fluffy stuff, the biggest potential inconveniences that go hand-in-hand with a major snowstorm include power outages or Internet outages. Here's what to do if you wake up tomorrow without power or Internet.

Preparing for a power loss
As the icy winds of Hoth blow through your town, they can destroy power lines, overload transformers, and otherwise do a whole lot of damage to the electricity grid. You don't want to wait until you wake up without power to start worrying about it though, so prepare right now with these tips.

Charge up your devices the night beforehand
If you've got a nice supply of laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices in your house, plug them in now and let them charge up as long as you can. Avoid using them unplugged tonight so you don't forget to plug them back in overnight, and make sure they're powered off (or saving battery in sleep mode) so they don't start draining as soon as the power dies.

Charge up those extra batteries
You probably can't run out and buy extra batteries right now, but if you've got some extra ones lying around, whether they be regular batteries or extended batteries, don't forget to charge those up, too. We all know how much today's smartphones drain battery, so you'll need all the juice you can get.

Dig out your old phones
Chances are, you've got at least one or two (if not several) old phones buried in the basement. Dig out as many as you can find, and charge them up. If your smartphone dies early on in the day, you'll want other phones you can rely on?even if they're just regular feature phones. Lots of us have ditched our landlines, but if you need something in case of an emergency, that old beat up Motorola RAZR is the perfect candidate. Remember that most cellphones can still make emergency calls even if you don't pay for service, and if you can swap your SIM card from your current phone, it's easy to transfer your current service to an old device.

Get the most out of your battery life
No matter what kind of device you have, chances are you can do some optimizing to make that battery last longer. Dim your screen, turn off Bluetooth and other non-essential apps or hardware, and put it to sleep whenever you're not using it. For more device-centric tips, check out our guides to extending the battery life of your Windows laptop, Linux laptop, an Android phone or any other smartphone. You can even eke a few more minutes out of your battery by using the right browser and turning off Flash completely.

Use your car as a phone charger when you really need it
It's not the ideal solution, but if your phone dies and you need one on hand for emergency calls, you can always whip out your car charger and start up your car for a few minutes of charging (you know, if your car will even start). You'll be patting yourself on the back for buying that USB car charger right about now.

Preparing for an Internet outage
Even if your power doesn't go out, your ISP might lose service in the midst of the onslaught (it's happened to a few of us at team Lifehacker during previous storms). If they do, here are your options as far as staying connected.

Tether your phone
It's one of the most tried and true methods for getting wireless Internet, and while it certainly won't provide a connection for the entire day, it can help you get any important work done before enjoying the rest of your snow day. If you're rocking an Android phone, you have quite a few choices, both if you've rooted and if you haven't.

If you're an iPhone user and you haven't paid for tethering from AT&T, you'll have to jailbreak and use previously mentionedMyWi. Note that if you wake up without Internet, you won't be able to jailbreak tomorrow ? so if it's important enough to you, maybe tonight's the night to back up your phone and check out redsn0w. Also note that tethering will drain your battery like crazy, so use your Internet wisely during the few precious moments you have. (That means no Facebook, you guys! It's just going to be full of the same Snowpocalypse statuses anyways).

Rent that movie from iTunes ? just this once ? because Netflix'll be down
You may forget from time to time that Netflix and other similar streaming services actually rely on a stable Internet connection, so when you go to enjoy your day off tomorrow, you might be disappointed to realize you've lost your entire queue. Now would be a good time to check out iTunes' rental system, or something similar. You may not like that whole paying part, but you have to do the best you can with what you've got, right?

Check and see if you're the only oneJust because you've lost power or Internet doesn't mean everyone has. If you've got a Starbucks, McDonalds, or other Wi-Fi plentiful chain near your house, you can always head there to get some work done (you know, if you can even get out of the house). Make sure you've got a car-friendly driveway, too?if you're out of salt, there are a lot of other household items that'll melt that ice, too.If your cell service goes out (or your phone runs out of juice)If your cell goes dead, on either the battery or service side, and you lack for a fall-back landline, you've still got options?especially if your web connection is still active, or you've got another Internet source.

Best option: Google Voice & Gmail calling
If you've already signed up to use Google Voice, you can make free calls from Gmail's chat sidebar. Just sign into Gmail, hit the "+" button to expand chat if it's not already expanded, and click the "Call phone" option. You may need to download a plug-in to get calling working; it might be a good move to already have it installed the night before a big storm hits.

Once the plug-in is installed, you're good to go, and if you use Android or otherwise have your Google Contacts set up, you won't even need to remember your boss' phone number. You'll be using your laptop speakers and tiny mic hole by default; it would be handy to have a USB headset handy, or at least a pair of headphones to prevent echoing and feedback.

Skype out
If you aren't a Google Voice user, the best you can do is a VoIP service like Skype, which lets you call regular phones right from your computer. Of course, if your friends or relatives have Skype, you can call them for free, but if you need to call other people's regular old phones, you'll need to shell out a bit for a SkypeOut number. What's nice, though, is that you can pay as you go?so if you just need a SkypeOut number for the Snowpocalypse, you don't have to subscribe to a monthly plan or anything like that. Check out Skype's pricing plans for more information.

Accept your tech-free day as the gift of productivity
Computers and the Internet are great tools, but they're also great distractions. If you lose your Internet connection, or your power altogether, you may prefer to think of it not as a curse, but a productivity blessing. There are a lot of Internet-free ways you can catch up with work, like going over your to-do list, organizing your files and folders, or even getting some real, distraction-free work done. It might even inspire you to disconnect more often.

You can contact Whitson Gordon, the author of this post, at whitson@lifehacker.com. You can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

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Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/how-stay-productive-during-snowpocalypse-1B8301702

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Paratroops mutiny in Bamako in blow to Mali security efforts

BAMAKO, Mali (Reuters) - Malian government soldiers fought mutinous paratroops in the capital Bamako on Friday in a clash that threatened to undermine a French-led offensive against Islamist rebels which has moved up close to the Algerian border.

In the southern capital, local residents fled in panic as heavy gunfire echoed from the Djikoroni-Para paratrooper base on the Niger River and army units with armored vehicles surrounded the camp. At least one person was killed, state media reported.

Smoke rose from the base, where mutinous members of the 'red beret' paratroop unit loyal to deposed Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure, who was toppled in a coup last year, started firing with their weapons to protest attempts to redeploy them.

After several hours of firing, calm returned at the camp.

The paratroopers had been ordered to join other units at the front in the ongoing French-led campaign against al Qaeda-allied insurgents. But they insisted on staying together as a regiment and resisted the military police, Malian officers said.

The shooting between forces loyal to Mali's current rulers and the Toure partisans revealed splits in the armed forces still lingering after a military coup in March that plunged the previously stable West African state into chaos.

Last year's coup resulted in Tuareg rebels seizing the north in a revolt later hijacked by Islamist radicals. Mali, a former French colony, is Africa's third-largest gold producer.

The Bamako fighting pointed to serious weaknesses in the Malian state which could set back the rapid military gains made by France's four-week-old military intervention in north Mali, which has driven Islamist insurgents from major urban areas.

Residents of the capital, who had been celebrating the French battlefield successes, expressed their frustration.

"I don't understand how at a moment when French and African forces are here to fight our war in our place ... Malian soldiers, instead of going to fight at the front, are fighting over a stupid quarrel," said one west Bamako resident, Assa.

"This is a real shame. I feeling like dropping my Malian nationality," she added.

After driving the Islamists into the mountainous northeast, French troops joined by Chadian soldiers have been trying to flush the retreating rebels from their remote Saharan hideouts, where they are believed to be holding French hostages.

TOWN OF TESSALIT TAKEN

French special forces parachuted in to seize the desert town and airfield of Tessalit on Friday, about 50 km (30 miles) as the crow flies from the Algerian frontier. This was the northernmost town reached so far by the French.

But in a sign the rebels could fight back with guerrilla tactics, a suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up on Friday at a checkpoint north of Gao, recently retaken from the Islamists. A soldier was injured, a Malian officer told Reuters.

It was the first reported suicide bombing since the French-led military operation launched on January 11 expelled the Islamist rebels from their desert strongholds of Gao, Timbuktu and Kidal.

At least two landmine explosions on a main route to Gao since its recapture have killed several Malian soldiers.

Malian and other troops from a U.N.-backed African force expected to number 8,000 are still being deployed and are due to provide security behind the French.

But the Bamako clash underlined the need for political reforms to accompany the military offensive. France's Mali operation is backed by the United States and Europe as a strike against Islamist jihadists threatening wider attacks.

France and its allies are urging Mali's interim civilian and military authorities to open a national reconciliation dialogue that addresses the pro-autonomy grievances of northern communities like the Tuaregs, and to hold democratic elections.

Jakkie Cilliers, executive director of the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS), said the Bamako clash betrayed the lack of real legitimacy of Mali's current rulers.

"What now needs to happen is the political process, that includes the transformation of the local security forces," Cilliers said.

MILITARY MEDDLING

Mali's interim President Dioncounda Traore has said he intends to hold national elections by July 31.

Since last year's coup, the elite paratroopers loyal to former President Toure had been largely sidelined and some were arrested following an attempted counter-coup in May.

"The Chief of Staff had taken a disciplinary measure against some of the paratroopers, and some of them were not happy with the decision so they woke up this morning and started shooting," a Malian defense ministry official told Reuters.

Family members of the mutinous paratroopers had also confronted the military police on Friday, hurling stones.

In May, troops loyal to the March coup leader, U.S.-trained Captain Amadou Sanogo, said they put down a counter-coup attempt by the paratroopers which led to several days of fighting in the riverside capital in which at least 27 people were killed.

Sanogo himself, who has nominally handed over to an interim civilian government, has been accused by domestic and international critics of persistently meddling in state affairs, including arresting civilian and military opponents.

(Additional reporting by Adama Diarra in Bamako, David Lewis in gao, Bate Felix, Richard Valdmanis and Pascal Fletcher in Dakar; Writing by Pascal Fletcher; Editing by Jon Boyle)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-injures-soldier-mali-checkpoint-source-092822260.html

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Is Your DR Plan Ready? Tips to Help You Weather the Storm ? Data ...

Is your data center ready for a blizzard? Better check your disaster recovery plan. Heavy snow can be beautiful, but can also be a challenge. (Photo of New York?s Gramercy Park in Feb. 2011 blizzard by Marc Cappelletti via Flickr)

With a potentially historic blizzard threatening parts of the Northeast, it?s a good day to review your disaster recovery and business continuity plans. As part of Data Center Knowledge?s Industry Perspectives?feature, disaster recovery expert Richard Dolewski has written a series of comprehensive articles on disaster recovery planning and strategy that provides guidance and tips for all who face business continuity issues.

Disaster Recovery Scenario: Stick to the Plan?-?No one likes disasters and downtime. Prudent operations managers have business continuity plans that can assist in a crisis and support organizational priorities and goals as well.

Health Check For Your Disaster Recovery Plan ? Just as a health checkup can point out areas where your body is not operating at its peak, your Disaster Recovery Plan needs a regular review to make sure your IT systems and staff are fully prepared for any disaster that may occur.

Disaster Recovery Plans: Practice Makes Perfect ? Once you?ve developed and implemented a Disaster Recovery Plan, your job is just beginning; you must test it ? not just once, but regularly ? to reflect the changing dynamics of your computing environment.

We?ll also pose a question to our readers with expertise on disaster recovery: What are the special considerations for dealing with a major snow event? How does the checklist for a blizzard differ from other types of disasters? Share your thoughts and expertise in the comment section.

About Rich Miller

Rich Miller is the founder and editor-in-chief of Data Center Knowledge, and has been reporting on the data center sector since 2000. He has tracked the growing impact of high-density computing on the power and cooling of data centers, and the resulting push for improved energy efficiency in these facilities.

Source: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/02/08/is-your-dr-plan-ready-expert-tips-to-help-you-weather-the-storm/

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Blackhawks keep rolling with 6-2 rout of Coyotes

Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews (19) beats Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Smith (41) for a goal during the second period in an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews (19) beats Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Smith (41) for a goal during the second period in an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Chicago Blackhawks' Bryan Bickell (29) celebrates his goal against the Phoenix Coyotes with teammate Andrew Shaw (65) during the second period in an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Chicago Blackhawks' Viktor Stalberg (25), of Sweden, celebrates his goal with teammate Bryan Bickell (29) as Phoenix Coyotes' Chris Summers (20) and Mikkel Boedker, second from left, of Denmark, show their frustration during the first period in an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Jason LaBarbera (1) replaces Mike Smith after Smith gives up six goals to the Chicago Blackhawks in less than two periods, during the second period in an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Zbynek Michalek (4), of the Czech Republic, gets called for tripping on Chicago Blackhawks' Dave Bolland (36) during the first period in an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) ? Patrick Kane had another big night and the Chicago Blackhawks won again.

The fact that they exacted a bit of revenge on Raffi Torres and routed the Phoenix team that ousted them from last season's playoffs only made it sweeter.

Kane had two goals and an assist, and the Blackhawks remained the only NHL team without a loss in regulation this season by beating the Coyotes 6-2 Thursday night.

Viktor Stalberg, Jonathan Toews and Bryan Bickell each had a goal and an assist as the Blackhawks improved to 9-0-2. Dave Bolland also scored for Chicago.

"We feel good right now," coach Joel Quenneville said. "We've been consistent in our games. We got a lot of contributions from a lot of guys. It seems like the chemistry and the mood of the room is as good as you can get, and it's reflected in our play."

The evening began, as anyone paying attention should have anticipated, with Chicago's Jamal Mayers fighting Torres, in his third game back after a 21-game suspension for a vicious hit on the Blackhawks' Marian Hossa in last year's playoffs.

"A good fight there," said Patrick Sharp, who had three assists. "It definitely fired us up and got us going."

A few moments later, Chicago led 4-0 and this one was over.

Martin Hanzal and Torres scored for the Coyotes. Phoenix pulled goalie Mike Smith after Bickell scored Chicago's sixth goal with 4:52 left in the second period.

Kane's goals both came with a 5-on-3 advantage in Chicago's four-goal first period. Kane has eight goals and 10 assists on the season and is chasing the league scoring lead.

"I don't know," he said. "Sometimes you just get on a roll and it keeps going. I just try to keep worrying about playing hockey and staying focused. It's been a fun season so far. The team's playing good. It's always nice scoring goals when you're winning."

The Blackhawks, who lost to the Coyotes in six games in last season's playoffs, scored a half-dozen goals for the second time against Phoenix this season. They won in Arizona 6-4, also with Smith in goal, in the second game of the year on Jan. 20. Those are Chicago's two highest-scoring games of the season.

Ray Emery made 22 saves on an easy night. He is 3-0-0 this year with two wins over Phoenix.

The Coyotes had won nine straight at home, going 13-0-2 overall, in February since 2011. They came in with at least a point in five straight games and victories in their last two, but they were overwhelmed in a first period that, for them, was as bad as it gets.

"When you give up five power-play opportunities, you give up one soft goal, two 5-on-3 goals and one where we had nobody willing to cover anybody anywhere close," coach Dave Tippett said, "and you put them up by a score like that, it makes it kind of an uphill battle the rest of the night."

Cheered on by their usual boisterous fans in Phoenix, the Blackhawks outshot the Coyotes 17-4 in the first period.

"I hope that's a blip on the radar screen," Tippett said, "because there's a lot of stuff right there that is not going to be happening on our team."

Phoenix had seven penalties in the period, capped by a 10-minute misconduct against Keith Yandle for his behavior as he left the penalty box, where he had been placed for unsportsmanlike conduct 2 minutes earlier.

Stalberg started the Blackhawks' early onslaught, taking a slick assist from Andrew Shaw and backhanding the puck past Smith.

The Blackhawks scored three times in the final 5:08 of the period.

Chicago was 21 seconds into its first 5-on-3 advantage when Kane scored. Toews knocked the puck out of a scrum in front to Kane, who tapped it into an open net with Smith sprawled on the ice.

Bolland's goal with an assist from Kane made it 3-0 with 2:26 left in the first. Then, with another 5-on-3 edge, Kane knocked a left-handed one-timer inside the post and Chicago led 4-0 with 1:35 to go in the first.

Hanzal's fifth goal of the season, on a power play, 5:19 into the second ruined the shutout. But goals by Toews and, finally, Bickell from in front of the net on a centering pass from Stalberg, made it 6-1 and Tippett called it a night for Smith, who had given up one goal in the previous two games. He was sent to the bench in favor of Jason LaBarbera.

Torres and Mayers squared off 2:35 into the game. Then that story line evaporated in the face of the Chicago romp.

Torres' goal came with 1:25 to play.

NOTES: Chicago wraps up its season-high six-game road trip Sunday in Nashville. ... Kane is 13 short of 400 career points. ... Phoenix's Rostislav Klesla missed his ninth straight game with a lower-body injury. ... Kane entered third in the NHL in points (15). ... Smith has allowed 12 goals against Chicago and eight against every other team he's faced.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/347875155d53465d95cec892aeb06419/Article_2013-02-08-Blackhawks-Coyotes/id-9e8fc70f3b2a473d84623145cde8001a

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Inspired by This At-Home Newborn + Family Session | Inspired by ...

Remember this little 1-year-old cutie, Ashlynn?! You saw her as she turned one, but what?s even more exciting is that she?s now a big sister!! As if Ashlynn?s baby photos didn?t make your heart melt enough, this newborn and family session by Caroline Tran will definitely do the trick! :) Everyone, meet Chari! She?s as cute as a button and is the newest addition to this adorable family!

We love how they kept things low key, all in the comfort of their own home! Chari, Ashlynn and their little pup look so happy and cozy!

Be Prepared to Be Inspired?

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Photographer: Caroline Tran

Source: http://www.inspiredbythis.com/2013/02/inspired-by-this-at-home-newborn-family-session/

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