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Treat nothing like an object.  -  Zen Proverb
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Chronic pain affects approximately 100 million Americans.  In addition, chronic pain is accompanied by depression.   A recent study discovered that combining yoga with meditation significantly lowered depression while empowering those with chronic pain to deal more effectively with their situation.   

The small-scale study was conducted in a semi-rural population in Oregon where issues of affordability, addiction and access to care are common. Participants received intensive instruction in meditation and  yoga during an eight-week period.

Researchers discovered that  meditation and yoga led to significant improvements in patients' perceptions of pain, depression and disability. Following the course, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scores, a standard measure of depression, dropped by 3.7 points on a 27-point scale. Some patients experience a similar drop from the use of an antidepressant.

Beginning in September 2023, I will be offering two yoga plus meditation classes twice a week.  Monday evenings, 6:45-7:45 and Saturday mornings 9:00 am - 10 am.
Please consider joining and share this information with friends and on your social media. - VMP



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The three attitudes most prevalent in people’s philoosophy are the practical, the mystical, and the scientific.  Each is insufficient as covering the whole of life’ each becomes fallacious when it tries to extend beyond its proper sphere. - Bertrand Russell
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If we think of the mind as being like a river -  sometimes raging, sometimes deep and calm - we discover that we don’t have to stop it.  All we have to do is watch it.
​- Richard Stathem
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Always treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself. - Ethical Golden Rule
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Mindfulness by itself is not at all how you get free of suffering. Real mindfulness will actually make you more aware of how much you are suffering and will make you resolve to try to do more about it. But it won’t be by just sitting and being more mindful. - Robert Thurman
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The right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities. - Bertrand Russell
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In her book, Happiness Becomes You: A Guide To Changing Your Life For Good, singer Tina Turner says it’s always possible to life your own spirits “through relatively simple efforts” such as:  “Focusing your mind, doing yoga, running, swimming, working out, practicing breathing exercises, taking a walk, ‘shaking’ it off, stopping for a time out nap can sometimes work wonders.  If these methods aren’t effective at raising your state of mind, you can explore others ways, such as prayer, chanting, meditation or study.  Choose whatever path works best for you.”
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The Buddha said if you believe in something that your reason and common sense say couldn’t be true, that belief will cripple you mentally. - Robert Thurman
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Buddhism is categorized as a world religion, but the Buddha was not a prophet. He did not promise to save anybody, and he openly proclaimed that God, as understood in his day as Brahma, the creator, was not able to do so either. Instead, he said people could save themselves from suffering by learning about their own nature and understanding their reality as relational beings. - Robert Thurman

Victor M. Parachin ... 

a Vedic educator, yoga instructor, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of a dozen books. Buy his books at amazon or your local bookstore. Sadly, Victor passed away in August 2025, but his blog continues. Janet Parachin, his partner of 45 years, shares quotes from his books and articles each week. 

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