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		<title>Anusara Yoga For New Beginners with Betsey Downing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Betsey Downing is a Senior Anusara yoga teacher with over 35 years of experience as a yoga practitioner. In this gentle class for new beginners, Betsey introduces some of the basic foundational concepts and poses of Anusara Yoga, like melting the heart and flowing with grace. This is the first in a series of Yoga [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deep Relaxation Yoga Nidra Practice with Betsey Downing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Practice the ancient art of yogic sleep with the soothing sounds of Betsey Downing, a Senior Anusara Teacher and Doctor of Sports Psychology. This is part of the daily yoga practice of yogis at ashrams in India. The leader will ask you to relax every part of your body until you are in a profound [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In-Depth Handstand Workshop with Betsey Downing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recorded Live at A Workshop in Charlottesville in 2007, Betsey gives you all the tools you need to strengthen and prepare yourself for Handstand Practice. Betsey is a Senior Anusara Yoga Instructor and Doctor of Sports Psychology who lives and runs Garden of the Heart Yoga Studio in Florida. 
Those who have not yet mastered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trust</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   July 20, 1969 was an historic day for our country and for the world. It was the day that we landed a man on the moon, and Neil Armstrong uttered his oft-quoted phrase, “One small step for man, one giant step for mankind”.
   We take space travel for granted now, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12 Video Series of Anusara Yoga with Betsey Downing and Jaye Martin Now Available</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Practice at home with Betsey and Jaye as they lead you through 12 progessively taught 55-minute sessions in Anusara Yoga. Betsey and Jaye teach a logically sequenced series of poses within each class, gradually advancing the poses across a series of 12 classes. Perfect for beginners or experienced students looking for inspiration in their home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iHanuman Newsletter September 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[September has arrived and is nearing time to put away our summer clothes in preparation for the chillier days and nights of Fall. The change of seasons from summer to fall is the ideal time to "Take Stock" for the Wintertime: assess how we have grown over the summer months, put aside what no longer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iHanuman Newsletter August 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahhh August!  Summer begins to come to a close; a bittersweet feeling. But this also means the cool winds and vibrant colors of Fall are on their way.
iHanuman is busy upgrading our website to offer our teachers and students new web features and communication tools, We hope to roll out our new features next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Put Off Your Joy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   The perspective of Tantric philosophy is to use everything in life as a means for awakening. Events in our lives can be catalysts to open us to our True Nature of consciousness and bliss. It is especially useful to view life’s most powerful events through the Tantric lens.
   I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iHanuman Newsletter July 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy July Friends!
iHanuman has been busy this month working on upgrading our website to offer our teachers and students new web features and communication tools, so we do not have a new feature this month, but we do have 6 new video classes with Anusara Yoga Teachers Betsey Downing, Ph.D and Jaye Martin.
John Schumacher's  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iHanuman Newsletter June 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Summer Solstice! Just as we asked you to invoke the goddess last month,  the longest day of year  begs us to inspire the fire inside that is masculine energy. Yang energy is strong, aggressive and passionate. It is the fiery energy of summer.
Spiritually, we can practice tapas or discipline, austerity and consistency. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Room for Magic</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/make-room-for-magic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 22:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   If you want to have a beautiful garden you have to nurture what you want (the flowers) and remove what you don’t want (the weeds). Otherwise we all know the weeds will take over. The mind works the same way. If you want to have joy and appreciation in your life you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga in Stressful Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   We are in challenging times with the most significant economic downturn since the Great Depression, 2 wars, international terrorism, and global climate change. People are worried about their finances, keeping their jobs and homes, and the bleaker future that may face their children and grandchildren. Research has shown that stress is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Complaining!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   One of the lesser-known benefits of establishing a regular yoga practice is that we complain less. It’s probably a surprising and an unintended result … most students don’t come to yoga to stop complaining! But it happens almost automatically … and surreptitiously.
   Complaining is wishing reality to be different than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn Inward, Reach Outward</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   I recently attended the Anusara Certified Teachers Gathering in Denver, CO. A group of 150 certified teachers came together for 5 days of inspiring practices led by Anusara founder John Friend and transformational presentations by Paul Muller, an internationally recognized scholar in the field of Tantric philosophy. One of the major emphases [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Foundations of Yoga</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people know yoga as a physical exercise system that increases flexibility and teaches them how to relax. However, yoga is a comprehensive discipline that encompasses principles for living in the world and practices to deepen spiritual life, in addition to achieving physical well-being. Yoga is a nourishing practice on all levels!
Yoga means “yoke” in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Nature of Desire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Desire is not typically a very welcome concept in spiritual circles. In fact, most Eastern spiritual disciplines regard desire as the root cause of all suffering, observing that desire causes mental agitation as we think about what we want that we don’t have. Desire therefore causes people to lose the peacefulness that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reflecting on Garden of the Heart Yoga Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it's nice to site back and reflect on where we have been and where we are now...My husband and I moved to Florida from Virginia five and a half years ago, after he retired. Initially I kept my yoga center in Virginia and went back regularly to run it, so I did not start [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   My major feeling about Virabhadrasana 3 (Warrior 3 pose) used to be relief when it was over! Recently I have been exploring poses I haven’t previously enjoyed and Warrior 3 made the list! Its particular combination of strength, flexibility, and balance are difficult to master with grace and ease. I have discovered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Yoga Class with Betsey Downing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Betsey Downing is a Senior Anusara Yoga Teacher living in Sarasota, Florida. She has been practicing yoga since 1972 and studying with John Friend as her primary teacher since 1994.  Betsey is the Director of Garden of the Heart Yoga Center in Sarasota, Florida and she teaches workshops to teachers and students nationally and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iHanuman Newsletter December 2007</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/journal/ihanuman-newsletter-december-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Holidays!
We have some special early gifts for you to help you celebrate. Give yourself the gift of yoga this year and enjoy a free class with Senior Anusara Teacher Betsey Downing. Our way of saying thank you for supporting us during our first year. We have some other gifts for you coming soon. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Anusara Yoga?</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/what-is-anusara-yoga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anusara means "flowing with Grace" or "following your heart." Developed by John Friend, Anusara is a style of hatha yoga that encompasses the physical, mental, and spiritual dimensions of yoga.
Anusara Yoga is an exceptionally therapeutic system because it is founded on Universal Principles of Alignment that bring the body into balance. This specific alignment positions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living with Virtuosity</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/living-with-virtuosity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   The Tantric Philosophy that underlies Anusara Yoga is a philosophy of intrinsic Goodness. The absolute essence of everything is Supreme Consciousness that pulsates with pure Goodness. Out of its infinite freedom, Supreme Consciousness chooses to limit itself by becoming embodied as the material universe in order that it may enjoy the experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>False Ceilings</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/false-ceilings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six Years ago I attended an Intermediate/Advanced Yoga Workshop taught by John Friend in Utah. We practiced all kinds of challenging and unusual poses, as well as the more typical postures. One day John had me demonstrate Adho Mukha Vrksasana, the Handstand Pose. I love this pose and have practiced it for years. However, he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inner Sanctuary</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/inner-sanctuary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People often come to yoga looking for a way to feel less stressed and more relaxed, and the practice of yoga can certainly make a significant difference. So much so, that I often wonder how people who don't know yoga and relaxation can manage when life gets bumpy! However, the potential benefits from yoga and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Can You Afford Not To?</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/how-can-you-afford-not-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a teacher training application recently, the participant stated that she had expressed concern to her first yoga teacher about the time and money involved in taking yoga, saying that she didn't think she could afford to do it. Her teacher responded, "You can't afford NOT to!" After more than 5 years of yoga she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Older</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/getting-older/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I saw a yoga video produced by a friend I met many years ago at a yoga retreat. He took his first yoga class at age 50, to deal with back pain sustained after months in the hospital following an aviation accident. By the time he retired from his "regular job" he was so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mental Clutter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Learning to decipher what is important in life is a key ingredient in creating a life of happiness, balance, and joy, and yoga trains us how to do this. Students usually come to yoga first for the physical benefits, although it soon becomes apparent that yoga has profound effects on the psyche [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Magic Of Discipline</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/the-magic-of-discipline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discipline is one of those qualities that many of us wish we had more of! In fact, a study several years ago listed lack of discipline as one of the most common regrets as people looked back on their lives. My favorite definition is framed on the wall in the yoga center and in my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Joy of Kitty Litter</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/the-joy-of-kitty-litter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 13:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have discovered the secret of a happy life! It came to me again recently while vacuuming. I say “again” because we all know this truth, but most of us overlook it. My husband Dave and I were having friends over for dinner. He was cooking, and I was in charge of cleaning the house, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Layers of Our Being</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/5-layers-of-our-being/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Yoga offers us a fascinating lens through which to view our lives. Yoga philosophy tells us that the core of our being is conscious pulsating energy. This reality is hidden from us by five layers, or sheaths, called koshas, that are made up of increasingly finer grades of energy. The outer layer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Value Of Commitment</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/the-value-of-commitment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most students report that they come to yoga because of strees; and certainly yoga can bring relief. However, yoga offers many more benefits in addition to relaxation, such as flexibility, strength, increased circulation to organs and glands (often resulting in enhanced health), better sleep, improved digestion, and a quieter and more centered mind. Over several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Age is a Work of Art</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/age-is-a-work-of-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   This past summer I turned 60 years old, a milestone age, I feel. Ten years ago, when I turned 50 a friend gave me a button that said,
“Youth is a Gift of Nature;
Age is a Work of Art”.
   I still have the button on my bulletin board as a reminder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Special About Yoga?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   There are several characteristics about a good yoga class that produce the magical experience of yoga. The instructor facilitates a space for students to do three things in particular:
- to slow down
- to pay attention
- to listen in
   Just walking into the yoga center begins the process of calming down. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flying Above Your Fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a recent yoga retreat I was presented with a unique opportunity to fly on a trapeze! I remembered that people at the end of their lives most regretted not taking more risks... So, on the appointed day, 11 other yogis and I headed out for our adventure. After a short practice on a trapeze [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Renew Thyself</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 22:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again. Chinese inscription cited by Thoreau in Walden
 When I recently came upon these words, I was moved by how true they continue to be in the modern world. Thoreau was trying to convey the same notion as Steven Covey, management guru [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philisophical Perspectives</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/philisophical-perspectives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ See God in yourself and see God in others”. When I heard this from meditation teacher Swami Muktananda in the 70’s it was a revolutionary concept to me. However, something deep inside resonated with this teaching and I felt especially uplifted. It felt like a way to connect with the best in myself and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Lessons</title>
		<link>http://www.ihanuman.com/betseydowning/pet-lessons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2005 21:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsey Downing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend and delighted owner of a new puppy sent me this story that explains all about pets.
The Institute for Biblical Archaeology today announced the discovery of an early version of the Book of Genesis in the Dead Sea Scrolls. If authentic, it would shed significant light on the question, "Where do pets come from?"
 [...]]]></description>
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