Joy Yoga Centre

... and medicine (supposed to be) 🥦💪💖

*Members of the JYC Community* 🌻

I am very happy and grateful to announce that *We have now collected R2872* ... surpassing our efforts / kindnesses / generosity from last years campaign!

On behalf of the *Pigs 'n Paws family,* I'd like to confirm receipt of all your generous donations (you know who you are) and extend another big *thank you!* It's hugely appreciated!

"We can do hard things!" 🥳🙏🐖 *Oink Oink!*

*"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a Whole Human Being."*









https://www.pigsnpaws.co.za/

"The new world will not be born from cynicism, cruelty, or fear. It will be born from awakened consciousness made practical, from love organized into systems, from unity expressed as justice, and from a humanity mature enough to remember that we do not live on a dead planet among disposable beings."

The Old Worldview Is a Spiritual Crisis Why civilization cannot heal while consciousness remains rooted in separation

“True yoga is not about the shape of your body, but the shape of your life. Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived. Yoga doesn’t care about what you have been; yoga cares about the person you are becoming. Yoga is designed for a vast and profound purpose, and for it to be truly called yoga, its essence must be embodied.” - Aadil Palkhivala

"Let food be thy medicine!"

Within an hour of drinking hibiscus tea, the antioxidant power of your bloodstream shoots up as your system absorbs the tea’s phytonutrients. This may explain why hibiscus has such a strong effect on blood pressure. https://bit.ly/3bJtEVX

Lekker diep in en.... stadig uit (net by die neus) 👃👍

The breath is one of the few bridges between the conscious and unconscious aspects of ourselves. We can change it intentionally, yet it also happens automatically. A recent study involving 25 individuals who performed two different breathing cycles (6 s-cycle and 10 s-cycle) found that a simple rhythm of 4 seconds in and 6 seconds out was associated with greater feelings of balance, integrity, and vitality, along with changes in brain activity.

Sometimes we need to slow down and synchronize simply by changing our breath rhythm to allow the body, mind, and spirit to come back into coherence.

With 30-50% of common cancers being preventable with diet and lifestyle, we have the power to change our health destiny.

For cancer prevention, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) recommendations include: maintaining a healthy weight; exercising; eating a diet rich in whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans; and limiting consumption of fast food, processed junk, meats, soda, and alcohol.

Breast cancer risk was reduced by 60% in women who met at least five of those recommendations compared to those who met none.
The most important advice:

Maintain a healthy body weight
Eat mostly foods of plant origin
Limit alcohol consumption
Limit intake of animal-based foods

If you could do only one of those recommendations, limit consumption of animal foods. That seems most protective.

Greater adherence to the AICR dietary guidelines was associated with significantly less breast, endometrial, colorectal, lung, kidney, stomach, oral, liver, and esophageal cancers.

And for people with cancer, the same dietary recommendations can help save lives after diagnosis, too, including for breast cancer.

Adherence to the cancer prevention recommendations isn’t just associated with higher survival in cancer patients and lower risk of dying from cancer, but lower risk of dying overall.
What's good for cancer prevention is also good for heart disease prevention. That’s one of the beautiful things about eating a more plant-based diet.

See the videos “Diet and Lifestyle for Cancer Prevention and Survival” at see.nf/3O4GyAa and “Which Dietary Factors Affect Breast Cancer Most?” at see.nf/4qLvedB to learn more.

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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

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