Yoga Teachers' Monthly with Aadil Palkhivala
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Aadil Palkhivala
Yoga Teachers' Monthly offers inspiration and information to yoga teachers who want to improve their ability to help their students grow and shine. 
 
From Aadil Palkhivala, world-renowned yoga master, yoga therapist, author, federally registered Doctor of Naturopathy, Ayurvedic Health Science Practitioner, certified Shiatsu and Swedish massage therapist, with degrees in law, physics, and mathematics.
 
In This Issue
Happy Summer!
Installing Love
Healthy Foods Healthy Bodies
Quick Links
August 2009
Happy Summer!
 

We hope you are enjoying the remaining days of summerHappy Summer! by making time to play in the warmth of the sun and the beauty of the outdoors. We are devoting this month's issue to helping you reconnect with fun, play and laughter. We hope you will enjoy the story below. 
 
In September's issue, we look forward to sharing many of the insights that have come out of our 10-day Therapeutic Teacher Training that took place earlier this month.
 
Blessings,
Mirra and Aadil

For Your Inspiration
Installing Love (Author Unknown) 
  
Customer Service Rep
     Yes, Ma'am, how can I help you today?Download Now!
Customer:       
     Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install love. Can you guide me through the process?
CS Rep:          
     Yes, I can help you.  Are you ready to proceed?
Customer:       
     Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready to install now. What do I do first?
CS Rep:          
The first step is to open your HEART.  Have you located your HEART ma'am?
Customer:       
     Yes I have, but there are several other programs running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?
CS Rep:          
     What programs are running ma'am?
Customer:       
     Let's see, I have PAST-HURT.EXE, LOW-ESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.
CS Rep:          
     No problem. LOVE will gradually erase PAST-HURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOW-ESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own called HIGH-ESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those of ma'am?
Customer:       
I don't know how to turn them off.  Can you tell me how?
CS Rep:          
     My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.
Customer:       
     Okay, done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is that normal?
CS Rep:          
     Yes. You should receive a message that says it will reinstall for the life of your HEART. Do you see that message?
Customer:       
     Yes I do.  Is it completely installed?
CS Rep:          
     Yes, but remember that you have only the base program.  You need to begin connecting to other HEARTs in order to get the upgrades.
Customer:       
     Oops. I have an error message already.  What should I do?
CS Rep:          
What does the message say?
Customer:       
     It says "ERROR 412 - PROGRAM DOES NOT RUN ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS."  What does that mean?
CS Rep:          
     Don't worry ma'am, that's a common problem. It means that the LOVE program is set up to run on external HEARTS but has not yet been run on your HEART. It is one of those complicated programming things, but in non-technical terms it means you have to "LOVE" your own machine before it can "LOVE" others.
Customer:       
     So what should I do?
CS Rep:          
     Can you pull down the directory called "SELF-ACCEPTANCE"?
Customer:       
     Yes, I have it.
CS Rep:          
     Excellent. You're getting good at this.
Customer:       
     Thank you.
CS Rep:          
     You're welcome. Click on the following files and then copy them to the "MYHEART" directory: FORGIVE-SELF.DOC, REALIZE-WORTH.TXT, and ACKNOWLEDGE-LIMITATIONS.DOC. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any faulty programming. Also, you need to delete VERBOSE-SELF-CRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterwards to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer:       
     Got it.  Hey!  My HEART is filling up with new files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART. Is this normal?
CS Rep:          
     Sometimes.  For others it takes a while, but eventually everything gets downloaded at the proper time. So, LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more thing before I go.
Customer:       
     Yes?
CS Rep:          
     LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They will in turn share it with other people and they will return some similarly cool modules back to you.
Customer:       
     I will.  Thanks for your help.  By the way, what's your name?
CS Rep:          
     You can call me the Divine Cardiologist, also known as The Great Physician, but most call me God. Most people feel all they need is an annual checkup to stay heart-healthy, but the manufacturer (Me) suggests a schedule of daily maintenance for maximum efficiency, to put it another way, keep in touch.
 
 
Remember, if you are not ready to install this program now, you can always save it and install it any season of the year!
Healthy Foods, Healthy Bodies
Quick & Easy Organic Meals
 
 "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." - Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
 
It is with deep respect and gratitude for life that we wish to share Eastern Essence organic Indian foods with you, our friends and students.Aadil Palkhivala  
 
Because we use the finest organic raw materials including freshly ground organic herbs and spices, mechanically cold-pressed, organic oils, and triple-purified water, you can rest assured that when you eat Eastern Essence, you are supported in becoming the best that you can be.
 
Our family enjoys these foods regularly, and we hope you will join us, too.  Your body will thank you for it!
 
To order Eastern Essence, please visit www.easternessence.com/order.html
 
May we all live long and vibrantly!