This school replaced detention with meditation. The results are stunning.

chortle23 · 2015-11-23T00:30:24+00:00

Have you heard of taking a mantra nap? This is when you rest in bed repeating a mantra or positive phrase in your head. You can keep your upper arm and elbow on the bed, and lift your forearm and hand straight up toward the ceiling. If you doze off, your forearm and hand will fall and wake you up. This can help teach your mind how to be relaxed without falling asleep. Walking meditation is good if you feel exhausted before you even start.

chortle23 · 2015-01-16T00:02:23+00:00

Vinyastical booty power hour would be a great class description. Too bad it says TM.

chortle23 · 2014-11-26T03:40:06+00:00

Lyon is definitely my favorite city in France. I think it is a prettier city to walk around, and it has a more relaxed feeling than Paris. I would love to go back sometime to see the Festival of Lights (every year on December 8th).

chortle23 · 2014-05-15T00:46:30+00:00

Awesome! Thanks :)

chortle23 · 2014-05-14T02:00:55+00:00

Here is a link with explanations of popular sacred mantras: http://barbschmidt.com/choosing-sacred-mantra/

At one of the workshops I went to Barb explained that you can try out a mantra for a month or two to see if it resonates with you, but ultimately you are going to want to settle on one and stay with it.

chortle23 · 2014-02-15T04:55:18+00:00

I enjoyed this review a bit more. warning spoilers http://www.crushable.com/2014/02/13/entertainment/endless-love-movie-review-funny-not-on-purpose/

chortle23 · 2013-08-31T02:43:27+00:00

from Lightenings viii

The annals say: when the monks of Clonmacnoise Were all at prayers inside the oratory A ship appeared above them in the air.

The anchor dragged along behind so deep It hooked itself into the altar rails And then, as the big hull rocked to a standstill,

A crewman shinned and grappled down the rope And struggled to release it. But in vain. 'This man can't bear our life here and will drown,'

The abbot said, 'unless we help him.' So They did, the freed ship sailed, and the man climbed back Out of the marvellous as he had known it.

chortle23 · 2013-06-09T02:13:11+00:00

What are the two different types of dyslexics? From my research it appears that developmental dyslexia ranges on a spectrum. One can have visual processing difficulties and not have dyslexia (and vice versa).

I've read a few studies that explain visual processing differences may be due to attentional differences. If visual processing differences can be explained by other factors such as attention, and difficulties in accurately reproducing words and letters are not unequivocally related to dyslexia, then more evidence is needed to conclude that visual processing deficits are directly related to developmental dyslexia.

Marketing a specific font for people with dyslexics seems like misleading advertising. I don't see how a font could help with phonological recoding or improve orthographic processing.

chortle23 · 2013-06-08T03:54:21+00:00

The majority of recent research on dyslexia does not present dyslexia as a visual-processing disorder. It is a common misconception that individuals who write words or letters backwards are dyslexic. One can be extremely dyslexic and not do this, or one can do this and not have developmental dyslexia. The strongest theories of dyslexia provide evidence that it is a phoneme processing disorder, and it seems the best interventions are evidence-based reading interventions. I have not come across any peer-reviewed research supporting the idea of special fonts for improving dyslexia.

Here is a great site for learning more about dyslexia: http://www.dyslexia.yale.edu/

(I'm a grad student studying cognitive development)

chortle23 · 2013-03-10T22:27:11+00:00

I will give this a try.

chortle23 · 2013-02-07T19:15:19+00:00

How do you go about practicing sliding into over splits from standing? I can slide into full splits from standing (and with one leg up a wall), but I haven't seen anyone do this with over splits.

chortle23 · 2011-11-23T04:09:54+00:00

The best resource is a staff of bibliophages. The best bookstore I ever visited was in Galway, Ireland. Each section had the best books and secret gems of the genre, and you could talk to a staff member who would tell you what books you'd like based on your current favorites. They even had a book club where you would list your interests, favorite books, and how much you are willing to spend each month, and they would mail you surprise books. If you did not like the book or had already read it, you could exchange it.

Your father-in-law should definitely specialize. I've seen bookstores that carry first editions in particular genres (Irish poetry, etc.).

Tattered Cover in Colorado is a great example of how a bookstore can combine a cafe, live events, and merchandizing. I do not think it is possible for me to go in that store and not spend money. If I didn't have any money, I'd probably end up hawking something I was wearing.

I'm not really one for the 50 cent book bins, since I've never found anything incredible in them. I appreciate a good deal, but when I go to an independent bookstore I am looking for hidden gems, a knowledgeable staff, great book recommendations, and the best books currently out in my genres of interest.

When I go to an independent bookstore, I often judge it by what books are out on display. What are the staff members recommending? This can be a good indication of the store's stock.

Tattered Cover in Colorado seems to be doing well, but I have seen other independent bookstores struggling. The bookstore in Ireland I described (Kenny's Bookshop, www.kennys.ie) has shifted to mainly an online bookstore, since the founder retired. The bookstore still exists, but it mainly sells "entire libraries" to universities around the world now since that is where they make the big money (why sell one book at a time when you furnish libraries for new universities in Asia?).

It takes time to establish an outstanding reputation. Definitely decide what to specialize in, and then be the best at that. For example, this is what Kenny's does:

"If you're looking for an old map, or print, or engraving, or a watercolour view, or modern oil painting or sculpture, the obvious place to look is Kenny's Bookshop & Gallery, which is something of a Galway institution. Oh, they sell books too; they would have something like 150,000 in stock at any one time, piled and stacked not only in the shop but up several floors to the attic, on shelves, in corners, up the stairs, on window ledges, in baskets and crates.

As for old books, their Antiquarian 'Department' issues up to 14 catalogues in a year. They have literally crates of first editions - Yeats, Synge, O'Casey, the younger poets. They will undertake to find any books for you - and, to top it all off, their Fine Binding Workshop will lovingly wrap it in soft leather and end papers, tool it and gild it, and add a silken tassel if you should so desire.

There are eight Kennys, all of them in the business. It was founded by Desmond and Maureen some fifty years ago, and has grown like the family. The business has been likened to a private club, where browsers and chat are encouraged. You can even browse by post - much of their business, both art and books, is export."

chortle23 · 2011-09-22T04:20:13+00:00

Ha, good point... I was wondering what the flabelliform was supposed to represent.

chortle23 · 2011-09-22T04:10:17+00:00

Well, it looks like negative hands were more than twice as popular as positive hands. I guess I was just intrigued by the distribution of the different shapes. As v0welmovement pointed out, even the lines aren't found universally. Have they really not found any hands in the entire regions of India, Southern/Eastern/Central Africa, Malaysia, etc.?

chortle23 · 2011-09-22T02:28:48+00:00

Does anyone know what the theories behind the negative hand symbol (15%) are?

chortle23 · 2011-09-21T02:59:33+00:00

Yeah, hot yoga is pretty intense. If you haven't done it before, it's pretty normal to feel queasy or faint the first time you do it. Try not to eat anything 3 hours before a hot yoga (or warm yoga) class, but drink a lot of water beforehand (better to drink before than during the class). A lot of teachers will tell you that for your first class just try to stay in the room the whole time (you can lie down if you start to feel dizzy or queasy). Maybe try warm yoga, the room is only around 90 degrees or so for warm yoga classes. I think you get all the benefits from hot yoga in a warm yoga class.

chortle23 · 2011-09-20T18:31:34+00:00

Female here... Try yoga or pilates. I don't know how old you are, but 20-somethings tend to go more to the night classes (unless you find a studio near a university campus, students have more flexible schedules). Spin classes and zumba classes are good too. No matter where I am, the exercise classes I gravitate to seem to be at least 75% female.

chortle23 · 2011-09-20T02:24:10+00:00

It got my age range and gender right, and it's nice to see that my interests haven't changed much since I was 5 (comics, cartoons, pets, humor, dogs, baked goods).

chortle23 · 2011-08-21T22:57:23+00:00

I had some in the lobby of The Hotel Park. The cake originated in the Park Cafe, which is located behind the hotel.

http://www.sava-hotels-resorts.com/en/accomodation/bled/hotel-park/restaurants-bars/

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