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												<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://theyogasanctuary.biz/vastu/">Vastu</a></h2>
				
				<div class="post-content"><p>By Gwen Burdick Vastu, which means “science of space” in Sanskrit, is a sister science to Yoga, Jyotish and Ayurveda, and is the precursor to Feng Shui. The ancient Shastras are the books of rules of the Vedic sciences and the Vastu Shatra is the text that explains...</p>
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												<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://theyogasanctuary.biz/forever-young-maintaining-and-restoring-your-vitality/">Forever Young: Maintaining and Restoring Your Vitality</a></h2>
				
				<div class="post-content"><p>By Carrie Demers, MD As a culture, we are obsessed with looking young.  We dye our hair, whiten our teeth, use botox, have surgeries!  - all attempts to hide the signs of our encroaching age.  However, what we are truly seeking is not to look younger, but to feel...</p>
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												<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://theyogasanctuary.biz/sankhya-philosophy/">Sankhya Philosophy</a></h2>
				
				<div class="post-content"><p>by Gwen Burdick The dualistic theory of creation or causation is called Sankhya Philosophy and it appears in texts as ancient as the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. Its founder was the sage Kapila who is considered by scholars to be older than Buddha. It is also the...</p>
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												<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://theyogasanctuary.biz/the-fourth-aim-moksha/">The Four Purusharthas: Moksha</a></h2>
				
				<div class="post-content"><p>The Fourth Aim: Moksha Our investigation of the four Purusharthas, or aims of life in the Vedic tradition, concludes with Moksha, which means release, liberation or self-realization. The harmonious interactions of the first three aims, Dharma, Artha and Kama, are the...</p>
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												<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://theyogasanctuary.biz/the-four-purusharthas-kama/">The Four Purusharthas: Kama</a></h2>
				
				<div class="post-content"><p>The Third Aim: Kama As our investigation of the Purusharthas continues, we come to the third aim, Kama, which means "longing", "wish", or "desire." Kama pertains to the enjoyment of life and needs to be in balance with Dharma (duty) and Artha (means) if we are to...</p>
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				<div class="post-content"><p>By Gwen Burdick In Yogic philosophy, when the intention of the heart and intention of the mind merge with resolve and determination in search of Truth, we have what is called Sankalpa in Sanskrit, or solemn vow.   “Kalpa” means vow and “san” means truth.  It refers to...</p>
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												<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://theyogasanctuary.biz/the-vedic-fire-ceremony/">The Vedic Fire Ceremony</a></h2>
				
				<div class="post-content"><p>by Gwen Burdick Fire, or Agni in Sanskrit, is one of the five basic elements of creation. It dominates the Pitta dosha of Ayurveda. Agni allows for heat, light, color and vision and is essential for combustion, cooking and our ability to digest food. When the element...</p>
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				<div class="post-content"><p>In Vedic Astrology, Rahu and Ketu are the important Lunar Nodes. Unlike the seven visible planets, Grahas in Sanskrit, they are massless yet potent mathematical points in space, sometimes referred to as the shadow planets. Our solar system is structured such that it...</p>
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				<div class="post-content"><p>The purpose of the Vedic sciences is to promote Self-realization, and the spiritual disciplines of Ayurveda and Jyotish, Vedic Astrology, share their ancient roots. Ayurveda, which means knowledge of Life in Sanskrit, provides regimens to harmonize the mind/body...</p>
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				<div class="post-content"><p>"The Moonbeams are also the rays of the Sun." - the Vedas Our Sun, Surya in Sanskrit, is the 4.5 billion year old yellow dwarf star at the center of our solar system. It is an almost perfect sphere of gas (mostly Hydrogen and Helium) 860,000 miles in diameter and...</p>
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