And the Winner is... Did you forget about the Manduka eKo Mat?

Thank you to all who shared our "Gift of Yoga" with others. It has been a delight to see how our community has grown in the past month because of your generosity.

For each of your referrals, you were immediately entered into our random draw on October 1st - today - to win a Manduka eKO Lite mat.

We would like to show our further appreciation to three others who referred the most individuals by sending each of you our YogaHub Microfiber towel.

Please click to see if you are one of the lucky winners.

Reaching out to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

October 5th to 11th is Mental Illness Awareness Week this year, with October 10 being designated World Mental Health Day. In an effort to bring awareness to the importance of this issue, YogaHub is seeking to show how yoga can be used to enrich the lives of this often marginalized group of individuals.

Although they mature physically, individuals with developmental disabilities never reach a mental age past that of a child. Their slow emotional and intellectual development can therefore often prevent them from integrating into society as active and accepted members.

However, preliminary research has indicated that, following yoga therapy, individuals with developmental disabilities have shown a marked improvement in IQ and social behaviour. As a result, many yoga studios are now providing yoga classes tailored for individuals with developmental challenges.

It is, of course, difficult to integrate developmentally disabled individuals into a standard yoga class. With this in mind, special yoga classes consisting of simplified poses and breathing exercises are being specifically designed for variously challenged individuals. The regular stimulation provided by yoga can often be extremely beneficial in granting a small degree of mental stimulation and improvement.

While living with a mental disability is not easy, it can be made easier. Yoga programs for the mentally challenged are wonderful ways to improve and enrich the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities and assist them in integrating into our world community.

If you are interested in learning more about yoga for individuals with developmental disabilities, please read our accompanying article at this link:
Yoga for the Developmentally Challenged

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The First of our Tutorials and Educational Series

We are really beginning to rock here at YogaHub. Our tutorials are up and running. At the moment, you may access them from the Dashboard, and soon you'll be able to access them directly from the areas that you need help with.

We really want to have your input on this, so please send requests for other tutorials by posting an idea to our suggestion box.

On October 8th, we will open registration for the first of our educational conference calls featuring our wonderful collaborator, Megan McDonough, as she guides us through a two-part series of her gift, "Infinity in a Box." The PDF of this book was part of the gift bundle that you received. Some of you may even have ordered the hard copy, which is available from our online store. If you haven't read this book yet, I encourage you to do so and submit your questions ahead of time.

We will be posting the registration details and a "questions" page soon, so keep an eye out for an upcoming email in the days to come.

These one-hour conference calls are scheduled for Wednesday, October 21st, and Wednesday, October 28th, at 5pm PST/8PM EST. These calls will be free for all who are interested in attending.

If you are an individual in the profession of health, fitness or nutrition, or you support these areas of balance and would like to participate in our future conference calls, or if you know of an individual who would be interested, please contact us and submit your suggestions.

Updates from the Blog:

Avoiding the Simple Things in Life by Christina Souza Ma

This is a question that comes up quite often for me. Yes, me.

I ask myself that question when I procrastinate over silly things like making a call to sort out a bill that was incorrect, or paying a bill, or writing another blog. LOL.
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Will the Neti Pot Help or Hurt? by Francesca Silva

Okay, so this is going to sound like yet another excuse not to start using my Neti Pot.

But it's not. I'm not procrastinating this time - honestly. Let me explain.

For the last few years I've had eye problems, and last week I went for my regular eye appointment with the glaucoma specialist. I've been
seeing him every three months for the past two years and so far
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