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Per Erez, Chicago IL E-mail: PerErez5@aol.com.
I posted a message two years ago with the YogaGroup. I am so glad to know that the site- and more importantly- the work and connection for PWA's and yoga is just as alive today as my interests in teaching yoga for PWA's was back then. My class in Chicago is more than 4 yrs old for people with AIDS and continues because of their commitment to life in the shadow of uncertainty. My hope is that peace and fulfillment find space where there is sickness and uncertainty, That love, light, and laughter might invigorate those who come to the path of yoga. I am with the help of many others engaged in planning a large scale project on Yoga and HIV in Chicago for the summer of 2000 I would appreciate the information and support of anyone inclined to be a part of this project. Contact me at PerErez5@aol.com (12/30/99)
Janice, Scarsdale, NY E-mail: Janice D201@aol.com.
What has been the outcome of your use of yoga with aids clients? I have attempted a program here in NY but it was short lived. Tell we how you set up a series. Janice (12/10/99)
dr. naveen, new delhi E-mail: ayur@vsnl.com. Website URL: http://www.ayurvedaindia.org.
we treat hiv/aids through ayurveda rasayana treatments (11/23/99)
Angela M., Nain Labrador E-mail: angiemichelin@yahoo.com.
I'm currently doing a 10 minute speech on HIV/AIDS and your site has helped me alot. So wish me good luck because I really need it. (11/22/99)
Martin P., Ann Arbor, MI E-mail: martinp@ic.net.
I was recently diagnosed with HIV, and would like to get involved in a local organization that can offer support. If anyone has information on support groups in the Ann Arbor, MI area, please contact me. (11/10/99)
sheila cincotta E-mail: sjcincotta@hotmail.com.
Hello to everyone, My name is Sheila and I am writing a research paper regarding alternative medicine, particularly yoga, for HIV/AIDS related illnesses. My question is if I may begin correspondance, via e-mail, with an individual who has practiced yoga within or outside of your group. He or she may share their likes and dislikes toward this form of therapy. I am looking forward to talking to someone. I believe that I will learn most not from journals, but from people who have experienced yoga first hand. Thank you for your time. Please e-mail soon, Sheila Cincotta (11/9/99)
Christy K. E-mail: weluvlife@email.msn.com.
I live in Madison WI and I am looking into becoming certified in yoga therapy. I work with the WI Occuptaional Therapy Assoc. and our local Aids Network is inthe same building. I have enlighted them to this site and your organization, as I believe in soul centering. This local organization is very interested in the information that you post, as well as I am. Any feed back or helpful resources would be greatly appreciated! All of us Humanitians need to keep pulling in our knowledge and spreading it amongst the weeds of society, we want to produce beautiful flowers, dont we? Thank you~ (11/5/99)
Barbara Tauscher Mignot, Namur, Québec, Canada E-mail: iso.r.m@orbit.qc.ca.
Just browsing, I always like to stop when there is talk about Yoga. I beleive in it and it's results i am not very disiplined yet but when I go on a spree of doing Yoga in no time I see the benefits. I am sure I could help people with HIV in a positive way. By reading of all the good it does I wish It would be introduced in schools in the first grade I'm sure we would have children with less learning and discipline problems. Barbara (10/30/99)
zoe kowalchuk, evergreen CO E-mail: zoe-yoga@ecentral.com.
we are very fortunate to have you here! (10/28/99)
April V. Stubbs, MPH CDC National Prevention Information Network, Rockville, MD Website URL: http://www.cdcnpin.org
Very interesting site! (10/25/99)
Matt Basta E-mail: mmb174@psu.edu. (10/8/99)
Zenethia P. Brown, Lexington, SC E-mail: wspalss@aol.com. (9/25/99)
Dioscoro P.Bocod, Orange,NJ E-mail: dpbocod@home.com.
I'm an avid yoga practitioner..like Ur web site ..ciao! (9/15/99)
Dr. Vijay Pal Singh, New Delhi E-mail: vijay@netshooter.com.
Wonderful work. I know Yoga helps one attain internal harmony, so essential to overcome the malady of mind and body. It's a pity that only a minority understands this and few practice. I attend to HIV infected individuals and prescribe them physical and breathing yoga practices along with homoeopathic medicines. It takes time, but it is worth, for the benfits it provide to the individual.The results are gratifying. regards, vijay (8/28/99)
R., Wimbledon, England E-mail: res21@hotmail.com.
I am using this as an opportunity to tell everyone how my life has changed since practicisng Ashtanga yoga. I would recommend it to anyone !! I am hoping to become a techer one day, with a view to passing my knowledge into others. When you start yoga you concentrate on the physical postures, but it soons leads to more of an internal focus and dare I say beginning to 'finding oneself'. (8/23/99)
Dalia Zwick PT PhD, Tenafly NJ E-mail: zwick.postbox@usa.net. (8/6/99)
elle E-mail: ellester@hotmail.com.
Hi I'm a recovering alcholic, practicing yoga. (7/30/99)
frank mendez, McAllen, Tx
This is a very interesting topic and it has been reccomended to me by several freinds who know i could benefit from Yoga. I have been HIV positive for seven years. I am always looking for way's to improve my health, I am sure I found the right place. thank you for having this site on the net. (7/23/99)
Carl Schmidt, Sedona, AZ E-mail: sedonav@sedona.net.
Hi, I love your site. I would like to invite you to visit my own web site: www.thehomefoundation.com. This site offers some of my recent writings. It is an online publication of the book entitled: A Recipe for Bliss. This book describes the Inner Path of Meditation and Self Realization. Perhaps we can link our sites. Deep Blessings, Carl Schmidt (7/6/99)
Sorin Cosofret, Iais, Romania E-mail: csorin@univagro-iais.ro. (6/14/99)
Rena E-mail: posexp@aol.com. Website URL: http://hometown.aol.com/posexp/index.htm
Very happy to find your site and learn about your program. We are an art gallery/studio for HIV positive artists and friends in the Tampa Bay area. With our Web site (we are still working on getting that better organized and exhibit more art there), we hope to expand our services and outreach nationally, even globally. We often have classes/workshops for our HIV-positive community; would love to have a Yoga teacher. I would like to put info about your organization in our newsletter, the ArtLetter, so those interested can check out your site and videos. Thanks. (6/6/99)
Alice E-mail: abarreto@gold.com.br. Website URL: http://www.kundalyoga.com.br.
I was searching the web for Yoga used for HIV+ patients. The Kundalini Yoga Center in Belo Horizonte - Brazil is proposing a project on that subject. I invite you all to visit our web site. Congratulations on your web site, it is nice and user friendly. (5/15/99)
amy howes E-mail: amyhowes@mvhs.
i enjoy reading about aids and how i can help other people with aids. (3/11/99)
antony trebilco, cardiff wales uk E-mail: jedd23@usa.net.
i enjoyed this site it was the first the computer came up with. I am interested in Yoga and aids and practice hatha yoga. I intend to write a short article for positive nation. thanks. peace and love (3/8/99)
Amanda E-mail: KiKi2687@aol.com.
I think this is a great website!!!! (2/17/99)
Sergio Tapia, West Hollywood, CA E-mail: sergiotapia@hotmail.com.
I have just started medication for HIV and it is very overwhelming. I hope to find some iner-peace in Yoga! I will keep in touch! ;) (2/9/99)
Sheila Foggie RN, BScN, Ontario, CAN E-mail: sheilafoggie@bioadvantex.com. Website URL: http://www.ultimatebalance.com
Other: Excellent, informative, inspirational motivating website! As a nurse I have worked both in the clinical and non-clinical setting caring for people affected by HIV. I have strong personal beliefs regarding complementary therapies and have written a brief description of some to post on our website. I will definitely be recommending your website for anyone needing more information on yoga. Keep up the fabulous work. (2/3/99)
Barry Ebersole E-mail: jubilatores@toledolink.com .
Smile!
Jacqueline Bendtsen, New Orleans, LA. E-mail: Poes1Raven@aol.com .
This is a great site you have set up here, because, though I don't have AIDS/HIV I know and love so many people who do that I am always glad to see some new approach to dealing with it! Thanks for making this site! Also, are there any classes in New Orleans specifically dealing with Yoga for AIDS?
Allison Ulan, The Kaivalya Yoga Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: kaivalya7@hotmail.com .
Thank you for all you time and effort in compiling this information. I found the site concise and inspiring. I will send others to it. Jai Namaste
L. Breanne Craig (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: breanne_craig@yahoo.com .
I was so glad to come across this page, it is so important to get in touch with the human spirit especially in situations such as these. I would like to express some thanks for such a thing to be available as this page. Good Luck to all.
cary hardin (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: cha1235@aol.com .
I've only been practicing yoga for four months, and, at that, through tapes (Rodney Yee and Bryan Kest). I don't know much about yoga lingo, but I think what I've been practicing is hatha yoga. Simply put, I love it. From what I've caught on the web, it seems Mr. Iyengar is the man responsible for spreading hatha yoga worldwide. Thank you. Namaste
Bart Goldman, Denver, CO (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: lawrencebarton@msn.com .
Very impressive! Nice job Denise and everyone else who has and is contributing! This is very good work... let me know what more I can do to help.
Dee Dee, Simi Valley, CA (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: mojodog@pacbell.net .
I wanted to say that I am a firm believer in meditation. I have seen miracles happen all the time. As a nurse I have been witness to patients who were according to their doctors on thier death beds. I have seen these patients get up and walk out of the hospital. Not because of medical science but because they decided to try something new. Meditaion, and deep breathing. These are the greatest healers of the human body. I have practiced the art of Qigong for several years now. Through the art of relaxation, it is then that our bodies can heal and absorb the life sustaining oxygen that we all require, expecially for those with immune realted infections. Your page is an excellent source for people to learn about the benefits of meditation, breathing, and relaxation. I am HIV neg, but my future husband is positive, the meds that he has been taking have made him very sick, I am trying to get him to start a relaxation program, as an alternative to drug therapy, which is killing him. I think that yoga, or Qigong would be nothing but a positive and beneficial change. I will keep you informed on how David is doing after he starts with the program.
Zee, Pune, India (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: zfk@hotmail.com .
Giving a chance to people to live with dignity, strength and courage is challenging and positive. I was in Pune for Yogacharya BKS 80th birthday celebrations and i saw the photograph exhibition dispalying photos of Yoga classes being conducted for HIV positive people. His work was most touching and impressive. I also viewed a CD-ROM called Yoga for Stress which was developed under the direct guidance of Guruji (BKS Iyengar )- it has 63 Yoga sequences - including classes to boost the immune system and fatigue. It has been released and the web site for further information is www.yogacdrom.com I hope this information is useful to lovers of Yoga and people who are determined to fight aids.
amy (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: amypenguin@aol.com .
I thought that this was a great thing. I am currently working on an oral presentation for an AIDS education class, and this has got to be one of the most interesting things ive seen.
Ans (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: ata70@hotmail.com .
Hi: I practice an old way of healing, it's from the mediterranean sea, i've worked with people with HV1/AIDS and thru praying we've had good results, if you are infected and want to talk about that, I don't guarranti nothing, i just want to help, and God and you will decide your future. Drop me a line.
uma dhavale, Pune, India (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: raya@pn2.vsnl.net.in .
I've been thinking about joining a Yoga class so that I can stretch out. How many different classes are there to take? If anyone wants to give me some ideas Id love to hear them.
Keli McMillen, Boulder, CO (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: mcmillek@spot.colorado.edu Web site: http://www.geocities.com/~stellaryoga.
Dr.Angam S. Kumar, Bensalem, PA (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: k_angam@hotmail.com.
William Miller (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: wimille@siue.edu . Web site: http://www.siue.edu/~wimille
Hello every one. If you are interested in finding other SIUE students and professors home page please come to my home page and take look at the links. Thank you and God Bless, William Miller
Jessica Pupovac (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: pupovac@students.uiuc.edu .
This is a fabulous site - very informative and useful... Would it be possible to be sent more information on your group in the mail?? That would be much appreciated. Thank you.
Mary Caston, Pacific Grove California (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: remembern@aol.com .
Your healing work is a blessing. Thank you.
Joseph W. Potts (posted 1/24/99) E-mail: BarbnJoe@sgi.net .
My first visit, hopefully not my last.. Thank you.
(posted 1/24/99) E-mail: krist90@hotmail.com .
No doubt Bikram yoga is the best! Great exercise, great opportunity to sweat! Only negative I've come across is that females are asked to wear leotards which I find way too warm.
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