Week of December 18 to December 24 , 2011
Temple Events
SUNDAY: 10:30 AM Meditation and Dharma Service
Temple Events
SUNDAY: 10:30 AM Meditation and Dharma Service
... followed by moving. Anyone's help appreciated.
MONDAY: (no event this week)
MONDAY: (no event this week)
TUESDAY: 5:15 PM Meditation & Buddha Book Worm (Reading Group)
WEDNESDAY: 5:15 PM Meditation & brief Dharma address
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Important Announcements & News
New Board Member
Please welcome Kate Huff, who has been voted onto the Temple Council as new member.Buddha Bookworm
Our Buddhist Reading Group is held every Tuesday after meditation. We will be discussing various books and Buddhist literature. The coming weeks: "Not Always So" by Shunryu Suzuki. For more details, please contact Lara (Yin Yang) at yinyang@lotustemple
Announcements by Sangha Members
Inexpensive Cadillac
Anyone looking for a good, safe and affordable car? Go to the following URL: http://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/2679683354.html.
Sports bike
Go to http://lincoln.craigslist.org/bik/2629245897.html Article
Role of meditation on alleviation of oxidative stress and improvement of antioxidant system
Feb. 10, 2011 by
J Med Assoc Thai. 2010 Nov; 93 Suppl 6:S242-54.
Mahagita C.
Department of Physiology, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand. chitrawina@yahoo.com
According to MEDLINE/Pubmed search to December 2009, the modulation effects of meditation on oxidative stress have been increasingly investigated for acute, short and long-term effects. Both invasive and noninvasive measurements have been utilized. Long-term transcendental and Zen meditators have been showed to diminish oxidative stress seen by a reduction of lipid peroxidation and biophoton emission. Glutathione level and activity of antioxidant enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase) have been facilitated in Yoga and Sudarshan Kriya practitioners. One year of Tai Chi training has been reported to promote superoxide dismutase activity and lessen lipid peroxidation. Performing diaphragmatic breathing after exhaustive exercise has attenuated oxidative stress faster than control. These data suggest possible roles of meditation and meditation-based techniques on the decrease of oxidative stress which may assist to prevent and/or alleviate deterioration of related diseases. However, further research needs to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms which remain challenge to accomplish.
