Curing Healthcare: The Great Debate

From town-hall astro-turfing to socialized medicine and insurance company profits, healthcare has taken up a lot of space in the headlines recently. And while there’s no doubt that the number of uninsured in this country calls out for some serious healthcare reform—a.k.a., the public option—there’s also an important part of the equation no one seems to be talking about, and that’s personal responsibility.

Most of us know by now that diet and lifestyle have a huge effect on our overall health. In fact, recent studies indicate that these are the two most important factors in predicting how healthy we stay over the course of our lives.

If living a healthy lifestyle costs the taxpayers and the insurance companies less, then why aren’t there incentives, as far as personal responsibilities go, in healthcare? Wouldn’t it make sense, for instance, to offer a break on insurance for individuals who exercise regularly and don’t smoke?

Since insurance premiums are created to cover the costs of large numbers of people, this is one area where our personal choices really do affect the whole!

This post goes out to all the natural food stores and co-ops across the country that carry our stickers, and all the members of the Neverbetter Nation who rock stickers like “Health Nut,” “Sugar, the Gateway Drug,” “Vegetarian for Life,” “Eat Organic,” “Read the Ingredients,” “Fast Food is Junk,” “Eat Well Feel Well” and “Cure Healthcare.” Your personal decisions really do make a difference.

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Namaste: The Ancient Definition of Spirituality

‘Namaste’ is an ancient Sanskrit greeting commonly used to begin and/or end a yoga session. It’s also Infamous Networks most popular best-selling Root Concepts sticker. So what’s up with all the buzz around the Namaste sticker?

A common misconception is that ‘namaste’ means ‘peace’ in Sanskrit. This is not true—although another word you will often hear in the course of a yoga class or workshop is ‘shanti’, which does.

Another myth is that the word is simply a greeting, like ‘hello.’ This is an easy mistake to make, because ‘namaste’—accompanied by this beautiful gesture
—is the standard greeting in Nepal. Even little kids do it!

The literal meaning of ‘namaste’ is “I bow to you.” In conjunction with the gesture, however (palms of the hands pressed together, over the heart) it represents the deeper spiritual understanding that there is a divine spark within all of us. By bowing to another person and saying ‘namaste,’ you are acknowledging the divine within them, and within yourself as well.

Namaste is a common way to end a yoga session because it’s a way of acknowledging the relationship between teacher and student, and the gratitude that each feels to the other. It’s also a way of reminding us that this special ‘I Thou’ relationship doesn’t end when we step foot off our mat and into the rest of our lives.

As more and more people discover the spirituality of yoga, more and more people are looking for ways to anchor their practice in their day-to-day life. Which helps to explain why the Namaste sticker is the number one bestselling sticker of all our Root Concepts.

The Namaste sticker is our tribute to the divine spark within everyone, and to all the conscious people striving to live each day in a mindful way.

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http://www.yogajournal.com/basics/822

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For over a dozen years the artists of Infamous Network have worked to create top quality, unique, inspiring artwork.... ROOT CONCEPTS are positive, progressive, uplifting ideas produced, stuck and worn to promote freedom of expression, healthy living, a political voice, the beauty of nature, love, spirituality and the eternally present moment....

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