Raja Gosnell

In 2000, Raja Gosnell’s comedy Big Momma’s House gained huge success in demonstrating a criminal case assigned to FBI agent Malcolm Turner, acted by Martin Lawrence, who conceals himself as an overweight elderly African American lady. Portraying the dark skinned FBI agent Malcolm Turner as an Asian companion in the opening scene, the audience may already be surprised by the agent’s ability in disguising so perfectly, foreshadowing clearly following occurrences (cf. Big Momma’s House, 2000: 00:01:29

In 2000, Raja Gosnell’s comedy Big Momma’s House prospers in demonstrating a criminal case assigned to FBI agent Malcolm Turner, acted by Martin Lawrence, who conceals himself as an overweight elderly African American lady. Portraying the dark skinned FBI agent Malcolm Turner as an Asian companion in the opening scene, the audience may already be surprised by the agent’s ability in disguising so perfectly, foreshadowing clearly following occurrences (cf. Big Momma’s House, 2000: 00:01:29 – 00:02:04)

Rajas is the element of Prakriti which has the nature of pain. It is the activity in things. It is responsible for the movement of objects. The objects produced due to Rajas makes the mind restless. It is said that the objects originated from two gunas Sattva and Tamas are inactive but the objects derived from Rajas makes them to do their functions. Tamas is the element of Prakriti which has the

What is Yoga The word “Yoga” is derived from Sanskrit word, “yuj” which means “to yoke” or “to concentrate”. The word “Yoga “also means combined”,”unioin”,”connected”,”method” or “application”. The different meanings of the same word depend on the application of the Yoga philosophy. For the sake of simplicity, we will assume the following definition of “Yoga”. “Yoga” is a spiritual and bodily discipline. It includes breath control, specific body postures and simple meditation, practised in order

The Eight Limbs. (n.d.). Eight Limbs of Yoga. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from http://www.yogajournal.com/basics/158 Yoga is composed of eight limbs. The first limb is Yama. Yama is focusing on our ethical standards and conducting ourselves in a positive manner. There are five Yama’s, the first is Ahimsa. Ahimsa teaches us to develop the ability to be compassionate to ourselves. The second Yama is Satya. Satya encourages us to accept that we are not responsible for someone else’s emotional reactions.

Introduction Top In the Yoga Sutras, Yoga is defined as "union" of mind, body and spirit. Classically, Yoga is understood as the science of the mind. [1] These days it is assuming importance in improving mental health and quality of life in the treatment of a number of disorders. [2] Several diseases affect a person 's biopsychosocial functioning to a greater or lesser degree. [3] These diseases are known as psychosomatic diseases. Psychosomatic means mind (psyche) and body (soma). A psychosomatic

The topic I chose to focus on for my research Masters Project is “Exploring the therapeutic effects of yogic techniques for stress management”. I choose this topic because I am particularly interested in stress and anxiety-related mental and physical disorders with the use of yogic techniques. I also choose this topic as little is known about the beneficial effects of a yoga practice and self-care as an alternative to medication interventions. Within the area of Social Care, the use of yogic techniques

Italia Power Yoga Power yoga, hot yoga, hatha yoga, ashtanga yoga and many forms of the practice tend to form a buzz word. But instead of getting overwhelmed by the heavy words, it is recommended that you get to know the essence of Yoga. It is powerful in its own sweet way and can have a profound impact on your everyday life. Even if you are a corporate wizard or stay at home mom, yoga has been known to create that balance and harmony which we tend to lack in the parts of our existence. Originating

Is Yogic practices different from normal exercises? Yogic practices is not exercise in the sense in which the word ’exercise’ is commonly understood. Both yogic practices and exercises have a common goal or objective, namely health protection and promotion. However , the effect of yogic practices is not limited to this only. It is expected that yogapractices should lead to a balanced personality. Normal exercise routine is focused towards a certain goal, such as losing 10kg or increase push-ups than

The benefits of Yoga are endless. It effects the human mind and body in a variety of ways. Roughly 15 million Americans practice yoga, annually there is an expected increase of twenty percent in participants in the United States ("Yoga Statistics"). While Yoga is often thought of as a practice that involves circus like poses and seemingly impossible flexibility; it not. Even bedridden patients can gain benefit from imagining themselves going through the poses and practicing breathing techniques that