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  • Deepavali, Deepawali or Diwali means "a row of lights" 05 Nov 2010
    Sat, 11/06/2010 - 02:33
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    Deepavali, Deepawali  or Diwali means "a row of lights". It falls on the last two days of the dark half of Kartik (October-November). For some it is a three-day festival. It commences with the Dhan-Teras, on the 13th day of the dark half of Kartik, followed the next day by the Narak Chaudas,...
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  • UK Mental Health Crisis now costing £100bn and rising
    Sat, 10/09/2010 - 15:33
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    Nina Lakhani from the Independent on Sunday wrote a very interesting piece about the deepening crisis with mental health in this country. Here at FISU, we know that being stressed over a long period of time leads to mental health problems for some people.  It all depends on our personal...
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  • Meditation Helps MS Sufferers
    Thu, 09/30/2010 - 14:05
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    A new Swiss study reports that a form of meditation known as mindfulness could help patients with multiple sclerosis, who often suffer from depression and anxiety. The study is small and only compared multiple sclerosis patients who meditated to MS patients who didn't. Still, meditation is safe and...
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  • Anxiety is a big problem today but meditation can help!
    Thu, 09/30/2010 - 07:25
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    The chances are fairly high that either you or a loved one has had a history of anxiety. In any given year about 17% of us will have an anxiety disorder---and over our lives, about 28 % of us will have an anxiety disorder. And, if you have one anxiety disorder, then you probably have two or three...
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  • FISU Upgraded eNewsletter
    Tue, 09/28/2010 - 14:08
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    We have upgraded our HTML eNewsletter to reflect the style of our web site and shop.  We use this to convey news and events to our meditators and enquirers.  The feedback has been positive and we hope you like it too.  If you wish to subscribe to our news and events emails and feeds...
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  • Overcome Depression with Meditation
    Tue, 02/09/2010 - 20:56
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    Meditation is an easy way to overcome depression.  Depression or Chronic Unhappiness can happen to anyone at any time of their lives.  It can be triggered by a variety of different circumstances and health issues.  However, there is substantial medical evidence that shows that...
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