consciouslifenews--2020-05-28--Policing and the Sanctity of Life

Policing and the Sanctity of Life

This is so much bigger than personal accountability .
Yes , the four police officers present at the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis were fired the next day .
The case is being investigated by the FBI .
And the mayor of Minneapolis and lots of other politicians are talking about “ values.
” But later that night , police fired teargas and rubber bullets into a crowd of protesters , showing us that the national divide remains deep and wide and nothing has changed .
The nation is split—racially , economically , politically—into us vs. them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is armed to the hilt ) gets to be boss .
As long as this paradigm remains intact , occasionally chastising , or even prosecuting , a police officer for committing murder , or some other blatant act of racist overstepping , accomplishes virtually nothing .
The instilling of “ values ” in the armed enforcers of a racist social order will result in , at most , superficial change .
And the world will not be any safer .
George Floyd died on May 25 because he was deprived of his right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using a counterfeit bill to buy groceries .
Four officers responded to the call of a “ forgery in progress ” and , on arriving at the scene , ordered a suspect to get out of his car .
He “ resisted arrest ” and may have been “ under the influence , ” a police spokesman said later , all of which resulted in one of the officers , after a scuffle , keeping Floyd flat on the ground and immobile by kneeling on his neck .
This lasted for seven or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pain , cried that he couldn ’ t breathe , then eventually passed out .
The officer continued kneeling on the neck until an ambulance arrived .
Floyd was pronounced dead at the hospital .
Shortly afterward , the Minneapolis Police Department issued a statement that George Floyd had died of a “ medical incident.
” How forgettably abstract !
And that would have been that—incident forgotten , let ’ s move on—except for the horrific ten-minute video that went public , showing a murder in progress as passers-by cried out to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The public outrage over the video led to official “ action ” —the four officers were fired—but .
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now what ?
As we know , Floyd ’ s death is only the latest hell inflicted on a community of color somewhere in this country , either by police officers or armed white vigilantes , in recent weeks and months .
But of course this goes back decades , centuries—to the arrival of Europeans on the North American continent and their determination to claim the land as theirs and start importing slaves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not history .
This is the present moment : Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling with his full weight on George Floyd ’ s neck , until the man dies .
All that has changed in the last three hundred years — the progress we ’ ve made—is that today a race-based murder can get you fired .
I ’ m sure we ’ re at a point where the majority of Americans recognize the terror and insanity of this , e.g .
: “ Being black in America should not be a death sentence.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mayor Jacob Frey , putting the matter about as clearly as possible .
“ What we saw is horrible , completely and utterly messed up.
” And the police chief , Medaria ArradondoMedaria Arradondo , put it this way in a public statement : “ When Mayor Frey appointed me as chief of the Minneapolis police department , I was very steadfast and strong on what our department vision , values and culture change would be moving forward .
One of those pillars is sanctity of life.
” So , as I say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words are spoken sincerely , and I also understand that no one individual , no matter his or her level of power , can declare lasting and far-reaching social change on a moment ’ s notice .
All they , and we , can do is put something into motion : the creation of social order truly and honestly ( unlike , say , the Declaration of Independence ) based on the sanctity of life .
What could this mean ?
This is social change at a level that is almost unimaginable , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s police departments .
It requires an ongoing national conversation : a unity of purpose — a sense of patriotism—that is the equivalent of , and also the opposite of , waging a world war .
It ’ s nothing short of participatory evolution .
But let me scale the matter back to the level of policing , and make note that effective , compassionate policing exists right now and simply needs to expand beyond the reach of militarism and racism , which invade policework like a virus .
Here ’ s something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago .
One Saturday afternoon a neighbor called and said some guy was out in the alley , opening my car door .
I went out to check and saw a huge , drunk guy who turned when I spoke and heaved a beer bottle at me , then stumbled toward me through my yard mumbling obscenities .
My daughter , then about 5 years old , had come out to see what I was doing .
I scooted her back into the house and we shut , and locked , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the side of our house for five minutes , then collapsed backwards into a bed of poppies .
My wife called the police .
Two petite female officers arrived .
They opened a popper under his nose , restored him to consciousness and escorted him through the yard to the squad car .
The drunk easily had 100 pounds on each of the women .
He was an incoherent , BB-eyed hulk , but they approached him with a complete absence of aversion or moral judgment .
As I later wrote : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his personhood , even though he wasn ’ t showing it himself .
They went straight to it , like experts in applied psychology , emotional jujitsu : ‘ Sit up , sir .
That ’ s right.
’ Looking on , I could see the words hit their mark ; he straightened up and began pulling himself together .
It was a deft , fearless display of peacekeeping.
” No one was “ them ” in this incident .
The lost soul who was causing the havoc was restored to his humanity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occurring .
Social order requires complex understanding of the human condition , far , far more than it requires a tough-guy swagger , handcuffs and a gun .
Police need to be highly trained and thoroughly multi-racial .
They need , indeed , to be the ones who take the lead as we rebuild our social system based on the sanctity of life .
About the Author : Robert Koehler is an award-winning , Chicago-based journalist and nationally syndicated writer .
His new book , Courage Grows Strong at the Wound is now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gmail.com or visit his website at commonwonders.com .
Our work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License .
Feel free to republish and share widely .

This is so much bigger than personal accountability.
Yes, the four police officers present at the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis were fired the next day. The case is being investigated by the FBI. And the mayor of Minneapolis and lots of other politicians are talking about “values.”
But later that night, police fired teargas and rubber bullets into a crowd of protesters, showing us that the national divide remains deep and wide and nothing has changed. The nation is split—racially, economically, politically—into us vs. them, and only one side (which is armed to the hilt) gets to be boss.
As long as this paradigm remains intact, occasionally chastising, or even prosecuting, a police officer for committing murder, or some other blatant act of racist overstepping, accomplishes virtually nothing. The instilling of “values” in the armed enforcers of a racist social order will result in, at most, superficial change. And the world will not be any safer.
George Floyd died on May 25 because he was deprived of his right to breathe. He—or someone—was accused of using a counterfeit bill to buy groceries. Four officers responded to the call of a “forgery in progress” and, on arriving at the scene, ordered a suspect to get out of his car. He “resisted arrest” and may have been “under the influence,” a police spokesman said later, all of which resulted in one of the officers, after a scuffle, keeping Floyd flat on the ground and immobile by kneeling on his neck. This lasted for seven or eight minutes; Floyd cried out in pain, cried that he couldn’t breathe, then eventually passed out. The officer continued kneeling on the neck until an ambulance arrived. Floyd was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Shortly afterward, the Minneapolis Police Department issued a statement that George Floyd had died of a “medical incident.” How forgettably abstract! And that would have been that—incident forgotten, let’s move on—except for the horrific ten-minute video that went public, showing a murder in progress as passers-by cried out to the officers to let the man breathe. The public outrage over the video led to official “action”—the four officers were fired—but . . . now what?
As we know, Floyd’s death is only the latest hell inflicted on a community of color somewhere in this country, either by police officers or armed white vigilantes, in recent weeks and months. But of course this goes back decades, centuries—to the arrival of Europeans on the North American continent and their determination to claim the land as theirs and start importing slaves to make it productive.
This is not history. This is the present moment: Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling with his full weight on George Floyd’s neck, until the man dies. All that has changed in the last three hundred years — the progress we’ve made—is that today a race-based murder can get you fired.
I’m sure we’re at a point where the majority of Americans recognize the terror and insanity of this, e.g.:
“Being black in America should not be a death sentence.” These are the words of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, putting the matter about as clearly as possible. “What we saw is horrible, completely and utterly messed up.”
And the police chief, Medaria ArradondoMedaria Arradondo, put it this way in a public statement: “When Mayor Frey appointed me as chief of the Minneapolis police department, I was very steadfast and strong on what our department vision, values and culture change would be moving forward. One of those pillars is sanctity of life.”
So, as I say, now what? I assume these words are spoken sincerely, and I also understand that no one individual, no matter his or her level of power, can declare lasting and far-reaching social change on a moment’s notice. All they, and we, can do is put something into motion: the creation of social order truly and honestly (unlike, say, the Declaration of Independence) based on the sanctity of life.
What could this mean?
This is social change at a level that is almost unimaginable, and certainly not limited to America’s police departments. It requires an ongoing national conversation: a unity of purpose — a sense of patriotism—that is the equivalent of, and also the opposite of, waging a world war. It’s nothing short of participatory evolution.
But let me scale the matter back to the level of policing, and make note that effective, compassionate policing exists right now and simply needs to expand beyond the reach of militarism and racism, which invade policework like a virus.
Here’s something that happened to me many, many years ago. One Saturday afternoon a neighbor called and said some guy was out in the alley, opening my car door. I went out to check and saw a huge, drunk guy who turned when I spoke and heaved a beer bottle at me, then stumbled toward me through my yard mumbling obscenities. My daughter, then about 5 years old, had come out to see what I was doing. I scooted her back into the house and we shut, and locked, the door. The big guy pounded on the side of our house for five minutes, then collapsed backwards into a bed of poppies. My wife called the police.
Two petite female officers arrived. They opened a popper under his nose, restored him to consciousness and escorted him through the yard to the squad car. The drunk easily had 100 pounds on each of the women. He was an incoherent, BB-eyed hulk, but they approached him with a complete absence of aversion or moral judgment.
As I later wrote: “They addressed a certain basic dignity of his personhood, even though he wasn’t showing it himself. They went straight to it, like experts in applied psychology, emotional jujitsu: ‘Sit up, sir. That’s right.’ Looking on, I could see the words hit their mark; he straightened up and began pulling himself together. It was a deft, fearless display of peacekeeping.”
No one was “them” in this incident. The lost soul who was causing the havoc was restored to his humanity in the process of preventing harm from occurring. Social order requires complex understanding of the human condition, far, far more than it requires a tough-guy swagger, handcuffs and a gun. Police need to be highly trained and thoroughly multi-racial. They need, indeed, to be the ones who take the lead as we rebuild our social system based on the sanctity of life.
About the Author:
Robert Koehler is an award-winning, Chicago-based journalist and nationally syndicated writer. His new book, Courage Grows Strong at the Wound is now available. Contact him at koehlercw@gmail.com or visit his website at commonwonders.com.
Our work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. Feel free to republish and share widely.


consciouslifenews--2020-05-28--In 1917 Rudolf Steiner Foresaw a Vaccine That Would ‘Drive All Inclination Toward Spirituality Out o

In 1917 Rudolf Steiner Foresaw a Vaccine That Would ‘Drive All Inclination Toward Spirituality Out of People’s Souls’

If you ’ ve felt at all like you ’ re in a spiritual war right now , you ’ re not alone .
Many of the world ’ s greatest scholars , philosophers , and ascetics understood the world to be multi-dimensional and co-inhabited by non-physical beings both good and evil , always at war with us and each other .
It ’ s not something that can be rightly explained with language or science .
One must cultivate such sensitivity that the existence of spiritual beings can be directly experienced .
Rudolf Steiner was an Austrian philosopher , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the course of his life , he published numerous books and papers on the science of spirituality .
He viewed the human body as a spiritual vessel , open to occupation by other entities .
To be conscious of these forces was to have the power to reject their negative influence .
To remain unconscious of them was to be a leaf in their wind , and spiritual cultivation was the key to developing a conscious awareness of them .
“ The spirits of darkness are now among us .
We have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found .
The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.
” ~ Rudolf Steiner If people express the natural human inclination toward spiritual growth , they free themselves from fear and anxiety and effectively develop a sort of immunity to the influences of negative entities .
If not , our vibration attracts hostile spirits and we fall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are beings in the spiritual realms for whom anxiety and fear emanating from human beings offer welcome food .
When humans have no anxiety and fear , then these creatures starve… If fear and anxiety radiates from people and they break out in panic , then these creatures find welcome nutrition and they become more and more powerful .
These beings are hostile towards humanity .
Everything that feeds on negative feelings , on anxiety , fear and superstition , despair or doubt , are in reality hostile forces in supersensible worlds , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while they are being fed .
Therefore , it is above all necessary to begin with that the person who enters the spiritual world overcomes fear , feelings of helplessness , despair and anxiety .
But these are exactly the feelings that belong to contemporary culture and materialism ; because it estranges people from the spiritual world , it is especially suited to evoke hopelessness and fear of the unknown in people , thereby calling up the above mentioned hostile forces against them.
” ~Rudolf Steiner With such profound global fear , anxiety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , many are exposing their own spiritual sicknesses and acquiescing to any recommended behavior or intervention that might alleviate these emotions .
Along with this is the push to vaccinate 7 billion healthy people .
Nearly 100 years ago , in a series of 14 essays published under the title , The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness , Steiner issued a warning to future generations about a possible measure of mass control , quite similar to the visions presented by Orwell and Huxley .
Steiner foresaw a future when vaccines could steal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such destructive slumber would be marked by an age of materialism and centralization of power , during which the influences of ‘ spirits of darkness ’ would inspire humans to devise new technologies and new means of oppression .
Steiner comments : “ I have told you that the spirits of darkness are going to inspire their human hosts , in whom they will be dwelling , to find a vaccine that will drive all inclination toward spirituality out of people ’ s souls when they are still very young , and this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the living body .
Today , bodies are vaccinated against one thing and another ; in future , children will be vaccinated with a substance which it will certainly be possible to produce , and this will make them immune , so that they do not develop foolish inclinations connected with spiritual life – ‘ foolish ’ here , or course , in the eyes of materialists .
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a way will finally be found to vaccinate bodies so that these bodies will not allow the inclination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their lives people will believe only in the physical world they perceive with the senses .
Out of impulses which the medical profession gained from presumption – oh , I beg your pardon , from the consumption [ tuberculosis ] they themselves suffered – people are now vaccinated against consumption , and in the same way they will be vaccinated against any inclination toward spirituality .
This is merely to give you a particularly striking example of many things which will come in the near and more distant future in this field – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the impulses which want to stream down to earth after the victory of the [ Michaelic ] spirits of light [ in 1879 ] .
” ~Rudolf Steiner Steiner was talking only about vaccines here .
His comment does not consider the compounded effects on human spirituality of the many myriad influences we have in our world today , all of which work against spiritual connection on their own right .
Again , if you ’ ve felt at all like you ’ re in a spiritual war , you ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times and host of , both dedicated to ideas of personal transformation , societal awakening , and planetary renewal .
His personal journey is deeply inspired by shamanic plant medicines and the arts of Kung Fu , Qi Gong , and Yoga .
After seven years of living in Costa Rica , he now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains , where he practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and enjoys spending time with family .
He has written hundreds of articles , reaching and inspiring millions of people around the world .
This article ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Would ‘ Drive All Inclination Toward Spirituality Out of People ’ s Souls ’ was originally created and published by and is published here under a license with attribution to and .
It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution , author bio , and this copyright statement .

By Dylan Charles | Waking Times
If you’ve felt at all like you’re in a spiritual war right now, you’re not alone.
Many of the world’s greatest scholars, philosophers, and ascetics understood the world to be multi-dimensional and co-inhabited by non-physical beings both good and evil, always at war with us and each other.
It’s not something that can be rightly explained with language or science. One must cultivate such sensitivity that the existence of spiritual beings can be directly experienced.
Rudolf Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, educator, and spiritualist, and over the course of his life, he published numerous books and papers on the science of spirituality. He viewed the human body as a spiritual vessel, open to occupation by other entities.
To be conscious of these forces was to have the power to reject their negative influence. To remain unconscious of them was to be a leaf in their wind, and spiritual cultivation was the key to developing a conscious awareness of them.
“The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner
If people express the natural human inclination toward spiritual growth, they free themselves from fear and anxiety and effectively develop a sort of immunity to the influences of negative entities. If not, our vibration attracts hostile spirits and we fall unconsciously unto their influence.
“There are beings in the spiritual realms for whom anxiety and fear emanating from human beings offer welcome food. When humans have no anxiety and fear, then these creatures starve… If fear and anxiety radiates from people and they break out in panic, then these creatures find welcome nutrition and they become more and more powerful. These beings are hostile towards humanity. Everything that feeds on negative feelings, on anxiety, fear and superstition, despair or doubt, are in reality hostile forces in supersensible worlds, launching cruel attacks on human beings, while they are being fed. Therefore, it is above all necessary to begin with that the person who enters the spiritual world overcomes fear, feelings of helplessness, despair and anxiety. But these are exactly the feelings that belong to contemporary culture and materialism; because it estranges people from the spiritual world, it is especially suited to evoke hopelessness and fear of the unknown in people, thereby calling up the above mentioned hostile forces against them.” ~Rudolf Steiner
With such profound global fear, anxiety, and panic over the present pandemic, many are exposing their own spiritual sicknesses and acquiescing to any recommended behavior or intervention that might alleviate these emotions. Along with this is the push to vaccinate 7 billion healthy people.
Nearly 100 years ago, in a series of 14 essays published under the title, The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness, Steiner issued a warning to future generations about a possible measure of mass control, quite similar to the visions presented by Orwell and Huxley. Steiner foresaw a future when vaccines could steal our spiritual nature.
First, some background:
“In these fourteen lectures, given at the end of 1917 following four years of war in Europe, Steiner speaks on the complex spiritual forces behind the World War I, humanity’s attempts to build theoretically perfect social orders, and the many divisions and disruptions that would continue on Earth into our own time. Humanity in general was asleep to the fact that fallen spirits, cast from the spiritual worlds, had become intensely active on Earth. This manifested mainly in human thinking and perception of the surrounding world. ” [Source]
The fall into such destructive slumber would be marked by an age of materialism and centralization of power, during which the influences of ‘spirits of darkness’ would inspire humans to devise new technologies and new means of oppression. Steiner comments:
“I have told you that the spirits of darkness are going to inspire their human hosts, in whom they will be dwelling, to find a vaccine that will drive all inclination toward spirituality out of people’s souls when they are still very young, and this will happen in a roundabout way through the living body. Today, bodies are vaccinated against one thing and another; in future, children will be vaccinated with a substance which it will certainly be possible to produce, and this will make them immune, so that they do not develop foolish inclinations connected with spiritual life – ‘foolish’ here, or course, in the eyes of materialists. . . . “. . . a way will finally be found to vaccinate bodies so that these bodies will not allow the inclination toward spiritual ideas to develop and all their lives people will believe only in the physical world they perceive with the senses. Out of impulses which the medical profession gained from presumption – oh, I beg your pardon, from the consumption [tuberculosis] they themselves suffered – people are now vaccinated against consumption, and in the same way they will be vaccinated against any inclination toward spirituality. This is merely to give you a particularly striking example of many things which will come in the near and more distant future in this field – the aim being to bring confusion into the impulses which want to stream down to earth after the victory of the [Michaelic] spirits of light [in 1879].” ~Rudolf Steiner
Steiner was talking only about vaccines here. His comment does not consider the compounded effects on human spirituality of the many myriad influences we have in our world today, all of which work against spiritual connection on their own right.
Again, if you’ve felt at all like you’re in a spiritual war, you’re not alone.
About the Author
Dylan Charles is the editor of Waking Times and host of Battered Souls: A Podcast About Transformation, both dedicated to ideas of personal transformation, societal awakening, and planetary renewal. His personal journey is deeply inspired by shamanic plant medicines and the arts of Kung Fu, Qi Gong, and Yoga. After seven years of living in Costa Rica, he now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where he practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and enjoys spending time with family. He has written hundreds of articles, reaching and inspiring millions of people around the world.
This article (In 1917 Rudolf Steiner Foresaw a Vaccine that Would ‘Drive All Inclination Toward Spirituality Out of People’s Souls’) was originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Dylan Charles and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.


consciouslifenews--2020-05-28--A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Is Happening During The Full Moon This June

( TMU ) – On June 5th and 6th , the Strawberry Full Moon will pass through the faint outer shadow of the Earth , known as a penumbral lunar eclipse , the second of four penumbral lunar eclipses this year .
Weather permitting , those of you in Asia , Australia , Europe , Africa and the South Eastern areas of South America might notice the Moon turn slightly darker , or seem less bright , during the maximum phase of the eclipse .
A penumbral lunar eclipse can be subtle and sometimes difficult to distinguish from a normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Strawberry Full Moon eclipse may be visible from start to finish from some areas – a total of 3 hours 18 minutes – other areas will only experience the Moonrise or set during the eclipse .
Check the time of the Full Moon eclipse in your city or town by clicking here , and set that time aside to watch the event .
Unfortunately , for North America and most of South America , this event will be happening below their horizon .
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth aligns between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sun ’ s rays from reaching the Full Moon .
A total eclipse occurs when Earth 's umbra – the central , dark part of its shadow – obscures all of the Moon ’ s surface .
During a partial eclipse , only a part of the Moon ’ s surface is obscured by Earth ’ s umbra .
A penumbral lunar eclipse happens when Earth ’ s faint penumbral , the outer shadow falls on the Moon , like the one we already experienced on January 10th and are what the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year on June 5th , July 5th , and November 31st .
The early Indigenous people of North America kept track of the seasons and lunar months by naming them according to events during that time .
June ’ s Full Moon is either the last full moon of spring , or the first of the summer , and is called the “ Strawberry Moon ” .
According to The Old Farmer ’ s Almanac , the name originated with Algonquin tribes in eastern North America – and was used as a signal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Colonial Americans adopted some of the indigenous moon names and applied them to their own calendar system – which is still used today .

By Jade Small | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com
(TMU) – On June 5th and 6th, the Strawberry Full Moon will pass through the faint outer shadow of the Earth, known as a penumbral lunar eclipse, the second of four penumbral lunar eclipses this year. Weather permitting, those of you in Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa and the South Eastern areas of South America might notice the Moon turn slightly darker, or seem less bright, during the maximum phase of the eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be subtle and sometimes difficult to distinguish from a normal full moon.
While June’s Strawberry Full Moon eclipse may be visible from start to finish from some areas – a total of 3 hours 18 minutes – other areas will only experience the Moonrise or set during the eclipse. Check the time of the Full Moon eclipse in your city or town by clicking here, and set that time aside to watch the event. Unfortunately, for North America and most of South America, this event will be happening below their horizon.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth aligns between the Full Moon and the Sun, blocking the Sun’s rays from reaching the Full Moon.
A total eclipse occurs when Earth's umbra – the central, dark part of its shadow – obscures all of the Moon’s surface. During a partial eclipse, only a part of the Moon’s surface is obscured by Earth’s umbra. A penumbral lunar eclipse happens when Earth’s faint penumbral, the outer shadow falls on the Moon, like the one we already experienced on January 10th and are what the remaining three lunar eclipses will be this year on June 5th, July 5th, and November 31st.


consciouslifenews--2020-05-28--The Risks vs. Benefits of Face Masks – Is There an Agenda?

There has been a shifting of positions on the use of face masks with the COVID-19 outbreak .
Initially it was not recommended , then we had different signals from the U.S .
Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams and representatives of the CDC , the NIH and other agencies .
More recently , the policies recommending wearing face masks have become more prevalent and often mandated in public places .
The benefit is greater than the risk— Proponents of face masks use the following arguments : We can prevent sick or asymptomatic infected people from infecting others by wearing masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to suggest this , but in doing so the infected person wearing the mask may be making their infection much worse as a result .
The “ wear them only in a medical setting ” arguments below will prove this out .
N-95 masks have been shown to block 95 % of airborne particles with a median diameter > 0.3 μm2 , whereas standard face masks may block 50-70 % of particles depending on the mask .
( http : //medcraveonline.com/JLPRR/JLPRR-01-00021.pdf ) If healthy people wear face masks , they will be protected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counterpoint in the next section will make the argument against that logic .
If you wear a mask , you are less likely to touch your nose , mouth or eyes , which is where the vast majority of infections begin- Some claim this to be true , but an argument can be made that people handle their mask frequently when adjusting them on their face and to remove them and put them on .
All this touching of the mask raises the potential that viral transmission to the mask can then transfer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Recent video of the Coronavirus Task Force news conferences has underscored this , as Dr Fauci and others from the task force are seen frequently fiddling with their masks in the background .
The risk is greater than the benefit ( except in a medical setting ) — Detractors from the regular use of face masks cite the following : Face masks do not protect the wearer from transmission by others- • The American Medical Association just released a position paper on masks : • A recent careful examination of the literature , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were analyzed , concluded that , “ None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.
” ( bin-Reza F et al .
The use of mask and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza : A systematic review of the scientific evidence .
Resp Viruses 2012 ; 6 ( 4 ) :257-67. https : //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779801/ ) Face masks restrict the elimination of virus , recirculating the virus into the nasal/sinus and upper respiratory passages- • “ By wearing a mask , the exhaled viruses will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the nasal passages , enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.
” Article by Dr. Blaylock is a prominent retired neurosurgeon and author of health-related books .
“ We know that people who have the worst reactions to the coronavirus have the highest concentrations of the virus early on .
And this leads to the deadly cytokine storm in a selected number.
” ( Blaylock : Face Masks Pose Serious Risks To The Healthy ; https : //www.technocracy.news/blaylock-face-masks-pose-serious-risks-to-the-healthy/ ) • This direct rebreathing of the virus back into the nasal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus to the brain .
( 1 , 2 ) “ Newer evidence suggests that in some cases the virus can enter the brain .
In most instances it enters the brain by way of the olfactory nerves ( smell nerves ) , which connect directly with the area of the brain dealing with recent memory and memory consolidation .
By wearing a mask , the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages , enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ et al .
Evidence of the COVID-19 virus targeting the CNS : Tissue distribution , host-virus interaction , and proposed neurotropic mechanisms .
ACS Chem Neurosci 2020 ; 11:7:995-998 .
• None Wu Y et al .
Nervous system involvement after infection with COVID-19 and other coronaviruses .
Brain Behavior , and Immunity .
• None Perlman S et al .
Spread of a neurotropic murine coronavirus into the CNS via the trigeminal and olfactory nerves .
Virology 1989 ; 170:556-560 .
Wearing a face can cause headaches and reduce oxygen levels- A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21 to 35 years of age found that 81 % developed headaches from wearing a face mask… That is , a reduction in blood oxygenation ( hypoxia ) or an elevation in blood CO2 ( hypercapnia ) .
It is known that the N95 mask , if worn for hours , can reduce blood oxygenation as much as 20 % And proper oxygenation of the blood is essential for energy , mental clarity , focus and emotional well-being .
( Ong JJY et al .
Headaches associated with personal protective equipment- A cross @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 .
Headache 2020 ; 60 ( 5 ) :864-877 . )
Wearing a face mask causes one to re-breath the carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) , that the lungs are attempting to expel- This in turn reduces the immune response , negatively affects epithelial cell function ( cells in the lungs and blood vessels ) and lowers the amount of oxygen exchange across the alveolar membranes .
From the article : This clearly can have a negative impact with a disease like COVID-19 .
( https : //www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-32008-x.pdf ) Wearing a face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The last point discussed the drop of oxygen levels after wearing a mask .
A drop in oxygen levels ( hypoxia ) , is associated with an impairment in immunity .
Studies have shown that hypoxia can inhibit the type of main immune cells used to fight viral infections called the CD4+ T-lymphocyte .
This occurs because the hypoxia increases the level of a compound called hypoxia inducible factor-1 ( HIF-1 ) , which inhibits T-lymphocytes and stimulates a powerful immune inhibitor cell called the T-regs .
This sets the stage for contracting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the consequences of that infection much graver .
In essence , your mask may very well put you at an increased risk of infections and if so , having a much worse outcome .
In addition , reduced oxygenation can accelerate cancer growth .
( Westendorf AM et al .
Hypoxia enhances immunosuppression by inhibiting CD4+ effector T cell function and promoting Treg activity .
Cell Physiol Biochem 2017 ; 41:1271-84 .
3 .
Sceneay J et al .
Hypoxia-driven immunosuppression contributes to the premetastatic niche .
Oncoimmunology 2013 ; 2:1 e22355 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reminder that we should fear this invisible enemy or “ monster ” as some politicians have called it- There is no doubt that wearing a mask reinforces the worry and fear about COVID-19 .
Even being in public mask-less and seeing that most people are wearing masks leaves one with a sense of angst .
Fear , worry and anxiety are powerful immune suppressing emotions .
This is another factor relating to the immunosuppressive effects of face masks .
This is a link to a section of a 2007 book titled , – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chapter 2 titled Worried to Death ?
Worry , and Immune Dysregulation in Health and HIV .
Interestingly , HIV is a viral infection as is SARS-C0V-2 ( COVID-19 ) .
What are some government agencies saying ?
On April 27 , 2020 , the Ventura County California Public Health Department released a Pros and Cons one-sheet summary about face masks ( link at end of this section ) .
One thing they warn against is the general public buying and using N-95 masks , because of the shortage of PPE for medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( https : //www.simivalley.org/home/showdocument ?
id=22324 ) It also cites some other limited benefits of preventing transmission , pretty well characterized by this quote : But what else does it say ?
And what scientific evidence do they present that describes the effectiveness of masks and that warns against the use of face masks by the general public ?
Here is a good sampling… • With near universal use of cloth and medical masks worn in public in Wuhan , China during the 2019-2020 flu season leading up to the COVID-19 outbreak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • “ Available evidence shows that ( cloth masks ) … may even increase the risk of infection due to moisture , liquid diffusion and retention of the virus .
Penetration of particles through cloth is reported to be high.
” “ Altogether , common fabric cloth masks are not considered protective against respiratory viruses and their use should not be encouraged.
” • “ Moisture retention , reuse of cloth masks and poor filtration may result in increased risk of infection.
” • The virus may survive on the surface of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use and improper doffing is possible.
” ( https : //bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577 ) • Textile materials ( that can be used for cloth masks ) can contain harmful chemicals and dyes ( i.e .
formaldehyde ) .
There is no research available regarding the safety of breathing through such materials but formaldehyde is a gas that can irritate a person ’ s eyes , nose , throat and lungs , or trigger an asthma attack , even at low concentrations .
Prolonged exposure to formaldehyde can cause cancer .
( https : //ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/fact-sheets/formaldehyde and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks in public can create a false sense of security and complacency in which people may neglect other hygiene practices .
( https : //www.who.int/publications-detail/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-in-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-healthcare-settings-in-the-context-of-the-novel-coronavirus- ( 2019-ncov ) -outbreak ) • Frequent washing and drying of a cloth mask can decrease the filtration capacity of the mask .
( https : //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599448/ ) • “ Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filtered SARS–CoV-2 during coughs by infected patients… the size and concentrations of SARS–CoV-2 in aerosols generated during coughing are unknown .
Oberg and Brousseau demonstrated that surgical masks did not exhibit adequate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2.0 , and 3.1 μm in diameter .
Lee and colleagues showed that particles 0.04 to 0.2 μm can penetrate surgical masks .
The size of the SARS–CoV particle from the 2002–2004 outbreak was estimated as 0.08 to 0.14 μm ; assuming that SARS-CoV-2 has a similar size , surgical masks are unlikely to effectively filter this virus.
” ( https : //annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2764367 ) In total , the document presented 18 arguments and studies against the effectiveness and use of masks and 10 showing some limited benefit .
After careful scrutiny of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ squarely against the use of them other than by medical personnel in a clinical setting , or if an individual that is in close proximity of an infected person with the risk of being directly coughed or sneezed on , as in when caring for or visiting a sick person .
( https : //vcportal.ventura.org/CEO/VCNC/2020-05-05_VCNC_Masks_Pros_and_Cons.pdf ) The conclusion of the Russell Blaylock M.D .
article states the following : So , what ’ s the motivation behind the mask ?
Given all of that information , it ’ s time to ask the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible motivation for pushing the narrative about face masks and in some cases even mandatory face mask rules ?
And how does that motivation interface with the extended stay-at-home orders ?
We have “ flattened the curve ” to prevent the risk of overwhelming our health care system ( but so did Sweden without lockdowns – a great topic for another post ) , so why the continued extreme social distancing and face mask mantra ?
Here is a hypothesis , but in the form of two questions .
It implies malintent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shadow of a doubt , but just indulge me for a moment .
In the end , each person must decide that for themselves .
Here we go… .
1 .
If you wanted to prevent the population from gaining herd immunity , which would further support the need and desire for a vaccine , what would be the best way to do that ?
2 .
If you were successful at preventing people from developing natural immunity by keeping all the healthy and young low-risk people apart from one another and thus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second wave of the virus in a few months , how could you increase the chances of those people becoming infected and ensuring a second wave once they are released from quarantine and begin mingling ?
Now match those two questions with the proper answers : A .
Suppress their immune systems with fear , loss of income , lack of exercise and sunshine and face masks whenever going away from home .
B .
Keep the young and healthy people at home and sequestered from each other .
If you paired 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , congratulations !
Welcome to the growing number of free-thinking people that are connecting the dots .
One thing for certain is that so many people have taken the wearing of face masks and social distancing to a bizarre extreme .
A few days ago , I saw one woman in the neighborhood out for a walk in the heat of the day .
I commented to her that it sure was a hot time of day to be out for a walk .
She looked at me with an odd look of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ yeah , but at least there are no other people out now ” .
Other common examples are the people driving alone in their car with a face mask on and people walking through parking lots and down uncrowded sidewalks or at a park wearing face masks .
My purpose on mentioning these examples is not to be condescending or critical of individuals that are overly fearful or are unaware of the harm face masks may cause them .
These individuals have been duped by a complicit media that has continued to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outrageously inaccurate models and never adjusted their level of hype and fear mongering long after those models had been exposed for what they were—ridiculous .
In the meantime , people that are living with an irrational level of fear as a result , are being harmed physically and emotionally .
Picture classrooms of children wearing face masks .
This image is repulsive to me on so many levels .
Yet , updated CDC guidelines on May 19th , 2020 and posted on their site titled Considerations for Schools , recommends that children older @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks .
In part , it says , “ Teach and reinforce use of cloth face coverings.
” It then goes on to say… And many in the government and educational system are echoing these preposterous recommendations .
My opinion based on the science we just looked at is that this would be a huge mistake .
Making children wear face masks has the potential to cause long-term psychological , emotional and physical damage .
It promotes an excessive fear of germs ( phobia ) and of social interaction .
The reduced oxygen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brain fog , decrease learning capacity due to decreased oxygen to the brain , weaken their immune systems and can lead to an increased rate and severity of all types of infections , not just COVID-19 .
We know that children are at very low risk of complications from COVID-19 .
Yet , this practice of wearing face masks could potentially increase that level of risk .
Teaching children good hygiene practices and that their immune system can help prevent and fight “ germs ” if they eat healthy food , exercise and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long way to empower them with positive and practical knowledge that they can learn and use throughout their lives .
Robert O ’ Leary , JD BARA , has had an abiding interest in alternative health products & modalities since the early 1970 ’ s & he has seen how they have made people go from lacking health to vibrant health .
He became an attorney , singer-songwriter , martial artist & father along the way and brings that experience to his practice as a BioAcoustic Soundhealth Practitioner , under the tutelage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sharry Edwards , whose Institute of BioAcoustic Biology has now been serving clients for 30 years with a non-invasive & safe integrative modality that supports the body ’ s ability to self-heal using the power of the human voice .
Robert brings this modality to serve clients in Greater Springfield , Massachusetts and New England ( USA ) & “ virtually ” the world .
He can also be reached at romayasoundhealthandbeauty @ gmail .
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By Dr. Alan Palmer, Contributing Writer | Childrens Health Defense
There has been a shifting of positions on the use of face masks with the COVID-19 outbreak. Initially it was not recommended, then we had different signals from the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams and representatives of the CDC, the NIH and other agencies. More recently, the policies recommending wearing face masks have become more prevalent and often mandated in public places.
Is there sound medical or scientific basis for the recommendations? Is much of it simply virtue signaling? Is there a legitimate rationale to do it to protect the vulnerable? And if so, at what cost to the rest of society? There are many important considerations including the risk versus the reward. So, what are the risks vs. the benefits? And would there be a partisan reason for some policy makers to push for one over the other? Because as unfortunate as it is, all decisions and policies have to be viewed from at least two lenses, politics and who stands to benefit financially?Let’s look at the two camps in the debate:
The benefit is greater than the risk—
Proponents of face masks use the following arguments:
We can prevent sick or asymptomatic infected people from infecting others by wearing masks – There may be some credible evidence to suggest this, but in doing so the infected person wearing the mask may be making their infection much worse as a result. The “wear them only in a medical setting” arguments below will prove this out. N-95 masks have been shown to block 95% of airborne particles with a median diameter >0.3 μm2, whereas standard face masks may block 50-70% of particles depending on the mask. (http://medcraveonline.com/JLPRR/JLPRR-01-00021.pdf)
If healthy people wear face masks, they will be protected from those that may be infected- The counterpoint in the next section will make the argument against that logic.
If you wear a mask, you are less likely to touch your nose, mouth or eyes, which is where the vast majority of infections begin- Some claim this to be true, but an argument can be made that people handle their mask frequently when adjusting them on their face and to remove them and put them on. All this touching of the mask raises the potential that viral transmission to the mask can then transfer to the nasal and oral cavities. Recent video of the Coronavirus Task Force news conferences has underscored this, as Dr Fauci and others from the task force are seen frequently fiddling with their masks in the background.
Face masks should not be worn by healthy individuals to protect themselves from acquiring respiratory infection because there is no evidence to suggest that face masks worn by healthy individuals are effective in preventing people from becoming ill.
The risk is greater than the benefit (except in a medical setting)—
Detractors from the regular use of face masks cite the following:
Face masks do not protect the wearer from transmission by others-
The American Medical Association just released a position paper on masks:
“Face masks should be used only by individuals who have symptoms of respiratory infection such as coughing, sneezing, or, in some cases, fever. Face masks should also be worn by healthcare workers, by individuals who are taking care of or are in close contact with people who have respiratory infections, or otherwise as directed by a doctor. Face masks should not be worn by healthy individuals to protect themselves from acquiring respiratory infection because there is no evidence to suggest that face masks worn by healthy individuals are effective in preventing people from becoming ill. Face masks should be reserved for those who need them because masks can be in short supply during periods of widespread respiratory infection. Because N95 respirators require special fit testing, they are not recommended for use by the general public.” (Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA); April 21, 2020 Volume 323, Number 15 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762694)
A recent careful examination of the literature, in which 17 of the best studies were analyzed, concluded that, “None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.” (bin-Reza F et al. The use of mask and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: A systematic review of the scientific evidence. Resp Viruses 2012;6(4):257-67. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779801/)
Face masks restrict the elimination of virus, recirculating the virus into the nasal/sinus and upper respiratory passages-
“By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.” Article by Russell Blaylock M.D., published May 14, 2020 in Technocracy News & Trends. Dr. Blaylock is a prominent retired neurosurgeon and author of health-related books. “We know that people who have the worst reactions to the coronavirus have the highest concentrations of the virus early on. And this leads to the deadly cytokine storm in a selected number.” (Blaylock: Face Masks Pose Serious Risks To The Healthy; https://www.technocracy.news/blaylock-face-masks-pose-serious-risks-to-the-healthy/)
Dr. Blaylock is a prominent retired neurosurgeon and author of health-related books. “We know that people who have the worst reactions to the coronavirus have the highest concentrations of the virus early on. And this leads to the deadly cytokine storm in a selected number.” (Blaylock: Face Masks Pose Serious Risks To The Healthy; https://www.technocracy.news/blaylock-face-masks-pose-serious-risks-to-the-healthy/) This direct rebreathing of the virus back into the nasal passages can contribute to the migration of the virus to the brain. (1, 2) “Newer evidence suggests that in some cases the virus can enter the brain. In most instances it enters the brain by way of the olfactory nerves (smell nerves), which connect directly with the area of the brain dealing with recent memory and memory consolidation. By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.”(3)
Wearing a face can cause headaches and reduce oxygen levels- A recent study involving 159 healthcare workers aged 21 to 35 years of age found that 81% developed headaches from wearing a face mask… That is, a reduction in blood oxygenation (hypoxia) or an elevation in blood CO2 (hypercapnia). It is known that the N95 mask, if worn for hours, can reduce blood oxygenation as much as 20%. And proper oxygenation of the blood is essential for energy, mental clarity, focus and emotional well-being. (Ong JJY et al. Headaches associated with personal protective equipment- A cross sectional study among frontline healthcare workers during COVID-19. Headache 2020;60(5):864-877.)
Wearing a face mask causes one to re-breath the carbon dioxide (CO2), that the lungs are attempting to expel- This in turn reduces the immune response, negatively affects epithelial cell function (cells in the lungs and blood vessels) and lowers the amount of oxygen exchange across the alveolar membranes. From the article:
“Hypercapnia, the elevation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in blood and tissues, commonly occurs in severe acute and chronic respiratory diseases, and is associated with increased risk of mortality. Recent studies have shown that hypercapnia adversely affects innate immunity, host defense, lung edema clearance and cell proliferation. Airway epithelial dysfunction is a feature of advanced lung disease….These changes in gene expression indicate the potential for hypercapnia to impact bronchial epithelial cell function in ways that may contribute to poor clinical outcomes in patients with severe acute or advanced chronic lung diseases.”
This clearly can have a negative impact with a disease like COVID-19. (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-32008-x.pdf)
Wearing a face mask can increase your risk of infections- The last point discussed the drop of oxygen levels after wearing a mask. A drop in oxygen levels (hypoxia), is associated with an impairment in immunity. Studies have shown that hypoxia can inhibit the type of main immune cells used to fight viral infections called the CD4+ T-lymphocyte. This occurs because the hypoxia increases the level of a compound called hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), which inhibits T-lymphocytes and stimulates a powerful immune inhibitor cell called the T-regs. This sets the stage for contracting any infection, including COVID-19 and making the consequences of that infection much graver. In essence, your mask may very well put you at an increased risk of infections and if so, having a much worse outcome. In addition, reduced oxygenation can accelerate cancer growth. (1. Shehade H et al. Cutting edge: Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 negatively regulates Th1 function. J Immunol 2015;195:1372-1376. 2. Westendorf AM et al. Hypoxia enhances immunosuppression by inhibiting CD4+ effector T cell function and promoting Treg activity. Cell Physiol Biochem 2017;41:1271-84. 3. Sceneay J et al. Hypoxia-driven immunosuppression contributes to the premetastatic niche. Oncoimmunology 2013;2:1 e22355.)
Wearing face masks is a constant reminder that we should fear this invisible enemy or “monster” as some politicians have called it- There is no doubt that wearing a mask reinforces the worry and fear about COVID-19. Even being in public mask-less and seeing that most people are wearing masks leaves one with a sense of angst. Fear, worry and anxiety are powerful immune suppressing emotions. This is another factor relating to the immunosuppressive effects of face masks. This is a link to a section of a 2007 book titled, Cytokines: Stress and Immunity – Second Edition 2007. You can read Chapter 2 titled Worried to Death? Worry, and Immune Dysregulation in Health and HIV. Interestingly, HIV is a viral infection as is SARS-C0V-2 (COVID-19).
What are some government agencies saying?
On April 27, 2020, the Ventura County California Public Health Department released a Pros and Cons one-sheet summary about face masks (link at end of this section). One thing they warn against is the general public buying and using N-95 masks, because of the shortage of PPE for medical personnel. This is very wise advice. (https://www.simivalley.org/home/showdocument?id=22324)
It also cites some other limited benefits of preventing transmission, pretty well characterized by this quote:
“There is a ‘very slight protective advantage’ to wearing a medical mask as opposed to wearing nothing at all in a community setting. The risk of acquiring a viral infection is reduced by 6%. When both ill and well wear a medical mask in a household, the risk is reduced by 19%. There is more “evidence to support the use of medical masks for short periods of time by particularly vulnerable individuals when in transient high-risk situations.”
Altogether, common fabric cloth masks are not considered protective against respiratory viruses and their use should not be encouraged.
But what else does it say?
And what scientific evidence do they present that describes the effectiveness of masks and that warns against the use of face masks by the general public? Here is a good sampling…
With near universal use of cloth and medical masks worn in public in Wuhan, China during the 2019-2020 flu season leading up to the COVID-19 outbreak, the outbreak spread virtually unchecked.
“Available evidence shows that (cloth masks)… may even increase the risk of infection due to moisture, liquid diffusion and retention of the virus. Penetration of particles through cloth is reported to be high.” “Altogether, common fabric cloth masks are not considered protective against respiratory viruses and their use should not be encouraged.”
(https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/face-masks.html)
“Moisture retention, reuse of cloth masks and poor filtration may result in increased risk of infection.”
The virus may survive on the surface of the facemasks.”
“Self-contamination through repeated use and improper doffing is possible.” (https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577)
Textile materials (that can be used for cloth masks) can contain harmful chemicals and dyes (i.e. formaldehyde). There is no research available regarding the safety of breathing through such materials but formaldehyde is a gas that can irritate a person’s eyes, nose, throat and lungs, or trigger an asthma attack, even at low concentrations. Prolonged exposure to formaldehyde can cause cancer. (https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/fact-sheets/formaldehyde and https://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10875.pdf)
Wearing cloth masks in public can create a false sense of security and complacency in which people may neglect other hygiene practices. (https://www.who.int/publications-detail/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-in-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-healthcare-settings-in-the-context-of-the-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)-outbreak)
Frequent washing and drying of a cloth mask can decrease the filtration capacity of the mask. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599448/)
“Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filtered SARS–CoV-2 during coughs by infected patients… the size and concentrations of SARS–CoV-2 in aerosols generated during coughing are unknown. Oberg and Brousseau demonstrated that surgical masks did not exhibit adequate filter performance against aerosols measuring 0.9, 2.0, and 3.1 μm in diameter. Lee and colleagues showed that particles 0.04 to 0.2 μm can penetrate surgical masks. The size of the SARS–CoV particle from the 2002–2004 outbreak was estimated as 0.08 to 0.14 μm; assuming that SARS-CoV-2 has a similar size, surgical masks are unlikely to effectively filter this virus.” (https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2764367)
In total, the document presented 18 arguments and studies against the effectiveness and use of masks and 10 showing some limited benefit. After careful scrutiny of the pros and cons, I am landing squarely against the use of them other than by medical personnel in a clinical setting, or if an individual that is in close proximity of an infected person with the risk of being directly coughed or sneezed on, as in when caring for or visiting a sick person. (https://vcportal.ventura.org/CEO/VCNC/2020-05-05_VCNC_Masks_Pros_and_Cons.pdf)
The conclusion of the Russell Blaylock M.D. article states the following:
“It is evident from this review that there is insufficient evidence that wearing a mask of any kind can have a significant impact in preventing the spread of this virus. The fact that this virus is a relatively benign infection for the vast majority of the population and that most of the at-risk group also survive, from an infectious disease and epidemiological standpoint, by letting the virus spread through the healthier population we will reach a herd immunity level rather quickly that will end this pandemic quickly and prevent a return next winter.” “During this time, we need to protect the at-risk population by avoiding close contact, boosting their immunity with compounds that boost cellular immunity and in general, care for them. One should not attack and insult those who have chosen not to wear a mask, as these studies suggest that is the wise choice to make.”
So, what’s the motivation behind the mask?
Given all of that information, it’s time to ask the obvious question. What would be the possible motivation for pushing the narrative about face masks and in some cases even mandatory face mask rules? And how does that motivation interface with the extended stay-at-home orders? We have “flattened the curve” to prevent the risk of overwhelming our health care system (but so did Sweden without lockdowns – a great topic for another post), so why the continued extreme social distancing and face mask mantra?
Here is a hypothesis, but in the form of two questions. It implies malintent, which I cannot prove beyond a shadow of a doubt, but just indulge me for a moment. In the end, each person must decide that for themselves. Here we go….
1. If you wanted to prevent the population from gaining herd immunity, which would further support the need and desire for a vaccine, what would be the best way to do that?
2. If you were successful at preventing people from developing natural immunity by keeping all the healthy and young low-risk people apart from one another and thus wanted to increase the chances for a second wave of the virus in a few months, how could you increase the chances of those people becoming infected and ensuring a second wave once they are released from quarantine and begin mingling?
Now match those two questions with the proper answers:
A. Suppress their immune systems with fear, loss of income, lack of exercise and sunshine and face masks whenever going away from home.
B. Keep the young and healthy people at home and sequestered from each other.
If you paired 1 with B, and 2 with A, congratulations! Welcome to the growing number of free-thinking people that are connecting the dots.
One thing for certain is that so many people have taken the wearing of face masks and social distancing to a bizarre extreme. A few days ago, I saw one woman in the neighborhood out for a walk in the heat of the day. I commented to her that it sure was a hot time of day to be out for a walk. She looked at me with an odd look of concern on her face and said, “yeah, but at least there are no other people out now”. Other common examples are the people driving alone in their car with a face mask on and people walking through parking lots and down uncrowded sidewalks or at a park wearing face masks.
My purpose on mentioning these examples is not to be condescending or critical of individuals that are overly fearful or are unaware of the harm face masks may cause them. These individuals have been duped by a complicit media that has continued to run with the absolutely, ridiculously, outrageously inaccurate models and never adjusted their level of hype and fear mongering long after those models had been exposed for what they were—ridiculous. In the meantime, people that are living with an irrational level of fear as a result, are being harmed physically and emotionally.
The reduced oxygen levels will increase anxiety, fatigue and brain fog, decrease learning capacity due to decreased oxygen to the brain, weaken their immune systems and can lead to an increased rate and severity of all types of infections, not just COVID-19.
CDC’s recommendations for opening schools require children to wear face masks
Picture classrooms of children wearing face masks. This image is repulsive to me on so many levels. Yet, updated CDC guidelines on May 19th, 2020 and posted on their site titled Considerations for Schools, recommends that children older than the age of 2 wear face masks. In part, it says, “Teach and reinforce use of cloth face coverings.” It then goes on to say…
Note: Cloth face coverings should not be placed on: Children younger than 2 years old
Anyone who has trouble breathing or is unconscious
Anyone who is incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the cloth face covering without assistance (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/schools.html)
And many in the government and educational system are echoing these preposterous recommendations. My opinion based on the science we just looked at is that this would be a huge mistake. Making children wear face masks has the potential to cause long-term psychological, emotional and physical damage. It promotes an excessive fear of germs (phobia) and of social interaction. The reduced oxygen levels will increase anxiety, fatigue and brain fog, decrease learning capacity due to decreased oxygen to the brain, weaken their immune systems and can lead to an increased rate and severity of all types of infections, not just COVID-19. We know that children are at very low risk of complications from COVID-19. Yet, this practice of wearing face masks could potentially increase that level of risk.
Teaching children good hygiene practices and that their immune system can help prevent and fight “germs” if they eat healthy food, exercise and practice good health habits would go a long way to empower them with positive and practical knowledge that they can learn and use throughout their lives.
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consciouslifenews--2020-05-28--‘Everybody’s Favorite Friend’: George Floyd’s Loved Ones Remember Calm, Kind, Generous Man

( TMU ) Opinion – Following the tragic killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers , the friends , and family of the 46-year-old are stepping forward to let the community know exactly who the man was before he came to public attention as yet another unfortunate victim of police brutality .
From his family to his former employer , the bereaved people close to Floyd depict a man who comes across as a dignified and kind individual , always helpful and typically with a calm , peaceful demeanor .
Floyd ’ s cousins in his hometown of Houston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devastation over the loss of “ everybody ’ s favorite ” relative , as they described him to .
Tera Brown , a cousin of Floyd , said : “ It ’ s unbelievable , unbelievable to see someone suffer in the way that he did … He was everybody ’ s favorite everything , favorite friend and favorite cousin.
” Goerge ’ s brother , Philonise Floyd , also wept as he told .
“ Just thinking just how amazing my brother was .
He never did anything to anybody .
Everybody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t understand why people want to hurt people , kill people .
They didn ’ t have to do that to my brother … Hearing him holler over and over , he can ’ t breathe , he can ’ t breathe .
Nobody doesn ’ t want to hear that.
” Jovanni and Ruth Thunstrom employed Floyd for years at the Conga Latin Bistro , where he not only worked security but also helped around the bar and Since Floyd ’ s death began flooding social media and news streams on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heavy mourning about their lost friend .
“ Crying all day… [ Ruth ] loved Floyd .
We ’ re all sad … Every time I see it , I hurt .
It ’ s one thing to be told it ’ s someone getting killed , another to see someone you know who doesn ’ t deserve to have their life end that way.
” Jovanni also told that Floyd was universally loved by the people who knew him .
He explained : “ Because he , he wasn ’ t only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friend .
He was my tenant .
He was someone that , everyone here loves him .
And to watch that video , it was hard to watch.
” Floyd was also somebody who was happy to go out of his way to help folks , including those he had just met .
Jovanni added : ( He ) even drove a person that was intoxicated home .
He ’ s the type of guy that if you need help , and if he can , he will help you.
” Floyd was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Most recently , he had shown an interest in Latino culture and was looking to learn how to dance .
“ He wanted me to teach him how to Bachata dance , ” Jovanni said .
“ And I gave up because I couldn ’ t turn him because he was 6 ’ 6.
” Floyd also had a very dear friend and brother in Stephen Jackson , a longtime former NBA player and ESPN analyst who is in deep mourning over a man he considered his Floyd was a former star athlete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the 1993 Texas state champion football team as a starter , rotated tight end , and wide receiver .
Jackson , a former San Antonio Spurs Forward , has been pouring his heart out on his social media accounts recounting stories about his good friend Floyd .
Both called Houston their hometown .
In one of several posts , Jackson wrote : “ Where we from not many make it out but my Twin was happy I did .
I ’ m gon na continue to make u proud fam .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the things u been through when u get to your best self that they take u out like this.
” In another post , the podcast co-host hinted that his needed to leave Houston to forge a better path in life .
Jackson wrote : “ Twin couldn ’ t wait to tell me he moved to Minnesota to work and drive trucks .
He knew he had to relocate to be his best self .
His heart was in the right place .
Rest Easy Bro … All we talked about was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have a love for all.
” Courteney Ross , who described herself to as his also said that he was a who was and had moved out to Minneapolis in search of a She explained : “ He stood up for people , he was there for people when they were down , he loved people that were thrown away .
We prayed over every meal , we prayed if we were having a hard time , we prayed if we were having a good time.
” Floyd was also extraordinarily close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ roughly a year ago .
In the heartbreaking footage of Officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into Floyd ’ s neck , ultimately killing him , Floyd can be heard begging for his mother .
Ross believes that his was with him at the time when he passed .
Jovanni was sickened by the video he saw of a beloved friend being treated like he was less than human .
“ They just treated him like some kind of animal , like a dog , like he ’ s going to bite you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
He didn ’ t deserve that , ” he said .
“ Floyd , he wasn ’ t the bad guy .
He had other problems , but we all have problems .
He wasn ’ t the type that was aggressive , disrespectful .
He was a very calm , nice guy .
I want people to remember him that way.
” The depictions clash with the Minneapolis Police Department ’ s depictions of an unruly who allegedly in the events preceding his killing , as they claimed in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ footage from the arrest , however , clearly showed Floyd being calmly detained by police without putting up a struggle .
Unfortunately , it ’ s become routine in the United States that when people are killed by law enforcement they have no opportunity to simply Instead , their families and loved ones are left in a shattered emotional state , saddled with not only grief but funeral costs , legal processes , and the pressures of a system that seeks to make the murder of their loved ones appear “ justifiable ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lives Project notes : “ The victims of police violence were part of our society , but rarely are their lives or names publicized , or the real circumstances surrounding their deaths investigated and made known.
” To make matters worse , police and law enforcement officials – often with the assistance of mainstream media – routinely subject victims of police brutality to character assassination and vilification .
For Black and brown victims of the police , the slander can take the form of racist depictions of the deceased as being prone to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the hands of police due to their style of dress or because of some old criminal records .
Common problems encountered by Americans ranging from past drug use to troubled relationships , a history of mental illness , a lapse in child support payments , or even simply residing in poor neighborhoods stereotyped as hotbeds of crime are seen as when it comes to the dehumanization of police brutality victims .
As a result , the victim is transformed into a villain while the murderer is cast as a victim acting out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are we given the details of the tender , loving , decent – and yes , complicated – human beings who are unjustly killed at the hands of law enforcement .
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By Elias Marat | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com
(TMU) Opinion – Following the tragic killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, the friends, and family of the 46-year-old are stepping forward to let the community know exactly who the man was before he came to public attention as yet another unfortunate victim of police brutality.
From his family to his former employer, the bereaved people close to Floyd depict a man who comes across as a dignified and kind individual, always helpful and typically with a calm, peaceful demeanor.
Floyd’s cousins in his hometown of Houston are in a state of shock and devastation over the loss of “everybody’s favorite” relative, as they described him to KHOU. Tera Brown, a cousin of Floyd, said:
“It’s unbelievable, unbelievable to see someone suffer in the way that he did … He was everybody’s favorite everything, favorite friend and favorite cousin.”
Goerge’s brother, Philonise Floyd, also wept as he told CBS News.
“Just thinking just how amazing my brother was. He never did anything to anybody. Everybody loved my brother. I just don’t understand why people want to hurt people, kill people. They didn’t have to do that to my brother … Hearing him holler over and over, he can’t breathe, he can’t breathe. Nobody doesn’t want to hear that.”
Jovanni and Ruth Thunstrom employed Floyd for years at the Conga Latin Bistro, where he not only worked security but also helped around the bar and “got along with everyone.” Since Floyd’s death began flooding social media and news streams on Monday, the two have been in heavy mourning about their lost friend.
Jovanni told KMSP:
“Crying all day… [Ruth] loved Floyd. We’re all sad … Every time I see it, I hurt. It’s one thing to be told it’s someone getting killed, another to see someone you know who doesn’t deserve to have their life end that way.”
Jovanni also told KSTP Eyewitness News that Floyd was universally loved by the people who knew him. He explained:
“Because he, he wasn’t only an employee. It was from my friend. He was my tenant. He was someone that, everyone here loves him. And to watch that video, it was hard to watch.”
Floyd was also somebody who was happy to go out of his way to help folks, including those he had just met. Jovanni added:
(He) even drove a person that was intoxicated home. He’s the type of guy that if you need help, and if he can, he will help you.”
Floyd was also interested in learning new things. Most recently, he had shown an interest in Latino culture and was looking to learn how to dance.
“He wanted me to teach him how to Bachata dance,” Jovanni said. “And I gave up because I couldn’t turn him because he was 6’6.”
Floyd also had a very dear friend and brother in Stephen Jackson, a longtime former NBA player and ESPN analyst who is in deep mourning over a man he considered his “twin.”
Floyd was a former star athlete himself for a time, who played on the 1993 Texas state champion football team as a starter, rotated tight end, and wide receiver.
Jackson, a former San Antonio Spurs Forward, has been pouring his heart out on his social media accounts recounting stories about his good friend Floyd. Both called Houston their hometown.
In one of several posts, Jackson wrote:
“Where we from not many make it out but my Twin was happy I did. I’m gonna continue to make u proud fam. It makes me so angry that after all the things u been through when u get to your best self that they take u out like this.”
In another post, the All The Smoke podcast co-host hinted that his “twin” needed to leave Houston to forge a better path in life. Jackson wrote:
“Twin couldn’t wait to tell me he moved to Minnesota to work and drive trucks. He knew he had to relocate to be his best self. His heart was in the right place. Rest Easy Bro … All we talked about was growing and kids. Love to all who have a love for all.”
Courteney Ross, who described herself to WCCO as his “better half,” also said that he was a “gentle giant” who was “friendly to everybody,” and had moved out to Minneapolis in search of a “fresh start.” She explained:
“He stood up for people, he was there for people when they were down, he loved people that were thrown away. We prayed over every meal, we prayed if we were having a hard time, we prayed if we were having a good time.”
Floyd was also extraordinarily close to his mother, who passed away roughly a year ago. In the heartbreaking footage of Officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck, ultimately killing him, Floyd can be heard begging for his mother. Ross believes that his “mother’s spirit” was with him at the time when he passed.
Jovanni was sickened by the video he saw of a beloved friend being treated like he was less than human.
“They just treated him like some kind of animal, like a dog, like he’s going to bite you, pin him down and step on him. He didn’t deserve that,” he said.
“Floyd, he wasn’t the bad guy. He had other problems, but we all have problems. He wasn’t the type that was aggressive, disrespectful. He was a very calm, nice guy. I want people to remember him that way.”
The arrestee, the now lifeless subject of your command and control policing , the human being under your brutal knee. #SayHisName George Floyd. #JusticeForGeorge #BlackLivesMatter #justiceforgeorgefloyd https://t.co/RqxCbzW6DB pic.twitter.com/ZR0boMosnS — 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 (@CornellWBrooks) May 26, 2020
The depictions clash with the Minneapolis Police Department’s depictions of an unruly “suspect” who allegedly “physically resisted officers” in the events preceding his killing, as they claimed in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
CCTV footage from the arrest, however, clearly showed Floyd being calmly detained by police without putting up a struggle.
Unfortunately, it’s become routine in the United States that when people are killed by law enforcement they have no opportunity to simply “rest in peace.” Instead, their families and loved ones are left in a shattered emotional state, saddled with not only grief but funeral costs, legal processes, and the pressures of a system that seeks to make the murder of their loved ones appear “justifiable” to the public.
As the Stolen Lives Project notes: “The victims of police violence were part of our society, but rarely are their lives or names publicized, or the real circumstances surrounding their deaths investigated and made known.”
To make matters worse, police and law enforcement officials – often with the assistance of mainstream media – routinely subject victims of police brutality to character assassination and vilification. For Black and brown victims of the police, the slander can take the form of racist depictions of the deceased as being prone to criminality and thus “deserving” of death at the hands of police due to their style of dress or because of some old criminal records.
Common problems encountered by Americans ranging from past drug use to troubled relationships, a history of mental illness, a lapse in child support payments, or even simply residing in poor neighborhoods stereotyped as hotbeds of crime are seen as “fair game” when it comes to the dehumanization of police brutality victims. As a result, the victim is transformed into a villain while the murderer is cast as a victim acting out of supposed necessity.
Rarely, however, are we given the details of the tender, loving, decent – and yes, complicated – human beings who are unjustly killed at the hands of law enforcement.


consciouslifenews--2020-05-28--Benefits Of Wearing Compression Clothing While Doing Your Meditation

Meditation is the art of increasing awareness within yourself and your surroundings .
Several people think of this activity as a method of developing concentration while removing stress .
Aside from a quiet place , consider using other essential elements to supplement your meditation sessions .
One vital component that should come to mind is compression clothing .
Compression clothing can promote various advantages while doing your meditation .
Here are eight of these benefits : Meditation beginners can start meditating about five to ten minutes per day .
Some people might spread their meditation activities throughout the day .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one minute after waking up in the morning and two minutes during your mid-morning snack .
During these few minutes , you 're going to sit still and stay put .
Staying in one place might not seem like a challenge , but some people might find it challenging as the nerves wo n't be comfortable .
Reduce muscle and nerve strain by wearing compression clothing .
Specific compression wear can be an excellent option for meditation practices .
For example , compression boost circulation in the legs .
Meditation practitioners who sit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activity more comfortable than usual , thanks to the reduced risk of veins constricting during the process .
Some people use the power of meditation to relax the mind after a strenuous workout session .
Meditation can help clear the psychological stress brought about by intense exercises , allowing you to prepare for the rest of the day .
However , meditation relaxes both the body and mind , making you more prone to delayed onset muscle soreness ( DOMS ) .
Use compression clothing in this regard to help the muscles and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than average .
Wear compression clothing during your workout session , so you don ’ t have to deal with the hassle of changing into your meditation wear after your exercises .
Aside from reducing muscle fatigue , compression clothing can improve muscle recovery time while you meditate .
Let the body relax after an intense workout session as you attempt to meditate the fatigue away .
At this point , the compression gear you wear can improve the speed at which the muscles recover .
Therefore , you can go back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of feeling intense pain in different body parts .
For example , use if you just conquered leg day at the gym .
The specialized socks help the muscles in your lower legs and feet to recover quicker than average , allowing you to walk , run , or jog without additional discomfort for tomorrow ’ s cardio session .
Also called kinesthesia , proprioception is the ability to sense the position and movement of different body parts .
During exercise , fitness buffs must notice and isolate specific body parts to improve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to isolate the right body parts puts yourself at a high risk of acquiring injuries .
Meditation allows you to sense the different elements in yourself , making you more conscious of the muscles and joints to move on different occasions .
Wearing compression clothing during exercise and meditation brings your proprioception to the next level .
Thus , wearing this unique type of clothing helps improve your body 's ability to locate and sense movement , allowing you to reap additional benefits , such as improved posture and enhanced stability .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world is trying to give you unwanted noise .
This “ noise ” can be in the form of different distractions , like office colleagues asking for help on their projects or the sound of nearby traffic .
With meditation , you become alert to these “ noises ” , but you also learn how to control your emotional balance so as not to react to these distractions .
Improve your ability to isolate these annoyances with the help of compression clothing .
Compression apparel helps enhance the senses to help you concentrate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given moment .
With this type of clothing , the world may batter you with different annoyances , but you can still focus on bringing inner peace to every fiber of your being .
A blood clot that may form in a deep vein is referred to as deep vein thrombosis or DVT , and it tends to appear in the thigh or lower leg .
Once the vein swells because of the blood clot , it can lead to serious health complications .
Some of the causes of DVT are positions that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One example is a beginner meditation user who wishes to sit in a lotus position for extended periods .
You might notice that you have after sitting for a significant amount of time .
If the discomfort persists throughout the day , chances are you might already have DVT .
You can avoid this health issue by wearing compression gear .
Distinct clothing and apparel , like compression leggings and shorts , help the blood flow naturally , even if you ’ re in a seemingly uncomfortable position .
A person does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to practice the art of meditation .
But , you might need a decent amount of flexibility to sit still for extended periods .
Having said that , wear compression clothing to help improve your body ’ s flexibility .
You can wear baggy clothing for meditation , but you won ’ t enjoy the extra benefits provided by compression gear .
Compression clothing is an excellent choice for both beginners and veteran healthy lifestyle practitioners .
Hence , it does n't mean that you need to be a high-level fitness practitioner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It can be “ Day One ” of your fitness journey after living an unhealthy lifestyle , and you can still wear compression clothing .
Remember that meditation should be part of your healthy lifestyle as psychological health should be just as important as your physical well-being .
Therefore , you can reap the numerous advantages brought by compression wear , regardless of your skill level in the fitness realm .
Compression clothing is ideal for all meditation practitioners .
Use compression socks , leggings , and shorts , among others , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and reduce the risks of particular ailments , like DVT .
Contact a reliable compression gear supplier today so you can check which items suit your lifestyle the best .

Meditation is the art of increasing awareness within yourself and your surroundings. Several people think of this activity as a method of developing concentration while removing stress. Aside from a quiet place, consider using other essential elements to supplement your meditation sessions. One vital component that should come to mind is compression clothing.
Compression clothing can promote various advantages while doing your meditation. Here are eight of these benefits:
Strain Prevention
Meditation beginners can start meditating about five to ten minutes per day. Some people might spread their meditation activities throughout the day. For example, you can meditate for one minute after waking up in the morning and two minutes during your mid-morning snack.
During these few minutes, you're going to sit still and stay put. Staying in one place might not seem like a challenge, but some people might find it challenging as the nerves won't be comfortable.
Reduce muscle and nerve strain by wearing compression clothing. Specific compression wear can be an excellent option for meditation practices.
For example, compression socks made with copper technology boost circulation in the legs. Meditation practitioners who sit in a lotus position should find the activity more comfortable than usual, thanks to the reduced risk of veins constricting during the process.
Reduced Muscle Fatigue
Some people use the power of meditation to relax the mind after a strenuous workout session. Meditation can help clear the psychological stress brought about by intense exercises, allowing you to prepare for the rest of the day.
However, meditation relaxes both the body and mind, making you more prone to delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Use compression clothing in this regard to help the muscles and nerves relax at a more controlled pace than average.
Wear compression clothing during your workout session, so you don’t have to deal with the hassle of changing into your meditation wear after your exercises.
Improve Muscle Recovery
Aside from reducing muscle fatigue, compression clothing can improve muscle recovery time while you meditate. Let the body relax after an intense workout session as you attempt to meditate the fatigue away.
At this point, the compression gear you wear can improve the speed at which the muscles recover. Therefore, you can go back to your regular exercise regimen without the worry of feeling intense pain in different body parts.
For example, use compression socks if you just conquered leg day at the gym. The specialized socks help the muscles in your lower legs and feet to recover quicker than average, allowing you to walk, run, or jog without additional discomfort for tomorrow’s cardio session.
Enhanced Proprioception
Also called kinesthesia, proprioception is the ability to sense the position and movement of different body parts. During exercise, fitness buffs must notice and isolate specific body parts to improve muscle strength and growth properly. Failure to isolate the right body parts puts yourself at a high risk of acquiring injuries.
Meditation allows you to sense the different elements in yourself, making you more conscious of the muscles and joints to move on different occasions. Wearing compression clothing during exercise and meditation brings your proprioception to the next level.
Thus, wearing this unique type of clothing helps improve your body's ability to locate and sense movement, allowing you to reap additional benefits, such as improved posture and enhanced stability.
Improved Mental Alertness
It can be challenging to meditate while the world is trying to give you unwanted noise. This “noise” can be in the form of different distractions, like office colleagues asking for help on their projects or the sound of nearby traffic.
With meditation, you become alert to these “noises”, but you also learn how to control your emotional balance so as not to react to these distractions. Improve your ability to isolate these annoyances with the help of compression clothing.
Compression apparel helps enhance the senses to help you concentrate on the things that matter at a given moment. With this type of clothing, the world may batter you with different annoyances, but you can still focus on bringing inner peace to every fiber of your being.
Reduced Risks Of Deep Vein Thrombosis
A blood clot that may form in a deep vein is referred to as deep vein thrombosis or DVT, and it tends to appear in the thigh or lower leg. Once the vein swells because of the blood clot, it can lead to serious health complications.
Some of the causes of DVT are positions that prevent the blood from circulating normally. One example is a beginner meditation user who wishes to sit in a lotus position for extended periods. You might notice that you have swollen feet after sitting for a significant amount of time. If the discomfort persists throughout the day, chances are you might already have DVT.
You can avoid this health issue by wearing compression gear. Distinct clothing and apparel, like compression leggings and shorts, help the blood flow naturally, even if you’re in a seemingly uncomfortable position.
Enhanced Flexibility
A person does not have to be a professional yogi in order to practice the art of meditation. But, you might need a decent amount of flexibility to sit still for extended periods. Having said that, wear compression clothing to help improve your body’s flexibility. You can wear baggy clothing for meditation, but you won’t enjoy the extra benefits provided by compression gear.
Ideal For Beginners And Veterans
Compression clothing is an excellent choice for both beginners and veteran healthy lifestyle practitioners. Hence, it doesn't mean that you need to be a high-level fitness practitioner before you can wear compression clothing.
It can be “Day One” of your fitness journey after living an unhealthy lifestyle, and you can still wear compression clothing. Remember that meditation should be part of your healthy lifestyle as psychological health should be just as important as your physical well-being.
Therefore, you can reap the numerous advantages brought by compression wear, regardless of your skill level in the fitness realm.
Conclusion
Compression clothing is ideal for all meditation practitioners. Use compression socks, leggings, and shorts, among others, to help improve blood flow, enhance concentration, and reduce the risks of particular ailments, like DVT. Contact a reliable compression gear supplier today so you can check which items suit your lifestyle the best.