The following are 10 of the most recommended crypto podcasts today (in no particular order).
Hash Power by Patrick O’Shaughnessy
An oldie but goodie, the first 3 episodes do a marvelous job in laying the groundwork for the technical and theoretical understanding of blockchain technology. A must listen for all newbs.
Bitcoin Audible by Guy Swann
This series aims to make the knowledge of the world's most secure, independent money, accessible to everyone. One of my personal favorites, the podcast uses a mixed format - some episodes are readings rather than interviews. Favorite episodes include readings of the Bitcoin White Paper, Phil Bonello’s ‘Sovereign Individual Thesis’, as well as a recent a discussion on QE4 and 0% interest rates.
Super Brain Yoga has enabled people to achieve mental, physical and spiritual well-being. With the inherent yogic practices, one can attain a higher state of awareness and improved bodily function along with a coherent spiritual connection. Followed by people for thousands of years, it is among the most popular practices and routine to establish control over mind, body, and soul.
One of such traditional practice is Thoppukarnam ( Superbrain Yoga) from Indian schools. It is accepted from the Gurukulam education system. It is also called as “Uthak-Baithak” in Hindi or in Tamil, “Thoppukaranam”. It is not a punishment form in the classroom as popularly known in Indian educational system but a confirmed Yogic practice for many who wish to take the steps while offering prayers. The devotees pray for pardoning themselves for any error or mistake made by them which is caused by bad intent. It is a way of punishing themselves via this process and often on a marginal note, it is a common scene in temples. It signifies the person’s quest for redemption by punishing himself through this practice.
Derived from words “Thorpe” meaning hands and “Karanam” meaning ears, Thoppukaranam is a well-known Yogic process which is believed to improve the concentration of the mind and to activate the parts of the brain which then helps in one attaining a higher sense of alertness. As per the Hindu Yogis, the “Superbrain Yoga” effect this practice has, activates the brain’s energy connections. It helps in achieving a supreme level of consciousness through a simple process.
It has gained support from various research studies, and most of the developed countries have adopted it as a regular exercise which is also recommended by Doctors. It is also implemented in Schools competently. With its far-reaching effect on the human brain, it is becoming popular among masses especially in India and western countries as well. It is aptly named as Superbrain Yoga which earned its reputation especially in western countries like the USA where special workshops are duly carried out to support and teach eager people to learn and master this technique.
Following are the various steps to carry out this practice which enables the brain to get higher functioning and better cognitive abilities.
Pranayama also has its own special importance in yoga. It is very beneficial for staying healthy both mentally and physically. Practicing Pranayama can help in getting rid of many serious diseases. One of these processes involved in pranayama is Bhastrika Pranayama.
Bhastrika Pranayama Yoga is a combination of two Sanskrit words. The first word is Bhastrika, which means ‘bellows’. The blower is the device that a blacksmith uses to accelerate the heat of the coal. At the same time, Pranayama means that the life of the air is expanding.
Bhastrika is such pranayama in which pure air is taken inside and impure air is thrown out at a fast speed. Which looks similar to Kapalbhati but it is very different both.
Bhastrika pranayama is a breathing technique known to produce heat in the body. Bhastrika is powerful and energetic pranayama in yoga breathing practice. Kapalbhati is also a breathing technique that mimics sneezing and involves the stomach, but Bhastrika is through the chest and engages the lungs. This is one of the best techniques which will remove the blockage from all Nadis.
Bhastrika pranayama is a panacea treatment to overcome the problems of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. Its long-term healing purifies the blockages from the chakras. Performing this Pranayama asana is beneficial for heart and brain patients to achieve a miraculous magnitude.
Now it comes to how to do Bhastrika Pranayama. Here it is explained in a simple way, with the help of which you can do it easily.
Steps to do Bhastrika Pranayama (Bellows Breath)
First of all, place a mat on a clean and flat place and sit on it in some position Padmasana or Sukhasana.
We advise you to sit with your backbone straight and make sure to close your eyes. Keep both your hands straight at the knees and join the index finger with the thumb or Gyan mudra.
Sit in meditation for a while.
Now take deep breaths through both the nostrils while making sure that your mouth does not open at all while doing this exercise.
In the process of breathing, your lungs should swell up completely.
After this, you have to release the filled breath through both the nostrils in one stroke.
The speed of inhalation and exhalation should be as rapid as that of “blower” and the inhalation should be taken in and out completely.
Breathe inward again and forcefully exit it again.
The exhalation speed should be so rapid that the lungs should shrink with shock.
A cycle of Bhastrika Pranayama completes from breathing to quitting.
While doing this pranayama, first the breath speed should be slow, then the medium and after that breathe at high speed and leave.
The Taj Mahal is located on the right bank of the Yamuna River in a vast Mughal garden that encompasses nearly 17 hectares, in the Agra District in Uttar Pradesh. It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal with construction starting in 1632 AD and completed in 1648 AD, with the mosque, the guest house and the main gateway on the south, the outer courtyard and its cloisters were added subsequently and completed in 1653 AD. The existence of several historical and Quaranic inscriptions in Arabic script have facilitated setting the chronology of Taj Mahal. For its construction, masons, stone-cutters, inlayers, carvers, painters, calligraphers, dome builders and other artisans were requisitioned from the whole of the empire and also from the Central Asia and Iran. Ustad-Ahmad Lahori was the main architect of the Taj Mahal.
The Taj Mahal is considered to be the greatest architectural achievement in the whole range of Indo-Islamic architecture. Its recognised architectonic beauty has a rhythmic combination of solids and voids, concave and convex and light shadow; such as arches and domes further increases the aesthetic aspect. The colour combination of lush green scape reddish pathway and blue sky over it show cases the monument in ever changing tints and moods. The relief work in marble and inlay with precious and semi precious stones make it a monument apart.
The uniqueness of Taj Mahal lies in some truly remarkable innovations carried out by the horticulture planners and architects of Shah Jahan. One such genius planning is the placing of tomb at one end of the quadripartite garden rather than in the exact centre, which added rich depth and perspective to the distant view of the monument. It is also, one of the best examples of raised tomb variety. The tomb is further raised on a square platform with the four sides of the octagonal base of the minarets extended beyond the square at the corners. The top of the platform is reached through a lateral flight of steps provided in the centre of the southern side. The ground plan of the Taj Mahal is in perfect balance of composition, the octagonal tomb chamber in the centre, encompassed by the portal halls and the four corner rooms. The plan is repeated on the upper floor. The exterior of the tomb is square in plan, with chamfered corners. The large double storied domed chamber, which houses the cenotaphs of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan, is a perfect octagon in plan. The exquisite octagonal marble lattice screen encircling both cenotaphs is a piece of superb workmanship. It is highly polished and richly decorated with inlay work. The borders of the frames are inlaid with precious stones representing flowers executed with wonderful perfection. The hues and the shades of the stones used to make the leaves and the flowers appear almost real. The cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal is in perfect centre of the tomb chamber, placed on a rectangular platform decorated with inlaid flower plant motifs. The cenotaph of Shah Jahan is greater than Mumtaz Mahal and installed more than thirty years later by the side of the latter on its west. The upper cenotaphs are only illusory and the real graves are in the lower tomb chamber (crypt), a practice adopted in the imperial Mughal tombs.