Meditation
Learning to Meditate
If we do not exercise or use the muscles of our legs for a long time, it will be difficult to use them to walk. This is what has happened to the human soul. The legs of the mind and the intellect have not been exercised spiritually for a long time and so they have become unhealthy: there is no permanent peace, happiness or contentment. We have exercised ourselves intellectually by analyzing, discussing and accumulating information, but the soul has remained underdeveloped and undernourished.
So, meditation is that spiritual exercise which revives the original qualities of the human soul, bringing them back into our awareness.

Wikipedia
Barynya is a fast Russian folk dance and music. The word BARYNYA (Russian: Барыня, landlady) was used by simple folk as a form of addressing to a woman of higher class. A number of Russian folkloric dance ensembles bear the name Barynya.
The Barynya dance is an alternation of chastushkas and frenetic dancing.

Motivation If we use something other than our self to motivate our self, or allow anything outside our self to motivate us then we are not masters of our own life. If we are the master of our thoughts and feelings then we are the primary motivators of our self and everything in our life. Most of us have learned to be motivated by external factors while a few have discovered that the deepest motivators are internal. We can consciously use our values, our thoughts, memories of yesterday to motivate us. However the deepest motivator for any human being is a clear sense of meaning and purpose. This can only arise when we know who we are, where we are and what we have at the deepest level. Spiritual intelligence is based on a true sense of self as soul, not body. Only in this state of self-awareness are we able to understand the true meaning of things/events/circumstances and only then are we able to see our purpose and motivate ourselves.

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Positive Reflection For The DayEvery day provides us with a rich resource of material and experiences, which we can use to empower and expand our own creative capacity as well, learn about ourselves. I. Write a poem (day one and four)Based on your day today II. Write a short story (day two and five)Based on three people you encountered today III. Draw a picture (day three and six) Illustrate your experience of today.

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Fasting
The most prominent event of this month is the fasting (sawm) practiced by most observant Muslims. Every day during the month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world get up before dawn to eat the Suhoor meal (the pre dawn meal) and perform their fajr prayer. They break their fast when the fourth prayer of the day, Maghrib (sunset), is due.
During Ramadan, Muslims are expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam and to avoid obscene and irreligious sights and sounds. Sexual activities during fasting hours are also forbidden. Purity of both thought and action is important. The fast is intended to be an exacting act of deep personal worship in which Muslims seek a raised level of closeness to their god. The act of fasting is said to redirect the heart away from worldly activities, its purpose being to cleanse the inner soul and free it from harm. Properly observing the fast is supposed to induce a comfortable feeling of peace and calm. It also allows Muslims to practice self-discipline, sacrifice, and sympathy for those who are less fortunate, intended to make Muslims more generous and charitable. Muslims can eat after the sun has set. Pregnant women, the elderly, the ill and children less than 12 years of age are all exempt from fasting as lack of food could damage health. Wikipedia,

Effect of Food On The Mind (cont.)
Three categories of foods are defined corresponding to the particular energy that exists in them.
The first is 'Sattvik' or sentient food (explained yesterday).
The second group is 'Rajasik' or mutative food - it contains a mutative energy of restlessness, constant movement or change. When this force is predominant, the mind and body become agitated and nervous, unable to calm down and relax. These foods include caffeinated drinks such as coffee and many teas, hot spices, fermented foods and some medicinal drugs.The third group is 'Tamasik' or static food - this has a static force of dullness, inertia, intoxication, attraction towards sensuality, decay and death. Death occurs when the other two energies (sentient and mutative) are spent and the static force is solely dominant. Static foods include meat, fish, eggs, alcohol, mushrooms, onions and garlic.

Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان, Ramaḍān) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, believed to be the month in which the Qur'an was revealed to Angel Gabriel, who later revealed it to the Prophet Muhammad. It is the Islamic month of fasting (sawm), in which participating Muslims do not eat or drink anything from dawn until sunset. Fasting is meant to teach the person patience and humility. Ramadan is a time to fast for the sake of God, and to offer even more prayer than usual. In Ramadan Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance into the future, ask for help in refraint from everyday evils and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds.

Effect of Food On The Mind
All foods have their own subtle vibrations or energy levels. Food feeds more than the stomach; it not only affects the working of the body but its subtle energy influences the mind. Consumption of food allows the energy levels to influence our system, for better or worse.Experimenting with the effects of different foods, three categories were defined corresponding to the particular energy that existed in them.
The first is 'Sattvik' or sentient food – this energy force is characterized by purity, self-awareness, love, peace and joy. This category of food includes fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, grains, milk and dairy products. It helps our emotions and mind to remain in a stable and peaceful state. This in turn affects our thoughts, attitudes and behaviour.

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Self-Introspection
Meditate on the symbol of a tree and think about its meaning. Visualize the growth of the tree of life from a seed to sapling to a mature tree. Now label the various parts of the tree (roots, trunk, branches, etc.) with what you think are the specific spiritual qualities which emerge from within the soul at different stages/phases of its journey through the time of the drama of life on earth.In the above exercise, you could identify the roots of the tree with your childhood when qualities like carefreeness, innocence, obedience, etc. emerge from within the soul; the trunk could represent your youth when qualities like courage, determination, cheerfulness, etc. emerge; the branches could symbolize your midlife when qualities like adaptability, tolerance, co-operation, etc. emerge; and the leaves could be a symbol for old age, during which qualities like contentment, humility, forgiveness, etc. emerge from within the soul.