Greetings fellow yogis and wellness enthusiasts! We just wanted to share some exciting news with you all. MysticMag, the go-to source for all things mystical and enlightening, recently had the privilege of interviewing none other than Master Yirser Ra Hotep from YogaSkills. For those who may not be familiar, Yirser Ra Hotep is a true … Read more
Carbohydrates are a substance contained in food or a category of nutrients. You have carbohydrates that are in their natural form which are essentially grains such as wheat, rice, barley, millet, quinoa, etc, etc. Whole-grain carbohydrates mean that the three components of the grain are intact, namely the germ, endosperm, and bran. A processed grain … Read more
Do we understand that our beliefs, what we think are “facts” are actually simply chemical reactions in our brains that are like receiving doses of dope when we have them? In other words, we often believe things based not upon an examination of the validity and reliability of the data but because that “idea”, we … Read more
For you young folks who are interested in hearing the words of an elder, listen to Warren Washington, a Black man who actually invented the science of creating mathematical models of understanding and predicting global climate change and weather patterns in general. Many view modern science and scientific thinking as a “white” thing without realizing … Read more
We as Black folks should be opposed to all wars, especially those that are nothing but blind aggression designed to steal the resources of the country being attacked and virtually enslaving the people. Wars are taking place in many parts of Africa, the so-called Middle East, Asia, the Pacific Islands, South, and Central America, RIGHT … Read more
One of the reasons I don’t like memes is that they are too often used to oversimplify complex and nuanced issues and allow people on social media to form uninformed and often really dumb opinions. Many memes are created by sophisticated political propagandists whose job is to shape the opinion of certain populations (BLACK FOLKS) … Read more
It is an often repeated myth that the face of the Sphinx was damaged by cannonballs fired at it by Napoleon because they wanted to conceal that the builders of civilization were Black. In fact, this is not true. The face of the Sphinx was damaged by Muslim fanatics called Mamaluks who considered it an … Read more
The topic of the Bible came up in our Yoga class today. I feel that every individual is entitled to believe whatever they choose but a belief or faith does not equal fact, reality, or anything that has actually occurred historically. In my opinion, valuable information, insight, inspiration, instruction, and principles that can guide moral … Read more
In America and throughout the entire white world, Black professionals automatically face doubt and fear because subconscious automatic implicit bias is a built-in feature of the psychological makeup of people in this society. The sight of Black skin automatically triggers internal reactions of bias that white people seem unable to control or even be aware … Read more
So, I travel to the deepest parts of Africa, out in the “bush”. People see me and for no reason, at all, they stop what they are doing and go into some poses. We call these poses Yoga, but they do not. They don’t call them anything. I ask them, “who taught you how to … Read more