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[HUMAN] News Makers — A Quick Note & Question May 3, 2025

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Many blessings to anyone Counting the Omer or observing the second week of Pascha!

Peace and many blessings to everyone!!

“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”

— quoted from “Article 19” of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Today is World Press Freedom Day and the 2025 theme is “Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media”.

According to the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, issued by  Reporters Without Borders (RWP), very few countries in the world currently rate a “Good” score when it comes to freedom for journalists, news organizations, and netizens. Given the fact that the United States currently has a score of “Problematic” score, I have a couple of questions:

Where do you get the news you trust and where do those you trust get their news?

“Necisitamos la paz para vivir civilizadamente y dejar de morir a destiempo y como salvajus”

— quoted from the memorial of Guillermo Cano Isaza (1925-1986)

Please join me today (Saturday, May 3rd) at 12:00 PM for a yoga practice on Zoom. You can use the link from the “Class Schedules” calendar if you run into any problems checking into the class. You can request an audio recording of this practice via a comment below or (for a slightly faster reply) you can email myra (at) ajoyfulpractice.com.

Saturday’s playlist is available on YouTube and Spotify. [Look for “05032023 News Makers”]

If you are thinking about suicide, worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, you can dial 988 (in the US) or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call this TALK line if you are struggling with addiction or involved in an abusive relationship. The Lifeline network is free, confidential, and available to all 24/7. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.

White Flag is a new app, which I have not yet researched, but which may be helpful if you need peer-to-peer (non-professional) support.

If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgement-free place to talk, you can also click here to contact the TrevorLifeline (which is staffed 24/7 with trained counselors).

In the spirit of generosity (“dana”), the Zoom classes, recordings, and blog posts are freely given and freely received. If you are able to support these teachings, please do so as your heart moves you. (NOTE: You can donate even if you are “attending” a practice that is not designated as a “Common Ground Meditation Center” practice, or you can purchase class(es). Donations are tax deductible; class purchases are not necessarily deductible.)

You can still click here to Kiss My Asana Now! (Or, you can still also click here to join my team and get people to kiss [your] asana!) 

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