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A national act of collective boredom broke out on Sunday when education minister Christopher Pyne, in uncharacteristically subdued mode, announced the publication and the gist of his review of the national curriculum. This review had been carried out in the first half of 2014 by two controversial appointees, Kevin Donnelly and Ken Wiltshire, both men with connections to the Liberal party and both columnists for The Australian..

Pyne's Sunday-best dress and demeanour was that of a serious and sober politician who had taken on board Liberal Party director Brian Loughnane's August speech to his parliamentary colleagues to back off on the ideology. Backflipping on his previous position, Pyne commented that, " Politics is too trivial for getting the curriculum right".

Journalists, mostly caught by surprise (not so much The Australian which has a pipeline to Coalition governments), scrambled to get Sunday quotes from their contacts. The subsequent Fairfax press consensus was that the Donnelly/Wiltshire document marked the end of the culture wars. Unusually, the Oz agreed with Fairfax and was also pleased that their boys had done so well. The Guardian however went out on a limb, and thought the review would provoke a new bout of the history wars.

As it happens, the document is a bit of a ho-hum effort on the topic of history. In effect, it is a case of slogans in and slogans out. By this I mean that the review simply repeats the political slogans that have been bruited about since 2006 by culture warriors The Oz, the IPA and Christopher Pyne.

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For instance, following the IPA line, Pyne and Donnelly have, prior to the review, argued for more emphasis on Australia's "Judeo-Christian heritage/tradition". This advocacy of a seemingly benign phenomenon blithely ignores (and this is an unintended irony) the historical background to the phrase, first as a 1980s Cold War anti-Soviet slogan and more recently as a Tea Party anti-Islam propaganda mantra.

Lo and behold, the review argues that students need to spend more time on Australia's Judeo-Christian heritage. There is another irony here. If students did spend more time on Australia's "Judeo-Christian heritage", it would be a very short project and they would quickly discover that it is a neoconservative Christian myth. And it is a myth ignores the substantial contribution of the (pagan) contribution of Greek philosophy and politics as well as the huge contribution of (also pagan) Roman law, civic policy, architecture and literature to our cultural heritage.

There is more. Donnelly and Wiltshire advocate more emphasis on "morals, values and spirituality" as well as the "achievements" of Western civilisation, a Liberal refrain that has bedevilled curriculum politics for more than a decade now. How can I deal with these ideas tactfully and politely? Well, here goes. First, in a multicultural society, we have the issue of whose morals, whose values and whose spirituality?

Second, the study of real history, at whatever level, is about investigation not about indoctrination. Third, history is not about developing "spirituality" which is based on revelation, unless it investigates the spiritual as an historical phenomenon. And it's a real struggle to get this latter point through to the religious Right who see revelation as historical fact. They might change their approach if sections of Australia's sizeable Islamic community advocated teaching Year 9s how Mohammed received his Koranic revelation from the angel Gabriel.

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Glen Ellyn, IL (PRWEB) October 14, 2014

Cubicle Ninjas launches 'Guided Meditation', a virtual reality demo for the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2.

'Guided Meditation' highlights four unique meditation experiences, all taking place in different exotic locations across the globe. Each relaxation environment takes 5 to 8 minutes to complete, accompanied with powerful audio and visuals to immerse the user fully.

The Oculus Rift makes impossible experiences common place. Were thrilled to help explore the potential of business and consumer facing applications in the VR space, states Josh Farkas, CEO of Cubicle Ninjas. Were working on a fully expanded version of 'Guided Meditation' for release alongside the Oculus Rift consumer product release.

The four sample experiences within the 'Guided Meditation' DK2 demo include:

Visit guidedmeditationvr.com to download the 'Guided Meditation' Dev Kit 2 demo for free.

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OPRAH WINFREY AND DEEPAK CHOPRA LAUNCH AN ALL-NEW MEDITATION EXPERIENCE: "ENERGY OF ATTRACTION: MANIFESTING YOUR BEST LIFE"

Registration Starts Today Monday, October 13 at Oprah.com/meditation

Chicago, IL - Oprah Winfrey and Deepak Chopra announced the launch of their latest, all-new meditation experience "Energy of Attraction: Manifesting Your Best Life," which is open for registration starting today at http://www.Oprah.com/meditation. The free 21-day meditation experience, which begins on Monday, November 3, will serve as a powerful guide for aligning your deepest desires with true purpose, helping to manifest the greatest possibilities for your life.

Over 3.2 million people have participated in Oprah and Deepak's past meditation experiences from over 200 countries around the globe.

Deepak Chopra, MD said, "'Energy of Attraction' meditations will help people to seed their awareness with intention in a way that influences their modes of thinking, feeling, and behavior, helping them to live a happier fuller life."

"Energy of Attraction: Manifesting Your Best Life," voiced by Oprah and Deepak Chopra, offers an audio meditation each day and a series of thought-provoking reflection questions designed to anchor the teachings, which are easily accessible from a mobile phone, tablet, or computer. Through a private, interactive journal feature, meditators are able to record and view their progress, giving them an invaluable picture of their personal growth and development.

To watch and share a sneak peek of the Energy of Attraction, click here (with embed code): http://www.oprah.com/own/First-Look-Deepak-Chopras-21-Day-Meditation-Challenge-Video

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Week One- Your Dreams and How to Fulfill Them

As Deepak will show us this week, the "laws" of the universe are neutral. You can attract negative or positive forces in your life. Your challenge is to nurture the truest and most authentic desires within you. Those are the desires that fulfill you, expand you, and flow outward to impact others for the positive. If you want to live with the greatest purpose, passion, and contentment, your desires must line up with your true self... your soul self. When you're connected to that energy, you are unstoppable. It is the energy that works together with you, to co-create the life you want. In this week's meditations, Deepak guides us how to tap into our true selves, allowing effortless creation to unfold. There, we will take the next steps toward making our real dreams come true.

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Averill Park, NY (PRWEB) October 14, 2014

Physicians will learn the practical, ancient skills of meditation, yoga, chakra psychology and Ayurveda at The American Meditation Institutes (AMI) sixth annual mind/body medicine CME conference November 5-9, 2014 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled The Heart and Science of Yoga, this 30 CME mind/body medicine training is accredited through the Albany Medical College Office of Continuing Medical Education.

Now in its sixth year of providing physicians continuing medical education credits, this 30 hour CME course will provide easy-to-learn practices that work synergistically (within the intricate medium of the stress system) to reduce inflammation and allostatic load while working toward establishing homeostasis.

Upon completion of this conference, attendees will be able to: demonstrate knowledge of how Yoga Science as mind/body medicine can help heal disease, manage addictive habits, alleviate stress, burnout and inflammation; develop equanimity, discrimination, will power, creativity and energy through a daily practice of meditation and diaphragmatic breathing; incorporate long-term strategies for healthy lifestyle choices using Yoga Psychology; demonstrate knowledge of the principles of both Ayurveda and Epigenomics; understand the physiological benefits of easy-gentle yoga (exercises for lymph system detox, joints, glands, muscles and internal organs); help themselves and their patients reduce conditioned habits of negative thinking through the healing powers of mantra science; utilize food as medicine (diet, nutrition, Functional Medicine) to maximize personal well being; and use Chakra Psychology (subtle emotional/mental causes of stress) to diagnose and treat dis-ease.

Each faculty member is committed to the advancement and training of Yoga Science as holistic mind/body medicine. Leonard Perlmutter, noted educator, philosopher and founder of The American Meditation Institute will serve as conference director. Leonard is the author of the six-time award-winning book The Heart and Science of Yoga and editor of the mind/body medicine journal, Transformation. Leonard has presented courses at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the Albany Medical College, the U. S. Military Academy at West Point and The New York Times Yoga Forum with Dean Ornish, MD.

Additional presenters will include Mark Pettus MD, board-certified internist and nephrologist; Beth Netter MD, holistic physician and acupuncturist; Susan Lord, MD, holistic physician and Associate Director for Professional Training at the Center for Mind/Body Medicine in Washington, DC; Kathie Swift, MS RDN LDN, leading educator and practitioner in the field of integrative nutrition and author of The Inside Tract: Your Good Gut Guide to Great Digestive Health; Rosy Mann, Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery and faculty member of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda; and world-renowned artist Jenness Cortez Perlmutter, co-founder and faculty member of The American Meditation Institute.

According to Leonard Perlmutter, The more consistently physicians and patients incorporate the therapeutic practices of meditation and Yoga Science into their daily lives, most symptoms of stress related burnout and chronic complex diseases can be diminished or eliminated. This sentiment is echoed by recent conference graduate, Joel M. Kremer, MD, who is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology in Albany, New York, This teaching has been an enormous benefit in my personal and professional life. I have less stress, more focus, and am able to serve my patients with greater clarity. It becomes surprisingly easy now to recognize the many clinical situations in which patients with somatic manifestations of 'dis-ease' could greatly benefit from Yoga Science.

In addition to Dr. Kremer, numerous medical pioneers and healthcare professionals such as Mehmet Oz MD, Dean Ornish MD and Bernie Siegel MD have also endorsed this curriculum. Previous conference attendees have also noted that the material presented has made a beneficial impact toward their personal and professional efforts at self-care.

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About the American Meditation Institute The American Meditation Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization devoted to the teaching and practice of Yoga Science, meditation and its allied disciplines as mind/body medicine. In its holistic approach to wellness, AMI combines the healing arts of the East with the practicality of modern Western science. The American Meditation Institute offers a wide variety of classes, retreats, and teacher training programs. AMI also publishes Transformation, a bi-monthly journal of meditation as holistic mind/body medicine. Call 800.234.5115 for a mail or email subscription.

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