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Yoga mats are very important in our every day practice. In fact, there are several types of yoga mats that are available in the market. You can choose from a variety of yoga mats that will depend on the type of yoga you want.

If you want a mat that is perfect to cover your practice area and provide steadiness when practicing the poses, Sticky Mats is just right for you. These yoga mats are thinly made and also comes in a variety of colors. It has a light feature that makes it easy for you to carry during a class.

The good thing about these yoga mats is that it has a guide which is indicated by marks that shows you where to place your feet and hand. If you are a beginner, of course you are not yet oriented and used to the hand and foot placements. These yoga mats are just perfect in mastering those poses. These mats are extensively helpful in preventing you to slip off and sliding.

However, there is a style on how to keep the mat sticky. The technique is to sprinkle a small amount of water on the mat and let it air dry. Using sticky mats is appropriate and applicable to all types of yoga.

There are also those ultra thick sticky mats which are known as the Ultra Double Thickness Mats. These yoga mats provide cushioning and stability which is very useful in applying to some certain poses. These ultra thick yoga mats are perfect for Ashtanga practitioners because they have the tendency to move or jump from one pose to another.

Most people love using the ultra thick yoga mats because it provides the most convenient cushioning that no other mats can give. Practitioners use these mats in their classes.

Travel Mats, as the name implies is perfect for traveling. If you are the travel-type person and couldn’t get away with your daily dosage of yoga exercise, this would be the perfect choice. Travel mats can be thrown in your luggage or suitcase when you are on a trip or on a vacation.

Travel mats are exclusively made because it should be handy. Its thin property is perfect to bring anywhere. You can just fold it and shoot it in your bag and you’re on the go.

If you are practicing Ashtanga or Bikram Yoga, Cotton Mats are perfect for you. Cotton Mats are made for absorbing your sweat. These cotton mats will help you to stay in shape and not slip off. If your mat is not absorbent, then it is quite dangerous because wet surface can be very slippery. The damp mat is good for gripping so that your feet and hands stay just where you place them.

The Yoga Mat Bag is a part of your daily yoga activity. It is perfect for carrying your yoga mats to work, class or anywhere you want to go. You don’t have to miss as session of your yoga practice especially if it’s something you can’t live without.

The yoga mat bag has enough space for your extra shirts, water bottle and other accessories. With your Yoga Mat Bag, you are sure that you don’t leave any.

Now that the different mats are introduced, it’s all up to you to choose the best yoga mats that is ideal for the type of yoga you wish to practice.

One of the most requested tutorials from our business of training and tutoring Seniors on their own computers is ‘how do I copy and paste?’. To older computer users, this seems to be such a daunting task, yet nothing could be easier, once you learn how!

Here’s our tutorial that we hand out to our clients:

1. Take your mouse, and place your pointer at the beginning or end of the text, the pointer will change from an arrow to an “I” bar, when it does then click and hold the left mouse button, while pulling your mouse over the text. This will highlight the text with a dark color.

2. Next, release the left mouse button without clicking anywhere else.

3. Now, with the mouse pointer over the highlighted text, right click the mouse for options and a small menu of commands will appear. Move the mouse pointer over and down the list and select ‘copy’ by clicking with the left mouse button.

4. The menu will disappear … don’t worry, the selection has been copied to an unseen, imaginary “clipboard” in your computer!

5. Next, place your mouse pointer where you want the text to be placed (even in another program!), left click to place the blinking cursor (this is the insertion point) then right click your mouse again, and select ‘paste’ from the small menu and you will have copied and pasted the text!

Cut and paste is the same as above, except you choose ‘cut’, instead of ‘copy’. You will see the difference right away, as the words will “disappear” when you ‘cut’ and will appear again when you ‘paste’ them in another place.

Copy and Paste Large Amounts of Text

1. For large amounts of text, say an entire page or email message there is an easier way than moving the mouse to highlight, simply go to the Edit Menu at the top of the Window and Click once, bringing the menu selections down.

2. Then, bring your pointer to “Select All”, click on it and watch as all of the information gets highlighted!

3. Next, go back to Edit and bring your pointer to “Copy” and click on that command. Again, the information will go to the imaginary Clipboard!

4. Take your newly copied information to wherever it needs to go, like a newly opened email, and after you click your mouse in the area where you want it to go (the ‘body’ area of your email, for example), either Right Click the mouse or go back to Edit and select “Paste” to insert the copied information.

Shortcuts

To Highlight All: Press and hold ‘Ctrl’ then press the ‘A’ key.

To Copy: Highlight an area, as shown above, then press and hold ‘Ctrl’ then press the ‘C’ key.

To Paste: Click your left mouse button where you want the text pasted, and then press and hold ‘Ctrl’ then press the ‘V’ key.

The ability to cut, copy, and paste is found in most programs, including email and word processing. Sometimes, the ability to do these tasks via the mouse is disabled, but is still quickly achieved through the use of the shortcuts outlined above.

Written by Debbi Baird, Co Owner, PC For Seniors
Author of many technical articles in ‘plain English’ for the “Older Generation”
and Trainer / Tutor / Consultant in the Palm Beach, Florida area.
Go to http://www.pcforseniors.com to find more information on computers and
The Internet in the “How Do I …” section of the web site! Also, check out our
Hot Sites! Listing for links to great places to go online for Seniors!

The importance of establishing rapport with the customer.

Establishing rapport with a customer has to be earned and must be approached as a very integral part of the sales process.

In order to get a customer and yourself to relate on a real one to one basis, involves two things!

First, you will have to be aware and be there! Second you must understand that there are two different stages that will occur during this process.

A-Be there-what does that mean?

• Most people don’t really listen to another person as they talk. Generally they are so busy formulating their next answer or statement that they couldn’t possibly really listen.

• If this sounds like you, being there means shut up and listen!

B-What is the first or initial stage?

• Generally you have just a few minutes to establish yourself in the customers mind as someone they want to deal with.

• When in doubt it is best to first ask questions that will draw them out and talk about themselves.

• It is also always safe to appear as a professional-I don’t mean stoic or dry, but someone who knows what they are doing and talks and looks the part.

C-Other stages

• As time goes on, through conversation and questions they will have, you will either establish your ability or not.

• Be aware that they will probably be measuring you for a while. The good news is that at some point, if you have been successful at establishing rapport-they will relax and you can both concentrate on finding or selling the home.

What else can help me develop rapport?

• By trying to understand different personality types and then by saying and asking the right questions.

• If you have good rapport (get on the same wave length as the customer) then the selling is basically over, now it’s just a matter of finding the right home or filling out the listing papers.

What about different personalities

• Since this is not a book on psychiatry, for now just understand two main types.

• There are introverted and extroverted people.

• You know the type. Think about three people you know that fit each classification.

What about body Language and speech patterns?

• If they talk fast or slow, try to mimic their speech patterns.

• If they talk loud or soft, do the same. Are they leaning forward or backward?

• Needless to say, there are lots of books written on this subject. Just be aware that it is an important factor-especially when you’re sitting in a conference room or at someone’s home discussing a $400,000 deal.

Developing rapport is a skill that can be learned and improved upon.

• We all have experienced a salesperson that sold us something and yet we didn’t feel like we were being sold. The reason is he or she, made you feel comfortable to where you trusted them.

How do we develop rapport?

• Use your eyes and ears and ask questions. To explain

• Use the eyes:

• Look at their dress-their car-their personal possessions and I mean really look at them and decipher what that tells you about them.

• Use the ears:

• Listen to what they say and ask questions to get to the bottom of their real MOTIVATION!

Now during all this conversation, there will probably be one or two things you’ll discover that you have in common with them. (Family, geographical areas, fishing, etc)
When you come across common ground, let them know you’re familiarity and then take a minute to discuss it with them.

What is the Goal?

• Once they accept you as one of them you’re in position to really have a great experience in the sale as you’re now working together then as a team–you’re no longer the salesman you’re now in an advisory position.

• Remember, the customer either will or will not allow you to enter his world. If you understand this and really work hard to become empathetic with him/her, you can gain a position of trust. In most cases, you will actually see them relax (body language) when this happens you’re on the way.

• To illustrate this have you ever given a speech and noticed that as you finally connected with an audience member they will nod in approval. These things may all seem trite but they aren’t.

In closing, if you can earn a customers trust, selling a product or service is much easier and the experience can be enoyable for everyone involved.
Always remember that a Win/Win is the best situation.

Past Marketing Director for CBS network-Fender music division, covering National and International markets. Sales manager and Vice President for IMC-distributors of AKAI. President, Studiommaster, worlwide company in the recording industry. Basically, I have a strong International marketing and business background. Most recent Sales Manager for Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real estate Florida Keys. And owner of Florida Real Estate Network-an information website for people relocating to Florida at http://www.flarren.com.

The toes burn and tingle and sharp pains shoot into your legs. The bed sheets feel uncomfortable on the feet as you toss and turn, trying to get some rest. Your feet felt numb throughout the day, but now feel like they are on fire. Nothing seems to help as you watch the hours on the clock pass by, hoping to fall asleep.

Burning, numbness, tingling, hot and cold sensations, shooting and electrical pain are common sensations felt at rest in painful peripheral neuropathy. Neuropathy is an abnormality of the nervous system. There are many different types of neuropathy, but the most common neuropathy effecting diabetics is peripheral neuropathy.

Diabetic neuropathy is described as a loss of sensation that starts in the tips of the toes and gradually works its way up the legs, and in severe case into the hands. It is sometimes referred to as a stocking glove neuropathy because it progresses as if one was pulling on a stocking.

Sixty percent of diabetics have some type of neuropathy in their feet. Five percent of diabetics will experience painful diabetic neuropathy and the incidence increases with age. Over 45% of individuals who have had diabetes for over 25 years will experience some symptoms of painful diabetic neuropathy.

The cause of diabetic neuropathy is not clearly understood. Many believe that the damage to the small vessels surrounding the nerves, from the diabetes, causes damage to the nerves. Others believe the increase in blood sugar causes damage to the nerves. Despite the different theories, studies have shown better blood sugar control helps prevent progression of the neuropathy.

There are currently no treatments to help reverse diabetic neuropathy. There are no treatments which help reduce the numbness. But, there are many treatments to help decrease the pain associated with the neuropathy.

Your doctor may prescribe medications to help with the pain. There are many options, but until recently none were FDA approved for the treatment of painful neuropathy. Cymbalta®, duloxetine HCl, was recently approved by the FDA in September of 2004 for use in diabetic peripheral neuropathy at doses of 60 and 120 mg per day. This is the first drug approved for this use. Similar medications, like amitriptyline, desipramine and nortriptyline, have been used to help decrease pain and help with sleep.

Gabapentin, also known as Neurontin®, has been a successful treatment for painful diabetic neuropathy. Neurontin® was originally approved by the FDA for adjunctive use in seizures, but the benefits of this drug for other conditions, like neuropathy, soon became known. The manufacturers of Neurontin® were caught up in a controversy regarding their marketing tactics for this off label use. Many physicians still use this drug despite the controversy. Tegretol and Dilantin, common seizure medications, can be used in more severe cases. New treatments include lidocaine 5% cream, acetyl-L-canitine, nerve growth factor and Annodyne ®, infrared therapy.

To help treat painful peripheral neuropathy without prescription medications, consider the following tips:

1. Keep your blood sugar in control: Studies have shown that when blood sugars remain high, or roller coaster from high to low, peripheral neuropathy will worsen.

2. Exercise. This is probably the last thing you wanted to hear. Exercise helps increase circulation and stimulates the growth of new vessels which help slow the progression of the neuropathy. Exercising also helps to increase your pain threshold and to provide a distraction from the nerve pain in your feet.

3. Eat healthy. Besides helping to control your blood sugar, eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables will add anti-oxidants to your diet. Anti-oxidants will combat the damaging oxidative effects glucose has on your nerves. In particular, try dark-green, leafy vegetables, yellow, orange, and red fruits and vegetables, citrus fruits and tomatoes.

4. Try red pepper powder. Capsaicin is the active ingredient in chile peppers. When applied to the feet it acts as a counter-irritant and can help decrease neuropathic pain. Capsaicin can be purchased at your local drug store. If you cannot afford capsaicin, try mixing 1 tablespoon of dry chile powder with 2 tablespoons of baby powder. Place the mixture in a sock and use the socks at night.

5. Try alpha lipoic acid. ALA is an effective anti-oxidant that has been shown to relieve pain associated with neuropathy in multiple studies. To help relieve pain, the dose must be at least 600mg a day. It is advisable to start with a lower dose, as higher doses can cause nausea, stomach upset, fatigue, insomnia and can lower blood sugar. In general, ALA is a safe supplement.

6. Try gamma linolenic acid. GLA is an essential fatty acid found in evening primrose oil. Most of the studies have shown modest results, but the possibilities are still encouraging. Take 360mg/day. Many indications require higher dosages, but side effects with long term use at higher doses may include inflammation, thrombosis (blood clots), or decreased immune system functioning.

Treating painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy is very difficult and many of the above mentioned therapies should be tried and combined. Don’t expect any “cures” and make sure you give each therapy a chance to work.

Christine Dobrowolski is a podiatrist and the author of Those Aching Feet: Your Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Foot Problems. To learn more about Dr. Dobrowolski and her book visit http://www.skipublishing.com/ or http://www.northcoastfootcare.com