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by Ernest Ernest, Ern

Disney World opened to the public on October 1, 1971. Disney World spans thirty-nine square miles just outside Orlando, Florida and is the largest and most visited recreational resort in the world. At one time the resort covered almost the twice the square mileage of Manhattan. The Walt Disney World Resort includes multiple theme parks: Magic Kingdom Park, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom Park, Disney's Blizzard Beach and Disney's Typhoon Lagoon. Disney World has over 65,000 employees. More than 8,000 acres of Walt Disney World Resort's property have been set aside as a wildlife preserve and will not be subject to development.

In the early years of Disney World, park goers were given a book of tickets labeled A through E to ride the rides. The ?E? rides were considered the best and if you needed more tickets, you would have to buy them. Disney World's Space Mountain was the first enclosed roller coaster in the world. American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts actually tested this ride. Monorails have been ferrying park-goers around Walt Disney World since 1971. Riding the monorails are actually a highlight of some visitors' trips to the park. The buses in Walt Disney World log a total of about 12 million miles annually. Disney World employs more than one thousand bus drivers. About four tons of food are fed to the one thousand animals living in Disney World's Animal Kingdom every day. Disney World's Epcot center was originally designed to be a model of Utopian society.

Walt Disney World sets off over one thousand displays of fireworks each year. Disney World annually hosts a marathon, the first of which was run in 1994. Since the Walt Disney World Resort began water conservation efforts about seven years ago, it has saved almost 2.5 billion gallons of water. Nevertheless, Disney World uses about 15 million gallons of water every day. Disney World has over 7 million trees, flowers and other plants in the park. Visitors to the park use almost 200,000 miles of toilet paper. Walt Disney World offsets this by recycling over 18 million pounds of paper products annually. Human waste is the third most recycled item at Disney World. Waste is treated and then used in the park as fertilizer. Disney prides itself on continuity, cleanliness and the seamless operation of the park. Every tree on Main Street, USA in Disney World has a nearly identical twin tree growing in a greenhouse. If a tree needs to be replaced, it can be done quickly and easily overnight without guests being the wiser or ever noticing the swap. More than 20,000 different shades of paint are used throughout Walt Disney World.

The only building in Disney World that flies a flag other than the American flag is the Swiss Family Tree House which flies the flag of Switzerland. Cinderella's Castle is a mere twenty feet shy of being required by the Federal Aviation Administration to have red navigation lights on it. A technique called ?forced perspective? is used to make the castle look taller than it is. Some of the castle's spires aren't really attached to the castle. They are attached to nearby buildings, giving the illusion that they are part of the castle.

Kundalini Yoga: Is unity through awakening psychic nerve force, which indicates the depth of this Yoga style. Kundalini Yoga is sometimes referred to as the "Mother of all Yogas." On the surface Kundalini Yoga might resemble Hatha Yoga, but the emphasis on the subtle body, chakras, mantras, meditation, and Pranayama is presented in a uniquely powerful way.

Kundalini Yoga was cloaked in secrecy until Yogi Bhajan gave a lecture in Los Angeles during January of 1969. Until that time, most information about Kundalini Yoga had been exchanged verbally from teacher to student. So, this was the beginning of Kundalini Yoga teaching "going public."

The awakening of Kundalini energy starts with focusing on dormant energy at the base of the spine within the first major Chakra; also known as the Muladhara Chakra. Through asanas, coordinated Pranayama, Japa (repeating mantras), and meditation, the Kundalini energy is sent up the spine to the Sahasrara Chakra at the crown of the head.

Samadhi, also known as intuitive enlightenment, is one of the most sought after results of Kundalini Yoga practice. Therefore, Kundalini attracts a much different type of student and Yoga teacher from what is most commonly found in a Hatha Yoga class. This is neither right, nor wrong, but most Hatha Yoga students are not usually pursuing a spiritual transformation process.

As a side note: Kundalini has taken a few verbal assaults, from religious fundamentalists, for being a bit mystical and a little harder to understand. Based upon my own experience, Kundalini Yoga sessions will purge negative energy from your mind and body. Only positive results can be gained in the study of Kundalini Yoga, under the supervision of a competent Kundalini Yoga teacher.

Mantra Yoga: Is unity through sound. Mantra Yoga is also referred to as Japa Yoga and the repeating of particular Mantras will cause sensory withdrawal (Pratyahara). This is, in fact, easier for most people to accomplish than meditation and it allows the Mantra Yoga practitioner to remove negative energy from the body, mind, and spirit.

In Sanskrit Mantra literally means "tool for thinking" or "tool for thought." The purpose of Mantra Yoga is to achieve salvation through unity with the supreme consciousness, which you many people refer to as God, Brahman, Yahweh, Jehovah, or Allah. The repeating of Mantras, which is also known as Japa, is in fact prayer. So, Mantra Yoga may not look like much "from the outside looking in," but it is a deeply spiritual, powerful, and rewarding Yoga practice, in its own right.

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