jon108
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Oct 2, 2003, 11:35 AM
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Dear Sam,
As you probably discovered already, the site I referred to above http://naturesplatform.com has the illustration. It was drawn by a friend of mine from a photo of myself. My artist friend was kind enough to disguise (and much improve) the figure.
On Bryan's point about the correct translation of "malasana" I confess that I am out of my depth, not having any knowledge of Sanskrit. I just thought it was an amazing coincidence that the natural posture which human beings have always used for excretion would have a name so similar to the Sanskrit word for excretion. I just assumed that "garland pose" was chosen because it evokes a more pleasant image. Hopefully a Sanskrit scholar come along to shed more light on this possible "double entendre".
Bryan, you are wise to question the validity of claims made by someone who can profit from them. But the claims deserve to be considered on their merits as well.
The epidemiological evidence on all those diseases -- prostate cancer, colon cancer, appendicitis, etc. -- is easily verifiable from published sources. Squatting populations, regardless of their diet, are free of these diseases. As well, the anatomical analysis presented at the website appeals to common sense.
Unless we can come up with a better explanation for this dramatic disparity, we may have to look very seriously at this theory and test it rigorously. Currently a long-term study into squatting for defecation is being conducted at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, under the direction of Professor Ajay Rane, a well qualified uro-gynecologist. I am optimistic that his results will trigger a wave of interest in this promising approach to some heretofore "mysterious" ailments of the western world.
Thanks for patiently reading this very long message.
Namaste!
Jonathan
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