ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਆ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਮੰਨਿਆਂ ਪ੍ਰਮੰਨਿਆਂ ਯੋਗੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਚੇਲਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਥਾਂ ਥਾਂ ਤੇ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਆਸਣ ਲਾਇਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਸੀ। ਉਹਦੇ ਚੇਲੇ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਵੀ ਜਾਇਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਸੀ ਉਥੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੜਾ ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਅਤੇ ਥੋੜੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਅੰਧਵਸ਼ਾਸ਼ੀ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਵਹੀਰਾਂ ਘੱਤ ਦਿੰਦੇ।
ਏਸ ਯੋਗੀ ਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਸੀ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ। ਜਿਸ ਥਾਂ ਤੇ ਇਹ ਆਪਣਾ ਡੇਰਾ ਲਾਉਂਦੇ ਉਥੇ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਚੇਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੀ ਥੂਣੀ ਬਾਲ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਅਤੇ ਤਪ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗ ਜੰਦੇ।
ਇਹ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ ਕਾਫੀ ਭੀੜ ਇਕੱਠੀ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਅਤੇ ਛੇਤੀ ਹੇ ਲੋਕ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਨੂੰ ਮਹਿੰਗਾ ਸਮਾਨ ਲਿਆ ਕੇ ਭੇਟ ਕਰ ਦਿੰਦੇ। ਨੋਟਾਂ ਦਾ ਢੇਰ ਲੱਗ ਜੰਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਭੋਲੇ ਭਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਅਸ਼ੀਰਵਾਦ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਨਿਹਾਲ ਕਰ ਦਿੰਦਾ।
ਇਕ ਮਹਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ ਜੱਟ ਤੁਰਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੀ ਤੇ ਇਹ ਪਖੰਡ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਮਨ ਬੜਾ ਦੁਖੀ ਹੋਇਆ। ਲੋਕ ਤਾ ਮਸਾਂ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਕਰਕੇ ਚਾਰ ਦਮੜੇ ਜੋੜਦੇ ਸਨ ਤੇ ਇਹ ਬੇਈਮਾਨ ਸੱਨੇ ਸੱਨ ਨਿਜੈਜ ਈ ਪੈਸਾ ਬਟੋਰਨ ਨੂੰ ਹੀ ਧੰਦਾ ਬਣਾਈ ਫਿਰਦੇ ਨੇ।
ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਬੜੇ ਸਚੱਜੇ ਸਨ, ਹਰ ਵੇਲੇ ਦਿਮਾਗ ਤੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਸਨ; ਉਹਨਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਤੇ ਤਰਸ ਕੀਤਾ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਨੂੰ ਸੂਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਮਨ ਬਣਾ ਲਿਆ।
ਇਹ ਯੋਗੀ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਮੀਚੀ ਆਵਦੇ ਚੇਲਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗ ਦੇ ਦਵਾਲੇ ਗੋਲ ਚੱਕਰ ਬਣਾਈ ਬੈਠਾ ਸੀ ਤੇ ਲੋਕ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰਸਦਾ ਬਸਦਾ ਭੈਟਾ ਕਰੀ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਨ।
ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਜੀ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੀਟੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਹੱਥ ਦੇ ਇਸ਼ਾਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਅਸ਼ੀਰਵਾਦਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਨਿਹਾਲ ਕਰੀ ਜਾ ਰਿਹੇ ਸਨ। ਅਪਣੇ ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਹੌਲੀ ਦਿਨੇ ਯੋਗੀ ਦੇ ਇਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਥੋੜੀ ਦੂਰ ਬੈਠ ਗਏ। ਨਲੇ ਵੇਖੀ ਜਾਣ ਕਿ ਇਹਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਕਿਨਾਂ ਚੰਗਾ ਚੱਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ।
ਠੀਕ ਸਮਾਂ ਵਾਚ ਕੇ ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ, "ਆਪ ਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਕੀ ਹੈ ਯੋਗੀ ਜੀ?"
"ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਹੈ।" ਯੋਗੀ ਨੇ ਭੜੀ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਰੀ ਅਵਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਤਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਏਨੇ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਰ ਲੋਕ ਸਮਾਨ ਭੇਟਾ ਲਈ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਆ ਗਏ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਜੀ ਫਿਰ ਲੱਗੇ ਅਸੀਸਾਂ ਦੇਣ।
ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਮੌਕਾ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਫੇਰ ਓਹੀ ਸਵਾਲ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦੁਰਾਹਿਆ। ਯੋਗੀ ਨੇ ਫੇਰ ਕਹਿ ਤੇ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਆਂ।
ਹੋਰ ਲੋਕ ਆਈ ਗਏ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਦੇ ਮੂਹਰੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਦਾ ਥੱਬਾ ਕਾਫੀ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ। ਪੈਸਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਢੇਰ ਵੀ ਕਾਫੀ ਵਥ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ।
ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਫੈਂਸਲਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਅਨੱਰਥ ਦਾ ਅੰਤ ਐਥੇ ਹੀ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ। ਤੇ ਇਕ ਵਾਰ ਫੇਰ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ ਕਿ ਯੋਗੀ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ ਕੀ ਆ?
ਹੁਣ ਯੋਗੀ ਦੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਵਰਗੀ ਮਿਠਸ ਗਇਬ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਸੀ, ਪਰ ਫੇਰ ਵੀ ਚੱਜ ਨਾਲ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਆਲਾ ਜੁਆਬ ਦੇ ਤਾ। ਇਕ ਵਾਰ ਫੇਰ ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਓਹੀ ਸੁਆਲ ਪੁੱਛ ਲਿਆ।
ਹੁਣ ਤਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਦਾ ਸਰੂਪ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਹੱਦ ਤੱਕ ਗਇਬ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕਾ ਸੀ ਤੇ ਪਤਾ ਲੱਗ ਗਿਆ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਬੰਦਾ ਹੀ ਇਹੀ ਵਾਰੀ ਵਾਰੀ ਪੁੱਛੀ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ।
ਆਸੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਬੈਠੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਚੇਲੇ ਤੇ ਆਮ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੇ ਅਨੋਖੀ ਚੁੱਪ ਵੱਟ ਲਈ ਤੇ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਵੱਲੀਂ, ਕਦੇ ਯੋਗੀ ਵੱਲ ਦੇਖਦੇ ਰਹੇ। ਭੀੜ ਦਾ ਹੋਰ ਵਾਧ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਤੇ ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਥੋੜੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਬਾਆਦ ਫਿਰ ਓਹੀ ਸੁਆਲ ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ ਕਰਨ।
ਅੰਤ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਤੋਂ ਕਾਫੀ ਠਿੱਠ ਹੋ ਗਿਏ ਸਨ ਤੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੁੱਪ ਛਾ ਗਈ ਸੀ। ਯੋਗੀ ਦਾ ਬੋਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਦੁਖੀ ਅਤੇ ਔਖਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਜੁਆਪ ਮਿਲਣ ਸਾਰ ਹੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰੀ ਹੋਰ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ ਤੇ ਨਾਲ ਦੀ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਖੜ੍ਹੇ ਹੋ ਗਏ।
ਜਦੋਂ ਸਿਰ ਤਾਂਹ ਚੱਕ ਕੇ ਵੇਖਿਅ ਤੇ ਛੇਤੀ ਹੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਬਲਦੇ ਅੰਞਾਰ ਦੀ ਲੱਕੜ ਦੇ ਰਾਹ ਤੋ ਬੋਚ ਲਿਆ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਕਿ ਸਿਰ ਦੇ ਇਕ ਪਾਸ ਦੀ ਟੱਪ ਗਈ। ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਥੜਾ ਜ੍ਹਾ ਪਿਛਾਂਹ ਰਿਸਕ ਗਏ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਹੁਣ ਹੱਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਲਦੀ ਭੁੱਬਲ ਦੀ ਲੱਕੜ ਧੂਣੀ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਚੱਕ ਲਈ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਵੱਲ ਛੇਤੀ ਵਧ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ। ਓਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਲਾਲ ਸੁਰਖ ਸਨ ਅਤੇ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਤੇ ਹੁਣ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ।
ਜੱਟ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਹੱਥ ਅੱਗੇ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਕਿਹਾ, "ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ!!" ਤੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਵੀ ਓਵੇਂ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਹਿੰਦੀ ਮੂਵੀਆਂ 'ਚ ਬੜੀ ਗਰਜਮੀਂ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਹਿਦੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਆ।
"ਯੋਗੀ ਜੀ ਆਪ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਹੋਣ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਆ? ਬੱਸ ਇਹ ਹੀ ਦੇਖਣਾ ਸੀ।" ਐਸੀ ਮਿੱਠੀ, ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਯੋਗੀ ਠਠੰਬਰ ਗਿਆ ਤੇ ਹੱਥ 'ਚ ਫੜੀ ਬਲਦੀ ਸੋਟੀ ਕੜਾਕ ਦਿਨੇ ਭੰਙੇਂ ਡਿੱਗ ਪੀ....
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Shanti Saroop
There was once a great yogi, his name was Shanti Saroop. Shanti means peace and Saroop means image. So his name meant the 'image of calmness.' So him and his followers were sitting around a big fire and random people were bringing him offerings. With his outstreatchd hand he was blessing them.
A guy had heard a lot about this Shanti Saroop and since he had a few minutes to spare he decided to pay him a visit because he was in the area near where the Yogi and his followers had made camp.
So our guy takes a seat around the fire and sees that a lot of people are coming to pay their respects to him. The offerings keep pouring and and more people get blessed; they walk off feeling happy. Pretty soon the stack of material goods and money given to the yogi grows to a huge pile.
"Swami jee what is your name?" the guy asks.
"My name is Shanti Saroop" says the yogi extending his hand out to bless our guy. So after a few minutes he again asks the yogi what his name was.
The yogi says to him, "I'm known as Shanti Saroop."
A few minutes go by and a number of people recieve his blessing and consider themselves lucky. As the rush of flocking visitors eases a little our guy askes him again, "yogi jee what is your name?"
In the same content voice he answers guy but with a little unease in his tone realizing that it was the same guy who had asked a third time from the voice and location.
So the guy keeps asking him what his name was again and again after evey few minutes. The yogi's followers witness this but too try to display their 'Shanti Saroop,' now the yogi's voice at each interval beomes more and more harsh.
Finally at about the 10th time the content yogi's had enough. He opens his eyes, they're red with the blood vessels almost about to pop. Seeing this our guy unrelenting again askes him what his name was, thinking he'll get a better responce now.
At this the yogi was beyond angry. Tension filled everyone who encircled the fire. In a fit of bitter rage he unleashed his fury at the guy, who now full well understood what was coming to him.
Just as he had managed to get to his feet, our guy ducked as a peice of wood with glowing embers was hurled across, almost hitting his head. As he raised his head he saw that yogi jee held another peice of wood with one end burning bright letting out a streak of black smoke as the Yogi's fast motion brought him closer.
Realizing he would be doomed if he didn't make a move he stuck to his calculated plan. Now that the yogi would be upon him in another instant our guy quite dramatically yells out(like in one of those Hindi movies), "SHANTI SAROOP!" He could listen to the wave of muffled gasp as it escaped from the gathered crowd in unison. In a softer voice the guy reminds him, "Yogi Jee, where is this Shanti of yours now?" The yogi stops in his tracks and just looks at him, then around at the crowd and the stick from his hand fell on teh floor with a loud bang......
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Doctors vs. Guns
This should bring a smile, if even only for a few minutes . . ..
a. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000.
b. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000.
c. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171. (US Dept. of Health & Human Services)
Then think about this:
a. The number of gun owners in the US is about 80,000,000.
b. The number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) is 1,500.
c. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188.
Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.
Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets out of hand. As a public health measure I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear that the shock could cause people to seek medical attention.
a. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000.
b. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000.
c. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171. (US Dept. of Health & Human Services)
Then think about this:
a. The number of gun owners in the US is about 80,000,000.
b. The number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) is 1,500.
c. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188.
Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.
Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets out of hand. As a public health measure I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear that the shock could cause people to seek medical attention.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Maclean's University Rankings
Maclean’s is a very popular Canadian news magazine. Every year in a special issue they rank Canadian universities by different things like sports program, class size and other things. This issue is the most read. For many years I went out of my way to get a copy of the rankings issue. Every year it’s big news and makes people discuss post secondary education.
I was on the University of Alberta’s site and they have opted out of the Maclean’s rankings until further notice. Initially not only U of A but 10 of the other big universities including UBC, SFU, Mcmaster and University of Toronto have decided not to participate in the rankings. But “The revolt against Maclean's university rankings has grown to include 22 schools, casting doubt on the magazine's claim it'll be able to produce a credible ranking by its November publication date.”
It’ll be interesting to see how they come up with the rankings when the 22 major schools aren’t going to give Macleans the data they need to compile the standings.
From their press release:
‘In various ways and for some years, many institutional spokespersons have expressed considerable reservations about the methodology used in the Maclean’s university survey and the validity of some of the measures used. Thus far, these serious concerns have gone largely unaddressed, and there is still no evidence that Maclean’s intends to respond to them.
…it is truly hard for us to justify the investment of public funds required to generate customized data for your survey when those data are compiled in ways that we regard as over-simplified and arbitrary.
…The variables selected by Maclean’s also fail to capture the breadth of experiences students say are important in their university education such as, for example, extra-curricular activities or the opportunity for rich and diverse interactions with peers and faculty outside the classroom.
…We are also concerned by Maclean’s recent attempt to draw comparisons of student experience across incomparable surveys of student engagement, and Maclean's reliance on survey data with low response rates and all the associated response biases that arise from skewed profiles of respondents. The responsible compilation and comparison of data is a core tenet of academic research. Several universities already show student survey data, in context, on their own web sites and question Maclean's decision to pull different kinds of data out of context and compare “apples and oranges”. Maclean’s treatment of these survey data, in our view, fails to give appropriate notice to these methodological limitations.
….We remain open to the possibility of collaborating with Maclean’s at some future date, particularly if we can agree on means to ensure that the data will be valid and the analyses truly informative. Meanwhile, we will continue to publish data on our websites to facilitate informed student and family choice.'
I was on the University of Alberta’s site and they have opted out of the Maclean’s rankings until further notice. Initially not only U of A but 10 of the other big universities including UBC, SFU, Mcmaster and University of Toronto have decided not to participate in the rankings. But “The revolt against Maclean's university rankings has grown to include 22 schools, casting doubt on the magazine's claim it'll be able to produce a credible ranking by its November publication date.”
It’ll be interesting to see how they come up with the rankings when the 22 major schools aren’t going to give Macleans the data they need to compile the standings.
From their press release:
‘In various ways and for some years, many institutional spokespersons have expressed considerable reservations about the methodology used in the Maclean’s university survey and the validity of some of the measures used. Thus far, these serious concerns have gone largely unaddressed, and there is still no evidence that Maclean’s intends to respond to them.
…it is truly hard for us to justify the investment of public funds required to generate customized data for your survey when those data are compiled in ways that we regard as over-simplified and arbitrary.
…The variables selected by Maclean’s also fail to capture the breadth of experiences students say are important in their university education such as, for example, extra-curricular activities or the opportunity for rich and diverse interactions with peers and faculty outside the classroom.
…We are also concerned by Maclean’s recent attempt to draw comparisons of student experience across incomparable surveys of student engagement, and Maclean's reliance on survey data with low response rates and all the associated response biases that arise from skewed profiles of respondents. The responsible compilation and comparison of data is a core tenet of academic research. Several universities already show student survey data, in context, on their own web sites and question Maclean's decision to pull different kinds of data out of context and compare “apples and oranges”. Maclean’s treatment of these survey data, in our view, fails to give appropriate notice to these methodological limitations.
….We remain open to the possibility of collaborating with Maclean’s at some future date, particularly if we can agree on means to ensure that the data will be valid and the analyses truly informative. Meanwhile, we will continue to publish data on our websites to facilitate informed student and family choice.'
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Dr. Amrik S Sidhu
After last year’s December Smagam because of many hours of sitting down in Kirtan and handling heavy things(even with picking up using the proper technique and not bending the back) somehow by the end of the week my back was hit with constant excruciating pain. I couldn’t sit stand or do anything without a throbbing soreness that stung a lot.
I had a collection of few little handouts from over the years that supposedly would help correct back pain. None of these small exercises ‘designed to relieve back pain’ made any difference. Then I tried to use a mediball and tried to walk.
As a last desperate attempt I hung from the stairs hoping the tension on the back would ease. With a week of doing these and with total bed rest it seemed to get worse. It seemed to go on for so long that I thought it had became a permanent condition.
Then I realized there was this book lying somewhere with the title ‘Your Doctor’s wish: Lasting relief for aching backs’ by Dr. Amrik Singh Sidhu. I had seen it so many times but never bothered to have a look inside.
After some searching I found it. It turned out this guy Amrik Singh was no ordinary doctor but someone with extensive real life experience in the subject and much more. From reading the few pages of the testimonials it seemed that this guy knew what he was doing and all the people who he had treated were really bad cases of long term varied back problems- accident victims to big time CEO’s and everyone in between.
Just reading the first few pages made it look like results actually could be achieved by anyone with just 10 minutes twice a day.
Just out of curiosity doing to search on him uncovered just one article from the UBC student paper. The other more interesting find was the actual book, published in 1982 lists the price at $5.25Cndn but someone on amazon.com was selling a used copy for $68.00US plus shipping!
This guy was really someone who knew what he was talking about because he had professional experience with Olympians, CFL and NHL players.
So doing the exercises he illustrated in the book three times a day for 3 days greatly reduced the pain of the lower back significantly. By the end of the week it was completely gone!
His whole approach to back pain recovery has to do with:
1) Good diet: giving up coffee, pop, tea and anything that has a lot of fat and caffeine
2) Exercise done with simple Breathing techniques
3) Posture: assuming a correct posture while doing things leads to pain prevention and even recovery
4) Stress reduction: stress intensifies back pain and muscle tension and if reduced back pain is also reduced.
It seems he’s just gone underground. It would be great if he could publish a second edition of that book, it’d change a lot of peoples' lives.
Too bad UBC didn’t realize his greatness and what he would have brought to their athletic program. Here is the article on him:
Frustrated Sidhu Quits
By ALAN DOREE
A man who could make any pro team in North America has just quit UBC.
Amrik Sidhu isn't a coach or athlete but a sports scientist. The only man on this continent with his qualifications, he's worked with teams in the National Football League, Canadian Football l League, National Hockey League e and World Hockey Association. He turned down contracts with some of these teams, although serving them as a consultant, to work here in the school of physical education.
"I wanted to teach students to handle fitness programs after they graduate. To recognize each person's needs differ and conditioning must be based on those needs," he said.
Sidhu, a doctor of sports science and former member of India’s Olympic team, said he feels the traditional university approach to physical education is to produce graduates, not skills. "It's a cycle. Everyone completes the same requirements for their degree, but few realize their potential." Graduates then perpetuate this process in their own fitness s programs. He calls it a trial and error process which subjects everyone to the same tests and exercises.
You either quit or, "You harm yourself struggling through a fitness program not designed for your needs, thinking you're staying in shape. People think exercise means exhaustion, sweating a lot, but that's wrong. A proper program enables you to develop without killing yourself. "
Part of the reason Sidhu left UBC is because he couldn't implement such programs. "I couldn't do this here. I was stagnating. I couldn’t get money to expand facilities."
Sidhu worked in the War Memorial gym's basement physiology lab. "People supported my ideas in my lectures, but not in application. As a scientist I'm not interested in just producing better athletes, but in raising the genera l level of fitness among those interested."
Sidhu feels this is not typical of North America's approach to sports and fitness.
"Sports is so commercialized here, people, want packaged solutions. Again, with the intention of applying them to everyone. In Europe this isn't done. Russia n hockey, for example, is nothing magical. They condition people according to their needs an d abilities, then on this foundation build the skills necessary to play the game. Here, people want only the skills, as quickly as possible. They try to learn the game before they know their potential."
Sidhu attended the Central Scientific Institute of Sports and Physical Culture in the USSR, where he became the first foreign student to write and defend his dissertation in Russian.
I had a collection of few little handouts from over the years that supposedly would help correct back pain. None of these small exercises ‘designed to relieve back pain’ made any difference. Then I tried to use a mediball and tried to walk.
As a last desperate attempt I hung from the stairs hoping the tension on the back would ease. With a week of doing these and with total bed rest it seemed to get worse. It seemed to go on for so long that I thought it had became a permanent condition.
Then I realized there was this book lying somewhere with the title ‘Your Doctor’s wish: Lasting relief for aching backs’ by Dr. Amrik Singh Sidhu. I had seen it so many times but never bothered to have a look inside.
After some searching I found it. It turned out this guy Amrik Singh was no ordinary doctor but someone with extensive real life experience in the subject and much more. From reading the few pages of the testimonials it seemed that this guy knew what he was doing and all the people who he had treated were really bad cases of long term varied back problems- accident victims to big time CEO’s and everyone in between.
Just reading the first few pages made it look like results actually could be achieved by anyone with just 10 minutes twice a day.
Just out of curiosity doing to search on him uncovered just one article from the UBC student paper. The other more interesting find was the actual book, published in 1982 lists the price at $5.25Cndn but someone on amazon.com was selling a used copy for $68.00US plus shipping!
This guy was really someone who knew what he was talking about because he had professional experience with Olympians, CFL and NHL players.
So doing the exercises he illustrated in the book three times a day for 3 days greatly reduced the pain of the lower back significantly. By the end of the week it was completely gone!
His whole approach to back pain recovery has to do with:
1) Good diet: giving up coffee, pop, tea and anything that has a lot of fat and caffeine
2) Exercise done with simple Breathing techniques
3) Posture: assuming a correct posture while doing things leads to pain prevention and even recovery
4) Stress reduction: stress intensifies back pain and muscle tension and if reduced back pain is also reduced.
It seems he’s just gone underground. It would be great if he could publish a second edition of that book, it’d change a lot of peoples' lives.
Too bad UBC didn’t realize his greatness and what he would have brought to their athletic program. Here is the article on him:
Frustrated Sidhu Quits
By ALAN DOREE
A man who could make any pro team in North America has just quit UBC.
Amrik Sidhu isn't a coach or athlete but a sports scientist. The only man on this continent with his qualifications, he's worked with teams in the National Football League, Canadian Football l League, National Hockey League e and World Hockey Association. He turned down contracts with some of these teams, although serving them as a consultant, to work here in the school of physical education.
"I wanted to teach students to handle fitness programs after they graduate. To recognize each person's needs differ and conditioning must be based on those needs," he said.
Sidhu, a doctor of sports science and former member of India’s Olympic team, said he feels the traditional university approach to physical education is to produce graduates, not skills. "It's a cycle. Everyone completes the same requirements for their degree, but few realize their potential." Graduates then perpetuate this process in their own fitness s programs. He calls it a trial and error process which subjects everyone to the same tests and exercises.
You either quit or, "You harm yourself struggling through a fitness program not designed for your needs, thinking you're staying in shape. People think exercise means exhaustion, sweating a lot, but that's wrong. A proper program enables you to develop without killing yourself. "
Part of the reason Sidhu left UBC is because he couldn't implement such programs. "I couldn't do this here. I was stagnating. I couldn’t get money to expand facilities."
Sidhu worked in the War Memorial gym's basement physiology lab. "People supported my ideas in my lectures, but not in application. As a scientist I'm not interested in just producing better athletes, but in raising the genera l level of fitness among those interested."
Sidhu feels this is not typical of North America's approach to sports and fitness.
"Sports is so commercialized here, people, want packaged solutions. Again, with the intention of applying them to everyone. In Europe this isn't done. Russia n hockey, for example, is nothing magical. They condition people according to their needs an d abilities, then on this foundation build the skills necessary to play the game. Here, people want only the skills, as quickly as possible. They try to learn the game before they know their potential."
Sidhu attended the Central Scientific Institute of Sports and Physical Culture in the USSR, where he became the first foreign student to write and defend his dissertation in Russian.
Saturday, June 03, 2006
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