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...guru's rigidly-defined sequence of postures towards greater emphasis on the spiritual. "If anyone asks me for advice, I suggest Jois for flexibility, and Iyengar for concentration," she says, while demonstrating a split and touching her forehead to the ground as nonchalantly as a cat stretching after a nap...
...because they will announce it when they return the books.” But even after the theses are handed in and the books are returned, some students find it difficult to regain a sense of normalcy. “Afterwards, I couldn’t even take a nap,” said Kozak, who wrote her thesis on the role of women in the reformed Communist Party in East Germany. “I was so tired and overcaffeinated.” Diane R. Guite ’08, a social anthropology concentrator, is excited to submit...
...first day. The next day, he came back strong and posted seven victories while increasing his indicator rating from +1 to +18. “I was happy with how I fenced, especially the second day,” Sherrill said. “I took a long nap on the second night so I felt better when I was fencing.” The senior just missed out on qualifying for the final four and a chance at the national title. “It was a really good day for him fencing-wise,” Harvard coach...
Speaking of wasting resources, what the shit is happening with Brain Break? I realize that I am not a preschooler and that I don’t actually need a snack-time. But, much like taking a nap, that doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy it. So if HUDS is going to spend money to give us something to eat when we are studying or have come home drunk on a random weeknight, at least they could think critically about what they are leaving out. I don’t know if the HCCG...
...person study, which appeared in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal Sleep, only found nap-related improvements for subjects who had learned the task well in the first place. So collapsing on your dorm-room couch this afternoon may not be such a bad idea. Just make sure you’re awake during that 11 a.m. class.The study’s lead author, Matthew A. Tucker of the Medical School, suggested that a threshold of learning must be reached before napping can provide an added boost...