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Time to Get your Yoga On!!

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10Q begins Sept 28th, 2011
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It is truly baffling to me… A practice deeply rooted in tradition, selflessness and spirituality has turned into a fad, without tradition or spirituality, and most of the people practicing and teaching wouldn’t know selflessness if it bit them on the butt!

Moreover, the lost souls of the world seem to be the ones heading the forefront of the yoga movement. “I don’t know what to do with my life…stumble into a yoga class…oh I love this, I feel a purpose here…I’ll do this with my life…”

However for some people, teaching yoga is truly their calling and these teachers/students are so important in spreading yoga throughout this world.

I believe that yoga is a very important part of every person’s life. There is a style of yoga that will resonant with each person on this planet if the person is given the chance to find their style of yoga taught by the right teacher.

The best teachers are the individuals who sought out the practice and determined it was what they were meant to do even when they had other opportunities staring them in the face. Not people who determined teaching yoga was for them when they had no other opportunities present. Lost souls truly seem to be on the top of the successful teacher list…and this my friends should scare you!

I was a gym rat, when I found a teacher that resonated with me. I was curious about yoga, but unsure if it was for me. The practice I found was Ashtanga Yoga and for someone who is a high strung, type A personality, it was perfect. Moreover, my teacher was unbelievable. Her knowledge for the practice, her selflessness towards her students and her life, her understanding and dedication to her own practice was unparallel to any other yoga teacher I have met to this day.

I stopped being a gym rat / athlete and totally became a yogini. Most people would say the transformation that my body and my mind have taken is incredible. But I am here to tell you today, with the right teacher, the right style and the right mind, any person can come to love the practice of yoga and change their life forever.

This blogpost is dedicated to my teacher: Krista Shirley, the owner of The Yoga Shala and to all the other truly great teachers throughout the world.

Thank you to The Yoga Shala via Flickr for all of the above pictures and Garrett Frandsen for the yogini in prayer picture above.

A very steep mountain, which is why it ROCKS!

Hanging Out on the Mountain, as only snowboarders can!

Gondola Ride!

Snowboarding & Picture Taking in the Trees!

Look At Ben GO!

Goofy Sasha

Photo Spot!

Apres Ski, Ben is wiped out!

Dinner at Teton Thai, an amazing restaurant.

What happens to your property and creditors at your death?

Upon your death, an executor will be appointed to handle all the affairs relating to your estate (the distribution of your property, and the payment of taxes and any debts and expenses).  The executor is a person who is named in your Last Will and Testament (or if you died without a Will, a person who is appointed by the court who is qualified to serve as an executor).  In most instances the executor is the surviving spouse or a child. 

Most states require the executor to hire an attorney for the estate to assist him/her in Probate Administration.  Probate Administration is the legal process of administering your estate by resolving all claims and distributing your property.  Probate Administration can last a couple months to many years depending on how well you planned before your death.

During the probate process your attorney and executor will inventory all your property, and will contact all the persons named in your Will to receive property.  If you are married this usually includes your surviving spouse, as many states do not allow a person to disinherit their surviving spouse (unless there is a valid pre nuptial agreement).   If you die without a Will, the state law where you reside controls who will receive title to your property.  If you die without a Will you cannot control who will inherit your property.

Also, your attorney and executor will uncover all your creditors and notify them of your death.  The creditors will be able to make a claim against your estate.  However, after your creditors are notified of your death, they will have a limited time frame in which they can bring a claim against your estate.  If they do not file a claim against your estate within this time frame they will be barred.

            Your estate will also pay all expenses incurred during the probate process (e.g., funeral expenses, professional fees, etc.) and will be required to file and pay taxes.  (Your estate will be required to file a Federal estate tax return if your estate is valued at over $3.5 million dollars).  Your estate will also be required to file an income tax return. 

Probate administration does not govern (1) assets that are owned by a Trust, (2) assets that are held jointly with another person, if rights of survivorship exist, or (3) assets for which a beneficiary is named contractually, such as an annuity, IRA, 401(k) or life insurance policy, unless the beneficiary is your estate.

If you have any questions regarding probate administration, please do not hesitate to contact me.

“A Son can withstand the Death of his Father, but the Loss of Inheritance will Drive Him to Dispair” – unknown