The entertainer Michael Jackson was taken to a hospital today after suffering cardiac arrest and has died at the hospital, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Randy Jackson, Michael’s brother, said that Michael Jackson collapsed at his home in west Los Angeles this morning, he was 50 years old.

At 12:21 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department received a call from a residence in the west Los Angeles area. Michael Jackson was treated by the Fire Department and then rushed to the UCLA Medical Center.

Jackson has three children, Prince Michael I, Paris and Prince Michael II. Family members were told about the situation and were en route to the hospital. Michael Jackson, also known as the “King of Pop” was from Gary, Indiana. He had many No. 1 hits, and the famous “Thriller” is considered by many one of the best albums of all time.

Every entrance to the emergency room at the medical center were blocked by security guards. Some people are already gathering around the UCLA Medical Center.

Actress Natasha Richardson is hospitalized in Montréal, Canada. The actress reportedly in serious condition with head trauma, after falling on a beginners trail during a ski lesson at Station Mont Tremblant, 80 miles northwest of Montreal.

Richardson was accompanied by an experienced ski instructor, at the time of the accident, who immediately called the ski patrol.

The British-born actress was not wearing a ski helmet, and she did not hit anyone or anything before coming to a stop. Catherine Lacasse, Mont Tremblant spokesperson, said that the actress was laughing and joking after the accident, but about one hour after the fall, Richardson started feeling headaches and went to a nearby hospital. Later, she was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit of Sacré Coeur Hospital.

Natasha Richardson, 45, appeared in many movies and TV shows, including the movies “The Parent Trap”, “Nell”, “Maid in Manhattan” and “Cabaret”. Shes is married to actor Liam Neeson, 56, who rushed to Montreal after receiving the news.

Are you a busy person with lots of things to do, a crazy schedule, school, work, children, among many other responsibilities? Thus, a word that might be mostly present in your vocabulary lately is “stress”, isn’t it? When you talk to your friends and they ask “how are you doing?” you say “I’m doing well, but a little stressed”. You are not the only one saying that, there are millions of people saying the same thing out there!

Many people today have been feeling the same way as you are. Stress is present in adults, adolescents and even young children. We get overwhelmed with the amount of responsibilities we deal with in our daily routine. We try to accomplish things in a day as much as we can and usually wish the day was even longer than 24 hours. Today most people have been dealing with the stress of work, school, taking care of children, and barely have time for themselves. It’s rare to find someone that tells you that he or she is not stressed out. But why do we allow ourselves to push our bodies and mind so far and don’t respect our limits?

Our body when under stress sends constant messages to us. It can be through a simple headache, or back pain, or fatigue for example, and we simply ignore these important alerts. We need to realize that when we get these alerts it is time to stop and give our body some rest. People have different ways of relaxing such as, reading, watching TV, playing video game, drinking, and etc. But one of the most efficient ways to relax and also prepare your mind and body to deal with all the tension and stress you go through is with the practice of yoga.

Many people have discovered this amazing solution that reduces stress, tone the body, and helps increase concentration, among many other benefits. When you practice yoga you dedicate that time entirely for you. The more you concentrate in your body, your breath, and focus in your mind the better you will do in your movements, stretch and strength positions.

People that go through serious illness, such as cancer for instance, have found yoga as a way to help them focus on their internal healing. Yoga helps you respect your body, get to know it better and use it healthily. There are also many women that have tried to get pregnant and couldn’t for being under too much stress and after introducing yoga to their lives they learned how to relax and allow their body to take its time and be prepared for being pregnant. And guess what? For most of them it worked!

Yoga tones the body! Through the strength exercises we tend to eliminate lots of toxins, tone the muscles, control the breath, make all those stiff muscles more flexible, and lose weight! It is recommended to practice yoga at least twice or three times a week so you can feel your body’s improvement. Every class you will feel your body more flexible, stronger, and your breath in rhythm with your body. It is clearly noticeable and you don’t have to wait months to see a little result in your body and especially your mind. Many people that practice yoga tend to become calmer, more focused, and in stress situations they learn how to control them. With the practice of yoga you will reduce your stress level, respect your body, free your mind, and live much healthier. Namaste!