Enjoy these yoga articles, yoga videos & links from Julie Lusk. Julie Lusk is author of the Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation & Stress Relief, Yoga Meditations Book & CD Set; 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery & Inner Healing – 2 Volumes; Desktop Yoga ® and numerous CD’s. Click Here for details and ordering info.
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- Yoga is skill in action
without regard for results.
– Bhagavad-Gita 2.50
Physical postures are mastered when practiced mindfully, effortlessly, and with awareness of the Infinite.
– Yoga Sutras 2.47
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What is yoga?
- What is Hatha Yoga. What type of poses are practiced and some of the benefits
- The Essence of Yoga
- Yoga Postures & Pictures (pdf)
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How to choose a class?
- How to choose a yoga class: Getting Started
- Julie’s current class schedule (greater Cincinnati area – Milford, Anderson, OH)
- Julie’s national and international workshop schedule
Yoga Articles on Breathing Techniques (Pranayama)
- Benefits and how to do
Yoga Sequences and a few Free Videos
- Good to the Core: Yoga to strengthen & flatten abdominal muscles, tone back, legs, hips & more
- Yoga for a Healthy Heart
- Salute to the Moon (Chandra Namaskar) (with video)
- Sun Salute: With a cat (Surya Namaskar) (with video)
- Superbrain Yoga ® (with video)
- Take a 2-hour Power Nap in 10 minutes (with video)
- Strengthen Bones with Yoga & Diet (with video)
Yoga Nidra for Deep Conscious Relaxation
- Yoga Nidra FAQ Julie Lusk that explains
- What is Yoga Nidra?
- Is it different than meditation and hypnosis?
- How it is done. How often.
- Benefits of yoga nidra
- Resources
- Yoga Nidra FAQ on Setting Intentions & Sankalpas
- Yoga Nidra’s Benefits
- Yoga Nidra and Sleep One hour of yoga nidra practice is equivalent to four hours of sleep. This is due to the series of brain waves experienced along the way. (Saraswati 1998, Kumar 2008)
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Yoga Articles on the Chakras
- Find out about your powerful energy centers called chakras
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Yoga Meditations
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- Cultivate the Positive: Pratipaksha Bhavana
- Power of Presence CD featuring Cultivate the Positive, Sinking Into Sensation, Energy Breathing & Everybody is Here
- Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation: Kirtan Kriya
- What is Mindfulness & Why it Matters
- Gain from Guided Imagery & Relaxation
- Stop ~ Look ~ Listen Meditation
- More on Meditation, Guided Imagery & Relaxation
- Meditation on the Fly: Handling Distractions (video)
- Loving Kindness Face Lift
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Yoga Articles on Mudras (hand gestures)
Mudras are yoga positions, gestures, and seals for your hands and fingers that facilitate health, healing, psychological balance and spiritual transformation. Some mudras use the whole body and breath. They are effective, easy to learn, practical and powerful, and anyone can do them.
- Intro to Yoga Mudras (beneficial yoga hand gestures / postures for the hands)
- Yoga mudra handout: Description, uses, how to’s, & mudras for physical and emotional health. (pdf)
- How to do mudras for:
- Allergy Relief: Bhramara Mudra
- Achieving Goals, Finding Objects & more: Kubera Mudra for Confidence
- Energy, confidence and courage and reducing fatigue and nervousness: Pran Mudra
- Headaches: Mahasirs Yoga Mudra
- Temperature Control, Stamina and Equilibrium: Ring Finger Mudra
- Brain-Body Balance, Problem-Solving, Focus: Hakini Mudra
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Stay alert, productive and stress-free with effective chair exercises to relieve aching backs, tired eyes and tight shoulders. Replenish your energy by learning ‘How to take a two-hour nap in two-minutes.’
Get Inspired
- Yoga Sayings, Quotes and Poems
- Yoga Mantras & Chants
- The 4 keys to unlocking lasting happiness
- World’s Oldest Yoga Teacher (video)
- Blessing in the Chaos ~ Jan Richardson
- Follow Your Heart’s Desire according to Alan Watts (video)
- How to Make a Yogatini
- Never Give Up: How Yoga Transforms (video)
- In These Arms: May all beings be happy, safe & free with Jennifer Berezan (video)
- New Moon: How to Gain from its Power
- Wabi-Sabi: The Power of Imperfection
- To Hiss or Not to Hiss
- My Meeting with the Dalai Lama
- Do it Anyway by Sal Spalenger
- Holiday Energizers
- ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Yoga Poem
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- Important Guidelines for the Practice of Yoga
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- Yoga Guidelines for Health Conditions (arthritis, back problems, cancer, high blood pressure, menstruation, pregnancy, PMS and menopause, etc.)
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