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The 12 Best Nights of Yoga Poem

On the best night of yoga, my teacher gave to me …
12 Meditations
11 Warrior Poses
10 Oms A-Singing
9 Yogis Sleeping
8 Pigeons Posing
7 Chakras Spinning
6 Standing Stretches
5 Namastes
4 Breaths of Joy
3 Sun Salutes
2 Downward Dogs … and
Balance in a tree pose!
PS. Here’s my rendition of Twas the Night Before Christmas Yoga Poem
Image sources for The 12 Nights of Yoga were compiled by and used with permission from B.L. Barnes : https://tinyurl.com/4hvb9twt, https://tinyurl.com/34vnfcu8, and https://tinyurl.com/5n7fd6xd
Details Real Relaxation Yoga Nidra CD
Real Relaxation: Yoga Nidra CD
by Julie Lusk
Its many benefits include:
- Listening for 1 hour equals 4 hours sleep
- Improves immunity
- Increases heart health
- Relieves stress
- Brings inner peace and balance
Digital downloads are available.
CLICK the blue title link above to find out more...This CD takes you into a deeply relaxing and powerful state of being fully aware while being in the state of deep sleep.
It’s many benefits include:
- Listening for 1 hour equals 4 hours sleep
- Improves immunity
- Increases heart health
- Relieves stress
- Brings inner peace and balance
Dr. Norm Shealy recommends this CD to anyone who has not conquered the art of relaxation.
“My friend Julie Lusk sent me a few months ago her CD on Yoga Nidra along with the book on Yoga Nidra. Needless to say, the book just convinced me how important the CD is! I have personally done a variety of yogic exercises for many years and one of my favorite books is The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the foundation for Raja Yoga.
I have also done scores of relaxation exercises and my favorite for many years has been autogenic training, which is not only relaxing but self regulating. I have hundreds of CD’s including guided imagery and a great deal of outstanding music. Despite my experience, Julie’s Yoga Nidra provides the deepest relaxation I can imagine. If you have not yet conquered the art of relaxation, I strongly recommend this CD ASAP!
C. Norman Shealy M.D. Ph.D. President, Holos Institutes of Health Professor Emeritus of Energy Medicine President Emeritus Holos University Graduate Seminary
FAQ Sheet on Nidra by Julie Lusk answers:
1)What is Yoga Nidra? 2) Is it different than meditation and hypnosis? 3) How it is done. How often. 4) Benefits 5) Resources. (pdf)
Julie’s Relaxation, Guided Imagery and Meditation CD’s are being used by:
- American Cancer Society
- Wellness Community
- Virginia Tech
- Avon
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- St. Elizabeth Medical Center
- Lewis-Gale Medical Center
- Jamaican Cancer Society
- Cancer Family Care
- Ronald MacDonald House
- Mary Maguire Foundation
- More
Real Relaxation: Yoga Nidra
CD Track Sequence
Listen to the Introduction to learn more!
[audio:Introduction_to_Yoga_Nidra.mp3]- Introduction (5:08 min) Find out what Yoga Nidra is and how to get the most out of it. May skip after first play.

- Settling into Shavasana (4:59) Dissolve tension and experience feeling relaxed and calm.
- Awakening Awareness (3:49)
- Resolve (1:50)
- Rotation of Consciousness (10:05)
- Breathing Meditation (4:56)
- Chakra Mantra Meditation (28:31)
- Resolve and Closing (5:53)
Marianne Lang says:
“Yoga Nidra is Awesome”
Julie! I have listened to Yoga Nidra twice this week and I looooooove it!
People need to get this CD. There’s no time like now to make yourself feel better, right?
I’m recuperating from minor surgery – nothing serious at all – but it kept me housebound so I popped in Yoga Nidra and melted away into a wonderful place that I intend to revisit again and again.
Wow – what a stress buster and energizer. People have got to do this – it’s an investment in your body, mind and soul. I guess it’s close to an hour? I don’t know – I just know it’s worth it. We take time to do lots of other things in our lives that take an hour or longer so why not take the time to do something so very good for yourself.
Thank you so much for doing this CD. You know I love all your CDs, but this one is definitely different. Wow – I love it!
Just wanted you to know that you’ve got another winner in Yoga Nidra CD!
Luna Ray, Singer, Songwriter
“Today I did Yoga Nidra with Julie Lusk. The whole thing is truly a beautiful, sweet and powerful creation of a CD. I love the bija mantras! What a gift to the world! Iwill use it, and share it as the callings comes. THANK YOU!
Its many benefits include:
- Listening for 1 hour equals 4 hours sleep
- Improves immunity
- Increases heart health
- Relieves stress
- Brings inner peace and balance
Digital downloads are available.
CLICK the blue title link above to find out more...Yoga Articles, Videos & Links
Enjoy these yoga articles, yoga videos & links from Julie Lusk.
Julie Lusk is author of 6 books: Yoga Nidra Meditations, 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 audio recordings. Click Here for details and ordering info.
♥ Page Summary
- What is yoga and how to choose a class
- Breathing techniques, yoga sequences and videos
- Chakra energy empowerment articles and charts
- Yoga Nidra (yoga sleep)
- Yoga meditations
- Yoga mudras (hand gestures)
- Desktop Yoga ® (chair yoga)
- Inspiring quotes
- Free yoga guidebook (pdf)
♥ Handy Links
- Complete Catalog of books, recordings & more
- Class Schedule
- Scroll down ⇓ for your Free Yoga Basics Guidebook
Physical postures are mastered when practiced mindfully, effortlessly, and with awareness of the Infinite.
– Yoga Sutras 2.47
Om
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)
- Scroll down for your free Yoga Basics Guidebook by Julie Lusk (eBook download)
How to choose a class?
- How to choose a yoga class: Getting Started
- Julie’s current class schedule (Zoom, greater Cincinnati – Milford, 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)
- Eye Exercises to improve vision and brain function
- Brain Yoga supercharges your memory, concentration, mood, etc. Get specialized postures, breathing methods, meditations, guided imagery and mudras
- Help Immunity, sinus headaches, sore throats and drainage with yoga (postures, video, mudra and more).
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
- How to Practice Savasana, the Relaxation Pose
- 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)
- Learn about Yoga Nidra and Your Brain. It’s fascinating!
- Use this recording to experience the power of yoga nidra.
♥ Training in Yoga Nidra for Teachers & Health Professionals is available now. ♥
Books & Recordings on Yoga Nidra by Julie Lusk
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- Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation and Stress Relief, Also available in French and Italian.
- Yoga Nidra Meditations: 24 Scripts for True Relaxation is Julie’s newest book.
- Get Yoga Nidra recordings on CD here and download here.
- Complete Catalog of books, recordings & more
- Scroll down for your Free Yoga Basics Guidebook
Chakra Articles & Charts
- Learn about chakras and their influences | Get your Complete Chakra Chart
- Chakra Balancing with Sound Healing. Use the Elemental Chakra Tone Chart to balance your chakra energy by either increasing or decreasing their energy with sound, color, and special mantras. The Vedic (Yoga) and Tibetan notes and tones are given. It’s fun.
- How to balance chakra energy with toning and hand & finger movements called mudras.
- Get info related to chakra elements, directions, sounds, senses, and other attributes
- Chakra Energy Flow Meditation
- Understanding OM | AUM
- Book a Musical Sound Bath session
Yoga Meditations
♥ Get your copy of Yoga Meditations Book & CD set by Julie Lusk (Whole Person Press Publisher)
- 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
- Mindfulness Meditation Warnings & Alerts
- 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
- Happy Humming Practice
♥ Complete Catalog of books, recordings & more – includes Yoga Meditations, Yoga Nidra & others
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:
- Warm-ups for Hands: Here’s a great 5-minute series of hand movements & mudras video to help your fingers, wrists, and hands with easy-to-remember names for each one. Great for musicians & anyone with stiff, painful fingers, hands or wrists. Learn the Hakini Mudra, Beak, Bug, Claw, Paw, Seed, Web, Wings & the Eagle and Hridaya mudras.
- 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 | Mahashirsha Mudra
- Temperature Control, Stamina and Equilibrium | Ring Finger Mudra
- Brain-Body Balance, Problem-Solving, Focus | Hakini Mudra
- Contentment: Vishnu Mudra and Nasagra Mudra for Alternate Nostril Breathing | Nadi Shodhana |Nadi Suddhi
- Mental-Emotional Stability. Improve breath capacity and immunity | Hridaya Mudra
- Elemental and Chakra Meditation using hand movements, color, sound, and intention.
Desktop Yoga ® by Julie Lusk ~ published by Penguin Putnam Books
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
♥ Get your Free Yoga Guidebook by Julie Lusk featuring:
- Important Guidelines for the Practice of Yoga
- Benefits, Cautions and Contraindications for yoga poses
- Yoga Asana Chart ©
- Alignment Guidelines and Selected Warm Ups to Open Joints and Warm Muscles
- Yoga Guidelines for Health Conditions (arthritis, back problems, cancer, high blood pressure, menstruation, pregnancy, PMS and menopause, etc.)
Julie Lusk, MEd, E-RYT 500, has more than 35 years of expertise in stress relief, yoga, relaxation training, guided imagery, and meditation as an international author, recording artist, and workshop leader. Julie is the author of Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation and Stress Relief, Yoga Meditations, two volumes of 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery and Inner Healing, and Desktop Yoga®. Her audio downloads and CDs include Wholesome Relaxation, Power of Presence, Yoga Nidra Essentials, Blue Moon Rising, and many others. Learn more at WholesomeResources.com
details DARE to Relax workshop
Book a Professional Speaker for your Employee Training, Conference, Workshop, and Lunch and Learn sessions. Contact Julie Lusk by email or call 513-248-9642
DARE to Relax © Workshop
Transform daily stress into the energy needed to enjoy life. DARE’s self-care principles include Diet; Attitude and Awareness; Rest, Relaxation, and Relationships; and Exercise. 
Learning to cope with the stressors of daily living is crucial to health, happiness and well-being. It is estimated that 60 to 90 percent of medical conditions are stress-induced or worsened by stress. This is costly in terms of medical bills, absenteeism, and loss of productivity. An obvious remedy is to learn self-care techniques that both reduce stress and help one cope with the effects of stress.
DARE to Relax ä is a wellness-based relaxation training and stress management program that is practical and well rounded. The format includes a balance of factual information and experiential activities. Participants will:
- Understand the dynamics of stress and it’s causes
- Understand the positive and negative effects of stress
- Learn how to reduce stress using the self-care principles of DARE to Relax ä
Di
et: Nutritional considerations are discussed. For example, stress depletes Vitamins A, B, C, and calcium. Dietary recommendations are given to maintain proper nutrition.
Attitude and Awareness: The stress response is activated by the way a person perceives an event. Becoming aware of stressors can help a person modify their thoughts and behavior so their reactions are healthier. The mind/body connection is addressed and mind/body interventions are demonstrated and practiced to reduce stress.
Rest, Relaxation and Relationships: Discovering the difference of active and passive relaxation is taught. A relaxation exercise is done so participants can learn experientially. Information is covered on the recent research on relationships that shows the negative effects of loneliness on health.
Exercise: The benefits of exercise are well known. In particular, physical activity helps burns off the bio-chemical effects of stress. Participants are encouraged to maintain a practical exercise routine.
DARE to Relax Testimonials
Ethicon Edno-Surgery, Inc.
100% rated the content as excellent or above average
100% rated the speaker as excellent or above average
100% rated the program as excellent or above average
- Everything was interesting. I liked the relaxation exercises.
- I learned relaxation tips to gain more energy.
- I learned how to relax in short periods of time. I liked the 2-minute nap.
- I learned techniques to help relax and reduce stress. I hope some of these techniques will help reduce my stress at work.
- The program reiterated things I know, but was good to have confirmed. I liked the stretches.
- I learned to release stress with little time and quickly. How food plays a part in stress and illness. The instructor had excellent content. Very beneficial.
- It’s important to take time to relax and reduce stress.
- I appreciated the ideas that were relevant to my situation.
- Thank you
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems
100% rated the content as excellent or above average
100% rated the speaker as excellent or above average
100% rated the program as excellent or above average.
- The stress fighting techniques allow me to be more focused and therefore a better team player
- How to relax at work when things get you down. Reinforced healthy eating and its benefits
- Things I can do to minimize the effects of stress on my life
- The info and exercises motivated me to start exercising again and to start yoga
- To try and think more positive thoughts
- I’d like more information on journaling
- The info on the mind/body connection was excellent
- Stop being a perfectionist – I am one and it is stressful
- You have reinforced the idea that I can do anything I put my mind to!!
Mike Sterling, Director of Human Resources, The Art Institute of Ohio writes:
Dear Julie: Thanks for sharing the Dare to Relax session with our staff. I have received several positive comments about it, especially the “2- Hour Nap in 10-minutes” segment.
Our staff received several valuable tips on reducing stress and the consequences of stress at work and in our personal lives. It was definitely time well spent. Mike
Rebecca Laney
Director, Center for Yoga and Health
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Julie T. Lusk, M.Ed.
Wholesome Resources
Milford, OH 45150
Greater Cincinnati Area
513-248-9642
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