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Certified Yoga Nidra Teachers

Graduates of the Yoga Nidra Professional Training & Certificate Program – Level I 

2017 to 2023

Get info on future Yoga Nidra trainings here.

September 2017 – Yoga Nidra Level I

Ilona Pisarek is a hatha yoga teacher, RYT 200 trained in the Sivananda style. She also completed 100 hours of training in Yoga of Recovery to help those overcoming addictive and self-destructive behaviors. Her passion for helping others led her to discover Yoga Nidra as a powerful tool for a stress relief and finding peace. She completed the training of Yoga Nidra Level 1. Ilona also holds academic degrees in Nutrition and Food Sciences. She offers private and small groups classes in English and Polish. Ilona lives in Lawrenceville, NJ.  Contact her by email
Kathryn Weirick – Coming soon.
Nancy McMahon BA, MPA loves sharing her love of yoga with others. Nancy earned Yoga Alliance’s RYT 200 certification after completing studies with Denise Moore’s Open Dimension Yoga Teachers Training Program, an Integral Yoga based program.  Further studies with Julie Lusk/Wholesome Resources garnered her Yoga Nidra Professional Training certification: Level I.  Nancy is also certified by the American Heart Association in Heartsaver CPR/AED. Nancy teaches in the Middleburg, Delaplane and The Plains areas in Virginia.  Learn more at yogaworkz.com. Like her Facebook page
Natalie Kahn, MA, RYT, loves her life on Hatteras Island, NC, working with others in-person & online, as a guide to empower oneself through the tools of yoga. She combines her training in the Himalayan tradition and yoga nidra with her degrees and experience in education to offer 1-on-1 sessions, personalized sadhana (daily practice), group classes and Unplug & Empower Yoga Retreats. Visit yogardenshine.com for more and follow her at Yogardenshine on Instagram and Facebook.
Neli Ramirez is a Certified Yoga Nidra Teacher.  She has a BS in Nursing and is a Certified Diabetes Educator.  Neli is enrolled in the University of Texas online course, Science & Practice of Yoga and intends to complete the Integral Yoga Teacher Training course to have the tools needed to guide herself and others to a space to help create a healthier world.  She is enrolled in the tension/trauma release exercise program (TRE) and a CMT massage therapy program (CMT).   She says, “During my Yoga Nidra training, I reached a space of peaceful realization that opened a door for me.  Behind that door I could see myself (really SEE myself) and accept all good and petty things that make me human. I could also SEE the people around me in just the same way. I accepted all of it: the good and the bad, the past, present, and future.” Neli lives and works in Charlottesville, VA. Email Neli 
Polly Behringer a lifelong practitioner of different modalities of healing through yoga.  She is a studio owner, The WhereHouse Okc in Oklahoma, a RYT-200 Yoga Teacher certified by Becca Hewes, E-RYT500, C-IAYT, owner of YogaLife. She is certified in Yoga Nidra – Level I by Julie Lusk, MEd, E-RYT.  Polly has studied Trauma Release Exercises (TRE) with the founder & creator of TRE, David Berceli, PhD &  Paul Darby, LPC, CACIII and Board of Directors TRE for all of U.S.  Future plans include attending the Integral Yoga Teachers Training 200 hour program, a month long immersion / onsite program of  Satchidanada Ashram – Yogaville.”
Tosh Patterson is known as the simplicity expert who helps busy professional women break up with burnout and overwhelm. Her expertise has been featured on the Dr Oz Show, U.S. News & World Report and various media outlets. Tosh has earned certifications in Yoga Nidra, Bikram Yoga, Meditation and uses these modalities to teach women how to simplify life. Women rave about Tosh’s annual event, RECHARGE Retreat. Visit toshpatterson.com to learn more about retreats, classes, and programs.  
Viviana Collazo – coming soon

November 2018 – Yoga Nidra Level I


Cynthia (Cinmayi) Moore fell in love with the yoga nidra part of Integral Yoga so chose that path for teacher training. Meditation, and cultivating peace are lifelong pursuits. Cynthia is a healthcare provider (registered dietitian, diabetes educator and integrative coach) and believes in the power of Yoga Nidra to heal.  Contact her by email.
Elizabeth Norqual M.A., R.N., N.E.T.A.-C.G.E.I., Certified Yoga Nidra instructor and Holistic Practitioner.  With more than 35 years experience as a Registered Nurse and Psychotherapist, Elizabeth (Betty) is passionate about preventing stress related illness by teaching clients how to live a healthy mind, body, spirit life style including yoga practice and yoga nidra (yogic sleep, deep relaxation).  She is the founder of Beautiful as You Are, B.A.Y.A., she leads a weekly support group based on the six principles of Simple Abundance.  As an educator, she present workshops on stress management and other Holistic topics for personal and professional growth.  She is available to teach Yoga Nidra, Stress Relief, and Deep Relaxation privately 1:1 or in a group setting.  To arrange a session or to inquire on workshop topics contact her here.
Anna Vasudevan
Cathrine Nelson 
Christina Maniccia
DeAnn Stanley 
Florence Ambika Cristelli 
Gigi Jones 
Irma Rosario 
Jori Andler 
LeeAnne Gfroerer 
Lisa Caunitis 
Marilyn Perry 
Mary Jane Palmigiano 
Pauline Gianoplus 
Raama Das 
Rachel Martinez 
Ricardo Chiaradia 
Sheila Lapeyrouse 
Sherry Hanover 
Victoria Jaya Eubanks
Get info on future Yoga Nidra trainings here.
September 2019 – Yoga Nidra Level I
Barbara Germershausen 
Brian Fouche teaches Yoga Nidra and Meditation classes.  He  has completed 100 hours of teacher training in advanced Yoga sequencing and Yin Yoga through Bhakti Yoga DC.  Brian seeks to guide his students by serving as a voice which they can make their own and incorporate into their everyday life as they come back into contact with their true inner self.  Brian lives in Washington, D.C. Contact him by email.
Chuck Rounds
Colleen Dwyer
Diana Kelly
Ivanna Kokriatskaia
Joe Duquette
Linda Murray
Lori Burckart
LuAnn Oliver 
Nelda Eserin
Patty Strawderman
Irmina Ulysse 
Get info on future Yoga Nidra trainings here.

February 2022 – Yoga Nidra Level I

Angelica Lakshmi Gutierrez 
Annalisa Derryberry is a licensed massage therapist (FL MA43061), certified hand & foot reflexologist, and certified yoga teacher. For more than 17 years, she has assisted people in experiencing deep relaxation, pain relief, and an improved sense of well-being. She also offers weekly Yoga Nidra sessions online as another way to help people to be kind to their bodies and minds. Learn more at DerryberryMassage.com  or email her here. 
Georgia F. LaCroix, Level I Yoga Nidra Certified Teacher, Empowerment Coach, combines Yoga Nidra, integrative healing skills, and coaching to offer her clients and students avenues through which they can come into awareness of their Wholeness, become empowered, and move forward to experience practical, full, productive, creative and joy-filled lives.  Georgia teaches and facilitates Reiki, Yoga Nidra, and workshops designed to help individuals break through their blocks and move forward!  A Board Certified Massage Therapist, Reiki Master/Teacher, Certified Hypnotherapist, and practitioner in several other modalities, Georgia has 25 years of extensive study and experience in the fields of bodywork, energy healing and coaching. GeorgiaLaCroix.com  // Contact her by email here. 
Gina Alderman
Jeffrey Dharma Hollar
Joan Pleasants
JoAnn Bonifacio
Julie M. Haines
Lisa Ann Sheehy
Margaret Ralph
June Zimmerman
Nana Smith
Nikki Wesen has combined her love of yoga, sound meditation, and Reiki to help with the healing of herself and others. She believes we are all capable of healing ourselves, and sometimes we need the help of others to do it. Through her dedication to herself and to those she is fortunate enough to help, she would like to serve as a steppingstone to cross the bridge into a healing mindset. Nikki is RYT-200 Yoga Instructor certified from Honor Yoga, NJ. She is an Atma Buti certified sound healing practitioner under Suren Shrethra as well as being certified in yin yoga with Corina Benner. She is certified in Trauma Sensitive Yoga, Meditation, IY Stress Management TT, and Yoga Nidra Level 1 with Julie Lusk, MEd, E-RYT. Most of all, she believes that these healing modalities, should be accessible to everyone. KumamaEnergyHealing.com 
Pamela Adami
Rasamayi Victori, RCRT, RRPr, CAP is a lifelong student, practitioner and educator of the healing arts. She has always felt a deep connection with all living things.  A near death experience at a young age gave her a deeper understanding of this connection.  Her passion for natural healing and helping others led her on a wonderful journey of learning and sharing that continues today. Rasamayi has been teaching Yoga, Meditation and Deep Relaxation for over 25 years in the US and Canada. She is a Certified Yoga Nidra Teacher, Board Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Certified Reflexologist, Reiki Master/Teacher, Certified Yoga Stress Management Teacher, Certified Yoga Teacher, iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation Teacher Level 1. Learn more at victorinaturalhealth.com. Contact her by email here.
Sanjana Patel
Sylvia Villarreal
Tami Musumeci-Szabo
Tinuola Bello
Vimukti Aslan
Vyasa Smith
January 2023 – Yoga Nidra Level I

Get info on future Yoga Nidra trainings here.

Anne Hurley
Bhudevi (Melissa Anne) McClain 
Jennifer McKeen-Rodrigues
Jivapriya (Jessica) Colette 
June Zimmerman
Lauren Curtis
LJ Laura Kontos
Malati (Maria) Gelabert
Margaret Ramos
Maureen Gilmartin
Mercy Mungwadzi AUDIT
Nadia (Nadezhda) Vladgina
Nandini (Nonhlanhla) Shembe-Williams
Rasamayi Victori
Rebecca Cooley
Nathalie Rukmini Ando is certified in Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Integral Yoga, Raja Yoga, Adaptive, Stress Management, Yoga of Recovery, Yin Yoga, Neuroscience and Yoga, and Yoga Nidra Level 1. She has been practicing Yoga since 2004 and has been teaching since 2010. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and is a fine artist specializing in oil-on-canvas. You can take her online classes at iytv.online and see her artwork at natiando.art and nathalie-ando.pixels.com.
Sharanya (Nancy) Debruler
Sonya Phillips
Tomoko Nakamura
Veronica Escobar is an elder and special needs law and trusts and estates attorney by day and, at other times, is continuing her studies as an aspiring end of life doula. Due to her professional and personal experiences, she has developed an interest in end of life, palliative and hospice care and its impact on the individual and their family and loved ones. As part of her commitment to this work, she completed her Yoga Nidra Level 1 teacher training with Julie Lusk. Her hope is to incorporate Yoga Nidra and Restorative Yoga in her work as a doula and to further companion the dying and their families with these true gifts. She can be reached at veronica@thewaterbearer.com
Get info on future Yoga Nidra trainings here.

Yoga Nidra and Your Brain Wave Fluctuations

January 6, 2019 by Julie Lusk

 

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Filed Under: Brain Yoga, Relaxation Exercises, Yoga, Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra Meditations: 24 Scripts for True Relaxation

“This beautifully written book is well-laid out, easy to follow, and is chock full of helpful and powerful information. The relaxation scripts are incredible. They are sure to assist in helping everyone to find more peace, ease, and healing in their lives. This is a much-needed guide in times of discomfort and stress.”
— M. Mala Cunningham, PhD, C-IAYT, counseling psychologist, university faculty, and specialist in medical yoga, neuroscience, and mindfulness

Enjoy Pure Bliss and True Relaxation with Yoga Nidra

Media:  Contact Kat Neff  or call 510-332-4968


Print & eBooks

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        • Amazon  here  for print | audiobook | eBook
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        • Julie Lusk’s Amazon Author Page listing all her books
        • Virtual Yoga Nidra classes with Julie Lusk on Zoom. Details & registration.

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Get the calm and focus you need. Yoga Nidra makes it entirely possible to clear your mind, settle your emotions, and reach a unique state of calm, focused awareness.  These empowering meditations combine yoga’s ancient and modern teachings and techniques, all backed by contemporary science. Yoga Nidra is done lying down, not sitting.

Yoga Nidra is “yogic sleep.” You’ll feel genuine peace. Reclaim your energy with deeply restorative rest.  It is tremendously healing for the body, mind, and spirit. It revitalizes your inner reservoir of intuitive understanding, unconditional joy, and awakens your true self.

Yoga Nidra Meditations has something for everyone!

♥ It’s great for relaxation, boosting immunity, balancing the nervous system, improving heart health, and decreasing cravings.

♥ Enhances your memory, concentration and brain function.

♥ Eases anxiety, depression, chronic pain, insomnia and more.

♥ Increases happiness, calmness, creativity & energy.

♥ Specialized meditations for kids, teens, women, men, and military/veterans.

♥ Enables you to make durable lifestyle changes.  

         ♥ Use this recording to experience the power of yoga nidra.

Yoga Nidra Meditations includes:

♥  Twenty-four scripts written by the author and twelve of the world’s master teachers including:

Sri Swami Satchidananda, Swami, Shankardev Saraswati, MD, Kamini Desai, PhD, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, PhD, Amy Weintraub, Rose Kress, Marc Halpern, Viviana Collazo, Stephanie Lopez, Robin Carnes, Karen Brody, and Jennifer Reis.

♥  Clear explanation on everything about yoga nidra.

♥  Complete guidelines for practicing effectively.

♥  How to lead others.

Author Julie Lusk, MEd, E-RYT-500, NCC, has specialized in yoga, relaxation training, guided imagery, and meditation for decades. An international writer, recording artist, and workshop leader, Julie is talented in bringing the best out in others through her depth of knowledge, natural lightheartedness, and caring nature. Julie’s six books include Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation & Stress Relief, Yoga Meditations, and two volumes of 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery, and Inner Healing.  See her complete catalog of books & audios here. 



Praise for Yoga Nidra Meditations

“Julie is a master at helping us relax. In her new book she offers her own relaxation scripts, as well as a sampling from other gifted teachers, that guide us in the essentials of relaxation for different states of body and mind. This book is one to keep on the bedside and buy a couple for stressed out friends, they will thank you.”
—Nischala Joy Devi, author of The Secret Power of Yoga, The Namaste Effect, and The Healing Path of Yoga

“This beautifully written book is well-laid out, easy to follow, and is chock full of helpful and powerful information. The relaxation scripts are incredible and are sure to assist in helping everyone to find more peace, ease, and healing in their lives. This is a much-needed guide in times of discomfort and stress.”
—M. Mala Cunningham, PhD, C-IAYT, counseling psychologist, university faculty, and specialist in medical yoga, neuroscience, and mindfulness

“Julie Lusk’s inspirational book provides an indispensable guide to the healing practice of Yoga Nidra…Julie’s expertise and generous heart shine through and make her the perfect companion to guide you along the Yoga Nidra path. This is a book to be treasured and returned to over again.”
—Jilly Shipway, author of Yoga Through the Year and Yoga by the Stars

“Having experienced several of the Yoga Nidra practices from this book, taught by Julie herself, I can confidently say that they are immensely enjoyable and relaxing. Each practice guides you in a unique way, but all of them leave you with a profound sense of well-being.”
—Zac Parker, MA, RYT-500, online programs coordinator at Yogaville

“Julie Lusk has captured the essence of Yoga Nidra, meditation, and beyond from the great masters, present and past, and has added her own great contributions. Highly recommended.”
—Larry Payne, PhD, E-RYT500, author of AARP’s Yoga After 50 For Dummies and Yoga Rx

“Julie Lusk created this work in the spirit of Yoga Nidra—with relaxed expectation of divine blessings—and she effortlessly transmits that peaceful joy through these healing scripts…Julie brings together an inspired crew with centuries of combined experience to make this path of deep healing available in our daily lives.”
—Judith Boice, award-winning author of The Green Medicine Chest and practicing naturopathic physician

“Julie Lusk’s clear, direct, joyful voice explains everything you ever wanted to know about Yoga Nidra. Whether you are a novice or an experienced practitioner, this is your go-to reference book, explaining how, where, and when to practice it, the philosophy behind it, ways to get the most out of it, tips for instructing others, and a whole cache of scripts…her sheer delight with this practice shines through every joyful page.”
—Belleruth Naparstek, ACSW, BCD, author of Invisible Heroes and producer of the Health Journeys Guided Imagery and Meditation audio library

“Master yoga teacher Julie Lusk has enthusiastically and lovingly taken the ancient subject of Yoga Nidra and made it useful and relevant for today. The meditations are clear, practical, and uplifting. It truly reveals our source of genuine peace and happiness in such a delightful yet helpful manner. It’s a fun read—and a treasure.”
—Lilias Folan, author of Lilias! Yoga Gets Better with Age, host of the television series Lilias, Yoga, and You, and known as the First Lady of Yoga

“A timely and much needed manual…this practical book offers such a rich variety of practices that have been tailored for this modern era and address a broad range of benefits that readers will be inspired to engage. Yoga Nidra Meditations is a must read for everyone wishing to experience and interweave Yoga Nidra and its marvelous benefits into their daily life. ”
—Richard Miller, PhD, developer of iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation and author of Yoga Nidra: A Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing

“This book is a treasure trove of Yoga Nidra scripts from the author and other noted masters in the field…You will find scripts for children, teens, men, women, or anyone in chairs, as well as a multitude of purposes and intentions. No teacher or practitioner of yoga is complete without a Yoga Nidra practice, perhaps the simplest yet most profound experience that yoga has to offer.”
—Anodea Judith, PhD, author of Wheels of Life and Anodea Judith’s Chakra Yoga


Print & eBooks

        • Llewellyn here
        • Amazon  here  for print | audiobook | eBook
        • Barnes & Noble here for print | eBook
        • Julie Lusk’s Amazon Author Page listing all her books
        • Virtual Yoga Nidra classes with Julie Lusk on Zoom. Details & registration.

Audiobook 

  • Audible  – Free with Audible trial. Instantly get Yoga Nidra Meditations with this exclusive link.
    • Bonus: Free 3-month Audible membership for new members!
  • iTunes
  • Amazon
  • Yoga Nidra Meditations Audio Supplement here

NEW! Yoga Nidra Meditations: 24 Scripts for True Relaxation
NEW! Yoga Nidra Meditations: 24 Scripts for True Relaxation
Experience peace and deeply restorative rest that heals your body, mind & spirit. Features 24 Yoga Nidra scripts written by author Julie Lusk and 12 of the world's master teachers. Enjoy 6 levels of relaxation for a joyful meditative experience. Learn to use yogic sleep to revitalize your inner reservoir of intuitive understanding and unconditional joy. Audiobook available. CLICK the blue title link above to find out more...
Price: $19.99
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Business, Organization, Conference Speaker

Stress Management, Wellness and Mind-Body Mastery Speaker

Are you looking for a conference speaker, business speaker or lunch and learn presenter for your organization or meeting?  You just solved it!IMG_5755 (3)

Benefit now from our motivational training and resource materials provided in-person or remotely on Zoom. 

  • Stress management training skills for stress relief and increased productivity
  • Wellness promotion techniques to improve total health
  • Increase employee satisfaction with fitness techniques for the mind and body
  • Desktop Yoga chair exercises & techniques to improve productivity and morale
  • Yoga, Meditation and Teacher Training Workshops
  • Julie has written five books and produced numerous audio recordings on these subjects.  Review the testimonials page and look at the client list (PDF)

 Book Julie Lusk – Call 513-248-9642 or click here to email.

Desktop Yoga ® 

Keep employees alert and productive while reducing risks associated with repetitive motion injuries with Desktop Yoga ®.  Effective chair exercises are taught to relieve aching backs, tired eyes and tight shoulders.  Energy is replenished by learning ‘How to take a two-hour nap in two-minutes’  Julie is the author of Desktop Yoga ®.

  • Click for more details on the Desktop Yoga workshop.
  • Click to see Desktop Yoga testimonials (PDF)  

 

DARE to Relax © Stress Management 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. 

  • Click for more details on the DARE to Relax workshop 
  • Click to see DARE to Relax testimonials (PDF)

 

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

Book Julie Lusk – Call 513-248-9642 or click here to email

Spices for Life ™  Wellness Workshop

Discover how to create, balance and enrich professional and personal power through a comprehensive approach to living.  SPICES represents the six components of wellness: Social, Physical, Intellectual, Career, Emotional, and Spiritual health.

  • Click for more details on the SPICES for Life for Wellness workshop.

Mind-Body Mastery for Wellness

Gainan understanding of the principles and practices of the mind-body connection.  You’ll learn a variety of techniques that effectively increase physical, mental and emotional health while decreasing stress.

  • Mental Benefits: Improve concentration, memory and problem solving, increase energy, spark creativity, reduce frustrations and increase emotional stability.
  • Physical Benefits:  Increase immunity, reduce muscular tension and pain (headaches, backaches, etc.), regulate blood pressure, sleep better, cell rejuvenation and repair

Book Julie Lusk – Call 513-248-9642 or click here to email

Julie T. Lusk, M.Ed.
Wholesome Resources
Milford, OH   45150

Greater Cincinnati Area

513-248-9642

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



Yoga is skill in actionRainbow yoga 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

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
    • Complete Yogic Breath: Dirgha Breathing
    • Ocean Breath: Ujjayi Breathing
    • The Cooling Breath: Shitali Breathing
    • Breath of Fire: Kapalabhati Breathing
    • Alternate Nostril Breathing:  Nadi Shodhana / Nadi Suddhi

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

    • 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

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    • How to practice Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation
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  • Stop ~ Look ~ Listen Meditation
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  • Meditation on the Fly: Handling Distractions (video)
  • Loving Kindness Face Lift
  • Happy Humming Practice

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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:
    • 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.’

  • Desktop Yoga Sampler
  • Schedule a Desktop Yoga workshop for your business or organization

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
  • 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 LuskJulie 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

     


     

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