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Cultivate the Positive Meditation

January 2, 2013 by Julie Lusk

Here are three proven yoga techniques to help with setting a worthwhile intention that will help you overcome frustrations, anxiety and fatigue.  You will have clarity of mind, and be calm and courageous too.

They are the 1)  Pratipaksha Bhavana meditation.  2)  Kubera hand mudra.  3)  Yoga Nidra, a deeply relaxing exercise that helps you make needed changes.  Continue on for details and a handout for easy reference.

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Filed Under: Mind-Body Mastery Tools and Techniques, Relaxation Exercises, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation Quotes, Sayings, Poems, Yoga Mudra, Yoga Nidra Tagged With: cultivate the positive, Kubera Mudra, pratipaksha bhavana, setting intention, when disturbed by negative thoughts and feelings cultivate the positive, yoga nidra

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Purna Hridaya Hand Mudra for Mental/Emotional Stability

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. 

This hand mudra is called Purna Hridaya. It can help promote mental/emotional stability.  Breath capacity and the immune system also can improve.  It can bring relief when you’re feeling the blues.

How to do the Purna Hridaya hand mudra

  1. Hold your palms in front of your heart with your fingers pointing upwards.
  2. Interlace your knuckles inward at the upper joint.
  3. Make sure the right index finger is closest to your heart.
  4. Stretch your thumbs downward and touch their tips to form the shape of a heart.

This 4-minute video explains more.

Buy a video download of Yoga Nidra for Emotional Wellbeing that uses Purna Hridaya hand mudra.

https://youtu.be/QZhzWTNcu7Y

More about Hand Mudras

  • 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
    • Contentment: Vishnu Mudra and Nasagra Mudra for Alternate Nostril Breathing / Nadi Shodhana / Nadi Suddhi
  • Elemental and Chakra Meditation using hand movements, color, sound, and intention.

 

Complete Yogic Breath: Dirgha Breathing

April 4, 2014 by Julie Lusk

 

Dirgha is pronounced DEAR-gah

Summary: This breathing technique is done with long, slow, deep breaths while focusing on the lower, mid, and upper portions of your chest. This allows for the fullest breathing possible and will improve respiration, circulation, and even digestion. The complete breath will soothe your frazzled nerves, clear your mind, and will replenish your life force.

Controlling the volume, duration and frequency of the inhalation, the exhalation, and the pauses between each breath enhances prana, the energy that supports and sustains the life force. Breathing becomes slow and refined.
~~Yoga Sutra 2.50

How to practice the complete yogic breath / dirgha breathing

Either come into a comfortable seated position with your spine erect or lie on your back. It is easier to learn this while lying on your back.

Breathing through your nose is optimal because it [Read more…]

Filed Under: Mind-Body Mastery Tools and Techniques, Relaxation Exercises, Stress Relief / Management, Yoga, Yoga breathing technique Tagged With: complete yoga breath, dirgha breath

Yoga Nidra for Stress Relief book ~~ On the Way!

December 9, 2013 by Julie Lusk

Here’s how it all happened ~~ thanks to my lucky stars!

Last February, while I was teaching at Sivananda/Bahamas, I had my Vedic astrology chart read by Krishna Das. This was a fiThumbs Up!rst for me.

After describing me better than my own Mother could, he went on to say that the stars and planets and moon were lining up in May exactly as it was when I was born as well as at the age of 30. He said it was going to be a very productive time for me and would bring with it writing, teaching, learning, traveling and such.

I questioned him about the areas that I might concentrate on and gave him a list of things I’m interested in.

Right away, he said that yoga nidra would fit in perfectly with my chart. Next, I asked if I should pursue opportunities and he replied that would not be needed since opportunities would find me.

Can you only imagine the look on my face when I got an email “out of the blue” in May from New Harbinger Publications asking me if I would like to write a book for them on … Yoga Nidra for Stress Relief!  Yoga Nidra is the totally relaxing and deeply healing aspect of yoga.

After checking them out and doing some discernment and soul-searching, I agreed. Next, they wanted a book summary, outline, authors bio, and a couple sample chapters. That took me a few months.  The contract has now been finalized!

Could you please help me?  Something that will really help the book come alive are stories.   Would you be willing to share what Yoga Nidra feels like for you?  Do you have a Yoga Nidra story about how it has helped you in some way?  If so, please send them to me. 

Why wait until the book and the new audios are released (it takes a long time).  To celebrate, my Real Relaxation: Yoga Nidra CD is on sale for $5 off.  This special offer is valid during December 2013.

Here is a (pdf) FAQ sheet on Yoga Nidra on

1) What is Yoga Nidra?

2) Is it different than meditation and hypnosis?

3)  How it is done.  How often.

4) Benefits

5) Resources.

ENJOY!

 

 

Filed Under: General, Meditation / Guided Imagery, Mind-Body Mastery Tools and Techniques, Misc Musings, Yoga Nidra

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