The Distraction Disadvantage
Excerpt from Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation & Stress Relief. Julie Lusk. NHP 2015.
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The Distraction Disadvantage
Excerpt from Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation & Stress Relief. Julie Lusk. NHP 2015.
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Happy Humming Practice
Do you have a happiness practice? Our world is starving for happiness. We are parched for smiles. We are hungry for connections. Practice happiness daily. Hum daily.
Hum your happiness out. Have you forgotten you are made of vibrations? Remember, energy is real. Hum when you’re happy, content, blessed. Hum for no reason. It’s contagious. Quench each other’s thirst for happiness and hum.
Hummmmmmm…
Recall a happy moment. Hum to soak it into your heart.
Hum to those who struggle.
Catch on to shimmering beauty and grace and hum to capture its essence.
Hum out to the harsh realities.
Notice smiling times and hum to savor its sweetness.
Hum out to ease suffering.
Feel heartfelt happiness within. Hum to embody it. Set it free with a hum.
Hummmmmmm…
You can do this. You are meant to do this.
You are not in the crossfire. You are not hungry.
It takes as long as breathing in happiness and sharing it with a hum.
Hummmmmmm…
Devote your happiness practice to benefit everyone, everywhere.
Dedicate your happiness practice to fill the broken people and places craving relief.
Hummmmmmm…
Hum a single note.
Hum a tune.
Hum till you feel happy.
Hum for those who can’t.
Hum for those who forget and for those forgotten.
Hum when sad, lonely, and feeling mad.
Hum your own sound ~ high/low ~ soft/strong ~ clear/crinkly ~ in tune/or not ~
Hum at home, while working, and in between. Hum inside and outside and in between.
Hum a lullaby and to awaken.
Happy. Happy. Happy.
Hummmmmmm. Hummmmmmm. Hummmmmmm.
From Julie Lusk with inspiration from Susa Silvermarie ~ May 2025
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…]