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Handling Distractions

October 29, 2019 by Julie Lusk

The Distraction Disadvantage

Excerpt from Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation & Stress Relief. Julie Lusk. NHP 2015.

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Filed Under: Misc Musings

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Snow Policy for in-person classes

Safety first!  Classes are usually held unless local officials advise staying home.

You are warmly welcome to attend Julie’s zoom yoga class listed below if class is canceled. Replays are available for 2 weeks for unlimited, non-commercial streaming.


Miami Township Civic Center

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Yoga on Zoom on meets on Wednesday at 7 pm.  Click on the highlighted link below OR enter the meeting ID and passcode.  If needed, download the free Zoom app when prompted. Here’s a Tutorial on using Zoom.  Please allow ample time to sign in and get settled.

Hatha Yoga, Mindfulness + with Julie Lusk

Join Zoom Meeting:       https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85245473125?pwd=RzI1SXY2NkNreXdkWUFIT01kWUJUUT09

Meeting ID:                       852 4547 3125

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Link to class recordings are available here within 24 hours after class is held.  Enjoy it for 14 days of unlimited streaming for personal/noncommercial use.

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Take a 2-hour nap in 10 minutes

June 9, 2014 by John

Take a 2-hour nap in 10 minutes.  It feels great!

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Filed Under: Mind-Body Mastery Tools and Techniques, Misc Musings, Relaxation Exercises, Stress Relief / Management

Guided Relaxation & its Benefits

March 28, 2014 by Julie Lusk

Relaxing regularly and deeply is the perfect remedy to conquer stress.

The World Health Organization predicts that stress-related disorders and psychological disorders will be the second leading cause of disabilities in the world by 2020.

The good news is that we can each take action to prevent and/or cope with stress. It’s time to take stress seriously and learn to do things that really release stress and result in reducing muscular tension, regulating blood pressure and even relieving pain.

 

Is rest and relaxation a waste of time? Hardly!

  • Isaac Newton made his breakthrough discovery on gravity while he was relaxing and watching apples fall from trees.
  • Archimedes had his “eureka” moment in the bath tub.
  • Albert Einstein was asked how he discovered the theory of relativity. He said, “I didn’t discover it.  I meditated and it revealed itself.”
    • Einstein also said, “Play is the best research.”
    • “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

Let’s define Guided Relaxation. It is a valuable tool for your stress relief toolbox.

The secret to gaining relaxed energy is to clear away the mental ruckus and emotional debris to make room for clear thinking. One of the easiest ways of doing this is through relaxing the muscular tension held in the body by tensing and releasing muscle groups throughout your body using a reliable technique known as progressive muscular relaxation. Doing so not only releases physical tension, it also teaches you the felt difference between tension and relaxation. By knowing this, you can catch physical tension early on and before it causes painful headaches, back problems and digestive trouble. A calming effect for the body, mind, emotions and spirit is awakened as well.

Progressive muscle relaxation, conscious breathing, creative visualization and guided imagery techniques are powerful techniques that are often incorporated into guided relaxation exercises.

Summary of Benefits

Guided relaxation will:

  • Improve immunity
  • Lower Stress
  • Feel more refreshed; especially when you need it most
  • Cellular rejuvenation and repair
  • Better sleep
  • More energy
  • Greater mental clarity while reducing worry
  • Increase creativity
  • Enhance problem-solving and intuition
  • Extra stamina and endurance
  • More productivity
  • Relieve pain
  • Improve your outlook
  • Better overall health
  • And more!

Enjoy recorded guided relaxation & imagery on CD here.

Come to a guided relaxation & imagery workshop.  See your choices here.

Filed Under: Meditation / Guided Imagery, Mind-Body Mastery Tools and Techniques, Yoga Nidra Tagged With: guided deep relaxation

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.

 

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