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Stop Look Listen

October 17, 2012 by Julie Lusk

It’s the fall where I live and the trees are bright with color, the air is crisp and feels delightfully cool. Too bad I’ve been too busy to really notice it.

Luckily I came across a quote from Ferris Bueller. He says, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Not only did that become the reading and theme for yoga class, it inspired me to take the afternoon off and enjoy the fall beauty.

Here’s a quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne who said “I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.”

How about you? Have you been buzzing through life and missing out on what’s important? It will do you some real good to take some time out. It doesn’t even have to take much time. Remember, even a 5 minute break really helps.

Here’s a mini-meditation from my Mind-Body Mastery eBook that can be done anytime and anywhere. Your awareness will increase and it will settle your mind down and clear your head.

Stop – Look – Listen Mini-Meditation

Stop – Notice your posture . . . breath . . . energy level . . . mood . . . mental activity.
Look – Blink your eyes several times. Look at something far away and discover the details in what you see. Blink again.
Look at something close up. Discover the details.
Listen – Listen to sounds come and go. Simply observe without judging. No resistance. No clinging. Simply listen.
Smile.

Get the Mind-Body Mastery eBook here if you like mini-meditations and quick and easy relaxation exercises.

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Yoga in Paradise

September 20, 2010 by Julie Lusk

I’m still on Cloud 9.

I was invited to teach at Sivananda Ashram on Paradise Isle, Bahamas. This included 1 satsang called Mind Body Mystery, Mastery and Magic and 2 workshops and that grew to 4 workshops. Healing with Guided Imagery, Goddess Yoga and Real Relaxation with Yoga Nidra were the topics. Yoga Nidra was so popular, I offered it twice! People attended from Israel, Indonesia, France, Germany, England, Canada, USA, Brazil, Columbia, SA, and many other places. It was really neat.

Did I mention that this was the Symposium on Yoga and Sacred Healing? The other presenters I was blessed to be with included Amy Weintraub and Rose Kress (Yoga for Depression), Joseph and Lilian Lepage (Yoga Mudras), Zicciah Blackburn (Entering the Heart) and Elizabeth Lesser (Broken Open).

Sivananda yoga was quite the experience. We had 2-hour yoga classes daily. It was wonderful to be in someone else’s class. It was a very structured sequence for sure and not at all how I teach. All the postures were done in a specific order every time. They even counted everything out all the time, including the breaths. This has been like this for decades. There were 2 satsang’s per day with 25 minutes of silent meditation and 25 minutes of chanting followed by an hour long presentation and more chanting.

Everything was outside. Everything! All yoga classes, satsangs, meals, and everything else. A lot of people even lived outside in tents. I was grateful for an indoor room. The weather couldn’t have been better and the ocean and bay were magnificent. I’ve never seen water that color before. It really was like being in paradise and I can’t wait to go back and I’d love it if you would join me.

PS. If you’d like to experience the healing nature of Real Relaxation and Yoga Nidra but you missed it in the Bahamas here’s how. Just get a copy of my CD called Real Relaxation and Yoga Nidra.

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Blue Moon Rising CD has released!!

October 15, 2012 by Julie Lusk

Miracles do happen! Synchronicity too!

The Blue Moon of August set the scene for the recording of my newest CD. This one features 16 beautiful tracks played on the Native American style flute with the sounds of Mother Nature as the backdrop.

The Blue Moon was the day I got a brand new wooden flute from Joseph Whitefeather and Sage Mato. The flute is beautiful and has the most amazing sound. He promised me that it is a healer. He was right! What a welcome surprise it was when the flute music began pouring out of me like a waterfall, so naturally and easily. It had healed me from the remnants of fear and doubt that had plagued my musicality since I was a kid. I felt so happy.

I played the flute during my yoga classes the first chance I got. Folks really appreciated how relaxing it was and commented on its healing sound. Quite a few encouraged me to make a recording so they could enjoy it whenever and wherever they want. Here is what is happening. Marilyn listens to it in her truck. Diana plays it when she gives a massage. Mary listens to it on her daily walk, Susan and her daughter listen on their way to school, several play it before bed, and Kate said that not only does she like it, her dog does too.

To celebrate, Blue Moon Rising is on sale until Nov. 15. Why wait?

Blue Moon Rising CD ~~ Native American Style Flute Music

Enjoy 16 tracks of beautiful Native American style flute music played by Julie Lusk accompanied by the relaxing sounds of Mother Nature as the backdrop. Digital downloads available.

Mind Body Mastery

What is the Mind-Body Connection?

The mind-body connection recognizes the reality that the mind and body are intimately and ultimately linked as one. There is absolutely no separation. What is thought or felt always resonates throughout the body moment by moment through a bio-chemical reaction. This reaction is either life and health enhancing or defeating. It has also been verified that each emotion has a distinct biochemical signature that affects mental and physical health.

Researchers report that meditation, controlled breathing, deep relaxation and directed, guided imagery can boost the immune system, alter blood pressure, decrease pain, and help with problems such as infertility and insomnia. These practices often help people cope with and recover from unpleasant medical procedures as well as the effects of stress from daily living. Furthermore, the refinement of consciousness that takes place leads to spiritual growth and maturity.

Positive aspects of this connection consist of and contribute to:

The ability to accomplish dreams and goals
Feelings of contentment
Living in balance
Physical, emotional, and mental well-being
Awakening the spirit
Finding peace and happiness

On the other hand, the mind-body connection can also:

Undermine one’s health physically, mentally and emotionally
Create negativity
Block the flow of creative and healing energy
Contribute to illness, injuries and disease
Cause unhappiness and dissatisfaction

Transformational tools that activate and assist this process include:

Focused breathing
Guided imagery and creative visualization
Meditation
Mind-body fitness modalities like yoga and tai chi
Affirmations
Honest expression and congruence of thoughts, feelings and actions

Mind-Body-Spirit Tools

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Crown Pull
Stimulates blood flow to your brain. Reduces mental congestion. Helps overcome insomnia. Strengthens memory. Opens the crown chakra to higher inspiration.
3 Thumps
Stimulates your energy, boost your immune system, and release stress, relieve pain.

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Trouble sleeping? Insomnia is at epidemic proportions and has dreadful consequences. A few problems associated with inadequate sleep include feeling irritable, exhausted, lowered immunity, poor mental / emotional health, and heart disease.

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.

Guided Relaxation is another 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.

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PPPS. Explore more mind-body exercises in Julie Lusk’s books and CDs, featuring deep relaxation and yoga nidra, guided imagery, and meditation.

Crown Pull

Stimulates blood flow to your head. Reduces mental congestion. Helps overcome insomnia. Strengthens memory. Opens the crown chakra to higher inspiration.

o Start with your thumbs on your temples with fingertips resting at the middle of your forehead.

o Apply pressure and slowly pull your fingers apart, stretching the skin. Breathe deeply, in through your nose and out through your mouth. Repeat if it feels good.

o Place your fingertips at your hairline and repeat the stretch.

o Repeat this pattern starting at the top, center, and back of your head. Continue until you reach the base of your neck.

3 Thumps

Stimulates your energies, boosts immune system, and releases stress. Relieves pain.

Place the fingers of either or both hands in the center of your sternum at the thymus gland. Tap for 15 – 20 seconds. Use your thumb and all your fingers. As you tap, breathe slowly and deeply in through your nose with your tongue at the roof of your mouth and out through your mouth.
Tap or rub the neuro-lymphatic spleen points firmly for about 15 seconds. They are beneath the nipples of the breasts and down one rib.
Tap or rub the spleen acupuncture points located on the sides of the body about 4 inches below the armpits. As you tap, breathe slowly and deeply in through your nose and out through your mouth.
In the future, use either the neuro-lymphatic spleen points or the spleen acupuncture points if one set is more tender than the other.

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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.

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