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Yoga for a Healthy Heart

February 8, 2014 by Julie Lusk

Here is a series of 9 yoga poses for a healthy heart (pdf) from the innovative work of Dean Ornish, MD.

For over 30 years, research has shown how comprehensive lifestyle changes can often halt, and even reverse, heart disease. Program components include a low fat diet, exercise, social support, and stress management (yoga, guided relaxation, breathing, meditation). Reversing Heart Disease, Love and Survival, and other books and articles by Ornish contain the details and data you’ll want to have about the lifestyle for a healthy heart. This yoga series was originally published in Yoga Journal (March 06).

LINK: 9 Yoga poses for a healthy heart (pdf)

A great resource for guided relaxation, breathing and meditation is Yoga Meditations: Timeless Mind-Body Practices for Awakening.

Empowering Intentions & the MindBody Connection

February 9, 2015 by Julie Lusk

Have you run across The Hidden Messages in Water, a book by Masaru Emoto’s? He is the researcher who looked at the power of intention and the mind body connection and “discovered that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. He found that water from clear springs and water that has been exposed to loving words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns. In contrast, polluted water, or water exposed to negative thoughts, forms incomplete,asymmetrical patterns with dull colors,” as reported in his book. Examples of his work using high-speed photography are below. A video of water crystals responding to the Blue Danube can be watched HERE.

"Love & Gratitude" frozen water crystal by Emoto — “Love & Gratitude” frozen water crystal by Emoto

"You Make Me Sick" frozen water crystal by Emoto — “You Make Me Sick” frozen water crystal by Emoto

His experiments were to “demonstrate that human thoughts and intentions can alter physical reality, such as the molecular structure of water.” What has put Dr. Emoto at the forefront of the study of water is his proof that thoughts and feelings affect physical reality. By producing different focused intentions through written and spoken words and music and literally presenting it to the same water samples, the water appears to “change its expression.” The implications of this research create a new awareness of how we can positively impact the earth and our personal health. In other words, if our bodies are 80% or so water, the messages we get and the words on what we wear just may make a difference on our health and well-being. After this work came out, plenty of people joined the bandwagon and believed what he reported. Others claimed he was a fraud, especially since his work had not been replicated.

As for me, I knew about plenty of valid, well-documented research about the power of the mindbody connection and its influence on health and disease and how thinking, positively or negatively, has an impact on results and outcomes. Emoto had a way to make this point by demonstrating these concepts in pictures. It always made an impact when these pictures were shared in my workshops and classes. However, I always wondered how valid his work really was.

All this came up for me again in an article, Scientific Evidence: Thoughts & Intentions Can Alter the Physical World Around Us, published by Mind Unleashed. Not only did it briefly summarize his work and conclusions, it also showed research that he did using positive and negative messages on bottles filled with water and rice. Ah haa! That’s something I could do to see what happened. Read on to see my results … [Read more…]

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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

Hold your palms in front of your heart with your fingers pointing upwards.
Interlace your knuckles inward at the upper joint.
Make sure the right index finger is closest to your heart.
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.

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Bhramara Mudra for Allergy Relief

October 11, 2010 by Julie Lusk

Yoga Mudras are gestures for the hands and body that aid healing for the body, mind, emotions and spirit. Using hand positions in this manner can be found in Yoga, Buddhist, Chinese, and other traditions.

Bhramara Mudra is one to practice to relieve allergies and related conditions. The immune system can benefit.

Place your index finger at the base of your thumb.
Touch the tip of your thumb beside the fingernail of the middle finger
Extend your ring and little fingers
Focus your attention and breathe as deeply, slowly and smoothly as possible
Hold for several minutes and practice often

Even though I had my doubts, this yoga mudra has helped me a lot. I use it during allergy attacks and as a preventative during allergy season. For example, I will hold this yoga mudra with one or both of my hands while waiting, walking or sitting.

I’ve shared this with others and have been told that it stopped a sneezing fit, solved an allergy attack when out walking, and cleared up a runny nose from allergies. Really!

Don’t forget to use common sense too. Help yourself by doing what you can to boost your immune system and avoid what triggers your allergies (pollen, animal dander, dust, food triggers, etc.)

Hear what Sandi had to say about the Bhramara Mudra for allergy relief and what she said about coming to my Transforming Stress into Awakened Living workshop in this minute-long video.

Please try it for yourself and then post your results!

Visit often since there are lots more yoga mudras to share with you for things like feeling more stable, calm, energized and uplifted.

Post a comment to let me know the ones you’re most interested in and I’ll do my best. Better yet, come to a yoga class and/or to the next yoga slumber party to learn more in person. Here’s the schedule for your convenience.