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WR logo mastheadJulie Lusk has been interviewed on the following TV and radio shows throughout the years.

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  • NPR – WVXU radio
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  • FOX – TV And more….

Magazine Stories Written by Julie Lusk

  • Idea Today – How to lead visualizations
  • Whole Living Journal – Yoga for whole living
  • Kripalu’s Yoga Bulletin – Guiding deep relaxation and yoga nidra experiences
  • Wellness Management – Mercy holistic health and wellness centers complement traditional medical care

Magazine Stories and Interviews with Julie Lusk

  • Yoga Journal – Little Altars Everywhere (February 06)
  • Business Courier – Meditating on the Job by Jack Williams
  • Parenting Magazine – Hand-Me-Down-Stress. When you’re tense, your kids feel it. How to ease the pressure for everyone by Jessica Snyder Sachs.
  • Cincinnati Woman Magazine – Cover Story – The Fitness Benefits of Yoga
  • Cincinnati Magazine
    • Desktop Yoga by Elissa Sonnenberg
    • A Daily Dose of Prevention by Doug Uhlenbrock
  • York Sunday Times – Great Escapes
  • Roanoke Times and World News
    • De-stressing with a Calming Influence
    • At Work Feature – Give her your tired eyes, your oxygen-poor blood, your hunched backs
    • Yoga book shows computer users how to avoid body stress
    • Just Relax: Taking time is the key to beating battle with stress, relaxation expert says…
  • New Woman Magazine – 10 Secret Signals of Stress
  • New Age: Body & Soul – Yoga for Strength- A Face Workout
  • Journal of the International Association of Yoga Therapies – 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery and Inner Healing, Volumes 1 & 2 (book review)
  • Wellness Junction – Desktop Yoga
  • Vegetarian Times – Yoga for the Face
  • Health eOffice – Deep Breathing Exercises and Simple Neck Stretches
  • Salem Times Register – Desktop Yoga: Relieve stress without leaving the Office

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…]

Filed Under: Mind-Body Mastery Tools and Techniques, Misc Musings Tagged With: emoto water study, mind body connection, power of intention

Yoga Joy

September 20, 2010 by Julie Lusk

Look what a joyful picture Kris took at the summer Yoga Slumber Party.

Our next yoga sleepover is Jan 29-30.

Save the dates and you can join the fun.

Filed Under: Relaxation Exercises, Stress Relief / Management, Wellness, Yoga

Pran Mudra

October 12, 2010 by Julie Lusk

One of my favorite yoga hand positions, otherwise called yoga mudras, is the Pran Mudra.
It is simple to do and very powerful.

What are the benefits of the Pran Mudra?

  • Increases vitality and your life force
  • Reduces fatigue
  • Reduces nervousness
  • Improves vision
  • Builds self-confidence
  • Gives the courage to start something new and follow through on it
  • Balances and equalizes the functioning of the right and left hemispheres of the brain if you hold the fingernails instead of the finger tips of the ring and little finger.

How to do the Pran Mudra

1.  Put the tips of the thumb, ring and little fingers together.  Instead of touching the tips, another way is to put the thumb on the fingernails of the ring and little fingers.

2.  Extend the middle and pointer fingers

3.  Use with both hands.  It’s fine to have your hands down by your side, resting in your lap, or add it to a standing posture while practicing yoga

4.  Use it as needed for 5 to 30 minutes.  As a treatment, do it 3 times a day for 15 minutes.  As with all mudras, practice slow, deep and mindful breathing to magnify the benefits.

Julie Keefe at Magic Beans Workshop emailed me to say…

Hi Julie!

Just wanted to let you know that I’ve been frequently using the Pran Mudra that you taught us. I really enjoyed how it was incorporated into our yoga postures and really felt that it significantly enhanced my practice, energy and mood that night. I’ve been using it while on my morning walks. I’m very excited!

→ Join us for a Yoga Mudra Workshop.  Check my schedule to see when the next one is.

Please share your other ideas and comments below so we can all benefit.

Filed Under: Events Schedule, Mind-Body Mastery Tools and Techniques, Relaxation Exercises, Stress Relief / Management, Yoga, Yoga Mudra Tagged With: hand gesture, increase energy, reduce fatigue, Yoga Mudra

Follow your heart’s desire! ~~ Really?

February 13, 2013 by Julie Lusk

Follow your heart’s desire! ~~ Really?

Here is what Alan Watts has to say about following your heart’s desire in this 3 minute video.  From my own experience, he’s right.  He advises against living a miserable life chasing money, doing what’s not fulfilling you and going after “what makes you itch.”

 

Does his message sound unrealistic?  Unworkable for your life circumstances?  Too good to be true?  It’s not.

This is my story.  A little over 10 years ago, I was managing a multimillion dollar budget while driving 300 miles weekly chasing mostly useless meetings.  Tomorrow, I am flying to Sivananda in the Bahamas  for a 10-day paid trip to teach yoga, meditation, relaxation and guided imagery ~~ my heart’s desire.  And I’m going back there May 23-26, 2013.

Yes, it’s true, but it wasn’t necessarily on purpose.  Life had a way of closing other doors on me (and it wasn’t pretty) until I was pointed directly toward following my heart’s desire.

What appeared to be a dream job … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Stress Relief / Management, Yoga and Meditation Quotes, Sayings, Poems Tagged With: Alan Watts video, follow your hearts desire, what if money didn't matter

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