Dr. Norm Shealy recommends Julie Lusk’s Real Relaxation: Yoga Nidra CD
to anyone who has not conquered the art of relaxation.

“My friend Julie Lusk sent her Yoga Nidra book and audio.  Needless to say, the book just convinced me how important the audio is!

I have hundreds of CD’s including guided imagery and a great deal of outstanding music.  Despite my experience, Julie’s Yoga Nidra provides the deepest relaxation I can imagine. If you have not yet conquered the art of relaxation, I strongly recommend this CD ASAP!

C. Norman Shealy M.D., Ph.D. is a neurosurgeon, psychologist, and founding president of the American Holistic Medical Association.  For over three decades, he has been at the forefront of alternative medicine and alternative health care.  He holds ten patents for innovative discoveries in medicine, has published more than 300 articles, and authored more than 24 books. His latest book is Medical Intuition: A Science of Soul.  He is president at Holos Institutes of Health, Professor Emeritus of Energy Medicine and president at Emeritus Holos University Graduate Seminary.  Learn more at NormShealy.com

Playing your Native American Style Flute | There are no wrong notes! All notes harmonize melodically. Reading music is not needed.

Go HERE for handy playing tips, flute care & troubleshooting for Native American style flutes.   

Music Learn to play songs using a unique way of ‘reading music.’  Pictures of what notes to cover and uncover are used instead of reading traditional music.  This makes learning very easy to play. Here is the basic scale. 

• Fundamentals
  • Scales and Arpeggios.  Get started on the minor pentatonic and major scales. Enjoy advancing to arpeggios, the blues scale, mixolydian and mode 4 pentatonic scales. All on 1-page! Get a chart of musical terms and markings to read timing, embellishments, etc.
  • Templates Julie devised in 2020 to write out your own music. Simply use the staff paper lines to make 6 vertical circles for each finger hole. Next, pencil in the circles to show which holes to cover.  Lyrics go on the dotted lines in between.  The half page format has room below for notes and instructions. Use the full page format for longer songs. Happy creating!
  • Chakra Tone Chart See the yoga (Vedic) and Tibetan notes and tones used for balancing chakras by either increasing or decreasing their energy with sound. Yoga (Vedic) notes and tones are based on the diatonic scale. Tibetan tones and notes are based upon the perfect 5th.  Try both to see what is best for you.  Learn more about chakras here.
  • Easy Hand Warm-ups Here’s a great 5-minute series of hand movements & mudras to help your fingers, wrists & hands with easy-to-remember names for each one. Great for musicians & anyone with stiff, painful fingers, hands or wrists. Learn the Hakini Mudra, Beak, Bug, Claw, Paw, Seed, Web, Wings, Eagle & Hridaya. Thank you Christine Stevens at Upbeat Drum Circles for interviewing me.

• Songs
  • Cherokee Morning Song (Wendeyaho) arranged by Clint Goss
  • Cherokee Lullaby (traditional) and a Peace Mantra variation by Julie Lusk
  • Creative Spirit by Julie Lusk
  • May Peace Prevail by Julie Lusk
  • Metta May We Be Well by Julie Lusk

• Embellishments
  • Bird and animal sounds

Lessons | Learn to play music quickly and confidently with lessons.  Here are some of our favorite teachers. Most teach online and in-person. Look for them on YouTube and get their newsletter.  

• Christine Stevens. Take her free course on 3 tips for playing Native Flute for Sound Healing, at Upbeat Drum Circles on YouTube  and on the Shift Network.
• Clint Goss Music Facilitation and World Flutes.  He offers a free 800 page Flutopedia Manual that is amazing.
• Julie Lusk offers online and in-person lessons to learn to play the flute as well as how to play the reverie harp, tongue drum, thumb piano, and other similar instruments.  Music lesson details and registration or  Contact Julie here.
• Jonny Lipford Music
• Miami Valley Flute Circle of Ohio
• Stellar Flutes provide flutes, video lessons, and kits to make your own flute.

Handy Links

• MusicSmith Flutes Info 
• Store| Native American style wood flutes for sale
• Playing tips, flute care, troubleshooting
• Flute Music | Scales | Embellishments | Lessons
• Musical Sound Bath Tune Up
• Music lesson details and registration
• Contact us anytime.

Contact us anytime about flutes & lessons

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Welcome!

Thanks for purchasing the audiobook

Yoga Nidra Meditations: 24 Scripts for True Relaxation by Julie Lusk
Use this guide as a supplement to the audiobook

FYI

• Acknowledgements and Testimonials are here (pdf) 
• Audio Contributor’s List here (pdf)
• Print book here
• eBook here
• Audible book here
• Full catalog of Julie’s books, recordings and more good things are here
• Amazon author page

Chapter 1 – Yoga Nidra Essentials

• Yoga Nidra Practice Chart – Here
• References and Documentation for Yoga Nidra Benefits for the body and brain  – Here
• Figure 1: Atma Kosha Labyrinth Diagram © 2015 Julie T. Lusk

Chapter 2 – Guidelines for Personal Practice

• Savasana: Yoga’s Relaxation Pose | Description and pictures are here

Appendix 1 – Pratyahara and the Rotation of Consciousness

Sensory Motor Cortex of the Brain  (c) 2015 Julie T Lusk
Used with permission from Yoga Nidra For Complete Relaxation & Stress Relief, page 116.  All rights reserved. 

Appendix 2 – Chakras: Subtle Energy Centers

• Go here for more info on chakras. See a handy chakra chart. Get a Chakra Energy Flow Meditation
• Figure 4: Chakras with symbols and locations

Glossary & Pronunciation Guide pdf

• Here

Recommended Resources pdf

• Books, recordings, trainings, etc. here

Bibliography & References pdf

• Here

Contributor’s List pdf

• Here (pdf)