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Julie Lusk, M.Ed., NBCC, E-RYT-500
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How to Choose a Yoga Class: Getting Started
Incorporating yoga – where and who. Yoga is being taught in yoga studios, hospitals, complimentary medicine clinics, schools, businesses, churches, athletic clubs and community centers and has become popular with both the younger and older generations. Classes can be offered to people who are fit as well as to people who are physically ill. It is especially attractive to “boomers” who want to be active but are no longer interested in exercises that jar the bones, muscles and joints.
How to get started. It’s best to join a yoga class to get off to a great start. Be sure to select a qualified teacher and a class that fits your needs. Ask what yoga props may be needed. Props may include a yoga mat, block, strap, blanket, etc.
Selecting a yoga teacher. The Yoga Alliance has identified minimum training standards for teachers and registers them at the 200 and 500-hour level. Certification courses exist for yoga teachers. Unfortunately, these courses have different standards and some are better than others. Here are some recommendations to consider when choosing a teacher for yourself or to teach a class for clients.
1. What are his/her qualifications?
2. How long has s/he been teaching?
3. Is s/he registered? Certified? When? By whom? Length of training?
4. Does s/he practice what s/he preaches? A good role model?
5. Who are his/her references?
6. Are classes gentle or vigorous?
7. Is emphasis placed on physical alignment? Meditation? Philosophy and spirituality? Geared toward special populations?
8. What is the class format?
In summary, Hatha yoga can be considered the “original wellness program” because it incorporates so many principles and practices found in wellness and mind/body programs today. Yoga can be enjoyed throughout a lifetime by a wide range of people.
LINK: Yoga Class Schedule with Julie Lusk – Milford and Anderson, OH (greater Cincinnati area)
Adapted from an article entitled Incorporating Yoga in Health Promotion by Julie Lusk. Originally published in Wellness Management, Volume 14, Number 1, Spring, 1998.
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Happy Humming Practice
Happy Humming Practice
Do you have a happiness practice? Our world is starving for happiness. We are parched for smiles. We are hungry for connections. Practice happiness daily. Hum daily.
Hum your happiness out. Have you forgotten you are made of vibrations? Remember, energy is real. Hum when you’re happy, content, blessed. Hum for no reason. It’s contagious. Quench each other’s thirst for happiness and hum.
Hummmmmmm…
Recall a happy moment. Hum to soak it into your heart.
Hum to those who struggle.
Catch on to shimmering beauty and grace and hum to capture its essence.
Hum out to the harsh realities.
Notice smiling times and hum to savor its sweetness.
Hum out to ease suffering.
Feel heartfelt happiness within. Hum to embody it. Set it free with a hum.
Hummmmmmm…
You can do this. You are meant to do this.
You are not in the crossfire. You are not hungry.
It takes as long as breathing in happiness and sharing it with a hum.
Hummmmmmm…
Devote your happiness practice to benefit everyone, everywhere.
Dedicate your happiness practice to fill the broken people and places craving relief.
Hummmmmmm…
Hum a single note.
Hum a tune.
Hum till you feel happy.
Hum for those who can’t.
Hum for those who forget and for those forgotten.
Hum when sad, lonely, and feeling mad.
Hum your own sound ~ high/low ~ soft/strong ~ clear/crinkly ~ in tune/or not ~
Hum at home, while working, and in between. Hum inside and outside and in between.
Hum a lullaby and to awaken.
Happy. Happy. Happy.
Hummmmmmm. Hummmmmmm. Hummmmmmm.
From Julie Lusk with inspiration from Susa Silvermarie ~ May 2025
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