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Welcome to Mind Body Helpers

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Here’s where you’ll find plenty of resources to unify and balance your mind, body and spirit connection with yoga, meditation, guided imagery and real relaxation. Uplifting quotes too!

You’ll benefit from my 30+ years experience and get excerpts from my books and CD’s. I’m the author of Yoga Meditations, 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery and Inner Healing (2 volumes), Desktop Yoga (R), and Mind-Body Mastery.   My CD’s include Real Relaxation: Yoga Nidra, Wholesome Relaxation, Power of Presence, Wholesome Energizers & more.  Remember to consult your health care provider since this info is not intended to replace medical care.  Full disclaimer.

Kick your shoes off and make yourself at home!

All Classes & Retreats | Julie Lusk | Yoga | Relaxation | Mindfulness | Creative Fun

Yoga & Mindfulness classes, retreats & workshops with Julie Lusk provide the perfect way to get exercise, gain flexibility, add strength, and relieve stress.  Focus is on opening, balancing and strengthening the body/mind/spirit connection through yoga and meditation.  Mindful stretching, focused breathing and yoga nidra (guided relaxation) are combined to create a relaxed, secure atmosphere that is contemplative, challenging and fun. Alignment is emphasized to feel steady, supple and strong.

Yoga Nidra Relaxation is a soothing meditation done lying down. It relieves stress, increases heart health and immunity, and offers inner peace and balance.  One hour of practice equals 4 hours of sleep.  Julie is the author of both Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation & Stress Relief and Yoga Nidra Meditations: 24 Scripts for Total Relaxation, and numerous relaxing and refreshing CDs.

SoulCollage ® is a refreshing way to spark your creativity, playfulness and spirited self by making small collages using an engaging process. No artistic abilities needed.

Julie Lusk, M.Ed., CYT, E-RYT-500, has over 40 years experience. She is certified to teach a variety of styles ranging from gentle to vigorous yoga.  Julie is the author of six books and numerous recordings on guided visualization and yoga. See more qualifications here.

Yoga Alliance E-RYT-500

YACEP

Quick Start Schedules
Contact Julie Lusk anytime         

♥ Online
Yoga Nidra Relaxation  		 Info & Registration Zoom
♥ Online
Yoga Postures & Mindfulness 		 Info & Registration Zoom
♥ In-Person
Yoga Postures & Mindfulness 		 Info & Registration In Person ** Details below
♥  Stream 24/7
Yoga on Demand (YOD)		 Info & Registration Video/Audio
♥  Class Downloads to Keep Class Downloads  Download popular classes to keep
♥  Online
Personal Lessons 		 Info & Registration Zoom or FaceTime
♥  SoulCollage ® Workshops Info & Registration Zoom
♥  National Workshops | Trainings | Retreats Info & Schedule  In-Person & Zoom
♥   Yoga Nidra Workshops Info & Schedule In-Person
♥   Yoga Nidra Teacher Training/Certification  General Info & Schedule 
Level 1 & Level 2		 In-Person & Zoom
♥  Women’s Yoga Slumber Party & Retreat  TBA In-Person

2026  Yoga Classes at Miami Township Civic Center  2026

** Miami Township Civic Center, Milford, OH 
601 Meijer Drive – Milford, OH  45150
(513) 248-3727

**  Register on the MTCC website or call (513) 248-3727

**  Inclement weather policy and announcements. Schedule is subject to change. 

  • Summer | No in-person classes during the summer due to summer camps.
  • Tuesdays | Sept 8 to Sept 29 | 10-11:30 am
  • Tuesdays | Oct 2o to Nov 10 | 10-11:30 am
  • Tuesdays | Nov 17 to Dec 8 | 10-11:30 am

Coming Soon!

Yoga & Mindfulness – Classes & Retreats

  • Pavilion at Jesuit Spiritual Center, 5361 S. Milford Rd, Milford OH 45150
  • Classes are postponed for now.
  • Enjoy online classes ~ Join here  – It’s divine!

 

Yoga Mudra Workshop

Mudras are yoga positions for your hands and fingers that facilitate health, healing, psychological balance and spiritual transformation.  They are effective and easy to learn, practical and powerful and anyone can do them.   You will learn how to apply these simple exercises to boost your energy, prevent illness and support healing.

→ Coming Soon!  Please check back.

Intro to Meditation

 

Learn everything you need to start a meditation practice.

We’ll cover techniques, benefits and more.

→ Coming soon.   Please check back!

Goat Yoga Classes! 

Enjoy 3 videos of Goat Yoga with Julie Lusk now!

 

Memory, Multitasking & Mindfulness

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How has your memory been lately? Is it easy to remember things that happened years ago but you have a hard time with what happened this past week? Can you remember what was for lunch yesterday? Do you get home from shopping and realize that you forgot to buy what you went after. Then there’s remembering conversations and what happened at meetings. Perhaps you’re starting to worry if your memory is starting to fail for real.

People like us regularly need to get more done in less time so we go online/watch TV/or work while eating. We talk on the phone and listen to music while driving. Perhaps go online to look something up and end up checking mail, reading some news, and looking at the weather forecast while there in the hopes of being efficiedesktop diva 8-31 bnt and to save time. We all do it, right?

It’s possible that multitasking may be a big factor in not being able to recall things.

Multitasking seems smart but it does not work in the long run. While it can be useful in rote tasks that require little intelligent brainpower, multitasking is detrimental in tasks requiring brainpower. It contributes to stress, wastes time, lowers productivity, and hurts short and long-term memory.

The brain is not capable of taking in and dealing with two different streams of information simultaneously. It is impossible for the brain to encode more than one stream of information fully into short-term memory at a time. Information will never make it into long-term memory if it does not go into short-term memory first. Either way, information cannot be recalled and put to use. This pattern contributes to forgetfulness, poor memory, and more stress.

From Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation and Stress Relief by Julie Lusk

Solutions include:

  • Stay focused by doing one thing at a time
  • Don’t let yourself get distracted from the task at hand
  • Increase your brainpower, ability to concentrate, and improve your memory with

Guided Mindfulness Meditations: Practicing Presence & Finding Peace Download
Guided Mindfulness Meditations: Practicing Presence & Finding Peace Download
Ease into mindfulness with a clean, user-friendly, body-based, joyful approach. Gain calmer nerves, a brighter outlook, stronger memory, sharper focus, healthier body awareness & more balance. Get a long & short guided experience. Learn informal ways to be more mindful during the day. Available at Hay House https://www.hayhouse.com/guided-mindfulness-meditations-audio-download
Price: $5.99Price: $29.99 

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SoulCollage® Workshops – Zoom

Experience the Magic of SoulCollage®

Info & Registration

SoulCollage® is a fun process of making small collages from pictures and images that catch your eye. It boosts creativity, intuition, and self-discovery using a special and unique process to nurture your well-being. It’s different than typical collages, scrap-booking or vision boarding. It’s a special way to give expression to your inner voice by making collages and through conversation. Register now to find out for yourself.  

No artistic talent is needed – cutting and pasting is all that’s required. New and experienced folks are welcome.  Scroll down to pre-register.

SoulCollage easily becomes very empowering due to combining the proven process with the special supplies used. A personal deck of cards are made one at a time to weave parts of yourself into wholeness.  You’ll learn to consult your cards using a simple, yet elegant, process for gaining insights, answering questions, and getting more meaning from life.

5″x8” mat boards and special see-through sleeves are used.  To spark your creative imagination and intuition, it’s customary to use pictures with no words on them. Precut images are supplied from a variety of sources. Your own photographs and images can be added. Participants typically make from 1 to 6 cards during a session.

  • You use your own supplies for Zoom workshops. ♥ BUY supplies here if needed.
  • All materials are supplied during in-person workshops – even snacks.

Comments from Participants

“I like the sense of community, the creativity, using my intuition, looking at images and finding beauty and meaning.”

“I like how it helps me see life through a different lens, a different perspective.”

“I love the soul-searching, self discovery, and connecting with others.”

Julie Lusk is a trained SoulCollage facilitator since 2015. She loves sharing it with others.

2026 SoulCollage Schedule 

  • Come to one, some, or all!
  • All times are in the Eastern Time Zone
  • Schedule is subject to change
  • Click here to contact Julie Lusk to save your spot or make inquiries.
Jan July
Feb 21  |10 – 1:30 pm on ZOOM Aug 8 | 10 – 1:30 pm on ZOOM
March Sept
April 18 | 10 – 1:30 pm | on ZOOM Oct 24 | 10 – 1:30 pm on ZOOM
May Nov
June 20 | 10:30 – 2 pm on ZOOM Dec

Registration

  • SoulCollage peoplePay online below OR send a check to payable to Julie Lusk to 5678 Willnean Dr., Milford, OH  45150
  • $30 on Zoom for a virtual workshop from your own home using your own materials. Purchase supplies and have them mailed to you in advance if needed. Options include just cards & sleeves or a complete workshop supply packet including instructions, mat boards, sleeves, frame, glue stick, and a variety of inspiring, trimmed images. Get supplies here.
  • Register now for all 5 in 2026 for $125 to save time and money.
  • Schedule is subject to change.  Verify dates and times here. 
  • Cancellation/ Refund Policy: Contact Julie for details. No refund or credit for no shows.
SoulCollage (r) Workshop
SoulCollage (r) Workshop
Register now! Checkout at "View Cart." A confirmation email is sent prior to the SoulCollage workshop with details and directions.
Price: $40.00
Price: $30.00
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Julie T. Lusk, M.Ed.
Wholesome Resources
5678 Willnean Dr.
Milford, OH   45150

Greater Cincinnati Area

 

Stop ~~ Look ~~ Listen

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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

  1. Stop – Notice your posture . . . breath . . . energy level . . . mood . . . mental activity.
  2. 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.
  3. Listen – Listen to sounds come and go.  Simply observe without judging.  No resistance.  No clinging.  Simply listen.
  4. Smile.

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

Guided Mindfulness Meditations: Practicing Presence & Finding Peace Download
Guided Mindfulness Meditations: Practicing Presence & Finding Peace Download
Ease into mindfulness with a clean, user-friendly, body-based, joyful approach. Gain calmer nerves, a brighter outlook, stronger memory, sharper focus, healthier body awareness & more balance. Get a long & short guided experience. Learn informal ways to be more mindful during the day. Available at Hay House https://www.hayhouse.com/guided-mindfulness-meditations-audio-download
Price: $29.99
Price: $5.99

 

 

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