“The more often yoga nidra is experienced, the more its qualities will be available to you in daily living. Overcoming stress with… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Relaxation exercises, breathing techniques, meditations, guided imagery techniques, and visualizations are simply the tools used to experience yoga nidra. A” — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Yoga nidra is such a luscious treat to be savored. It’s the dark chocolate of yoga.” — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Just like learning any new skill, practice and repetition is necessary to become competent and to reap the full benefits of yoga… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Even though yoga nidra is not a substitute for sleep, it is believed that one hour of practice is equivalent to four… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“We still remain fully engaged in living, including all its ups and downs, but with moment-to-moment awareness, mental clarity, emotional stability, and… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“In Raja yoga, the control and the withdrawal of the senses are referred to as pratyahara. Yoga nidra is a technique used… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Lie down on your back on a firm surface using a yoga mat or something similar. Being on a bed or couch… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Part 2: Setting a Sankalpa Setting a sankalpa, a personal resolve, enhances your yoga nidra experience immensely and helps transfer the benefits… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Part 1: Readiness and Reminders Choose a place where you’ll feel comfortable and are unlikely to be disturbed. Get your props ready,… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Here are a few things yoga nidra can do: Activate the relaxation response and deactivate the stress response (which improves functioning of… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Yogis must have understood and applied the concept of neuroplasticity long ago. “Neuro” refers to the nerve cells of the brain, and “plasticity” refers… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share
“It is described as a nonjudgmental attention, independent of the usual burden of likes, dislikes, opinions, ignorance, worry, aggression, craving, fear, selfishness, and the… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share
“Bring it alive in your mind’s eye, sensing it now, a feeling of being completely comfortable and protected… How does it look?…What does it… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share
“the pairing of opposite physical sensations, emotions, and so on harmonizes the opposite hemispheres of the brain and helps in balancing our basic drives.… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share
“Lie down on your back on a firm surface using a yoga mat or something similar. Being on a bed or couch fosters sleep… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share
“Become aware of a time, place, or circumstance for feeling completely comfortable, safe, and protected. It can come from a memory, or from using… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share
“This time, recall being loving, compassionate. It could be loving or compassionate toward a person, a pet, or something else. Any affectionate feeling, a… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share
“Learning to stay on the verge of being awake and asleep is a very important, powerful, and fertile doorway, or midpoint. This still point… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share
“Someone who is under constant stress “forgets” that he or she is tense due to habituation and no longer notices it consciously, even though… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share
“Just like learning any new skill, practice and repetition is necessary to become competent and to reap the full benefits of yoga nidra and… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share
“Now it’s time to become aware of being completely understood… If you like, use your mind’s eye to sense being able to easily communicate… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share
