“kalpa means ‘vow,’ or ‘the rule to be followed above all other rules… San refers to a connection with the highest truth.… — Julie T. Lusk Truth Copy Share Image
“Rather than thinking, “I’m feeling bored and impatient,” realize “Here’s boredom and impatience,” and explore your experience. Or say to yourself, “Isn’t… — Julie T. Lusk Boredom 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 Time 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 Practice Copy Share Image
“Let it be effortless. Trying to concentrate or analyze your experience will only bog you down. Honestly, all you really have to… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“firm, nonslip blanket, yoga mat, beach towel, or exercise or camping mat can be used to lie on. A thin (one- to… — Julie T. Lusk Body temperature 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 Emotional stability Copy Share Image
“Someone who is under constant stress “forgets” that he or she is tense due to habituation and no longer notices it consciously,… — Julie T. Lusk Habituation Copy Share Image
“To accomplish this, we will go through the entire body again. This time, we will use the breath consciously while focusing on… — Julie T. Lusk Breath Copy Share Image
“Learning to deal with distractions is important. They come in many forms, ranging from noises, stiffness, itches, coughs, and general restlessness to… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Welcome the distraction with a “Hello, restless mind” or “Hello, soreness,” and explore the present-moment experience. Chances are excellent that paying attention… — Julie T. Lusk Distraction Copy Share Image
“Now, draw your awareness to a time, circumstance, or place of experiencing your senses, engrossed in what you were seeing, feeling, smelling,… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Physical tension contributes to soreness, fatigue, poor circulation, and pain. This makes it very important to learn what physical tension feels like… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“This is harmonizing for the body, mind, and spirit. It is like there is something that cushions you from stress so that… — Julie T. Lusk Beauty 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 Breath Copy Share Image
“It is described as a nonjudgmental attention, independent of the usual burden of likes, dislikes, opinions, ignorance, worry, aggression, craving, fear, selfishness,… — Julie T. Lusk Desire 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 Daily life Copy Share Image
“This time, recall being loving, compassionate. It could be loving or compassionate toward a person, a pet, or something else. Any affectionate… — Julie T. Lusk Compassion Copy Share Image
“Bring it alive in your mind’s eye, sensing it now, a feeling of being completely comfortable and protected… How does it look?…What… — Julie T. Lusk Psychology Copy Share Image
“Learning to stay on the verge of being awake and asleep is a very important, powerful, and fertile doorway, or midpoint. This… — Julie T. Lusk Consciousness Copy Share Image
“Now, draw your awareness to a time, circumstance, or place of experiencing your senses, engrossed in what you were seeing, feeling, smelling,… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
“Root chakra: “I am secure, steady, and strong. I am centered.” Sacral chakra: “I experience my feelings and emotions, and express intimacy.… — Julie T. Lusk Feelings and emotions Copy Share Image
“Think of the labyrinth’s journey as having the following parts for a complete experience. To start, an intention is set with an… — Julie T. Lusk Journey 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… — Julie T. Lusk Brain Copy Share Image
“Guided imagery is like intentional daydreaming, but it uses the power of the mind for stress relief, relaxation, healing, behavior change, and… — Julie T. Lusk Behavior change 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 Anxiety depression 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 Life Copy Share Image
“the pairing of opposite physical sensations, emotions, and so on harmonizes the opposite hemispheres of the brain and helps in balancing our… — Julie T. Lusk Memory Copy Share Image
