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Yoga is skill in action
without regard for results.
 

\ Bhagavad-Gita 2.50

 

Physical postures are mastered
when practiced mindfully, effortlessly,
and with awareness of the Infinite.

\ Yoga Sutras 2.47

Yoga Practices and Posture - Archives

Refer to the archives list to the left for more  FREE mind-body practices including yoga poses, breathing techniques, meditation, guided relaxation, imagery and visualization practices.

Yoga Guidelines
Get your yoga practice off to a great start with the following handouts.

Important Guidelines for your Yoga Practice (PDF) Maximize your experience

Guidelines for Health Conditions (PDF) Tips for people with arthritis, back problems, cancer, high blood pressure, and women's health (menstruation, PMS, menopause).

Find out about the Benefits, Cautions and Contraindications for yoga poses (PDF) . Features information about breathing, sitting, kneeling, standing, belly down, supine (on back), and inversions.

Remember what to practice with these handy Drawings of Yoga Postures  (PDF) and these Warm-ups and Lesson Plans (PDF)

Tips on starting and maintaining a home yoga practice (PDF) by Eva Herriott

Salutation to the Moon - Chandra Namaskar (PDF)
Here's a beautiful yoga posture sequence called the Salute to the Moon.  Like the Sun Salute, it is a wonderful way to link poses and breathing together to build endurance and create relaxed energy.  It Standing postures are done in a way that flows as naturally as the moon moves through its phases.  Julie's moon salute sequence features the mountain, moon, star, forward bend, warrior options, and a standing spinal twist.  It's heavenly!  Click above to download and print it or click here to watch a  video clip (34 MB - Windows Media Player).  Best of all, invite Julie to teach the Moon Salute at a yoga workshop.

Salutation to the Moon - Chandra Namaskar (PDF)  gives you the photos and a description of each posture in the Salute to the Moon.

Salutation to the Moon with Breath - Chandra Namaskar (PDF)  shows photos for each posture with the proper breathing for the Salute to the Moon.

Your feedback is welcome on the Salutation to the Moon.  Email Julie.

Yoga Poses for Your Heart  (PDF)
Here is a series of nine yoga poses that are good for your heart from the innovative work of Dean Ornish, MD. For over 30 years, research has shown how comprehensive lifestyle changes can often halt, and even reverse, heart disease.  Program components include a low fat diet, exercise, social support, and stress management (yoga, guided relaxation, breathing, meditation).  Reversing Heart Disease, Love and Survival, and other books and articles by Ornish contain the details and data you’ll want to have about the lifestyle for a healthy heart.  This yoga series was originally published in Yoga Journal (March 06).  A great resource for guided relaxation, breathing and meditation is Yoga Meditations: Timeless Mind-Body Practices for Awakening by Julie Lusk.

Ujjayi Breath / Ocean Sounding Breathing (PDF)
Use Ujjayi breathing for stress management, strength, focus and stamina. Reprinted with permission from Yoga Meditations: Timeless Mind-Body Practices for Awakening by Julie Lusk.

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Click below for a handy reference guide on how to do yoga postures from
Yoga Basics: Posture Index