What Is Journeying Toward Wholeness?

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Journeying Toward Wholeness (julierussell.org) is the website of Julie Russell, a teacher who combines Yoga, T'ai Chi, and Self-Breema with creative practice. The site describes wholeness as "a way of living and being" that opens the heart, mind, body, feelings, imagination, and creativity — and frames the result as qualities like courage, serenity, acceptance, and compassion. If you are looking for a single instructor's integrated approach to movement and reflective art rather than a large studio or app, this is the kind of site you are evaluating.

What the site covers

The navigation and page text point to these areas:

  • Yoga & T'ai Chi — the core movement practices
  • Self-Breema — a complementary practice Julie teaches alongside Yoga and T'ai Chi
  • The Painting Journal™ — a creative/art practice she developed and teaches
  • Painting Journal Retreat — a retreat offering
  • Recorded Classes — pre-recorded instruction
  • T'ai Chi DVD — a physical/digital instructional product
  • Rejuvenation I and Rejuvenation II — listed as separate offerings
  • Prison Yoga — an outreach area of her work
  • Julie's Treasury and News Updates — supplementary content

The site does not publish prices, schedules, or booking details in the material available, so treat those as things to confirm directly before planning around them.

Who Julie Russell is

The site gives a specific background:

  • B.S. in Education from Wheelock College
  • M.A. in Art from Peabody College in Nashville
  • Founded and directed The Center, a school for pottery, arts and crafts, for seven years
  • Expanded into the healing arts in the early 1980s, doing Breema and practicing and teaching Yoga and T'ai Chi
  • Also teaches art therapy and The Painting Journal
  • Raised three children and has taught in Tennessee since the 1960s

This matters for fit: the offering is built around one teacher's long-running personal practice and art background, not a standardized certification program.

How to decide if it suits you

Choose this kind of site if you want:

  • A blended practice (movement plus reflective art) from a single, experienced teacher
  • Recorded or DVD-based instruction you can use at home
  • A stated philosophy centered on inner balance and compassion

Look elsewhere if you need:

  • Published pricing, class schedules, or instant online booking
  • A large catalog of many instructors
  • Credentialing or a formal certification track

Practical next step

Start with the Recorded Classes or T'ai Chi DVD pages if you want to sample the teaching before committing to a retreat, and check News Updates for current offerings. Because pricing and availability are not stated on the page, contact the site directly to confirm cost, format, and dates.