Check out this awesome trailer for Y-Yoga Movie
October 30, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Hot topics
Did I mention how much I LOVE yoga? And that one interpretation of yoga is to connect, which is what this website is all about. After seeing the trailer for ‘Enlighten Up one of my subscribers and fellow yogis just put me on to this yoga documentary also out now – now that’s connection! Called [...]
What plank pose can teach us about transformative power
October 29, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Musings from the Mat
In the novel I have just finished reading (and highly recommend) – People of the Weeping Eye by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear, one of the main characters is a “Contrary”. She goes by the name of Two Petals, and ever since her mother died, has had trouble staying grounded in reality. She [...]
How a yoga practice can manage Multiple Sclerosis – Hillary Rubin's story
October 28, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Hot topics, The Benefits
Meet Hillary Rubin. That’s her there, practicing yoga. She’s was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1996, and decided that it was the perfect opportunity to transform her life from the inside out. Over the last twelve years she’s used a combination of yoga, meditation, and lifestyle to manage her MS. “I believe that our challenges [...]
Yoga documentary – can anyone truly be transformed by yoga?
October 25, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Hot topics
Can yoga really transform us from the inside out? Check out the trailer for this upcoming yoga documentary ‘Enlighten Up. Seeing media like this coming out about yoga makes me so excited – there are so many people all over the world passionate about the power of yoga to change us, and change our world. [...]
The wise do not waste time on meditation
October 25, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Meditation, Musings from the Mat
Do not think that because you take an hour a day to sit and meditate that you have arrived. You have not arrived. Because when you get up off your mat All full of pride That you can stop your thoughts and focus your attention for an hour YOU Have not arrived The wise man [...]
On moving toward a world with no moral codes, rules or regulations
October 24, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Musings from the Mat
There is no authority that exists, or need exist externally from our Selves. We need no moral code. We need no rules. We need no regulations. All we need is be completely honest with ourselves (conscious!) and understand the implications of our actions. All we need is to understand and know that we are a [...]
Why do I want to do yoga?
October 22, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under The Benefits
This is a follow-on to my last article, What is this yoga stuff all about? In that article, I put forward the concept that yoga is the realisation of the Self as God. It is the Union of Self with the Divine – understanding of course that when One becomes a Part of something, one [...]



