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 Y-Yoga Movie, [...]
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 hears [...]
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 are our greatest gifts,” [...]
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.
Bring it [...]
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 does not meditate
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 part of the Whole, and [...]


