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October 13, 2009 by 6 Comments
About Kara-Leah GrantKara-Leah is the author of Forty Days of Yoga - Breaking down the barriers to a home yoga practice. She's also the founder and Editor-in-Chief of this fine website, The Yoga Lunchbox, a mother to a pre-schooler and passionate about writing, yoga and mountains. She's currently living in Glenorchy (near Queenstown), teaches yoga and loves to cook while blasting dance music.
Yes Yoga is the ticket to body, mental, intellectual vital, and even spiritual alterations. Asanas or postures when done correctly can bring about Self Realization, Samadhi or communion with the Soul/God, and in this way for sure bring about life altering changes.
Even 1sec of Nirvikalpa Samadhi (self realization) will burn all karma, and bring about life altering changes.
Hey Dr. Andrew,
Great to have you stop by – such a good reminder that ultimately yoga is about Self Realization, and the postures are just a means to get there.
Blessings,
KL
Hi, Kara-Leah.
Saw your comment on Yoga Muse and popped over to look at your terrific website. Great work. It’s wonderful to see what a thriving Yoga community you have in NZ.
Like you, I’m a Yoga universalist. Sometimes I think we should start a new Yoga movement called just that–”Universalist Yoga”–embracing all Yoga styles and all Yoga-like spirituality in all other spiritual and philosophic traditions.
I assume you’re tuned into the great Yoga blogosphere. There are many great sites like Brooks’. Also Twitter–search #yogadork @namastebookclub. I have my blog on Yoga Journal Community (id reweis), but I’m now mirroring my blogs on my own website.
Great to meet you here. Please let me know if I can help you in any way. All other links for me are on my site below.
Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com
Hey Bob,
I’ve seen a few of your comments on some of the yoga blogs – great to have you stop by.
I’m slowly finding my way around the yoga blogosphere. Blogging hasn’t really caught on the same way over here in NZ – you’ll notice Kiwis haven’t really got comfortable with commenting so much yet
Many blessings,
KL
Hi Kara-Leah,
How do I begin this? I’ll start in the ‘now’ ’cause that’s what yoga seems to be a lot about. I’ve never blogged before but here I am – a beginner yogi who has dabbled through the years with the odd class – I even attended an Iyengar class regularly for a while, years ago, until…..well I haven’t looked into that yet – but suffice it to say I keep finding myself returning to yoga. Now I’ve found a class and a teacher I connect with…a gentle, affirming vinyasa flow with some yin yoga thrown in. So I go once a week and am getting inspired. Yesterday however, a world away in a ‘stretch yourself over a rack’ class, I held the first pose for about a minute and thought…I wanna leave. This can’t be good for my knees or my back. I can’t know what is good for me or else I wouldn’t be looking for a teacher. What am I doing here? Should I stay or should I go? I stayed….interesting.
I love your honest, approachable writing and am learning lots from reading the articles on your site. Thanks a bunch YogalunchBox
Hey Mali,
Nice witnessing… and staying. It’s fascinating to watch what the mind throws up during our practice. Tuning in and knowing whether or not to listen to what it’s offering is the key… and that comes with time and practice.
Blessings,
KL