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Even yoga and meditation can be a way to escape from reality
April 23, 2010 By 8 Comments
About Kara-Leah GrantKL's the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Yoga Lunchbox, mother to a toddler and passionate about both writing and yoga. She lives in Wellington, teaches yoga and is excited about heading make into the workplace. She also loves to cook while blasting dance music and reliving her go go dancing days.
Beautiful, wise truth-telling KL.
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Thank you for this article, beautiful girl. Thank you for continuing to share of yourself in such a simple, honest way. And congratulations on coming home. Sending you massive love from Welly.
Dear KaraLeah,
I love this article! What a wonderful encouragement for all of us to seek opportunities for awakening off the mat. Surely this is the heart of the practice? It’s also the gift of motherhood. Arohanui. L x
Hey Marianne, Kelly & Lynda,
Appreciate the feedback girls!
Awakening off the mat truly is the heart of the practice… and there is such sweetness in this process, difficult as it can be.
Many blessings,
KL
Feeling the vulnerability and acceptance of the moment is very much a balancing act. I often notice that I’ve fallen over and need to pick myself back up. I’ve usually from the ‘ideal’ balanced yogic lifestyle with sattwic food and sleeping patterns to rajasic busy-ness and doing-doing-doing (including asana!).
The key is to be soft and release the judgement for having fallen off my central balanced fine line. Reading this article reminds me to be kind to myself, and to check in with how I’m truly feeling. Aum.
Hey Premratna,
What a beautiful comment! And such a lovely reminder of the three gunas(states of mind) of sattva, rajas and tamas. It really does help to be mindful of which state of mind (guna) we’re currently experiencing.
My challenge is to ‘do’ with sattva, rather than ‘do-do-do’ with rajas!
Blessings,
KL
Beautiful, honest insight Kara-Leah
Rumi says, “Sometimes we need to go away and return to find ourselves home.”
To arriving home each moment.
Love from Auckand -
Angela.
Hey Angela,
Thank you! Love Rumi…
Blessings,
KL