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10 reasons why I’m excited to choose corporate work over teaching yoga

May 16, 2012 By 14 Comments
Stoked, and ready for change!

by Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat Oh yes loyal Lunchboxers, after weighing up what I need in my life right now, I've decided to forgo trying to earn a living wage as a yoga teacher and website publisher, and instead head back into the workplace. I've been sprucing up my CV, writing cover letters, and getting in touch with recruitment agencies. It feels GREAT! Normally the story we here is about people getting disillusioned with working for a living, with being in the corporate … [Read more...]

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Breaking away from asana and exploring the other limbs of yoga

May 22, 2011 By 4 Comments
Eight limbs of yoga

We have just moved house, my partner and I.  In the midst of trying to insure we have all our things in spaces that make sense, I’ve been eyeing the large deck and huge lounge floor. This house is made for practicing Yoga. Which I haven’t done in I don’t know how long.  Not specifically the sort that everyone thinks of when they hear the word ‘yoga’, anyway.  That is to say: my life has had no asana practice for a couple weeks. Since asana is only one of eight – 1 of 8! … [Read more...]

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The path to true abundance lies within

November 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
All you truly need lies within, delve into your infinite depths

We live in an infinitely abundant universe. This is a fact. Stare up at a clear sky night and try and count the stars. Cut open a capsicum and try and count the seeds. Stand on the corner of Lambton Quay and Willis Street and try and count the people flowing in all directions. Life is abundant. It flourishes under even the harshest of conditions. Deserts. Mountain tops. Ocean depths. … [Read more...]

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How much is a yoga class worth to you? Readers respond

November 10, 2009 By 12 Comments
'Pacifica' by Wellington artist Josephine Morey, click image to learn more or buy from her website

There were so many comments and emails that came in form my original post, How much is a yoga class worth to you?, that I wanted to address everything that was raised in a follow-up post. It's been fascinating to hear everybody's point of view, and hear some suggestions about how to handle the payment of classes. Reading through all of these, it become clear to me where I hadn't been clear. … [Read more...]

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How much is a yoga class worth to you?

October 30, 2009 By 21 Comments
The Goddess of Spiritual and Material Wealth, Lakshmi

Six months or so ago, I launched Prana Flow yoga classes with the intention of carrying out a social experiment on value and yoga. I wanted to know: If people were allowed to determine the value of a 75 minute yoga class all by themselves, what value would they arrive at? Here's the original article: Prana Flow Yoga launches classes where students decide how much to pay. Now my experiment had some limitations. Because it was also designed to remove financial barriers to yoga, so that … [Read more...]

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Day 1 to 15: Forty Day Sadhana of Infinite Energy and Prosperity Meditation

May 15, 2009 By 4 Comments
Cherry Blossom

These are interesting times. It's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that we live on a finite planet, yet continue to promote a consumerist, throw away society that generates money for the few while decimating the planet. These were my thoughts as I sat outside this morning on my deck, eating porridge, watching the sunrise, and enjoying the presence of a handful of sparrows attracted by the stale bread we'd thrown on the lawn. They pecked and chirped, hopped and nibbled. Read … [Read more...]

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