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It ain’t the life I ever wanted, so how come I’m having so much fun?

June 25, 2011 By 7 Comments
There's always an opportunity on the horizon

Life has been rich with opportunities to practice deep acceptance lately. Samuel is now 17 months old, generally awake from 7am to 7pm, and active, even measured by toddler standards. It's impossible to work around him anymore, or write morning pages, or meditate, or practice asana. These things were the mainstay of my waking hours - if I wasn't on the computer, I was doing some form of yoga or writing. In the last month, I've had to accept that this is just not the way my life is … [Read more...]

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An interview with Pam Harding on her workshop ‘Unveiling the New’

October 25, 2010 By
Pam Harding

Imagine if you could experience everyday life with the same amount of presence you bring to yoga or meditation. Imagine how you would feel if you could bring that keen awareness to everything, not just the moments spent on the mat. That's the promise of ‘Unveiling the New’, a one day women-only workshop on November 6th 2010 facilitated by Pam Harding. She says the workshop is a place where women can experience activity and yet be encouraged to come from a place of 'no activity' or … [Read more...]

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There’s magic in them there fuck-ups

October 22, 2010 By 9 Comments
KaraLeahGrant

My opportunity to practice some really serious yoga came before I'd even boarded the plane to Auckland. On my way to ten days of yoga teacher training with Shiva Rea, I was feeling sad about leaving my man and my wee man behind. Really sad, too sad to feel excited. Standing at the counter, checking my bag through to LA, I handed over my passport. An old-school ten year passport that doesn't expire until 2013, and is also - as I was about to find out - not machine-readable. Which … [Read more...]

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It’s a hard road finding the perfect man

August 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
KL and Luke, finding balance

Over the months I've been writing Musings from Mat, I've spoken a great deal about my relationship challenges - and there's been a few. My partner and I have been together for three years now, and as he's fond of saying, we were both mad when we got together. Not quite, but close enough. It's been the most challenging relationship I have ever had, and the most rewarding. I have left no less than seven times in those three years - including twice while pregnant and once after Samuel was born. … [Read more...]

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Five things I learned in 2009 from my yoga and meditation practice

January 11, 2010 By 11 Comments
Kara-Leah, 38 weeks pregnant

What a year! Getting pregnant. Completing the renovations on our home. Selling it privately. Making the heart-breaking decision to leave my partner at 7 months pregnant... ... only to witness a miracle of transformation that brought us back together in the most incredible space. And of course teaching yoga, sharing yoga, practicing yoga, learning yoga, loving yoga... ...all while holding down a full-time public service job and witnessing firsthand the goings-on within … [Read more...]

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How yoga supercedes the need for political correctness

November 24, 2009 By 5 Comments
The Buddha turns arrows into flowers

OK. Here’s what we need to do to shift this whole PC thing that has infected our culture. Let’s start by getting a few things straight. If someone calls me a bitch, does that make me a bitch? According to their world view, it does. But I don’t have to believe them. And more importantly, I don’t have to get upset about it either. … [Read more...]

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