Why forgiveness of self is part of the yogic path toward samadhi (bliss)
November 2, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Musings from the Mat
Years of yoga practice has peeled away layers and layers of behaviours and thought patterns.
The veil of avidya (self-ignorance) is lifting, but not without pain and discomfort. It’s this pain and discomfort that sent me fleeing from class so many years ago.
It’s this pain and discomfort that has made my practice sporadic and disjointed at [...]
How yoga has the power to transform and release avidya (self-ignorance)
October 13, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Asana (postures), The Benefits
My first experience with the power of avidya came about twenty minutes into my third ashtanga yoga class. Or maybe my second. The exact number is not important, just that I was a broke backpacker partway through a pre-paid ten week yoga course.
The teacher, a long, lanky woman in her early forties, brought us into [...]
