What if yoga is like religion?
August 20, 2010 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Guest Authors, Hot topics
by guest author Melissa Billington, from MYOGA For years I’ve seen the fear people have around Yoga, some claiming it’s a cult or a religion and refusing to take part because they would be seen by the upholders of their own religion as hypocritical or blasphemous. Many yoga styles and schools are based in a [...]
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 [...]
What do you see when you look at the world? – The yogic perspective
June 4, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Hot topics
A month ago I floated this question with my readers because I was curious. I know that what we see when we look at the world says more about us than it says about the world, and I wanted to know; What were my readers seeing? I knew what I was seeing, and as I [...]
What is this yoga stuff all about?
October 21, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Musings from the Mat, The Basics
Yoga. It’s not about twisting yourself into a pretzel – although many who practice yoga can manipulate their bodies in incredible ways. It’s not about going to classes and learning how to do this posture, or that breathing technique – although practicing asana and pranayama is part of yoga. It’s not about chanting, or meditating [...]
