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It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel strong

January 13, 2011 By 16 Comments
Nothing but mountains ahead

I feel raw right now as it's been an intensely challenging three or four weeks. I finally broke up with my partner of three and half years on December 30th, a decision that's been a long time coming, but something I was fervently doing my best to avoid. In the end, there was no avoiding the facts. I couldn't continue my practice of being loving and open while standing strong in my truth, and stay in the relationship. Initially there was a feeling of relief - finally no more back and … [Read more...]

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How yoga helped me… stand tall, both literally and emotionally

November 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Yoga can make us stand tall, in many ways

This is an on-going series of yoga stories submitted by Yoga Lunchbox readers. Tell us how yoga changed your life and go in the draw to win a yoga prize package. Submitted by Kathie  Overeem of Dunedin, NZ, winner of a Yoga Prize Package I’ve been a sporty type for 10 years or so now I go through phases of running, biking, and weight training. Over the last 5 years I’ve found yoga and since then it has typically part been part of my weekly routine. I’m prone to very bad posture … [Read more...]

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Everything is stable… until it’s not

October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Anusara Yoga Teacher Katie Lane

by guest author Katie Lane What the Christchurch earthquake is teaching me about stability. Just when I thought I’d found my roots...the ground shook. AGAIN. Tuesday morning, 11.32am. The biggest aftershock I felt since our original 7.1 magnitude earthquake in early September. It was also the first *big* aftershock for me since arriving back in NZ from an amazing therapy training with John Friend in Maui. Compared to the BIG event, this shake was minor. However, a 5.0 on any scale … [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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An interview with Insight Dialogue author and teacher Gregory Kramer

March 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Insight Dialogue teacher Gregory Kramer

New Zealand is blessed next month with the arrival of Gregory Kramer, an American practitioner and teacher of Insight Meditation. Gregory is also the co-founder and director of the Metta Foundation, Portland, Oregon, a center of Buddhist practice in the Insight Meditation tradition. He has developed a practice that takes meditation off the mat and into interpersonal relationships, as outlined in his book Insight Dialogue. One review of this work from Joseph Goldstein, author of Insight … [Read more...]

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