My third eye’s a’twitchin’ – does that mean she’s awakening?

Kara-Leah

My third eye has been twitching all afternoon, a sensation which started during my recent trip to LA for teacher training with Shiva Rea. The last time I can remember it doing this I was sitting in a Wellington restaurant with my Aunt, who's a straight-up, salt of the earth, farmer and local government politician turned Minister of Parliament. I'd just flown back from Canada, about a week after having two psychotic episodes, being committed to the Acute Psych Ward of Lions Gate Hospital, … [Read more...]

How do I open my third eye?

Many people may think the concept of the third eye is metaphorical, or even mythical. But all of the concepts explained through yoga, including chakra and maya kosha (the five bodies) are experiential. That is, as you practice yoga, you actually experience the reality that these concepts explain. After all - how do you think these ideas come about in the first place? They weren't made up, or imagained. Yogis experienced them in their practice and then described the reality they were … [Read more...]