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About Kara-Leah Grant
Kara-Leah is an internationally-renowned writer, teacher and retreat leader. Millions of people have been impacted by the articles, books and videos she has published over the last ten years. Her passion is liberation in this lifetime through an every day path of dissolving layers of tension into greater and greater freedom and joy. You can find out more about her, including when her next retreats are, on her website. Kara-Leah is the visionary and creator of The Yoga Lunchbox.
Paula says
Wow! I so needed to read this. I too decided that I need to get a job and let the yoga hustling wait until it’s its time. It is so encouraging to read reason why this is a good idea, rather than ignoring my “dreams”
Kara-Leah Grant says
Hey Paula,
It really helped me too… writing it all out and realising that this is just a part of my dreams. That making a choice makes it MY choice.
Kavita says
It’s a Hero’s journey.
carls says
WOW.
Me too!
Life is for living and as gorgeous as my experience was teaching yoga in my lovely studio overseas I am more than excited about progressing my career and having regular funds to make lifestyle choices, including my own home practise space! All in all having this abundance allows me to function in a higher vibration and stay more positive. I eat better food and can also give to others more generously. It makes me a better teacher because I can access teachers in the form of yoga immersions and workshops. I figured I am pretty good at what I do so why not do my post grad in it as well.
Lets be honest the yoga scripts have much sense, Yama and Niyama – bottom line stuff, and so do the others, however they are time and situation dependent and written often by solo men supported in a community, not exactly duplicating our lives today.
We all get one life this life, and the decision to go back to work means I can live, rather than exist!
Philippa says
I absolutely agree with you. AS a full time mum I am trying to incorporate my family around the yoga, so evening classes are out of question for me as my youngest is 3 and even my eldest groans when I say I am off to a class….. I also want to better my understanding so I have decided after speaking to someone last night about doing Finance again but only 2 – 4 hours a week for small businesses. This means no long hours which are not conducive to a family. To me it sounds great as I can now pay for my continual training, keep plugging my classes and keep my family happy with all the food that I make….
Remember yoga is with you all the time, whether you are on the mat or not…..
Martina says
Dont forget the medical benefits that often come with a corporate job. That more than wages keep me in a corporate job 🙁
Eating as a Path to Yoga says
I honor your choice. Om Shanti!
Ceo says
Might wanna “hustle” and check your CV for spelling errors 😉
Kara-Leah Grant says
Oh… great spotting! Thank you!
Julia Baker says
Firstly, congratulations on uncovering your treasure and making the decision to go back into the workplace. Its exciting news and you look very happy which is great.
I found that 2nd video blog “After the stuff… uncovering the treasure” insightful and very helpful for what I am going through right now. I haven’t uncovered my treasure yet but I am less scared of the feelings that are coming up and more willing to be with them. I’m at the point where meditation and ‘being with’ the more challenging emotions/thoughts is still very very hard but starting to be more doable. Hmm, I wonder if it gets easier with practice!
Anyways, watching your video blog as given me an extra bit of courage to fight the urge to take quick reactive action and given me more courage to explore what is bothering me. With a bit of luck I will find some treasure too.
So thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
Oh and best of luck with re-entering the workplace, have fun ! 🙂
Julia Baker says
I just watched the 1st one… (trust me to jump to the end)… “Yoga brings up ‘Stuff’, and that ‘Stuff’ needs facing”. Another wow. Thank you so much for your honesty. I’ve been rather harsh on myself of late, esp regarding the resistance towards a regular daily practice, something that I know is good for me. Something I know I NEED for my physical well being.
I have no idea how yoga works, but it works and it will be a lot easier if I just let it do its thing. Your video blog reminds me there is a process that has to happen, its normal and its going to be ok.
Thanks! 🙂
Kara-Leah Grant says
Hey Julia,
Love that you watched the second video before the first video… Yeah, mostly we just need to get out of our own way eh? Drop the stories, drop the resistance, and just whole-heartedly accept what’s right in front of us.
Blessings,
KL
Michelle says
Hey Kara-Leah,
Good for you – being in a similar place to you – having to do the hustle for global yogi (except not the hustle as a yoga teacher) I really understand where you’re at. I also love the creative side of my website but find the hustle difficult at times. I am lucky to have regular freelance (corporate!) writing work that pays well and supports global yogi at least for now. And I am often overwhelmed with the number of things on my ‘to-do list’, doing the juggling act with paid work and the web hustle! But am learning just to be with whatever comes up every day and be open to the possibilities of change rather than fixed to any specific outcomes…
Best of luck with the job hunt 🙂
Kara-Leah Grant says
Hey Michelle,
Great reminder about staying open to possibilities of change… since letting go of the fixed idea of making money through teaching yoga, or through The Yoga Lunchbox, I feel so much freer and more relaxed. Now I’m seeing all kinds of opportunities… exciting times!
grantie in Spain says
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!
Azza says
Still have same sentiment? Just curious as is an old post but you just referred to it.
In 2016 I reckon possible to have both possibly.
Kara-Leah Grant says
Ha! Back then, I applied for a bunch of jobs and didn’t get a single interview. So I moved to the mountains and wrote a book. That was Forty Days of Yoga.
Then four years later… same thing happened… over the hustle, not sure where my next dollar is coming from, feeling under-utilised… so applied for a bunch of jobs. Didn’t get a single interview. So started leading retreats and they are going great.
Seems every time I ‘almost’ give up and go corporate… I have some kind of big break through…
Who knows what might have happened if I’d got an interview though… I can spin any situation into a positive after all, as evidenced by this article!
Catherine Tingey says
I can totally understand this perspective. I think often in the spiritual community we think financial security is irrelevant but in reality, you need to be solid before you can help others! Maybe your future company will offer yoga in the workplace, and you can get your little hit there. Teaching corporate yoga can be a secure and reliable source of income– I’ve taught a lot of corporate yoga classes, and also used to work at a company where they offered corporate yoga – so I’ve been on both sides of the equation. .If you’re looking for your class to be a slamdunk success and renew your contract, here are 7 TIPS FOR SUCCESS! http://catherinetingey.com/how-to-hire-a-corporate-yoga-instructor-2/