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Archives for August 2013

The Best of Yoga Philosophy

August 28, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant 2 Comments

The Yoga Lunchbox is proud to host this week's edition of... Best of Yoga Philosophy A Virtual Magazine & Forum The very best Yoga philosophy articles from all over the Web. Follow daily on Pinterest (best browsing), Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin Please pass the word to your friends who like Yoga philosophy. Thanks for your interest and support. Bob W. Editor ***** Very interesting discussion about the Bhagavad Gita ~ A Fascinating Discussion Going on over at Facebook - read … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yoga & Community Tagged With: bhagavad gita, enlightenment, yoga philosophy

How to Find a Good (Great!) Yoga Teacher

August 28, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant How do I find a good yoga teacher? How indeed? First, start by defining what a good yoga teacher means to you, as it will be different for everyone. What values and factors matter to you? What do you want in a teacher? Things you might want to consider include: location price skill set training style age sex attributes (kind, stern, funny...) experience For example, if you've never done yoga before, and you have a limited budget but plenty of time your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: good yoga teacher, starting yoga

How to Make your Kundalini Awakening a Positive Event

August 26, 2013 by Guest Author

Can Kundalini Awakening be positive experience

By guest author Tara Springett, Buddhist Therapist and Teacher My own Kundalini awakened at the age of twenty four during three courses of bioenergetic therapy, in which we held painful body postures while screaming our heart out. It was a rough approach and it achieved what it set out to achieve: it ruptured my repressive ‘body armour’ and allowed the life-force and Kundalini to flow more freely. Fifteen years later I tried to purposefully increase the amount of my Kundalini through methods … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews, The Process of Kundalini Tagged With: kundalini, kundalini awakening, Kundalini symptoms, positive Kundalini, Tara Springett

All the Curvy Ladies do Practice Yoga

August 23, 2013 by Guest Author 5 Comments

By guest author Anna Guest-Jelley, Curvy Yoga When I first started practicing yoga, I never, ever, ever saw another bigger-bodied person like me. Never. Most days, I thought I was the only one. But I secretly dreamed of finding others -- people who also longed for a yoga practice where no one said Lay your belly on your thighs Because, hello, if I move a centimeter, I'm already there. Wave your hands in the air Now, I know I'm mixing song references here, but I hope you'll forgive me. Because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yoga & Body Image, Yoga in the Media Tagged With: anna guest-jelley, curvy yoga, fat yoga, plus size yoga

How to Open Your Heart Chakra in One Simple Step

August 21, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant 10 Comments

Heart-Opening Kriya, posture one.

by Kara-Leah Grant, avid promotor of home yoga practice. It'll change your world (because you are your world). So my gorgeous and most-wonderful man left on Thursday for six weeks. And on Friday I had a brilliant idea. Six weeks! 42 days! I'll do a specific Forty Days of Yoga practice while he's away! Perfect! Now what will I do... how about one of my old favourites, a Heart-Opening Kriya (see below for a PDF of this kriya) I learned many moons ago? Nothing like a little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energetic Practices, Home Yoga Practice, Practices Tagged With: anahata chakra, forty days of yoga, Heart CHakra, heart opening, kriya

The Kundalini Awakening Process: An Inside Story

August 19, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant

Bow to the Kundalini Process

WIN a copy of Kara-Leah's new book 'Field Notes from Kundalini Awakening', publishing in 2018. Guaranteed to take you on an intimate journey into the depths of the Kundalini experience. Click here to sign up for the book launch list and go into the draw to win one of THREE print copies. by Kara-Leah Grant It's 7:15pm and I'm upside down on the carpet in front of the fire, balancing on my hands and knees, head hanging low, not quite touching the carpet. I'm meant to be on the computer, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat, The Process of Kundalini Tagged With: kundalini, kundalini awakening, kundalini process, Kundalini symptoms, positive Kundalini

From city yoga chick to rural home lady

August 14, 2013 by Jacinta Aalsma Leave a Comment

Jacinta Aalsma

By Guest Author Jacinta Aalsma, Yoga Circle The biggest obstacle for me when I moved from Auckland to Whangarei, was leaving behind my yoga studio, yoga community and yoga friends. My yoga studio is my safe place and my yoga friends felt like my family. On the other hand, I knew this move was eventually a good thing for me to do. So here I am in rural New Zealand; my home practice and me. Suddenly I spent heaps of time at home, instead of at yoga studios. My partner prices himself lucky, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yoga & Community Tagged With: Jacinta Aalsma, yoga excuses, yoga home practice, yoga in rural New Zealand, Yoga in the country, yoga in whangarei

Kundalini Awakenings: Symptoms, Process, Benefits, Support & Help

August 11, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant

Kundalini, or prana, rising up the spine

WIN a copy of Kara-Leah's new book 'Field Notes from Kundalini Awakening', publishing in 2018. Guaranteed to take you on an intimate journey into the depths of the Kundalini experience. Click here to sign up for the book launch list and go into the draw to win one of THREE print copies. by Kara-Leah Grant Whether you've had a Kundalini Awakening, are curious about the process of awakening Kundalini, think you might have some of the symptoms of a Kundalini Awakening or are looking for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews, The Process of Kundalini Tagged With: awakening, energy shifts, evolution, kundalini awakening, kundalini rising

The Emergence of the Gift Economy: Greater Wealth & Abundance for All

August 8, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant 5 Comments

by Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat I've been pondering money, value, gifts, offering and exchange this week. I met with a friend who talked about how she was doing work she was passionate about that barely paid her enough to survive on. This work is about how we create our societies and so benefits everybody. She said that she'd noticed it as an increasing trend - that on one hand we do what we need to do to earn the money to survive, and on the other hand we do our important work. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat Tagged With: abundance, gift, gifting, wealth

Your most valuable tool as a Yoga Teacher (it’s not what you think)

August 3, 2013 by Guest Author 2 Comments

Jenifer Parker teaching

by guest author Louise Thompson, Positive Balance Do you know what your most valuable tool is as a yoga teacher? What sets you apart? What makes you unique and special? What keeps students coming back to class again and again? What makes your classes work? What makes your classes inspiring and challenging? Is it your awesome back bend ability? Your demonstration of a perfect pigeon pose? Your hard-out arm balance? Your unique sequence of poses and your hard earned teaching … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: Louise Thompson, yoga teacher tips, yoga teacher tools, yoga teacher voice, yoga teaching tips

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