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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.
super-interesting – will be printing off to try out your “explorations”! thanks ;o)
Hey Michelle,
Come back and let me know how they go! Interested to hear.
Kara-Leah, thank you so much for writing this article and adding the video! I burst into tears reading it because I’m in that space of chronic debilitating pain where you used to be. I’ve had one lot of spinal surgery and have been advised that the surgeons would now like to do a double fusion. Your article reinforced my thinking and the decisions I’ve made about being 100% responsible for my health, not giving my power away, doing the work & healing without surgery. Thanks for the practical suggestions too – I can’t wait to start experimenting with them!
Hey Kate,
It’s a big decision – knowing whether or not you need to have that second surgery. I would suggest staying open to all possibilities, as you take responsibility for doing what you can. Sometimes that Western medical intervention is exactly what’s needed, and sometimes it’s not. There’s so many interconnected layers to our bodies, and so many ways to treat those layers. Talk to as many people as you can who know spines, from as many different disciplines as possible.
It was my experience that GPs don’t have a great understanding of the spine, so would refer any issue to a surgeon, whose area of expertise is of course… surgery. This didn’t address the underlying cause of the issue though, which meant the surgery was like putting a bandaid over top of something. The big question is, why is your spine the way it is? What’s causing the pain? It’s like being a detective really… Good luck!
There are no coincidences.
Your blog arrived half way around the world at my home in Nelson BC at just the right time.
I sense your words will help tranform my practice exactly where I sense the greatest present need.
beautiful.
Namaste
Mike
Hey Mike,
Ah… such a beautiful part of the world, I miss BC! It’s exciting to hear that this will help to transform your practice too 🙂
I see the morning yuga.
I like too much
Thanks
Kara-Leah, I am just going through and reading your top twenty articles. This is a wonderful article. I don’t have the level of chronic pain you have described, but I certainly have back problems that cause me pain. After doing my 40 days, I want to really work on opening up my pelvis area, as not only does it affect my upper back, but its tightness is impacting on my knee as well. I can’t wait to try out your suggestions here.
I’ve just finished my yoga practice, incorporating what you have described. The micro pelvic movements are amazing. I used them in supta baddhakonasana, and the sensation was amazing. Thanks for the clues along the journey :).
Yeah! Great to get immediate feedback like that. Shiva Rea’s on to something for sure… love her teachings.
Hey Sara,
Great mission to read all 20! I’d be really interested to know how these suggestions work for you. Over time, they’ve made such a difference to my movement and openness.
Blessings,
Kara-Leah
looks interesting.