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How to Blast Through Avoidance & Clear Out Your Psychic Space

May 3, 2018 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant Avoidance. It's one of those subtle things that can completely derail our lives. Or at least, prevent us from growing and expanding. And the thing is, it's oh so subtle most of the time. Like, not even there almost. Like, easy to ignore. This week, I've avoided making a phone call to a venue to talk about pricing. I've avoided downloading and reading the notes from my editor on my book. And I've avoided calling someone on treating me bad. These are just the avoidances I'm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga, Musings from the Mat Tagged With: avoidance, avoiding, clearing, crap, fear, psychic space

Giant Integration: Feeling Good vs The Truth of the Moment

July 21, 2014 by Kara-Leah Grant 7 Comments

by Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat For over a decade now I've been living deep journeying into the Self. Post-Bali was no exception. I'd stirred up, identified and released a negative core belief centred around the third chakra. This was difficult work and intensely liberating all at the same time. I'm already seeing concrete results from the clearing of this old belief in the way i'm organising my yoga classes and new chakra course here in Wellington.  But that old third chakra … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat Tagged With: aversion, avoidance, fear, feelings, integration, power living yoga retreat, truth

How avoiding feelings avoids the present moment and avoids life

February 15, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant 3 Comments

By Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat This morning, the wonderful woman who looks after Samuel four days a week while I work told me she's finishing up with PORSE (home-based early childhood education) on April 6. This is a big deal. I live in a small town with no kindergaten or other early childhood education facility. There is no other childcare available (right now). I'm also a single parent working from home and those childcare hours are my livelihood - not just for my business but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Yoga Practice, Musings from the Mat Tagged With: Acceptance, avoidance, being, change, feelings, home practice, presence, resistance

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