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Leaving behind window shopping for the soul & committing to a tradition

September 25, 2012 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

By guest author Carmen Howell of The Sadhana Studio The title for this article came from a blog, where the writer shared her "tempest of emotions, regarding the question of whether to take and commit to a teacher'? The advice she received was that window shopping for ceremonies, teachers and/or traditions prevents a situation where one can go deeply into any one tradition, and will only result in a shallow experience and knowledge of a topic. In short, window shopping can be delusional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Going to Class Tagged With: Carmen Howell, commit, guru, India, kriya yoga, soul, teacher, the Sadhana studio, The Yoga Lunchbox, tradition, Wanaka, window shopping, yoga

Dumped by my Guru

April 6, 2012 by Guest Author 10 Comments

Divorced by my guru

by columnist Gabrielle Harris, The Suburban Yogini My freefall descent happened 6 months ago. It wasn’t gentle zen-like parachute descent, but the type of ungraceful fall where not only was I kicking and screaming, but all the office workers in the building I was sailing by were laughing and poking faces at me. My lesson on non-attachment had publicly arrived. It happened on my level 3 teacher training. I had travelled to Australia to be with the teacher I was attached to. He made me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Going to Class, Teaching Insights Tagged With: abhinvesa, amsita, anahata chakra, dvesa, finding a teacher, guru, klesha, leaving your teacher, Mark Nepo, non attachment, raga, tapas, Teacher training, The Book of Awakenings

Dude, where’s my teacher?!

April 11, 2011 by Kara-Leah Grant 23 Comments

Dude, where's my yoga teacher?

I've been totally short-changed on my yoga journey. Never once have I had a Real Yoga Teacher. You know - the kind you have an on-going relationship with.. the kind who supports your yoga journey parsing out morsels of wisdom and insight at the exact moment you need them... the kind who's interested in your development and answers all your questions. Nope, thanks to some cruel twist of fate, I've been left to blunder through the mine field of yoga all by my lonesome. Partly this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat Tagged With: guru, shiva rea, swami shantimurti

How a Non-certified Yoga Teacher With No Guru Ended Up Teaching (And Should She Be?)

June 11, 2010 by Kara-Leah Grant 35 Comments

by Kara-Leah, This is a question I have contemplated many times since teaching was first thrust upon me. And it's also one this website has explored extensively in recent weeks. After reading all of the responses from other teachers, I began to wonder... how on earth can I call myself a yoga teacher? I have no qualifications. I've never attended a teacher training of any real length. I've never studied under a guru, nor a teacher for any length of time. I'm a long way from mastering … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat, Teaching Insights Tagged With: guru, kundalini awakening, prana, Prana Flow, swami karma karuna, Yoga certification, yoga teacher training

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