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Exorcism: An Invitation to Work Consciously with Fear

October 4, 2018 by Kara-Leah Grant

by Kara-Leah Grant This week, I took part in an exorcism. But let's just call it a healing, because that word exorcism caries all kinds of connotations that can stop us from bringing our hearts and awareness into the moment. There was nothing to fear in this healing, except, of course, fear itself. More than ten years ago, I took on an energy, an entity, a being of the subtle realms... it's not something I've talked about much because, you know, crazy. Yet it wasn't crazy for me. It was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Process of Waking Up Tagged With: exorcism, fear, healing, kara-leah grant, tohunga

How to Re-Write Your Past and Free up Your Future

July 12, 2018 by Kara-Leah Grant

Re-writing our stories means we can go back for another bite of the apple. Photo by Pete Longworth

by Kara-Leah Grant In practice this week, I noticed that when I've told the story of my awakening/psychosis experience, it's always been focused on the relationship I was in, and how that contributed to the experience. But there's another big piece to that story. And it's one I've never told before. That intrigued me. Why had I not looked at that aspect of the story before? Scanning through my life's history, I saw the pattern repeated over and over again: My story has always been told … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat Tagged With: awakening, fear, healing, kara-leah grant, psychosis

Jason Corliss: Love Fully, Live the Moment, Believe in the Magic

March 1, 2018 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant The last time I saw Jason Corliss - Organic Mechanic founder, wizard, shaman, healer, sage - was at Kawai Purapura on Sunday, February 11th, 2018, for a Cacao Ceremony. He was outside, dancing, in the rain. This weekend - the weekend of his funeral, was the International Yoga Festival at Kawai Purapura, and I was presenting. Grace meant I was scheduled only for Friday and Sunday, so I was able to go and sit with Jase at the funeral home on Saturday morning before … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Process of Waking Up Tagged With: death, grief, Jason Corliss, kara-leah grant, Organic Mechanic, unconditional love

The Key Elements to A Successful Yoga Teaching Career

February 7, 2018 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant It's been more than a decade since I started teaching yoga, and so embarked on a yoga teaching career. That career has included teaching group classes, workshops, retreats, presenting at festivals, writing yoga books, delivering corporate seminars, and publishing this online yoga magazine. I began as a sole trader and taught yoga on the side while working other jobs. In April 2011, after becoming a single parent, I started my own company and doubled-down on my desire to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: How to Rock Your Yoga Teaching Career, kara-leah grant, yoga career, yoga teaching

The Only Thing to Fear is Fear Itself? Bullshit

September 22, 2017 by Kara-Leah Grant 1 Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant We all know the saying - the only thing to fear is fear itself. But it's wrong. Completely totally and utterly wrong. And if I was a conspiracy theorist, I would say that disseminating that piece of wisdom is a sneaky way to disempower people completely and turn them into comfort-seeking, convenience-addicted sheep. Fear is not to be feared. In fact, fearing fear feeds the fear and locks us up into a big old contracted mess that will do anything to avoid how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga, The Process of Waking Up Tagged With: emotional processing, emotions, fear, kara-leah grant, Mental Illness

How to Turn Self-Hatred into Self-Love

June 29, 2017 by Kara-Leah Grant 1 Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant I had a moment on Sunday when I hated myself. Or at least, hated an aspect of myself, for I recognise that it is not the Self I am hating, but a shadow that lives within. This particular shadow is the controlling, wrathful, angry, tense, uptight aspect of me. Here's how this unfolded on Sunday. I felt amazing in the early morning, dancing to my favourite music in the kitchen while washing dishes. Housework + epic music + dancing is one of my favourite household … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deepening • The Yoga of Life, Musings from the Mat Tagged With: hate, Heart of Self-Love, kara-leah grant, self-love

How to Connect with the Energy of the Divine Feminine

June 15, 2017 by Kara-Leah Grant 1 Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant I'm leading a Women's Circle at Power Living Wellington on July 8th where I've promised that women will learn how to embody and evoke the energy of Maha Shakti - one aspect of the Divine Feminine - through the practice of asana, pranayama and meditation. But what does that mean? I feel the energy of Shakti in me when I practice, when I walk, when I dance, when I write, when I make love. She is always there, within, only a breath away from my awareness. But how do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Process of Waking Up, Yoga & Relationships Tagged With: Divine Feminine, kara-leah grant, Maha Shakti, shakti, women

Getting on the man mat for Forty Days of Yoga

July 29, 2013 by Guest Author 2 Comments

Yogi John

By guest author John Falepau, Yogi John My yoga journey has very much been a progression of listening, learning, watching, inquiring, listening more, learning more, experiencing and assimilating the effects from yoga into my life and being. A lot of what seemed daunting at first - asanas that felt uncomfortable, Kirtan (pronounced keer-tahn, with a slight rolling of the rrrrs), words that I couldn’t pronounce or remember - I am now mastering. I feel the expansion of my ribcage as I inhale … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Yoga Practice Tagged With: benefits, discipline, experiences, Forty days, kara-leah grant, Man mat, open heart, practise, routine, transformation, voice, Yogijohn

What’s it like to do 108 sun salutations in a row?

August 24, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant 54 Comments

Yoga for Herniated Disc

by Kara-Leah, Mention doing 108 sun salutations in a row to most people, even regularly practicing yogis, and their eyes widen as their mind says "No way!" Yes way! Not only can your average yoga practitioner easily complete 108 sun salutations, but it's such an energizing practice, that at the end of 108, some people actually feel like they want to do more. Remember, yoga is not "exercise". It doesn't wear out the body, but energises the mind, body and soul. Sun salutations open and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Physical Practices Tagged With: commitment, Global Mala, goal setting, intention, kara-leah grant, The Yoga Lunchbox

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