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Exploring the Niyamas: How do we cultivate Samtosha (contentment) in our life?

February 25, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant 1 Comment

Contentment

by Kara-Leah Grant Of all the yamas and the niyamas I've explored in my life so far, this one made the most sense simply by looking at the word. Contentment. Yip. Know what that means. I didn't need to go and hunt through all my books reading what various yoga teachers and yogic scholars have written about contentment. I didn't need to search on Google to explore the different nuances. I got it. Out of the box. And I need it. Oh do I need it so bad. Wait... is that an oxymoron - to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga Tagged With: Acceptance, contentment, niyama, now, samtosha

This is your moment. Claim it. Own it.

August 2, 2012 by Kara-Leah Grant 6 Comments

This is your moment, claim it

by Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat I stopped for fifteen minutes to meditate. It's 45 minutes later. This is why I'm finding it difficult to practice right now. Not because it's a chore, or because it's hard, or because I have to drag myself through it, but because I love it. I absolutely adore my yoga practice. Practice is, as Mark Whitwell says, coming into intimacy with life. Now, as I sit for a moment, I listen to the chorus of birds gossiping outside, pestering the moist lawn for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat Tagged With: moment, now, opening, present

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