by Kara-Leah Grant The guru model is dead in modern Western Yoga. And the list of scandals involving gurus, or teachers, or swamis just seems to be growing longer. Where the hell are all the enlightened and perfect teachers? They don't exist. Our teachers - known and unknown, big and small, experienced and fresh, revered and loved, skilled and talented, wise and powerful - they are also human. Which means that our teachers, like us, have unconscious shit that can get in the way of their … [Read more...]
Nine Ways to Master Yourself, and Therefore Life
by Kara-Leah Grant There are two ways to live life. One is as a victim, getting upset and angry at what life throws at you, and trying to change the people and circumstances around you to make life easier. The second is as a Master, taking whatever life throws at you and using it to change yourself, making yourself stronger and more resilient so life becomes easier and easier. If you've been wasting energy on trying to change people around you, or wasting energy on reacting to the … [Read more...]
The First Step to Consciously Heal Anything
by Ben Ralston The first step in truly healing anything - which means uprooting the cause of the problem - is to take responsibility for the problem. Many of us begin this journey by getting on the yoga mat. However, sometimes, that’s not enough. At the root of all our problems - everything that needs healing today - is trauma. At some point in our lives (or in the lives of our ancestors) a trauma was experienced that wasn’t completed. As a result, we now experience problems - like anxiety … [Read more...]