Transformational Festivals – What are they? My definition is that the purpose of the festival is not just to entertain, or party, but also to have a transformative effect on participants. If there are workshops like yoga, meditation, personal development, growth-orientated, green-focused, breathwork or education-focused, then it’s likely a transformational festival. If the organisers share …
How do I learn Classical Tantra? Here’s where to start
So you’re interested in Classical Tantra. Maybe you’re already dabbled in Neo-Tantra or have done the Buddhist thing, the yoga thing, the New Age thing, and you’re like – Classical Tantra! I want that! However you ended up here, welcome. This article is designed for newbies and gives an orientation to the vast system that …
The Unfolding of a Samskara Digestion
It’s rare that I don’t immediately turn inward when there’s a disturbance in the field, to meet what’s arising, no matter how painful. Yet that’s what happened this week. My partner had been fairly stressed over the last few weeks as he raced against a deadline to deliver a product for his business. This weekend, he …
A Five-Step Process for Devouring, Digestion and Dissolving of Samskaras
Our relationship to our emotional landscape is pivotal in the liberation process. Many of us come to the spiritual path with a desire to experience more happiness, more joy, more peace or more bliss. We’re chasing after desired emotional experiences. We often don’t realise how much of our life has been spent running away from …
When Kundalini Awakens. Now What?
by Kara-Leah Grant Recently, I sat down cross-legged to do my daily Tantrik Yoga* practice as I have done every day for the past 150+ days. More if you count my first attempt at hitting 1000 Day Practice, when I got up to Day 338. This practice has become very familiar to me. However, unlike …
My Third Eye’s A’twitchin’ – Does That Mean She’s Awakening?
December 2010By Kara-Leah Grant My third eye has been twitching all afternoon, a sensation that started during my recent trip to LA for teacher training with Shiva Rea. The last time I can remember it doing this I was sitting in a Wellington restaurant with my Aunt, who’s a straight-up, salt of the earth, farmer, and …
