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How to Resolve Trauma in Real Time with Tantrik Yoga Practices

June 18, 2021 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

I’m in a strip-mining phase of the awakening journey. This shows up through intense emotional triggers, and old trauma nervous system responses. I’m being called to resolve trauma in the system in real time. Fortunately I’ve got the practices, tools, techniques and skills todo this. Most importantly, my Beloved is able to hold the space …

Category: Awakening, Mental Health, TantraTag: Liberation, mental health, resolving trauma, tantra, tantrik yoga practice, trauma

Childhood Trauma and the Spiritual Path

June 11, 2021 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

Last night I watched Dr. Gabor Maté’s documentary The Wisdom of Trauma. It comes at a time when I’m realising the extent to which childhood trauma responses have controlled – and derailed – my life, and impacted my spiritual path. Three weeks ago, my son and I moved in with my Beloved and his children, …

Category: Awakening, Healing, Mental Health, TantraTag: childhood trauma, childhood wounds, Dr. Gabor Maté, THe Wisdom of Trauma, trauma, wounds

An example of Śāmbhava Upāya in action

April 4, 2021 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

According to Abhinavagupta, a master of the Tantrik lineages, there are three skilful means to liberation, or Upāya, of which one is śāmbhava upāya. He first outlined this framework in Tantrāloka around 10 centuries ago. The first is the Embodied Means (ānava upāya), which focuses on practices that use the body, breath and imagination, focusing …

Category: Awakening, Tantra, YogaTag: abhinavagupta, awakening, earth beat festival, Liberation, Upaya

delight even though I failed again on my 1000 Day Tantrik Yoga Practice

The 1000 Day Tantrik Yoga Practice: Failed Attempt #2

March 2, 2021 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

It was October, 2018. I was catching a ride to Day 3 of a three-day workshop with Ana Forrest & Jose Calarco. Nikki – giving me a ride – and I were talking about mountains and the energy they embody. I was sharing my recent experiences in Glenorchy, where I would sit outside at sunset …

Category: Awakening, Kundalini, Tantra, YogaTag: 1000 Day Practice, commitment, Forty Days of Yoga, tantra, tantrik yoga practice

Reflections on Being Sick, and Practicing Anyway

August 19, 2020 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

I’m sick. It started on Sunday morning with a sore throat. By Monday afternoon my nose was a little sniffly. Tuesday morning, the sore throat was gone which felt like a good sign… but over the day, my nose got worse, and worse, and worse. Now, on Wednesday morning, it’s blocked, and running, all at …

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Podcast Interview • What’s the Difference between Traditional Tantra and Neo-Tantra?

August 12, 2020 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

Traditional Tantra versus Neo-Tantra: is there a difference? Well yeah! A huge difference! And it was such a delight to speak to Nikki Rhodes about this difference in an interview on her podcast The Secrets of Spiritual Sex. She calls me ‘a lifelong student of non-dualistic Tantra’, which isn’t exactly true. I only committed to …

Category: Tantra

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