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When the Guru says No, Go Away, You are Not a Student, and Definitely Not a Teacher

December 14, 2022 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

Let the words from the guru pierce your heart. This is what I do. Or rather, it’s how I orientate to this email from the guru. From the teacher. I read it again, taking time, letting each word, and the energy behind it, penetrate my depths. Time slows down. The rain sounds louder. I stare …

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A Review of ‘Aghori – Holy City Varanasi’ Documentary with Reza Aslan

November 3, 2022 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

I’m following a breadcrumb trail, and it’s led me to the Aghori. After the gruesomeness of watching the horror movie Midsommar last night – which is a nuanced and insightful look at grief, trauma, trauma-bonding, gas-lighting, ignorance, attachment, community and cults – I found myself on the FB group Tantrik Yoga Now on a post …

Category: Tantra, YogaTag: aghori, documentary

My Vision for Thames • Reflections from the Campaign Trail

September 21, 2022 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

Before I lay out the beginnings of my Vision, a quick update on the Campaign Trail. Feel free to skip down to the Vision! How’s the campaign going? He asked. Well let’s see… the first Meet the Candidates Meeting unexpectedly triggered a PTSD episode that took about three days to move through. That had never …

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Everything You Need to Know About Kundalini Awakening (But Didn’t Know to Ask)

June 8, 2022 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

Kundalini Awakening, the activation and rising of Kundalini energy in the body, can be a frightening and even dangerous experience. This is especially the case if you experienced a spontaneous Kundalini Awakening before doing the work to prepare yourself for it. That’s when a Kundalini Awakening can lead to horror stories of out-of-control “crazy” behaviour …

Category: Awakening, The Best of Kara-Leah, Yoga

Can all triggers be healed (digested and dissolved)?

November 9, 2021 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

When I say that, given the right conditions, all triggers can be devoured, digested and dissolved, some people get upset and respond by saying that no, they can’t. They outline and explain their experience, stating how and why their trigger can not be devoured, digested and dissolved. This is attachment to triggers. This is identification …

Category: Awakening, Mental Health, Mindset, Tantra, YogaTag: healing, samskara, trigger

Power abuse of student/teacher relationship: It is a strike out for Rod Stryker?

September 1, 2021 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

On Monday August 16th, Rod Stryker sent an email out to his database confessing that from “August 2018 to September 2019 I engaged in an intermittent, but consistent emotional relationship with a student that culminated in a single physical and intimate interaction.” A power abuse had happened. He went on to say that this violated …

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