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A Tale of Mat Resistance, and Practicing Anyway

March 16, 2021 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

Mat resistance. Happens to the best of us, no matter how long we’ve been practicing. Here’s a glimpse into a moment of mat resistance in my life, back in 2013. Notice how I respond to it, notice the process, notice life isn’t all peaches and cream because I’m practicing yoga everyday. ***** It’s been a …

Category: Mindset, YogaTag: Forty Days of Yoga, Mat resistance, psychosis, yoga

What’s the Difference between Yoga and Tantra?

September 9, 2019 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

Before I share, from my own direct experience, on this question, it’s useful to examine the question itself – which is a question people often ask me. The question assumes that there IS a difference between Yoga and Tantra, as if they are two separate things – like a chair and a cup. However as …

Category: Tantra, YogaTag: ritual, tantra, yoga

When the Land Heals • Experiences at Haramara Retreat Centre

August 14, 2019 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

My first encounter with Haramara Retreat centre, nestled on a tiny peninsula of land beside the Pacific ocean tourist town of Sayulita in Mexico, was intensely challenging. I was there to lead retreat with a skilled facilitator, who also happened to be my now-ex partner. In between leading a retreat in New Zealand in May, …

Category: Healing, Tantra, YogaTag: awakening, Haramara Retreat Centre, healing, Kundalini, retreat, trauma, yoga

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When it turns out Exile was just a Sabbatical • My return to the Yoga World

August 12, 2019 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

Three weeks ago, after a three or four year sabbatical, I stepped back into a Yoga Studio to teach. I’d stopped teaching because my practice no longer resembled a studio yoga class, and it was impossible to teach something I wasn’t doing. It felt contrived, and wrong.

Category: The Best of Kara-Leah, YogaTag: asana, direct realization, karma, om yoga studio, samskaras, self-realization, soul centre, tantra, yoga, yoga west

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