<p>"Is it possible... is it possible that Kundalini awakening could look like psychosis?" After ditching university, Kara-Leah Grant spent her twenties traveling the world in search of adventure, creativity and a tribe of like-minded souls. Sex, drugs, yoga and music festivals were simply part of the fun, until they weren't. Diagnosed as bipolar after leaping topless onto a moving logging truck in the wilderness of British Columbia, Kara-Leah returns to New Zealand to heal her soul, face her past, and uncover the deep truths of her innermost being. This is the story of healing, recovery and liberation. "Part punk rock; part enlightening journey: this is a fiercely personal and harrowing story about one woman's quest to seize control of her mental health, her life and ultimately, her future." - Mountain Life Magazine, Whistler, Canada.</p>

Sex, Drugs & (mostly) Yoga

Grant, Kara-Leah

Self-Help

lulu.com

<p>Forty Days of Yoga is a powerful resource for anyone interested in committing to a home yoga practice. Drawing on her years of home practice experience, yoga teacher and writer Kara-Leah Grant examines many of the obstacles - both internal and external - that one can face when undertaking a self-directed practice, especially while living an ordinary life in the busy, modern world. Packed full of ingeniously practical worksheets and examples from Kara-Leah's own life, this book invites readers to reflect honestly and creatively on their own process and aspirations for a home yoga practice. In this way, Kara-Leah helps readers see that their life - obstacles and all - can become part of the solution, rather than being seen as a 'problem'. For more than a how-to yoga book, Forty Days of Yoga takes readers on a journey into their psyche and helps them design strategies to make daily practice possible in their life - no matter what that life is like. Kara-Leah has a no-nonsense approach that is practical, down-to-earth and also light-hearted. She's encouraging and supportive but leaves no excuses left standing. By the end of the book, you'll know what supports your practice, what undermines your practice, and exactly what you need to do about it. In addition to helping readers assess their lives and design their own personal home yoga practice, Kara-Leah also takes a closer look at yoga. She asks readers to broaden their definition of yoga and to understand that it's both a process and a practice. She teaches yoga as a personal practice - something that supports the needs of the individual and meets them where they are, as they are. If you're struggling with committing to a regular home yoga practice, this is the book for you.</p>

Forty Days of Yoga

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Lightning Source, Inc.

Whether you have been meaning to try yoga for years or you’ve already attended thousands of classes, this is your go-to reference book for all things yoga.  Delivered in Kara-Leah’s trademark accessible and conversational tone, reading this book feels like sitting down for a cup of tea with a trusted and knowledgeable friend for personal advice on your yoga journey.  Not only does she lay bare all the excuses that may be preventing you from getting to class – your first class, your tenth class or even your thousandth class – but she also provides in-depth instruction on how to choose the best yoga path, style, teacher and studio for your lifestyle and your needs.  Once you know which path, style, teacher or studio is right for you at this time, Kara-Leah talks you through the ins and outs of actually going to class – class etiquette, adjustments, keeping yourself safe and the understanding the many strange things that can happen to you on the yoga mat like twitching, grimaces, crying or spontaneous laughter.  As well as making it easy to navigate yoga classes, Kara-Leah gives a succinct and easy-to-read overview of yoga history, texts, concepts and philosophy.  This is no mean feat given the density of the history of yoga but this book was deliberately designed so you can pick it up, open it to any page and learn something new - whether you’re brand new to yoga or have been teaching for a decade.  If you’re a yoga teacher, you may find this the fastest and easiest reference book for theming your class, or revising yoga concepts like the kleshas, the gunas and the eight limbs.  You can read a chapter at a time or the entire book at once. There is always valuable information to be devoured or contemplated. Plus every time you come back to it, you’ll discover something new.  Every yogi and soon-to-be yogi needs this yoga reference book on their book shelf.  “Kara-Leah has a rare ability to write about yoga in a way that is accessible, relevant and entertaining, without oversimplifying or sensationalising her subject. Her passion for yoga, and for setting straight the many myths that surround and obscure the practice, gives vitality to her writing and her ability to cut through our excuses to the real reasons we avoid yoga is enlightening. Her ‘no excuses’ approach to yoga may not work for everyone, but anyone who has toyed – or toiled – with beginning and sustaining a yoga practice will relate to, and find something useful in, this book. I highly recommend it.” ~ Marianne Elliott, author of Zen Under Fire  “Curious about yoga, but afraid to try? In The No-More-Excuses Guide to Yoga, Kara-Leah Grant introduces you to the fundamentals, talks you through your doubts, and pushes you to take the most important step of all: unrolling a mat and starting a practice.” ~ Benjamin Lorr, author of Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the search for something like transcendence in Bikram Yoga

The No-more-excuses Guide to Yoga

“Is it possible… is it possible that Kundalini awakening could look like psychosis?” After ditching university, Kara-Leah Grant spent her twenties traveling the world in search of adventure, creativity and a tribe of like-minded souls. Sex, drugs, yoga and music festivals were simply part of the fun, until they weren’t. Diagnosed as bipolar after leaping topless onto a moving logging truck in the wilderness of British Columbia, Kara-Leah returns to New Zealand to heal her soul, face her past, and uncover the deep truths of her innermost being. This is the story of healing, recovery and liberation.“Part punk rock; part enlightening journey: this is a fiercely personal and harrowing story about one woman’s quest to seize control of her mental health, her life and ultimately, her future.”- Mountain Life Magazine, Whistler, Canada.

Sex, Drugs & (mostly) Yoga: Field Notes from a Kundalini Awakening

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Independently published

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Sex, Drugs & (mostly) Yoga

Forty Days of Yoga

The No-more-excuses Guide to Yoga

Sex, Drugs & (mostly) Yoga: Field Notes from a Kundalini Awakening