Yoga Aktuell 116 - 03/2019

Asana: Relieve back and neck tension
Anastasia Shevchenko shows a sequence that provides the desired relaxation to a body region that is heavily stressed in many people.

The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Sukadev Bretz presents the contents of the important Hatha Yoga source text in a concise and understandable way – this time: the first chapter.

How CO2 Heals You
Breathing normalization according to the Buteyko method. By Ansgar Schoeberl.

Meditation: Heart Thoughts
About the different levels of meaning of the heart. By Florian Palzinsky.

Three Steps to Nauli
The “yogic washing machine”, part 3: abdominal contraction and abdominal massage. By Katharina Middendorf.

Asana: Expanding the Backbend Practice
Dwayne Holliday shows you how you can deepen and further develop your backbend practice.

Asana: Healing Practice according to Krishnamacharya, Part 6: Inversions
Stephanie Schönberger explains and shows what you should pay attention to when doing inversion poses and what a useful exercise sequence can look like.

Yoga on a donation basis
The well-known yoga teacher Petros Haffenrichter talks about yoga without a price tag. Interview: Nina Haisken.

Just surrender to tradition
David Robson on the strict Ashtanga method, the preservation of tradition and
about yoga in everyday life. Interview: Marita Vothofer.

Tantra & loving relationships
YOGA AKTUELL spoke to two experienced Tantra teachers about the healing the relationship wounds between the feminine and the masculine. Interview: Janine Schneider.

Awake2Paradise
On the need to develop a new awareness of life develop: Filmmaker Catharina Roland in an interview. Interview: Marita Voithofer.

Krishna Das: Peace of my Heart
The US musician, who contributed significantly to the popularity of chanting in the West gave us a preview of his tour of Germany this year. Short interview. Interview: Nina Haisken.

Back to your own rhythm
Yoga teacher and yoga author Christine Ranzinger on permanent Joy and deep trust in life. Interview: Doris Iding.

Let go of shame and guilt
... and make friends with yourself: Psychologist Chris Germer about shame as a feeling that arises from our desire for love and Recognition arises. Interview: Doris Iding.

Heart
When the mind becomes silent, then infinity is fully present – and so deeply felt in the heart that any desire to understand becomes superfluous. By Sara Fließ.

Dismantling the walls
Rabindranath Tagore's work "Sadhana" encourages us to gently dissolve the protective walls around our own hearts. By Doris Iding.

holiday life without frustration
Even at the sunny dream destination, the mood quickly changes if not everything goes as hoped. What is behind it and how you can you can find unshakable inner satisfaction. By Dirk Hessel.

Yoga and Architecture
On the healing effect of aesthetic forms on our soul and prana as a formative force, explained using the example of Tadasana. By Walter Humpback.

Of Sadhus, Babas and Mendicants
Sadhus consistently renounce worldly possessions and spend their Life with wandering, searching for truth and strict vows. By Achim Frank Schmidt.

Summer Well-Being with Ayurveda
How to keep a cool head and protect your skin in summer
Ayurveda expert Kerstin Rosenberg tells you how you can care for your hair according to your type.

Ayurvedic cuisine for summer
With these Ayurvedic summer recipes you can keep your doshas in balance even in the hot season. By Natalie Baldys.

Vital food as a source of mental clarity and inspiration
Dr. John Switzer on the amazing regenerative effects of secondary plant substances and short fasting cures. Interview: Marianne Clipper.

How Yawning Increases Vitality
Why hearty yawning is good for the entire organism and is gladly tolerated
or may even be lured out. By Irene Dalichow.

The Yogachara School of Consciousness
What remains when we look behind our conditioning? And when the whole existence is ultimately just a story, the Universe then at all? By Yvonne Beerenbrock.

Swami Sivananda: How to Develop Virtues and Overcome Vices
Part 5: Faith – according to Swami Sivananda the greatest thing in the world. But what
What do people believe in the 21st century? By Tanja Zieger.

Sadhvis in portrait: Narvada Puri
As a young woman, Narvada Puri followed the strong inner call to India.
she dedicated her life consistently to devotion. By Srila Devi.

sustainability projects
This time: Organic hotels – holidays at the highest ecological level. By Doris Iding.

Dates, trends and news
Latest news from the yoga world. Vona Nina Haisken & Marita Voithofer.