Yoga Aktuell 51 - 04/2008

Interview - Spiritual Consumption
The ascetic Baba Rampuri was the first Westerner to be accepted into the mysterious order of Naga Babas in India. In an interview with YOGA AKTUELL, he talks about cultural perspectives, enlightenment as a carrot and the inevitability of a major crash for humanity.

Interview - Beyond the Box
Helga Simon-Wagenbach is one of the best-known yoga teachers in Germany. In an interview with YOGA AKTUELL, she talks about the spiritual path, which is not for people with short breath, about the connection between yoga and Zen, the importance of subtle breathing and the energetic phenomena on the journey to Samadhi/Satori. Interview. Doris Iding.

Interview - Yoga is like brushing your teeth
The well-known yoga teacher Ana Forrest found a way to heal herself in yoga, which helped her to process profound emotional experiences and immense physical suffering. YOGA AKTUELL spoke to the American, who teaches around the world, about her unusual path to yoga, a passionate, alert, liberating practice and why yoga is in some ways like brushing your teeth.

Hermann Hesse - a Western Yogi
Hermann Hesse's works have touched countless people. About the East-West bridge built by a moving man. By Marianne Scherer.

7 Steps to Happiness
Happiness is a basic human need. And happiness can be learned! A guide to happiness. By Doris Iding.

The Fine Fabric of the Goddess of Fate
The actress Ruth Maria Kubitschek is versatile, and not just in her profession. Our portrait shows how the life puzzle of the spiritually interested actress and author fits together piece by piece. By Irene Dalichow.

Interview - Two Souls in One Chest
The Kundalini yoga icon and expert for pregnancy yoga Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa has accompanied stars such as Madonna and Cindy Crawford through their pregnancies. In an interview with YOGA AKTUELL she talks about the emotional rollercoaster during pregnancy, the support provided by yoga, chanting and meditation during this special time and the deep trust in life. Interview: Marion Valentin.