Yoga Aktuell 81 - 04/2013

Special Dossier: Yoga for Beginners - Practice and Background. How to get started and gain an overview! Plus extra tips for yoga teachers

Starting with yoga is exciting and beautiful. But especially at the beginning, many questions often arise and it is not so easy to get an overview in the diverse yoga landscape. The dossier in our new issue aims to give yoga beginners helpful tips and information. Well-known yoga teachers tell how they themselves started years ago and give valuable advice. In addition to an overview of the most popular yoga styles and many other articles, there is also a photo series with exercise instructions for beginners.

A good start
Let's get started: when the journey of yoga begins. By Nina Haisken.

What actually is yoga?!
Some basic information about the complex tradition of yoga. By Nina Haisken.

Everything has a beginning!
What tips do well-known yoga teachers have for beginners? How did they themselves get started with yoga? Interviews: Doris Iding.

Yoga for Beginners: Breath & Movement
Part 1 of a new workshop series in YOGA AKTUELL. By Anna Trökes (in cooperation with YogaEasy.de).

Yoga paths at a glance
Four basic yoga paths in a short portrait. By Doris Iding.

Asana styles from A to Z
Something for everyone: an overview of modern yoga styles. By Doris Iding.

Adequately designing beginners' courses
For the yoga teacher, beginners' courses are not necessarily easier to teach than advanced courses, because they bring their own specific requirements. How to design a needs-based beginners' course and what to look out for in the lessons. By Anna Trökes.

Yoga spirit is beginner spirit
... some people occasionally lose sight of this along the way. Why even advanced yogis and the "absolute super yogis" benefit from a return to beginner's spirit. By Doris Iding.

With a wide-open heart
When Max Strom began practising yoga at the age of 35, it initiated a major change in his life. Today he is one of the best-known teachers worldwide. In an interview with YOGA AKTUELL, he tells us why it is so essential to open your heart and take personal responsibility. Interview: Doris Iding.

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