Yoga Aktuell 64 - 05/2010

Special Dossier Topic: Yoga Therapy

Yoga teacher R. Sriram writes about the individual approach to yoga therapy, Mahashakti Engeln presents the approach of her therapeutic work at Yoga Vidya, and our author Doris Iding got to know the special yoga therapy of the "Way of the Middle" at Gerode Monastery. Remo Rittiner and Doug Keller show very different aspects of therapeutic yoga in two in-depth interviews. Also in the dossier: training courses in the field of yoga therapy, literature tips and a photo series on helpful asanas for allergies. and much more.

Yogatherapy as a complex field
Offering yoga therapy means great responsibility. A successful therapeutic approach requires not only a profound knowledge of yoga, but also a keen sense of the individual causes of illness. By R. Sriram.

Training & Healing for Body & Mind
BenefitYoga® therapy as "crisis intervention": a visit to the "Weg der Mitte" in Gerode Monastery. By Doris Iding.

Yoga therapy & life theme
Through the five sheaths of being to the life theme: the Kosha model as a map for the yoga therapist and his protégé. By Ralf Sturm.

Workshop: Yoga for Allergies
An example from yoga therapy as a workshop for home practice. By Ralf Sturm & Mahashakti Uta Engeln.

As a path to more love and self-respect, yoga therapy offers much more than physical benefits, says Remo Rittiner. For Doug Keller, the focus is nevertheless on physical healing first. Both are leading specialists in the field of yoga therapy and present their respective approaches in conversation with YOGA AKTUELL. Interviews: Doris Iding.

Training offers at home and abroad - an exemplary overview. By Julia Johannsen.

Literature recommendations on yoga therapy