Yoga Aktuell 73 - 02/2012

Special Dossier Topic: Yoga Critically - Commercialism, Health Risks and Guru Traps

Yoga has a special meaning for each of us - and yet yoga is not beyond criticism either. Yoga, or rather what is done with it and out of it, sometimes also harbours dark sides and problematic aspects, and it is precisely these that will be in the spotlight this time. From commercial backgrounds to questionable expectations of salvation to difficult teacher-student relationships, we will take up many explosive topics.

Critical Aspects of Yoga
Where there is light, there is usually also shadow - and this too wants to be seen. By Nina Haisken.

From meditation soap to yoga competition and asana performance: the downside of the yoga boom. By Mathias Tietke.

The yoga teacher, a projection screen
Yoga teachers are confronted with various expectations that are are not always unproblematic. How they deal with projections, students in love and other challenges Students and other challenges, we asked some well-known well-known teachers. Interviews: Doris Iding.

The Purchased Knowledge
Yoga teachers today are trained as if on an assembly line, the priorities in yoga practice are often questionable. How far yoga has yoga has moved away from the classical ideal. By Doris Iding.

Yoga at the limit
Yoga is good for you, this statement is usually true. But can yoga also help or even cure mental illnesses such as burn-out and borderline? or even cure them? What about its effectiveness for people with Psychoses and personality disorders? By Mathias Tietke.

The Teacher-Student Relationship
How do I find the right master? Does every seeker need a spiritual a spiritual teacher, and if so, why? The complex issue of the Teacher-disciple relationship. By Doris Iding.

Integral Yoga
A spiritual life within and without the world. By OM C. Parkin.

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