Yoga Aktuell 90 - 01/2015

Buddhasana
Dedicating a posture to the Buddha: True happiness lies in detachment from form. A workshop with Dr Ronald Steiner

Yin Yoga & Modern Fascia Training
Why yin yoga offers excellent fascia training and thus meets a top modern trend - with a detox sequence for your fascia. By Dirk Bennewitz and Andrea Kubasch.

Vayus (Prana):
The power of the wind
Taking the vayus into account in our yoga practice can enrich and deepen it. YOGA AKTUELL presents different approaches to how this can be done. By Melanie Müller.

Mantra:
Transformation through sound
The traditional stages of mantra practice: why transformative spiritual "work" with a mantra follows a very specific sequence. By Evelyn Einhäuser.

Pranayama:
Practising kumbhaka properly
Stephen Thomas is one of the few yoga teachers versed enough in pranayama to teach the breathing techniques. He spoke to YOGA AKTUELL about effective pranayama practice and different forms of kumbhaka. Interview: Doris Iding

Spiritual looking
The Connecting Power of Thought: How a New Approach to Supersensory psychic perception can bring us closer to an ancient sense of being. By Bernhard Spirkl.

The structure of meditation depth
The highest is very deep: different levels of meditation and how to recognise them. By Johannes Weiss.

Health:
Fasting tips for the start of spring
Spring is the ideal time for purification measures. Those who a particularly intensive detoxification, you might want to plan a Fasting cure. YOGA AKTUELL asked a number of experts about different Types of fasting. By Doris Iding.

Detox oils:
Time to blossom
How essential oils can help you to set off into spring feeling confident and refreshed spring - with a variety of examples and tips for use Application tips. By Melanie Müller.

Yogatherapy:
The return of summer
Trauma shakes people to their core. Yoga can valuable contribution to transforming the shadows of the past the shadows of the past.

Yoga medicine - medicine of the future?
A medicine in the sense of yoga considers the human being as a holistic system and meets symptoms with open appreciation. YOGA AKTUELL on a concept with tradition and future

Shakti:
Female cycles in yoga practice
How can women adapt yoga practice to their hormonal cycles, so that it offers optimal support at every stage? Worth knowing about the rhythms of the female body and how to deal with them wisely them. By Julia Johannsen.

Contraception: Riding the natural waves
Contraception tips for yoginis: what are the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods, and what do Ayurveda experts say? From Melanie Müller.

Wellness:
A visit to the hamam
Where everything really flows: The Turkish bath is a world of water, Of water, warmth and soap lather - with a wonderful ancient ritual that serves to Cleansing on all levels. By Nina Haisken

Spiritual life:
The Agnihotra Ritual
A healing fire technique: the Agnihotra and the application of the energy and the use of the ashes produced during this ancient Vedic ritual are a kind of Therapy. By Marianne Scherer.

Living without money
The power of money seems omnipresent. But in fact there are People who voluntarily live without a cent. Four of them report from a life beyond affluence and consumerism. By Nadia Saadi.

Yoga off the mat:
Giving & receiving
Part of yoga is seva, selfless service. YOGA AKTUELL shows examples in Africa to show how much we can achieve with this we can achieve with it. By Melanie Müller.

Yogaworld:
Your own path
"Find the guru - love the guru - kill the guru": Patrick Broome has broken away from his long-time teachers and opened a new yoga Yoga studio that is not a Jivamukti school. He talks openly about the Background he talks openly in our interview. Interview: Doris Iding.

Dates, tips and news
- News from the yoga world
- Yoga goes Blog: They are informative, inspiring and quite simply in: Yoga blogs

Year Cycle (Shamanism):
The Kelto-Germanic Wheel of Time, Part 3:
The Awakening of the Great Goddess Festivals in February and in March, plus: Symbolism of the animals for this season. By Friedrich and Irene Rehrnbeck.

Yoga teacher:
Let your light shine
The more yoga teachers there are, the more likely we may have the impression, that we have to compete with others. On the one hand it is important to to face these feelings courageously and mindfully. On the other hand on the other hand, strategic steps can help our own individual light to shine even brighter shine even brighter. By Melanie Müller.

Interview:
The woman Hollywood does yoga with
Kirschen Hagenlocher has illustrious clients from show biz and is known as "the" yoga teacher to Hollywood stars. That yoga will always be yoga yoga always remains yoga, even in this dazzling environment Interview. Interview: Doris Iding.

A scent of freedom
Richard Stiegler is a meditation teacher and psychotherapist. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview he talks about widespread misconceptions about About meditation, about impartiality on the meditation cushion and about a silence that cannot be disturbed by anything. Interview: Doris Iding.

Travel:
Delicious Mauritius
Yoga and breathing on the pearl in the Indian Ocean: Holidays at the Heritage Resort on the equally beautiful and exotic dream island of Mauritius. From Matthias Beck.

Readers' experiences:
Swap executive chair for seat cushion
Ups and downs on the way to becoming a yoga teacher - an experience report from the road. By Gerrit Kirstein.

Philosophy:
What I always wanted to ask!
Does one have to believe in rebirth in yoga? By Eckard Wolz-Gottwald.

Zoom:
YOGA-AKTUELL readers worldwide
Reader Monika (Atmajyothi) Stahl in 2013 at SwaSwara in Gokarna in the Indian state of Karnataka, inspired by YOGA AKTUELL.

Short introduction:
A great master of India: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836-1886).