Yoga Aktuell 136 - 05/2022

Deep love for all of creation, and how you can truly feel and live this connection – in this issue you will find a focus on Green Yoga with lots of inspiration.

There is also a lot to explore in the practice sequences: The photo series on Ardha-Chandrasana with Alexandra Harfield is all about balance, and in our upside-down workshop with Lucie Beyer you will learn how to try out new variations and shapes in handstands or other inversions.

People

Yoga
Interview: David Lurey – known as an asana teacher as well as for his mantra music – on the meaning and concrete implementation of "green yoga". Interview: Doris Iding

Food

Cooking the future
Cook creatively, enjoy healthily, waste nothing – brilliantly delicious recipes and simple zero-waste tips. By Holger Stromberg.

Yoga practice

Shapeshifter
Handstand training with Lucie Beyer: Play with different shapes, combine them into small sequences and discover new dimensions in upside-down!

Conscious breathing – new series!
Part 1: Breathwork is in demand like never before - more and more people are realizing that it can be a key to a wide variety of issues. In this issue we are starting a new breathing series with Ralph Skuban.

Prana, Yama and Kriya Yoga
Tantric Kriya Yoga is a sequence of twenty-two kriyas. Here you will find impressions, preparations and exercises that give you a first idea of ​​what it is. By Yogacharya Hamsananda & Yoga Shakti.

Anatomy to go
Avoiding bad posture in asana practice, part 4: How to perform asanas without knee compression and without overextending the knee and elbow. By Peter Poeckh.

Balance in Ardha Chandrasana
Finding a dynamic balance and getting into the pose gracefully – that’s what you’ll learn in this sequence with Alexandra Harfield, who will take you into the half moon with good preparation

Healing Yin Yoga Practice
How you can mobilize new strength and harmonize your body's energy system with acupressure and Yin Yoga postures. By Friederike Reumann.

meditation

Discover meditation paths
Part 6: Tibetan dream yoga. By Doris Iding.

Yoga philosophy and mysticism

Modern mysticism with Bhajan Noam: The many gods – the one God
…What is the truth?

Green Living
What the Bhagavad Gita teaches about sustainable living: How humans are embedded in the cycle of creation and why they should not protect nature out of mere calculation. By Andreas Klein.

The Yoga Paths of the Bhagavad Gita
Part 4: Bhakti Yoga – religious practice becomes yoga exercise. By Eckard Wolz-Gottwald.

Yoga psychology

Yoga and feelings
Feelings from the perspective of integrative yoga psychology: about a broad spectrum of feelings as an aspect of mental health and about the necessity of confronting one's own shadows. By Martin Witthöft.

Ayurveda

Ghee
“The essence that flows through the world and sustains it”: In Ayurveda, ghee or clarified butter is considered both food and medicine. By Doris Neubauer.

Spiritual Life

In love with creation
Yoga as a path of deep ecology – love as the origin of our
Recognizing existence through feeling in all forms of nature. By Andrea Wichterich.

Time to live
Experience the miracle of flowing time by surrendering to its flow instead of dividing it up, planning it and making it scarce - a plea for immersing ourselves in the now and for opening up spaces in which clocks play no role. By Iris Disse.

How do we change the world
Essential principles for self-awareness, community and transformation – how minorities can make a positive difference in the world. By Florian Palzinsky.

Sadhana – the spiritual practice
Part 4: Is Sadhana always beneficial? – Dangers that threaten when yogic practices are not performed correctly. By Srila Devi.

Day of the Dead
The Day of the Dead in Oaxaca City: With traditions that are colorful and bizarre, morbid and at the same time touching, the deceased are remembered and their souls are given a welcome. By Anne Haack.

Experience report

From sound to silence
Music, spirituality and creativity: Julia Johannsen reports on a refreshingly different retreat with the well-known musician Markus Stockhausen. By Julia Johannsen.

Shamanism

Women's healing power
Part 7: Self-help tips for common women's complaints - how you can get relief from hot flashes, feelings of tension or inflammation in the breasts and other ailments. By Sonia Emilia Rainbow.

Incense

sandalwood
One of the most important Asian incenses: In India, sandalwood is traditionally used in pujas and celebrations, to support meditation practice and in Ayurvedic preparations. By Kevin Johann.