Yoga Aktuell 143 - 06/2023

This issue takes you on the trail of the famous mystic Rumi to faraway Konya, discusses with you the exciting question of what exactly spiritual awakening is, takes you right into the dance of hormones that takes place during menopause, and sings the praises of the senses, our gateways to the world. In addition, many other topics await you and of course, as always, interesting interviews and lots of practical experience.

People

Living Tibetan philosophy
Actor, filmmaker and Lu Jong teacher – Ralf Bauer has many facets. He is particularly deeply immersed in Tibetan teachings. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview, he tells us how he came to yoga and what connects him to Tibet. Interview: Doris Iding.

Yoga practice

Shatkarma
Cleansing for body, mind and soul – Part 3: Basti and Neti. By Andrea Wichterich.

Basic principles of asana groups, part 2: backbends
In this practical series, Nicole Konrad examines the different posture groups and the movement principles underlying them – with great benefit for your practice!

Conscious breathing
… with Ralph Skuban, Part 8: Slow Breathing

Yoga for the organs: kidneys
The kidneys are important detoxification organs and, according to TCM, produce the energy of courage on a subtle level. Friederike Reumann has a flow to support the kidneys for you

Menopause – a time of change, part 2
Dance of the hormones: the path between the end and the beginning. By Elena Lustig.

Just practice
Part 2 – Morning practice: Stephanie Schönberger shows you how to start the day with yoga, even if you have little time, and which exercises are good to do after getting up

Food

Vegan Christmas
Delicious, heavenly, festive: culinary highlights for your holidays! Recipes: Nadja Kovalski.

Plant

Crisp, delicious, unique: the hazelnut
“Almonds, nuts and hazelnuts” – during Advent we come across hazelnuts in many a delicious treat. There is a lot to tell about the nutritious nut and the plant whose fruit it is! By Irene Dalichow.

Yoga philosophy and mysticism

Spiritual Duty
...to truth and action: living according to the commandments of love. By Bhajan Noam.

Pushpanjali
“Flower offerings” as a spiritual practice – Part 4: Self-discipline and giving. By Swamini Pramananda.

Cooked on a blazing flame
In order to become the great mystic whom seekers all over the world love today, Rumi had to endure many trials. A look into the life of the master of all-encompassing love, whose death anniversary is now the 750th. By Marian Brehmer.

What is spiritual awakening?
Christopher Wallis sheds light on the wild muddle of opinions, experiences and wishful thinking

Women in the history of yoga
Part 5: Portraits without names – Yoginis of the 17th and 18th centuries. By Dr. Wiebke Mohme.

Spiritual Life

Digital reduction and human development
From smart dependence to natural freedom. By Florian Palzinsky.

Prana and the senses
Gates to the self and the world – the senses as channels for life force and sensory perceptions as the basis of the human experience of existence. By Julia Johannsen.

Lalita's game with the ego
An encounter with the goddess, who with her playful lightness can free you from the sometimes tight grip of the ego, lets you immerse yourself in a different quality of perception from one moment to the next. By Iris Disse.

interview

Healing collective traumas
The spiritual teacher and author Thomas Hu?bl is a pioneer in the field of collective trauma healing. In this conversation, he explains why this is so immensely important and what concrete ways we can find to achieve it. Interview: Doris Iding.

Yoga therapy

New paths in yoga therapy
How to recognize the primary causes of pain in the musculoskeletal system and treat them effectively – Holger Zapf explains the mechanism of chain myosis and shows the yoga therapeutic answer to it

Yoga teacher

Teaching Yoga
How do you start and what is important? Sensitive tips for aspiring yoga teachers. By Mascha Veitsman.

Shamanism

Shamanism in the northern Alps
Advent, winter solstice and Yule – here you can find out more about their original meaning and their roots in the natural spirituality of our ancestors. By Lucia Schmidt.

Incense

Mugwort: An ancient shamanic herb
Mugwort is one of the oldest European incense herbs. It is used to accompany transitions, to prepare for shamanic journeys, for ritual cleansing, as an apotropaic protective tool, to sharpen dream awareness and as a medicinal herb. By Kevin Johann.