Yoga Aktuell 146 - 03/2024

Experience report

Immerse yourself in ecstasy
Krishna Das live – YOGA-AKTUELL editor Julia Johannsen attended his mantra concert in Berlin’s Urania last year and talks about her experience.

Yoga practice

Shatkarma
Cleansing for body, mind and soul – Part 6: Kapalabhati. By Andrea Wichterich.

The seven chakras
Part 2: The sacral chakra in the context of Tantra. By Shai Tubali.

Basic principles of asana groups, part 5: arm balances
In this practical series, Nicole Konrad examines the different posture groups and the movement principles underlying them – with great benefit for your practice!

iRest – a modern form of Yoga Nidra
When the ego is allowed to rest: A practice suitable for everyday use that opens up a safe inner place and enables a healing change of perspective. By Julia Johannsen.

Polyvagal-embodied yoga
Resilience and vagal efficiency: Polyvagally embodied yoga helps us to reflect on and classify our nervous system states so that we can actively react from our waking consciousness and shape our lives. By Larissa Friedl.

Menopause: Asana Practice – Part 3
Yoga for sleep problems – switch off from stress and find inner peace in the evening: Elena Lustig presents a practice that will help you relax.

Aerial Yoga
Freedom and flexibility in the cloth – Melina Remoundos and Jasmin Kassem show impressions of “floating yoga”, in which the deep muscles are activated and familiar yoga postures can be experienced in a new way.

Food

Vegan and really easy – light summer recipes
Enjoy the lightness of the sunny season: these quickly prepared dishes taste wonderfully summery and do not put a strain on the body even in warm temperatures. By Roxy Pope and Ben Pook.

Spiritual Life

Ten Principles of the Tao
A life full of self-confidence and without beliefs: Ten principles from the book “Wu Wei. The art of living according to the Tao”. By Florian Palzinsky.

The moon
... in the spiritual traditions of the Orient: about ancient moon deities, Chandra, the gentle ruler of the night and the life force, and the rich symbolism of the eternally enticing celestial body that is so close to us and yet always eludes us. By Nina Haisken.

From postmodernism to a secular, rational spirituality
About postmodern consciousness as an initiation for western yoga culture, the necessity of a new culture of consciousness and the meaning and characteristics of such a rational-secular spirituality. By Martin Henniger.

Sadhana today
Spirituality in the digital age – about the challenges and opportunities of “Sadhana 4.0” and the conscious use of virtual offerings in the spiritual area. By Mascha Veitsman.

Kabir and the Poetry of Yoga
About the unforgettable Indian poet who emphasized direct experience as a path to liberation accessible to every human being and who abolished caste boundaries and religious differences with his undogmatic spirituality. By Andreas Klein.

Yoga philosophy and mysticism

The breath comes from God
Bhajan Noam on gradual awakening through breath awareness

The internal enemies
How we overcome them to cultivate harmonious action. Episode 2: Krodha – Anger. By Swamini Pramananda (Ammaji).

Of time and eternity
Lifetime, eternity and the timeless now: a perspective that looks beyond the linear sequence of time. By Yvonne Ferger.

Samsara – the world of karmic consciousness patterns
About the different layers of karmic structures and fixations - and what you can experience when you free yourself from them. By Swami Vishnudevananda Giri.

interview

Narcissistic disorders in the spiritual scene
Personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder or pathological narcissism are also common in the spiritual scene. Therapist Markus Niedermayr explains what characterizes these disorders and what needs to be considered when dealing with those affected. Interview: Doris Iding.

Yoga and Siddhis
Andy Schwab discovered his mediumistic abilities as a young man and now trains mediums himself. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview he talks about a productive approach to visions, the ego-temptations of spiritual abilities and a relaxed view of subtle experiences. Interview: Doris Iding.

Shamanism

Shamanism in the northern Alps
Summer solstice: a moment of reflection between the first and second half of the year, between sowing and harvesting, in the midst of the ripening phase - and a time of light, in which the question of one's own light in the world also arises. By Lucia Schmidt.

Incense

Fragrant Mary grass
Balancing, relaxing and sensual – Mary's grass was and is highly valued by the indigenous inhabitants of North America as a ritual and medicinal plant and was once dedicated to the goddess Freya in Europe. By Kevin Johann.

and much more…