Yoga Aktuell 154 - 05/2025

Embark on a dance with Shakti and the breath, on new spaces of experience and deep plant wisdom... Plus: Yoga practice for everyone and Indian culinary delights!

People

In the dance of Shiva and Shakti
Daniel Odier is one of the best-known Western teachers of Kashmiri Tantra. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview, he talks about Shakti as the origin of Linga and about returning to wonder and true vitality. Interview with: Julia Johannsen.

Food

Indian vegetarian
With sumptuous flavours from the yearning land of India, our autumn recipes invite you to enjoy bite after bite all around. Recipes: Tanja Dusy.

Spiritual life

A small spark of hope
Start of a new column by Muni Konradi about the small, subtle and important things in life

Three treasures for life
Wanting less, living happier: timeless Taoist signposts. By Florian Palzinsky.

A life full of meaning
What is it that actually fills us with lasting happiness and contentment? And are we all looking for the same meaning in life, or is it different for everyone? By Doris Iding.

The freedom to reinvent ourselves every day
Trauma, resilience and the tantric yoga path. By Iris Disse.

Yoga knowledge

How Ashtanga yoga affects brain activity
A study shows: Regular practice decreases activity in stress-processing regions of the brain - and this is exactly what leads to more inner calm. By Dr Ronald Steiner.

Health

Attack from within: Autoimmune diseases
Autoimmune diseases are increasingly associated with stress and traumatic experiences. What experts and scientists say about this - and how yoga can bring long-term relief. By Lea Dlugosch.

Osteoarthritis in yoga therapy
Origin, prevention and yoga therapy treatment options for this widespread joint condition. By Dr Hedwig H. Gupta, MD.

Plants

Associated with trees
Part 2: The Oak - discover the uplifting and nurturing qualities of the majestic tree associated with divine messages like no other. By Andrea Wichterich.

The wisdom of plants
What native plants know about our soul. By Mika Schöberl.

The fly agaric 
The return of an ancient healing and magic mushroom. By Kevin Johann.

Yoga practice

Breath, consciousness and energy
The Great Life Mover - a reminder of the essence of the breath, supplemented by concrete practice impulses on the subject of permeability and sensitivity. By Bhajan Noam.

Flowing through all sheaths of being
The five koshas in the Bhrgu Valli - Nina Heitmann shows how you can experience and nourish them in your yoga practice

Find your personal meditation practice
Why it is so important to choose an individually harmonised way of meditating and what needs to be taken into account. By Doris Iding.

Kundalini ReAlign
An integrative yoga practice with Caroline Eder for intuition and inner regulation - Part 2: the heart space

Yoga on the chair
Mindful movement - even at an advanced age: an exercise practice with Christine Grein-de Lima

Yoga philosophy and mysticism 

The space and the awakened consciousness
Space permeates everything - the three types of space and how we discover our original nature in the secret space of the heart. By Advaitavadini Giri.

The eloquence of silence
The nature, work and wisdom of the Indian saint Ramana Maharshi, Part 2. by Marian Brehmer.

Interview

Discover your clairvoyance
Birgit Feliz Carrasco is not only known as a yoga therapist and book author, but is also a sought-after channel medium. We spoke to her about the important ability of clairvoyance that we all have within us. Interview: Nina Haisken.

"Yoga et laboura"
Pastor and yoga teacher Nina-Maria Mixtacki embeds the practice of yoga in a Christian context. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview, she explains exactly what this means and what role yoga plays for her in terms of a holistic experience of faith. Interview: Nina Haisken.

Yoga teacher

Take care of yourself
On the responsible use of one's own resources and health. By Nicole Konrad.

and much more.