Yoga Aktuell 157 - 02/2026

Meditation as a fountain of youth for the brain - Harvard neuroscientist Dr. Balachundhar Subramaniam presents research findings. Also: Radha-Shakti-Sadhana with Gabriela Bozic, Yin Yoga for transformed anger, Hip Mobility, coherent breathing, spiritual orientation in times of AI and much more.

Interview

Finding hope in dark times
From Paramahansa Yogananda's wealth of wisdom: Brother Nikhilananda, monk of the Self-Realization Fellowship, in conversation about meditation, prayer and focusing on the divine in phases of spiritual exhaustion. Interview: Nina Haisken.

Meditation and brain age 
Dr. Balachundhar Subramaniam is a Harvard professor and neuroscientist. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview, he explains how meditation changes the brain structure and can lower the biological brain age. Interview: Eva-Maria Kopel.

Yoga knowledge

The silent appeal
Why static holding can lower blood pressure more than jogging - and
what yoga should learn from this. From Dr. Ronald Steiner.

The history of yoga 
Part 3 - the Indus culture: Can we find the origins of yoga in the Indus culture or Harappa culture? By Martin Henniger.

Spiritual life

In harmony
Habits sometimes weigh on us without us realizing it.
Are aware of. How do we recognize them and discard them in order to give the authentic inner voice within us space again? By Muni Konradi.

Buddhism, yoga and women
From strict monk to open yoga teacher, from ascetic struggle to natural balance - a personal journey. By Florian Palzinsky.

Wisdom on the edge of the abyss
Archetypes that accompany us through the year. This time: the Fool. By Mika Schöberl.

Artificial intelligence or divine intelligence
... Which one do you trust? - Why AI can be helpful, but is never a substitute for our inherent divine intelligence. By Diana Helen Fegert.

Memories of past lives
What you think is your own past life may belong to someone else, says author Robert Henderson. A personal experience report

Being imperfect - and yet whole 
Accepting your own imperfection in perfection - about recognizing spiritual masks, hidden dependencies and your own limits. By Doris Iding.

Life in the annual cycle - the eight annual festivals
Part II: Stepping into the light and being alive - the annual cycle festival Beltane. By Julia Johannsen.

Plants

Associated with trees
Part 5: The hawthorn - an invitation to a sacred high time. By Andrea Wichterich.

Yoga practice

Helical Hip Mobility Flow
Mobility and joint control in the hips - this flow with Dr. Ronald Steiner promotes both components.

Slow Breathing, Part 3
Dr. Ralph Skuban explains what coherent breathing is and what it is supposed to do.

Radha-Shakti-Sadhana
Open Your Heart! A yoga practice with Gabriela Bozic that celebrates love, devotion and deep connection.

Yin yoga for anger
Suppressed anger or anger that does not subside over a long period of time - you can treat this issue with Yin Yoga. Stefanie Arend explains how to do this and provides practical guidance.

Yoga philosophy and mysticism

A solid foundation
About our original center of gravity, natural energy distribution and trust in cosmic intelligence. By Bhajan Noam.

The voice of the unspeakable
Part 5 of our series on the nature, work and wisdom of the Indian saint Ramana Maharshi. By Marian Brehmer.

Truth and truthfulness in times of lies
About the love of truth as the key to our original home, the deeply healing sense of truth and the human being as a truth being. By Yvonne Ferger.

Causes of suffering and self-knowledge
How the thought stream colors our energy - and how the states of concentration (dharana) and absorption (dhyana) take us beyond the world of superficial consciousness and sorrowful moods. By Swami Vishnudevananda Giri.

Shamanism

Unusual fragrances
Beyond sage, palo santo and incense - why incense substances that are not considered fragrant per se by most people are also used for incense. By Kevin Johann.

and much more.