Yoga Aktuell 158 - 03/2026

How to fully immerse yourself in the present moment and truly experience embodiment: The magic of the moment, somatic yoga and neuro-centered yoga are topics in this issue - plus: an interview with Jana Haas, a Kali Shakti sadhana with Gabriela Bozic and much more.

Interview

Connecting heaven and earth in everyday life
Jana Haas on living spirituality in everyday life - and how grounding, body awareness and compassion create inner stability. Interview with: Alexandra Haardt.

Returning to the heart
A conversation with Krishna Das about mantra, sound and returning to inner presence. Interview: Susanne Matsudo-Kiliani and Yukio Matsudo.

The path of yoga
The new edition of "The Way of Yoga" is out - we discuss with Dr. Eckard Wolz-Gottwald how the view of yoga has changed in the twenty-five years since the first edition of the standard work. Interview: Nina Haisken.

Truth, simplicity and love
In the 1980s, Pujari Brouwer met Haidakhan Babaji, whose teachings still deeply touch many people today. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview, he talks about Babaji's message for our time, among other things. Interview: Srila Devi.

Yoga knowledge

The early yogi ..
The yoga tradition has always attached particular importance to the morning - modern chronobiology provides explanations as to why a morning practice makes so much sense. By Dr. Ronald Steiner.

The history of yoga
Part 4 - Buddhism: How the Buddha related to yoga and how his teachings differ from the Vedic tradition. By Martin Henniger.

Spiritual life

Forget myself?
Some things we want to forget, push them away from us - and we even forget that we have kept them away from us. By Muni Konradi.

Three approaches to the here and now
Experiencing earth, breath and life energy in meditation. By Florian Palzinsky.

The stern sitter
Archetypes that accompany us through the year - this time: Why the witch is the archetype we've been waiting for. By Mika Schöberl.

When everything breaks down
Central aspects of Buddhist teachings that can help us find inner peace even in times of upheaval. By Doris Iding.

Get out of the illusory worlds
In real and immediate interaction with the world, we truly relate to life and can fulfill our dharma instead of getting lost in virtual realms. By Diana Helen Fegert.

Collect special moments
Silent happiness lies in the present moment - in the small, precious moments that we often overlook and yet can experience at any time. By Doris Iding.

Life in the annual cycle - the eight annual festivals
Part III: Dancing, sweating and maturing - the summer solstice. By Julia Johannsen.

Plants

Associated with trees
Part 6: The lime tree - healing, peace and gathering. By Andrea Wichterich.

India's sacred plants - new series!
Part 1: Religion, mythology and spiritual ecology. By Kevin Johann.

Yoga practice

Exercises for herniated discs
Yoga therapeutic exercises that can also help in the acute phase of a slipped disc: They stabilize, mobilize nerve pathways and create relieving length. By Dr. Ronald Steiner.

Neuro-centered yoga
A modern approach to self-knowledge through the body: How neuro-centered methods deepen yoga practice and open up new access to inner experience. By Svenja Borchers.

Kali-Shakti-Sadhana
Embracing your shadows and living radically honest: a yoga practice that connects you to the qualities of the goddess Kali. By Gabriela Bozic.

Somatic Yoga
The art of listening to the body - a somatic yoga practice invites you to experience the body from within and allow movement to arise naturally. By Lucia Schmidt.

Pranayama - the origin of breathwork
Between regulation and intensity: what pranayama and modern breathwork have in common - and what sets them apart. By Mascha Veitsman.

Yoga philosophy and mysticism

The breath of the Buddha
The breath - the power that gives us independence and freedom. From Bhajan Noam.

The radiance of Arunachala-Ramana 
 Sixth and final part of our series on the nature, work and wisdom of the Indian saint Ramana Maharshi. By Marian Brehmer.
 
Feelings in the mirror of yoga
How yoga opens the door to a healing approach to emotions. By Andreas Klein.

and much more.