Yoga News 57 - 04/2009

Special Dossier Topic: Breath - Stream of Life

Breath - Stream of Life
Life energy and the link between body and soul: Fascinating facts about the breath. By Julia Johannsen.

Prana: Energy expansion for body & mind
Everything you need to know about the effect and meaning of prana in yoga. By Swami Sivadasananda.

Workshop: Charge the Solar Plexus with Surya Namaskara
The Sun Prayer automatically leads to deep breathing and is an ideal preliminary exercise for Pranayama. By Swami Sivadasananda.

Interview: The breath - pivot to happiness
Richard Hackenberg, yoga teacher from Munich, works intensively with pranayama. In YOGA AKTUELL he talks about breathing exercises and the autonomic nervous system, pranayama as prayer and how to recognise if you are practising pranayama incorrectly. Interview: Doris Iding-

Mantra & Meditation
Mantras and short meditations for everyday life: this time a breathing meditation. By Julia Johannsen & Ram Ravi Kaur.

The Experiential Breath
The breath as experience, as entity, as master and companion. About the breath therapist Ilse Middendorf, her exploration of the meaning of the breath and its great benefit for human well-being. By Doris Iding.

Exercise: The Perception of the 3 Breathing Spaces
Exercises to explore the 3 breathing spaces according to Middendorf: 1. abdominal breathing, 2. peak lung breathing, 3. chest breathing, 4. three-phase breathing.