Yoga Aktuell 126 - 01/2021

Start the year ahead positively and rebelliously and find a new balance - this is what the February/March issue encourages you to do.


Yoga Practice

Pranayama - The Heart of Yoga
Part VIII: Expanding Breath Practice by Integrating the Bandhas. By Dr. Ralph Skuban.

Asana: Yin Yoga and the Element of Water
Exciting insights into the meaning of the water element and a
harmonising Yin Yoga practice with Helga Baumgartner.

Yogatherapy: Healing Yoga Exercises for Hips and Knees
On the connections between hip and knee problems and how you can relieve
caused pain with yoga exercises. By Michéle Spörk.

Asana: Yoga for Hormone Balance
Enjoying all facets of your own femininity: a balancing sequencethat can support you in regulating your hormone system. By Nicole Reese.

Spring Purification with Sound
Language fasting and Brahmari breathing are effective practices for purification that transcends the physical plane and promotes clear, truthful communication. By Swami Saradananda.

Come on the soul journey!
Part 5 of our Kundalini series: the journey through the twenty-third vortex - "I like getting old". By Satya Singh.


Yoga philosophy, mysticism, meditation
Crazy for God, Part 3: Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi
On the way in the oneness of being - the Sufi master from Andalusia. By Srila Devi.

Kundalini-Shakti
On the universal, sacred power of pure consciousness manifesting in
creation. By Silvia Eberl (Viryananda Saraswati).

Full Moon Meditations
The February Full Moon: "Nothing is too bad for something good" - or: learning to see the working of the Spiritual World. By Wolfgang Bischoff.

Seven qualities for meditation
Seven basic qualities for spiritual unfoldment - and how they can support you in getting in touch with your inner truth. By Florian Palzinsky.



Ayurveda, Health, Nutrition
Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Yoga and Ayurveda
The importance of the gut-brain axis in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and how a specific yoga and meditation practice can alleviate the symptoms. By Dr Dania Schumann.

The hormone-modulating effect of essential oils
Essential oils do not directly intervene in the hormone balance, but support the self-regulating forces. How women can promote their
wellbeing with these valuable gifts of nature. By Anusati Thumm.

Eating better
Mindfulness with regard to nutrition as the key to change: How we contribute to the overexploitation of animals and the ecosystem through our consumption behaviour - or consciously avoid this and can participate in a turnaround. By Sebastian Bohrn Mena.

Sustainable and healing cooking according to Hildegard von Bingen
Discover delicious recipes from the healthy Hildegard kitchen that you can easily recreate with local seasonal ingredients. By Marita Voithofer and Dr Petra Zizenbacher.



Spiritual living

Rebellion - a winding path to autonomy
Tantra and yoga, art and shamanism are paths of rebellion. They can all support you in becoming the change you want yourself to be. By Iris Disse.


Beyond fears and worries
Eckhart Tolle revisited: How can his teachings help us in these difficult times in a very
concrete and practical way? By Christian Salvesen.

Lathmar Holi and the Intoxication of Colours
Why in a small village in northern India women beat men with sticks, and how Krishna and a murdering demoness caused a colour frenzy. By Achim Frank Schmidt.

The love of your life
... is the love of yourself: How to find this love again and again, and
why it has nothing to do with egoism and nothing to do with self-optimisation. By Nicole Wendland.

A pioneer of mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh is a peace activist, author, poet and one of the most important contemporary Buddhist
mindfulness teachers. Insights into his multi-faceted life and work. By Doris Iding.


Miscellaneous
Interview

Keeper of the Sacred Fire
An obituary of the Dom Raja from Varanasi: on the ancient tradition of a
profession that, despite its high significance, goes hand in hand with social rejection
- excerpts from an interview with the now deceased corpse-burner Jagdish Chaudhary. Text & Interview: Srila Devi.


Plants
Vertical gardens
Perpendicular greenery that makes for living walls and breathing metropolises:
This is how flower power is possible even in confined spaces. By Irene Dalichow.

India's Sacred Plants, Part 1: The Bodhi Tree
The tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment - healing tree and sacred plant. By Kevin Johann.


Yogaworld
Trust and warmth
Ralph and Nella Skuban: Two well-known yoga teachers, a wonderful couple -
the two spoke to YOGA AKTUEL about their work together and about love and appreciation from the very first moment, among other things. Interview: Doris Iding.

Tips and trends
News from the yoga world

Modern science meets yogic lifestyle
About the coming together of two worlds - ancient yogic wisdom and findings of modern science about a lifestyle that brings vitality and inner satisfaction strongly agree with each other. By Christin Madhavi Natter.