Yoga News 122 - 03/2020

Yoga practice

Pranayama – the heart of yoga
Part 4 of the series by Dr. Ralph Skuban: Breathing ideas for a time of emotional
Challenges and exercises to strengthen resilience and immune defense.

Asana: Natarajasana – the dancer’s pose
Finding freedom within the form: This backbend stretches the chest and makes the spine supple. In Luise Weiss' sequence, it is the peak asana.

Learn to meditate, step by step
Introduction to meditation practice with Anna Trökes, Part 5: Breathing awareness as a path to meditation.

Yoga for home
Establish your own regular yoga practice! Tips and tricks to help you practice better at home. By Nicole Reese.

Techniques of Hatha Yoga
Part 2: Kechari Mudra – a tongue seal that allows the lunar energy to flow, harmonizes the Vishuddha chakra and can lead to the high state of unconditionality. By Sukadev Volker Bretz.

New series: Come with us on the soul journey!
Slow Kundalini: When the Kundalini slowly rises, vertebra by vertebra, it takes your consciousness up with it. On the soul journey, you devote yourself to the individual stations and their topics with care and enough time. By Satya Singh.

Integral Yoga Meditation
A cross-traditional and timeless yoga meditation based on the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, explained by Helga Simon-Wagenbach.

Yoga therapy: Help with pain in hands and wrists
Numbness, tingling, burning or stinging in the hands? Lucia Nirmala Schmidt names the most common causes of pain and sensitivity disorders in the hands and fingers and shows soothing exercises.



Yoga Philosophy, Spiritual Life and Society

Sadhana in times of change
A yoga sadhana helps you develop equanimity and empathy. Over time, it turns from an initial challenge into a daily joy. By Srila Tiziana Stupia.

An unbelievable virus as a chance for life
Florian Palzinsky dares to take a spiritual, psychological and socially critical approach to the Corona crisis.

Pushkar and the Brahma Temple
A small place in Rajasthan: Here is the only temple where Brahma is worshipped. Stroll through Pushkar with photographer Achim Frank Schmidt and discover the mythology surrounding the creator god. By Achim Frank Schmidt.

Write yourself free
How a headstand in the mud brought Sarah Elsing's entire life back into balance. What writing has to do with peanuts on dusty ground. And how the combination of yoga and writing leads you to the development of your true self. By Sarah Elsing.

Face your fears
Recognize your fears, face them and let them go... Accepting and transforming our own fears is probably one of the greatest spiritual exercises in life. But it can also be one of the most healing. By Doris Iding.

Yoga and sexual fantasies
Why sexual fantasies should not be allowed into the encounter between yoga teachers and students at any time and why it is so important to be clear about this at a fundamental level. By Ty Landrum.

The Sex and Spirituality Illusion
Time to dispel the dangerously misleading sexual-spiritual myths that some spiritual teachers use to persuade women to have sex. By Robert Henderson.



Interview

Yoga and Buddhism
Ellen Johannesen teaches Ashtanga Yoga and delves into Buddhist teachings. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview, she talks about Buddhism as a spiritual training and clears up one or two widespread misunderstandings. Interview: Marita Voithofer.

Mantra and sacred music from India
Composer and musician Manish Vyas talks about the distortions in the Western interpretation of mantra recitation and Indian music – and about the real tradition. Interview: Nina Haisken.

Yoga & Social Media
Daniel Rama has gained great popularity with his impressive practice, which he shares with the world via his Instagram account. In this interview he talks about his very own view of things. Interview: Anastasia Shevchenko.


Ayurveda, Nutrition & Health

The Corona drama
Dr. Ruediger Dahlke takes a critical and clear look at the background of the scaremongering

Self-healing with Ayurveda
How Ayurveda can help us in the Corona crisis: Dr. Aruna Bandara gives tips on maintaining and promoting holistic health. By Christian Salvesen.

Ayurveda meets monastery cuisine
Volker Mehl presents a magical connection that is actually quite obvious – because monastic medicine has many similarities with the knowledge of Ayurveda. With delicious recipes!



Other categories

Yogaworld
News, tips & trends. By Nina Haisken & Marita Voithofer.

Plant

Yew trees exude magic
Yew trees are impressive and quite unusually growing trees. What is
these forest creatures and why these trees can still enchant us today. By Karoline Wagemann-Hofer.


Locations

Sri Lanka's most beautiful yoga places
The tropical, green island state has made great progress in recent years in terms of the variety of yoga offerings. Whether in the jungle, on the beautiful beaches or in the cities - yoga is present everywhere. By Anne Haack.


The animal protection page

The suffering on the streets
Stray cats and dogs are exposed to hunger, disease, extreme weather conditions and violence. Their journey often ends in killing stations. By Nina Haisken.