Yoga News 147 - 04/2024

People

Making the cells glow
Salome Noah's yoga classes are surprisingly different - that's what our author Doris Iding found during a retreat with the Swiss woman. You can find out what is special about Salome's approach to yoga in the YOGA-AKTUELL interview.

Food Healing Kitchen
Anti-inflammatory vegan recipes, ready in a jiffy! By Shabnam Rebo.

Algae oil
Life force from plant plankton: Why oil extracted from microalgae can be an interesting nutritional supplement. By Irene Dalichow.

Yoga practice

The seven chakras
Part 3: The solar plexus chakra: our subtle immune system. By Shai Tubali.

Basic Principles of Asana Groups, Part 6: Twists
In our practical series on the basic principles of the different posture groups, Nicole Konrad deals this time with the topic of twisting postures – as always with easy-to-implement universal tips

Prana and the Vayus
Energy and its dynamics in the body – about Prana and its five winds. By Mascha Veitsman.

Menopause: Asana Practice – Part 4
“Use it or lose it” – build up stabilizing muscles, maintain flexible and pain-free joints and train the brain: Elena Lustig shows effective exercises for this

A journey to Viparita-Dandasana
Find courage and strength with backbends – and enjoy the path there free from pressure: Natalija Fallocca accompanies you in this asana sequence

Yoga philosophy and mysticism

Visions for a new world
Simplicity, sharing and giving, inner wealth and true intelligence – the foundations for a life full of light. By Bhajan Noam.

The internal enemies
How we overcome them to cultivate harmonious action
Episode 3/4: Lobha – Greed, Moha – Delusion. By Swamini Pramananda (Ammaji).

Founded in the depths of the soul
OM C. Parkin on the longing for the soul, the distinction between soul and thinking spirit, and on the world soul as a universal being.
Taste from one source

Sahajya
The path to the natural state of mind – a path that is actually not one! By Swami Vishnudevananda Giri.

Spiritual Life

The happiness of health
Ten basics for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being. By Florian Palzinsky.

Ask the universe for help
The Knowledge Behind the Mystery: Who “out there” you can turn to, what you can ask for, and what you can expect. By Robert Henderson.

The beauty of sleep
About sleep as a magical being, the dream state as a creative space of self-awareness and the state of consciousness that lies beyond wakefulness, sleep and dreams. By Julia Johannsen.

The quiet revolution
Stand up for humanity – a wake-up call for truly effective peace work! By Yvonne Ferger.

Eleusis
Entheogenic cult site and European Capital of Culture – a visit to a place that exerted a deep fascination on the entire ancient world and remains a mystery to us to this day. By Kevin Johann.

interview

Embody instead of intellectualize
Connect with your body's wisdom! Britta Kimpel, yoga teacher and expert in NeuroEmbodiment ®, talks about the nervous system as the basis for true connection with ourselves. Interview: Eva-Maria Kopel.

The veneration of the Divine Mother
Shantidev Oliver Graf lives in the Yogananda Center Ananda in Assisi and creates unique light art works there, about whose spiritual background he tells many touching things in the YOGA-AKTUELL interview. Interview: Doris Iding.

Yoga teacher

I still like myself
About dealing with self-doubt in class, the demand for perfection that many yoga teachers place on themselves, and the desire to please at all costs. By Nicole Konrad.

Plant

elder
Even Hippocrates valued elderberry, which has a high value in natural medicine and tradition. Here you can find out more about its many qualities. By Irene Dalichow.

Shamanism

Shamanism in the northern Alps
Lammas and Mabon: the time of harvest and gratitude. By Lucia Schmidt.

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