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 the topics of 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 foster inner stability. Interview: Alexandra Haardt.

Return to the Heart
A conversation with Krishna Das about mantras, sound, and the return to inner presence. Interview: Susanne Matsudo-Kiliani and Yukio Matsudo.

The Path of Yoga
The new edition of “The Way of Yoga” is here—we discuss how the view of yoga has changed in the twenty-five years since the first edition of this seminal work was published with Dr. Eckard Wolz-Gottwald. Interview: Nina Haisken.

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

Yoga Knowledge

The early yogi …
The yoga tradition has always attached special importance to the morning—modern chronobiology provides explanations for why a morning practice is so beneficial. By Dr. Ronald Steiner.

The History of Yoga
Part 4 – Buddhism: What connection the Buddha had to yoga, and how his teachings differ from the Vedic tradition. By Martin Henniger.

Spiritual Life

Forgot about myself?
There are some things we want to forget, so we push them away—and we even forget that we’ve kept them at a distance. By Muni Konradi.

Three Ways to Be Present in the Here and Now
Experience earth, breath, and life energy through meditation. By Florian Palzinsky.

The woman sitting by the hedge
Archetypes that guide us through the year—this time: Why the witch is the archetype we’ve been waiting for. By Mika Schöberl.

When everything falls apart
Key aspects of Buddhist teachings that can help us find inner peace even in times of upheaval. By Doris Iding.

Get out of the virtual worlds
Through genuine and direct interaction with the world, we truly connect with life and can fulfill our dharma, rather than losing ourselves in virtual realms. By Diana Helen Fegert.

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

Living in harmony with the seasons – the eight seasonal festivals
Part III: Dancing, Sweating, and Maturing—the Summer Solstice. By Julia Johannsen.

Plants

Connected to trees
Part 6: The Linden 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 a herniated disc
Yoga therapy exercises that can also help during the acute phase of a herniated disc: They stabilize and mobilize nerve pathways and create relieving length. By Dr. Ronald Steiner.

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

Kali-Shakti-Sadhana
Embrace your own shadows and live with radical honesty: a yoga practice that connects you with 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 let movement arise naturally. By Lucia Schmidt.

Pranayama – the origin of breathwork
Between Regulation and Intensity: What Pranayama and Modern Breathwork Have in Common—and How They Differ. By Mascha Veitsman.

Yoga philosophy and mysticism

The Breath of the Buddha
Breath—the power that gives us independence and freedom. By Bhajan Noam.

The Radiance of Arunachala-Ramana 
 The sixth and final part of our series on the nature, work, and wisdom of the Indian saint Ramana Maharshi. By Marian Brehmer.
 
Emotions Reflected in Yoga
How yoga opens the door to a healthy way of dealing with emotions. By Andreas Klein.

and more