Yoga Aktuell 160 - 05/2026

This issue guides you through the fall with Vedic astrology, archetypal wisdom, Tantra yoga, and lived spirituality. Also included: critical insights on gurus, as well as restorative practices with Yin yoga and yoga therapy.

People

Yoga Beyond the Mat
Tim Küchling is an executive with HR responsibilities and a yogi. Last year, he lost his wife. A conversation about leadership and humanity, about deep love and painful loss—and about the power to return to the present moment time and again. Interview: Doris Iding.

Food

Ferment and Enjoy
Fermentation is a fascinating process that can naturally preserve food while also giving it a distinctive flavor. With these recipes and tips, you can get started. By Lennart Wiese and Christoph Marx.

Yoga Knowledge

Stretching at a Distance
You stretch your hips—and afterward, you might find you can move your shoulder more freely. A small laboratory study found that passive range of motion can increase even in a joint that hasn’t been stretched. By Dr. Ronald Steiner.

The History of Yoga
Part 6 – The Puranas: Stories rich in imagery and highly relevant to India’s spiritual life. By Martin Henniger.

Spiritual Life

When I Feel Hurt…
Moving away from the surface level, where we struggle and grapple with hurt feelings, toward a deeper inner layer—through acceptance, surrender, and letting go. By Muni Konradi.

The Fire of Reaction
From automatic reactions to inner freedom—plus: a guide to alternate nostril breathing. By Bhajan Noam.

Heroic Without Posturing
The courage to dare to do good without certainty—on the most dangerous of all archetypes, the wisdom of ancient tragedy, and a warrior who became a hero when he refused to be one. By Mika Maria Schöberl.

What Ever Happened to Mindfulness?
From the practice of awakening to a lifestyle tool—and perhaps back again. By Doris Iding.

The Perfect Guru—a Myth?
A nuanced look at gurus as human beings who, like everyone else, are fallible, and at the problematic dynamics that often arise in an environment of idealization and ignored shadows. By Srila Devi.

Between Spirituality and Therapy
When spiritually oriented people seek therapeutic support, it sometimes falls short—why this happens and what to watch out for. By Eva Hakes.

Yakshas and Yakshis
Mystical nature spirits of Indian mythology. By Kevinn Johann.

Living in Harmony with the Cycle of the Year—The Eight Annual Festivals
Part V: Resting and Connecting with the Ancestors—Samhain. By Julia Johannsen.

Vedic Astrology

Saturn in Revati
The Completion of a Thirty-Year Cycle – A Look at Current Qualities of Time from the Perspective of Jyotish. By Sandra Cammann.

Yoga Practice

Finding Symmetry 
Yoga therapy exercises to counteract scoliosis—demonstrated and explained by Dr. Ronald Steiner. 

Yin Yoga for Exhaustion
Stefanie Arend guides you through a gentle sequence using yoga bolsters, allowing you to devote yourself entirely to your recovery.

Yoga in the Dark
Andhakara Yoga—when external sight fades and inner perception awakens. By Ulises Guerra.

Yoga Philosophy and Mysticism

The Ten Mahavidyas
A Return to Feminine Wisdom—The Archetypal Goddesses of the Shakta Tradition as a Mirror of Our Inner Development. By Valbona Merkle.

The Teachings of the Chidakasha-Gita
Bhagwan Nityananda and His Philosophical Work. By Florin Mihail.

Anandamayi Ma
Part 1: The Incarnation of the Divine Mother. By Marian Brehmer.

Together—A New Path to Awakening
How We Humans Can Awaken to One Another Through Authentic Encounter. By Yvonne Ferger.

The Shadow of the Yogi
Can a person be both spiritually realized and ethically deficient? This question is explored here from the perspective of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and, supplementarily, from Ken Wilber’s viewpoint. By Markus Grimm.

Tantra Yoga—The Tantric Revolution
Part 1: Introduction to Kashmiri Shaivism. By Lucia Schmidt.
The Nature of the Mind
Mirrors and Reflections—on unchanging, pure awareness and the “play” of phenomena. By Indira Ram.

and much more