Yoga Aktuell 96 - 01/2016

Being fully present
I am here in my body: How to really feel your own body and why it is so important to develop a good relationship with it. By Angelika Doerne.

Asana: Backbends with Liz & Roland
Part 1 – Urdhva Dhanurasana: Find deep expression with a stable foundation, a supple spine and an open heart. By Liz Huntly & Roland Jensch.

Moving through space
With Ajapa-Japa meditation, you don't just stand in the doorway - you walk through the door and start to learn new things about yourself. About the beginning of Kriya Yoga. By Hamsananda.

Preparation for Pranayama
How to specifically prepare for pranayama practice: Why warm-ups, learning the bandhas and exhaustive breathing techniques are important - explanations and exercises. By Gitta Kistenmacher.

fascia yoga
Part 1: Introduction – basic impulses for the fascia: knowledge and practice. By LuNa Schmidt.

The art of meditative reading
If we want to truly understand spiritual texts, we need more than just a sharp mind. Often the ancient writings only reveal their true depth and poetic beauty on a different level of our consciousness. By Bernhard Spirkl.

Asana: Spirit Yoga – the recipe
The elements earth, water, fire and air represent complementary aspects that work harmoniously together in our new workshop series. In part 1 of the series, Patricia Thielemann-Kapell presents the basic principles. By Patricia Thielemann.

The Journey to Your Own Strength
Discovering the power of resilience: How yoga opens the way to more ability to act, gives confidence in life and ours Strengthens resilience. By Timo Wahl.

Yoga as a Response to Stress
The reconfiguration of the mind as a way out of suffering, towards an authentic and self-determined life: encouraging tips for mental restructuring with the help of yoga concepts. By Anna Trökes.

Posttraumatic Growth
Many people among us suffer from the consequences of trauma of various kinds. But healing is possible: How yoga can help, to go through life again with new courage after a trauma. From Doris Iding.

Spiritual Discernment
Why polarity and duality are not the same thing - a differentiated look at duality. By Armin Risi.

You're not alone
Liliana Lakshmi is a yoga teacher and co-creator of “Bhakti Yoga Summer Festivals”. In YOGA AKTUELL she talks about positive power of loving community and about the essential meaning of regular contact with nature. Interview: Nina Haisken.

Meeting Shiva
Forbidden love in the Himalayas: Tiziana Stupia fell in love of all things into a swami. Like from the hopeless love story in the end became a path to self-liberation, she says in this interview. Interview: Doris Iding.

Remembering the Essence
A.G. and Indra Mohan are among the few people still alive were personally taught by Sri T. Krishnamacharya for many years. As part of a workshop in Graz we had the opportunity to meet the two of them to ask some questions. Interview: Melanie Müller.

Smiling instead of grinding your teeth
More and more people are constantly under tension. Many react then with tension in the jaw area and nighttime Grinding of teeth. The yoga teacher and author Inka Jochum knows how small exercises can help. By Irene Dalichow.

Save lunch!
From an Ayurvedic perspective, lunch should be the biggest meal of the day take with us every day. Nutrition expert Daniela Wolff knows how this works succeeds. By Daniela Wolff.

Lotus: The much valued plant
The lotus has been a symbol of spirituality for centuries growth of people. We tried to understand why so many Cultures and religions feel inspired by this plant. From Irene Dalichow.

Ayurveda tips: Healthy bones and joints
Diet is a crucial factor in one's health musculoskeletal system. A profound lighting from an Ayurvedic perspective offers many important information. By Kerstin Rosenberg.

yoga teacher
How do I find the perfect teacher training?
The range of yoga teacher training courses is large and diverse. Which criteria can be helpful in making a decision? you can find out here. By Dirk Bennewitz & Andrea Kubasch.

Shakti
The power of the feminine in yoga
“There is no yoga, nor has there ever been or ever will be, comparable to the divine woman.” By Ela Thole.

shamanism
The snake as a power animal, healer and creator
The snake has always held a special fascination for him people and teaches them many valuable things with their unique power Lessons. What the snake conveys to us and what role it plays in old myths plays. By Doris Iding.

yoga world
Dates, trends and news
Latest news from the yoga world. By Nina Haisken.

Music
Ashtanga meets Raga
Like the classic Indian tone sequences with their very special ones Properties that can fruitfully support yoga practice and which ones fascinating tradition lies behind it. By Stephanie Schönberger.

Yoga off the mat
Yoga where it is really needed
The Homeless University in Berlin is a mobile educational institution and for the homeless. In March 2015 the yoga teachers Janine Schneider and Dania Schumann started a yoga course there teach them voluntarily. By Julia Johannsen.

Trip
Yoga and winter sports
Skiers and cross-country skiers, snowboarders and snow tourers come currently entirely at their expense. How to prepare for skiing with yoga can prepare and find hotels where both are combined, you can find out here. By Doris Iding.

yoga philosophy
Yoga revisited
Provocative answers to fundamental questions about yoga that are far too rarely asked. By Dr. Ronald Steiner.

Zoom
YOGA-AKTUELL readers worldwide
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short portrait
This time: Neem Karoli Baba. By Doris Iding.