Yoga Aktuell 153 - 04/2025

People

Life as a teacher, the heart as a compass
Sam Garrett's music gets under your skin and speaks a deeper language. In an interview with YOGA AKTUELL, the singer-songwriter, celebrated by the international yoga scene, talks about unity, presence, and the sound that flows from the heart. Interview: Eva-Maria Kopel.

Food

This is what summer tastes like
Light vegetarian recipes for your garden party, balcony dinner, or picnic in the countryside. By Doreen Bergmann.

Ayurveda

Feel-good skin with Ayurveda
Glow through inner balance: Ayurvedic tips and routines to make your skin glow. By Anke Pachauer and Volker Mehl.

Dementia from an Ayurvedic perspective
What factors can cause dementia, and what does Ayurveda recommend to prevent or treat the disease? By Dr. Hedwig H. Gupta.

Plant

Connected to trees
Part 1: Geological and cultural-historical considerations. By Andrea Wichterich.

Health

New knowledge about largely unknown body structures
On the interstitium and the parenchyma, which open up a novel approach to understanding body therapies and yoga. Plus: a meditation. By Bhajan Noam.

Yoga practice

Abhyasa and Vairagya
The dance between doing and letting go: a yin-yang sequence with Nina Heitmann that invites you to experience both poles.

Kundalini ReAlign
Part 1: An integrative yoga practice for refined intuition and inner regulation with Caroline Eder.

Spiritual life

Spiritual insights while traveling and camping
Personal life lessons learned while traveling far from home. By Florian Palzinsky.

The full reality
On the miraculous cognitive capacity of humankind – on the 100th anniversary of Dr. Rudolf Steiner's death. By Yvonne Ferger.

Get involved!
In a yoga scene teeming with options, many jump from one possibility to the next rather than committing persistently to a practice, a community, or a spiritual guide. By Doris Iding.

My body – my temple
A tantric-spiritual reflection on gender reassignment. By Iris Disse.

Yoga philosophy and mysticism

New light on the Yoga Sutra – Part 5:
The fourth chapter: Kaivalya-Pada – what's left to say in conclusion. By Stephanie Schönberger.

Why Aurobindo is cool
Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga has had a profound influence on the understanding of yoga as we know it today. On Aurobindo's work and the characteristics of the yoga he formulated. By Martin Henniger.

The Origin of the World of Samsara
...from the perspective of Advaita Vedanta: How the perishable world emerges from its imperishable foundation. By Ramanatha Giri.

Getting to the bottom of the “I”
The Being, Work, and Wisdom of the Indian Saint Ramana Maharshi – Part 1 of a new series. By Marian Brehmer.

A Christian Sadhu
Report: A Pilgrimage to Saint Anthony of Padua. By Srila Devi.

Rta, the greater cosmic order
The Higher Order of the Cosmos or the Laws of Prakrti – delve into the Vedic wisdom of our inextricable interconnection with the nature of the Earth and the harmony of the universe. By Shambhavi Chopra.

The world of samadhis
On samadhi as the key to liberation and enlightenment, the different stages of samadhi, and the specific types of this experience specific to the different yoga paths. By Swami Vishnudevananda Giri.

interview

The first step is security
Annie Au teaches a trauma-sensitive form of Yin Yoga. In this YOGA AKTUELL interview, she explains how Somatic Yin Yoga uses the language of the body to regulate the nervous system and restore connection. Interview: Eva-Maria Kopel.

The Psychedelic Renaissance
Consciousness and drug researcher Markus Berger discusses the insights gained through psychoactive substances and the opportunities and risks of society's current openness to psychedelic experiences. Interview: Kevin Johann.

yoga teacher

We share the space with each other
On how we can provide everyone with a safe space to develop in the classroom, and why we should sometimes set boundaries. By Nicole Konrad.

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