Yoga Aktuell 152 - 03/2025

People

The long way home
Eddie Stern has shaped the international yoga scene for decades. In this YOGA AKTUELL interview, we spoke with him about why his path has now led him away from Ashtanga Yoga, which he has taught for so long. Interview: Marita Peter.

Food

Vegan delights from Bella Italia: Antipasti for the summer
Fresh flavors, plant variety – Italian antipasti taste good even without
Authentic animal products! By Estella Schweizer and Maria Panzer.

Health

Effects of smoking
An easy-to-understand summary—plus five cleansing and revitalizing breathing techniques. By Bhajan Noam.

Autologous blood therapy
Treatment with one's own blood is intended to support the body's ability to heal itself – with the help of its own substance. YOGA AKTUELL spoke with Munich-based orthopedic and trauma surgeon Dr. Philipp Vorauer about the applications and potential of this form of therapy. Interview: Irene Dalichow.

Yoga practice

Expansion and contraction
An asana sequence with Stine Lethan in which you can explore and consciously experience the essential pulsation of expansion and introspection

Yoga to mobilize the psoas
Isabel Djukanovic shows asanas that help you mobilize and relax the large hip flexor

Yin Flow – the (R)Evolution of Sensuality
Experience the flowing, dynamic and deeply alive qualities of Yin Yoga practice – a sequence with Diana Devadi Schöpplein

Spiritual life

Financial independence and spiritual satisfaction
Worldly security and a holistic lifestyle. By Florian Palzinsky.

Spiritual Bypassing – a path to a dead end
Spiritual beliefs and practices are often used to avoid confronting difficult aspects of existence or one's own personality—but such bypassing has little to do with spiritual maturity. By Doris Iding.

How Yoga Came to the West
Through which personalities and circumstances did yoga reach the Western world, in what forms was it initially taught there, and which developments in its country of origin, India, played a role in this spread of yoga? By Dr. Martin Henniger.

The thing about evil
Is evil an illusion, a mere quirk of duality, or even a necessary entity in the universe or on our soul's path? – Why we shouldn't make this difficult topic so easy for ourselves. By Nina Haisken.

Over the threshold
Our age and humanity's collective entry into the spiritual world. By Yvonne Ferger.

Ways out of online addiction
Learning to ride the waves of information without getting lost in it – about a mindful and non-addictive approach to the temptations of the internet and other digital offerings. By Doris Iding.

yoga teacher

What it means to hold the space
Holding the space is now considered an important task of the yoga teacher. But what exactly does this mean, and how can it actually be achieved? Tobias Frank.

Healing the chakras in yoga classes
...without primarily working on it with asanas or breathing exercises! How to incorporate components that are healing for the individual chakras into your class. By Robert Henderson.

Yoga and money?
We don't talk about money – or do we? About yoga classes and compensation, and why many yoga teachers are hesitant about this topic. By Nicole Konrad.

Yoga philosophy and mysticism
New light on the Yoga Sutra – Part 4:
The third chapter: The inner limbs of the eightfold path and the siddhis. By Stephanie Schöneberger.

Pratyaksha-Advaita
Experiencing the Divine in the here and now, in the midst of everyday life. By Ramanatha Giri.

Who am I?
On the oldest question in yoga philosophy, and why it's still relevant today. By Andreas Klein.

interview

Language in yoga classes
The Power of Words – Barbra Noh discusses language as a central tool in yoga classes and why she now teaches in her native language. Interview: Eva-Maria Kopel.

Shamanism

Shamanism in South Africa
On lucid dreaming and spirit-moving ritual plants. By Kevin Johann.

And more topics and features…