Yoga News 131 - 06/2021

A contemplative Christmas edition with inspiring interviews and insights. Also: Healthy joints and pain-free shoulders in focus - exercises and nutritional tips from yoga therapy and Ayurveda!

Yoga practice

Inner strength through heart and hip openers
True connection to yourself: Stine Lethan's sequence helps you to feel yourself completely and to confidently find your inner strength

Pranayama – more than just breath control
About the deeper meaning of Prana and the far-reaching effects that consciously directing this primordial substance can have. By Mascha Veitsman.

Help with shoulder pain, part 1
In chronic shoulder pain, the fascial tissue around the shoulder joint hardens and the range of motion becomes smaller and smaller. LuNa Schmidt shows you how to regain more freedom and lightness in your shoulders



Ayurveda, Health & Nutrition

Healthy joints
Nutrition and exercise as a magical combination for the prevention and treatment of joint problems: how Ayurvedic nutritional tips and yoga therapy exercises work hand in hand to provide good help. By Volker Mehl and Dr. Peter Poeckh.

Better aging with Ayurveda
Growing old healthily and happily: How Ayurveda can help us grow old vitally and, above all, contentedly. By Doris Neubauer.

Siddha Medicine, Part 4: Alchemy and Indian Medicine
No Siddha medicine without mercury? About the traditional use of the metal by the Siddhars and the background to these practices. By Dr. Roman Sieler.

Masala Love Christmas Menu
An unforgettable holiday treat: Masala Love's vegan multi-course menu is the perfect culinary delight for Christmas. By Kristina Nowoczin.



Spiritual life, meditation, mysticism

The internal clock
Live at your own pace! Ancient teachings such as Ayurveda and TCM, as well as modern chronobiology, emphasize the importance of a daily life in harmony with natural rhythms and individual needs. By Leonie Machbert.

Spiritual Names
Reminder of our true self - spiritual names can support the release of old entanglements and connect their bearer with aspects of the innermost self through sound and meaning. By Srila Devi.

Against the current
Following your own inner values ​​and sometimes being able to go against the mainstream is a transformative necessity and a balancing virtue. By Florian Palzinsky.

Pure consciousness
… is not so easy to grasp. The well-known Zen master Muh? Nölke on his participation in an interesting new meditation study

Filled with eternal joy
Sri Anandamayi Ma: The Indian saint was in a special way connected with the divine from childhood and touched the hearts and souls of countless people. By Srila Devi.

Christ Consciousness
What is Christ consciousness? And aren't we basically constantly searching for it? Where we look for it, how we find it and where we can feel it. By Bhajan Noam.



Interview

Living free from fear
The TCM expert, conventional doctor and yoga teacher Dr. Georg Weidinger talks about fear as a possible signal for physical problems and about helpful approaches when you notice that fears are becoming overwhelming in your own life. Interview: Doris Iding.

Psyche and immune system
...a strong couple! Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Christian Schubert on the immense importance of social contacts, self-efficacy and psychological factors for intact immune systems. Interview: Doris Iding.

Authenticity and personality
Gabriela Bozic has been at home in the international as well as the German yoga scene for many years. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview she talks about yoga as a way of life that is essentially about love and compassion. Interview: Doris Iding.


See the possibilities!
Perceiving possibilities instead of limitations: We spoke with Dr. Akuma Saningong about the creative potential of every human being and the fascinating perspective of quantum physics. Interview: Nina Haisken.



Miscellaneous

Women’s healing power, part 2
The moon time: About the cleansing power of menstruation, about the energies that work during this time - and how you can support the healing and renewal processes in this transformative phase. By Sonia Emilia Rainbow.

Yoga and Pura Vida
Moments of happiness between the Caribbean and the Pacific: The yoga scene in the jungle of Costa Rica takes place in the midst of breathtakingly beautiful nature. By Anne Haack.

India’s sacred plants, part 6: Temple tree
The scent of the gods – the flowers of the sacred temple tree are the epitome of beauty and are used in religious customs around the world. By Kevin Johann.

The Animal Welfare Page, Episode 14: Animal Commodity
Animals as “piece goods” – the problems of the pet trade. By Nina Haisken.