Yoga News 130 - 05/2021

The autumn edition of YOGA AKTUELL brings you into the new season with verve and creativity. With Lucie Beyer's workshop you will learn the forearm stand in a playful way, and with the last episode of our Yin Yoga series you will use the metal energy harmoniously.

Yoga practice

Asana: Yin Yoga and the Element Metal
In TCM, autumn is the season of the metal element, which stands for withdrawal, setting boundaries and letting go. With this sequence by Helga Baumgartner you support the potential of metal

The forearm stand
Power for the Pincha! With Lucie Beyer you will get step by step into the balancing position on the forearms, known as “Pincha-Mayurasana”

Alignment
Unity in form and movement – ​​why precise alignment in the asanas is important for a health-promoting practice and how you can achieve it. By Mascha Veitsmann.

Yoga
Enlightenment almost as a side effect? ​​Here you will learn yogic techniques with which you can achieve one-point concentration and leave the veils of clouded perception behind you. By Karma Jigme Dorje (Holger Biallas).



Ayurveda, Health & Nutrition

Siddha Medicine, Part 3: Vital Points
Fighting and healing: Pressure on certain points on the body can interrupt the flow of life energy – or release blockages. By Dr. Roman Sieler.

Feet good, everything good
How you can pamper your feet with loving attention and proven Ayurvedic care and massage rituals. By Doris Neubauer.

Treating Covid-19 holistically
How naturopathic and homeopathic remedies can support the treatment of Covid-19 and how the disease can be prevented. By Irene Dalichow.

Visch – vegan fish alternatives
Sean Moxie shows that vegan fish dishes are easily possible – it just depends on the right recipe! By Sean Moxie.

horseradish
Highly appreciated for culinary purposes, but also extremely interesting as a medicinal plant: what the root with the pleasant spiciness can do. By Irene Dalichow.


Yoga philosophy and mysticism

Shakti in Tantra
Yoga philosophy, alive and tangible: the divine feminine energy from the perspective of non-dual Tantra. By Doris Lilienweiss.

The way through the fire: Irina Tweedie
Sufi mystic Irina Tweedie consistently devoted herself to the path of love, which requires facing one's own shadows and sincerely yearning for truth. By Srila Devi.



Interview

A good whole
Hamsananda and Yoga Shakti have been yoga teachers for more than thirty years - and have been a couple for almost as long. They spoke to YOGA AKTUELL about tantric Kriya Yoga, silent retreats and the finer points of teaching. Interview: Nina Haisken.

With Bindu to immortality?
Nils Jacob Liersch is an Indologist, religious scholar and yogi. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview he talks about exciting insights into little-known yoga practices. Interview: Srila Devi.

Establish connection
Zen teacher André Steiner sees himself as a heart-opening companion. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview he talks about the importance of connection and explains simple exercises. Interview: Doris Iding.



Miscellaneous

Full Moon Meditation for October
Learning to distinguish the essential from the inessential – a guided imagination. By Wolfgang Bischoff.

Where is my home?
“Where am I really and truly at home?” – complex answers to a question that you may have often asked yourself. By Florian Palzinksy.

India’s sacred plants, part 5: the Rudraksha tree
The Rudraksha tree is best known for its "wrinkled" seeds, which are used to make malas. By Kevin Johann.

Hiking in the footsteps of Francis of Assisi
The Way of St. Francis: The pleasantly less frequented pilgrimage route in Italy can touch the heart deeply – impressions of our author Doris Iding

Women's healing power
The forgotten knowledge of the primal power of the womb - a shamanic approach to the sacred female organ in which creation takes place. By Sonia Emilia Rainbow.