Yoga News 121 - 02/2020

Pranayama – the heart of yoga
Part 3 of the series by Dr. Ralph Skuban: From exploring and expanding the breathing spaces to targeted breathing practice, Samavrtti Pranayama

Asana: Welcoming Spring
A refreshing yoga ritual that supports you in letting go of the old and courageously making room for the new. By Diana Schöpplein.

Learn to meditate, step by step
Continuation of the series on meditation practice by Anna Trökes.
This time: Meditation as a means of self-exploration

Techniques of Hatha Yoga
In this new series, Sukadev Bretz introduces techniques from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Part I focuses on: Maha Mudra

Asana: Restorative Yoga for Spring
Take a new look at life with backbends: Lorna Neuer shows you a gentle and relaxing practice that will get you in the mood for spring awakening.

The orientation in forest yoga
In forest yoga we go to the roots of yoga and get to its essence - the connection with everything. By Reiner Angermeier.

Three realities
Three levels of reality and what characterizes them: everyday reality, mental reality and absolute reality. By Florian Palzinsky.

The Yoga of Asceticism
As part of the Hatha Yoga Project, Dr. Daniela Bevilacqua researched years of Sadhus in India and their understanding of Hatha Yoga and Asanas

Aghora Sadhus and their practices
The followers of the Aghori tradition strive to overcome duality with extreme means, which are initially incomprehensible to other seekers appear. By Srila Devi.

Living modern spirituality
Connectedness as a sign of our spirituality – how we spirituality can live practically and what it means to be spiritual. From Nicole Wendland.

Yoga and Permaculture – Embedded in the natural cycles
A look at the holistic knowledge and practical principles of permaculture and its yogic references. By Janine Schneider.

Devotion without ifs and buts
In the life story of the American author Michael A. Singer surrender to the flow of life plays an essential role. Martin Frischknecht.

Headaches from an Ayurvedic perspective
What types of headaches there are and how you can treat headaches according to your dosha. By Prabha Burkhardt.

Yoga for anxiety and panic attacks
How a holistic yoga practice can help with acute panic attacks and support long-term healing. By Anna Kramer.

Zero-waste kitchen
From the intuitive handling of food and how healthy Common sense helps to use food as fully as possible By Sophia Hoffmann.

Interview

Music in connection with nature
Mirabai Ceiba on the deep emotions at the heart of music and Closeness to nature as a source of inspiration. Interview: Alexandra Haardt.

NotThinking
The well-known journalist Gert Scobel on the real experience that there is no self, and about meditation as a bridge to helpful action. Interview: Doris Iding.

The fullness of experience
Yoga teacher Ananda Leone talks in an interview with People about the tantric approach of his practice and how yoga can make everyday life sustainable can penetrate. Interview: Nina Haisken.

Experience report

Retreat with Master Han Shan
Doris Iding on her experiences in a five-week silent retreat in Thailand

Yoga teacher

Hypermobility
Tips for a meaningful and healthy asana practice for hypermobile people, in which the stabilization of the musculoskeletal system in is in the foreground. By Lilla N. Wuttich.

Shamanism

Time of Yin in Yang
The longing for a break in the quality of Yin led our Author to a lonely beach, where she drifted dreamily. By Iris Disse.

Plant

Fighter
Remedy, incense and spiritual symbol – camphor is used especially in Asia since ancient times used medicinally and for used for energetic purposes. By Kevin Johann.

Trip

A stroll through Lisbon's yoga scene
The Portuguese metropolis is bursting with charm and attracts with a diverse cultural offerings – but also with yoga studios of all Couleur. By Anne Haack.

Yogaworld

Dates, trends and news
News from the world of yoga. By Marita Voithofer.

Yoga for leaders
Leading with wisdom: Christoph Harrach on a new self-image in business. Interview: Nina Haisken