Spiritual Yoga If you are new to Yoga, you might think: How can all this stretching and bending be in any way spiritual? Let’s first understand what Yoga is. Let me take you on a short journey into the history of Yoga and show you how it all started. Find out how you can make …
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First of all, we have to understand what yoga is. Here in the west, yoga is put into a category like gymnastics. Yoga is not just physical exercise. I was fortunate when I started doing yoga in my College years. I went to classes from a teacher who already shared little more than just …
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What are chakras? The word ‘chakra’ is Sanskrit and means ‘wheel’ or ‘whirlpool’. We can visualise a chakra as a vortex of energy that connects our body with our aura (light body). The chakras control the flow of prana (life energy) in our body. The concept of chakras is probably the most misunderstood topic in …
Slowly you will notice that a second person is doing yoga with you. Nausea and weakness of the first trimester also decrease. Second-trimester yoga is all about releasing tension and strengthening your lower back. Due to the growing belly, it often happens that the pregnant woman gets a hollow back. Yoga helps counteract this and …
Do what makes you happy. I chose this mantra, especially for myself. Too often, I forget to look after myself because I want to make my family happy. I have that in my genes somehow. It also makes me happy when I do something good for others. But it also happens that, in retrospect, it …
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As the name of my website already suggests, I combine yoga and shamanism. But why? And does it even make sense to combine these two traditions? YES! For me, it makes a lot of sense. At first sight, the two don’t have much to do with each other. But if you take a closer look, …
The mantra of the month seems so trivial this time. But even if it is only a word, it is not an easy case. Everyone has the ability to breathe, but for many, breathing correctly is a great challenge. Correct Breathing In yoga, this way of breathing is also called yogic breathing. Sounds sophisticated, but …
Congratulations! You will soon be able to welcome a new citizen of the Earth. What is now happening in your body is a magical interplay of biology and divine energy. For many women, pregnancy is a pleasing time. But it can also be exhausting, confusing and challenging. Not only your body undergoes great changes, but …
This month there is a Sanskrit Mantra again. Aum Namah Shivaya is probably one of the most famous mantras ever. This Panchakshara Mantra (consisting of five syllables without Om) is a Mahamantra (maha = big). Why mantra chanting? Mantra is one of the simplest forms of sadhana (spiritual practice). Most spiritual paths use them. Prayer …
What is Yoga? Yoga is not a religion. It is also not a sport. It’s not about love. It was not invented by Madonna (yes this view is widespread in the USA). And it is also not a philosophy. But what is Yoga then? A signpost pointing home Yoga is a technology, a system with …