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Meditieren im Kloster: Stille finden in einer lauten Welt

Meditating in the monastery: finding stillness in a noisy world

A monastery is a place of silence and contemplation - a place that more and more people in this noisy world long for. Within the walls, visitors e...

Exercises with the cork yoga block

Many positions in yoga not only require our full attention, but also the strength of our muscles and an open body. Due to constant sitting and work...

Yoga-Irrtümer #2: Wer sich nur genug anstrengt, meistert jede Asana

Yoga Mistake #2: If you try hard enough, you can master any asana

We humans love to set goals. There's nothing wrong with that either, because nothing gives us more stamina and energy than a vision to which we are...

Yoga-Irrtümer #1: Im Yoga geht’s ums Dehnen

Yoga misconceptions #1: Yoga is about stretching

As a yoga teacher, how often have I heard: “I would also like to do yoga, but I can’t even get my fingers up to my toes!” or “Unfortunately I’m too...

Pranayama richtig üben: 5 Tipps für deine Praxis

Pranayama practice properly: 5 tips for your practice

According to Patanjali, the goal of yoga practice is to still the undulations of the mind. One of the most important tools on the way there is our ...

Anuloma Viloma-Pranayma – die Wechselatmung

Anuloma Viloma-Pranayma – Alternating breathing

Alternating breathing, Anuloma Viloma, is one of the classic breathing exercises and you have probably encountered it in one or the other yoga clas...

Metta-Meditation: Die Kraft des Selbstmitgefühls

Metta Meditation: The Power of Self-Compassion

We cannot be happy and healthy fighting against ourselves. But often we are kinder to others than to ourselves. The practice of metta meditation ca...

Die Wirkung von Meditation auf unsere Hormone

The effect of meditation on our hormones

Much is now known about the positive effect of the most diverse types of meditation on body, mind and soul. Meditation relaxes us, provides the rig...

Ujjayi-Pranayama – die siegreiche Atmung

Ujjayi-Pranayama - the victorious breath

You're wondering what's with that hissing noise that can be heard in some yoga classes? Today we want to introduce you to Ujjayi breathing, a breat...

Mantra-Meditation lernen – eine Anleitung

Learning mantra meditation - a guide

There are countless ways to meditate. Walking meditation, breathing meditation, object meditation and meditation with a mantra. Which type of medit...

Zuhause meditieren lernen – dein Meditationsraum

Learn to meditate at home – your meditation room

Would you like to set up a meditation room at home? A place that radiates calm, where you can switch off and let your soul dangle? Sounds wonderfu...

Chakra Meditation: Dein Guide durch die 7 Chakras

Chakra Meditation: Your guide through the 7 chakras

Too bad we can't just kick off our worries and problems when we hit the mat in the yoga studio. After a yoga class, we often get the feeling that ...