Editor 2 – European Union of Yoga

Prāṇa, asmitā and viveka. Reflections on the Yoga Congress, Zinal 2024

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by Osman Yoncaova, the text first published in Deutsches Yoga-Forum 6-2024 Prāṇa, asmitā and viveka. Reflections on the Yoga Congress, Zinal 2024 Zinal is a...

A karma yoga experience after Storm Dana in Spain

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by Carlos Cristian Arruebo (AEPY yoga teacher) A karma yoga experience after Storm Dana in Spain The floods in Spain caused by Storm Dana at...

Lola Ramos’s Testimony

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by Lola Ramos Sales Lola Ramos’s Testimony I lived in Zaragoza and had a Yoga Sadhana school for 7 years. Due to personal problems I...

Valencia after the Dana Storm

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Adapted extract from the Yoga Sadhana newsletter, November 2024, by Carlos Fiel and the Sadhana Team Valencia after the dana Storm We are all aware...

Yoga and cultural appropriation: deciphering the issues at stake

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This text by Clara Dunoyer is an excerpt from her dissertation. It was written for the French association Fédération Inter-enseignements de Hatha-Yoga (FIDHY) and was...

The European Union of Yoga and the Zinal Yoga Congress

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This text was written by Reto Zbinden for the publication Yoga Textbuch – Yoga Journal Verlag, CH-2613 Villeret – www.yoga-journal.ch The European Union of Yoga...

My First Zinal Congress  , August 2024 

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by Trish Morrison My First Zinal Congress  , August 2024  My Zinal experience began many years ago, although I did not know it at the time;...

Feeling the Prāṇa after Zinal 2024

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by Amélie Michaud (FBHY, Belgium) Feeling the Prāṇa after Zinal 2024 How is your prana as we move into the autumn? For several reasons mine...

An Unforgettable Experience – Nature – Congress – Yoga

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by Naomi King (Yoga Suisse) An Unforgettable Experience – Nature – Congress – Yoga I was really looking forward to my first visit to the...

Prāṇa – the force of life

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by Osman Yoncaova Prāṇa – the force of life In August, the annual European Yoga Congress took place for the 51st time in Zinal. A...

To Survive a War

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by Elaine Nadiv, Yoga Teacher and photographer (Ukrainian Federation of Yoga) Yogis Without Borders To Survive a War Telling this story gets a bit easier...

A Shelter in War: A Personal Story of Volunteerism

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by Natalia Mogolivets Yoga Instructor, Dancer. Founder of Lviv’s largest yoga and dance centre, Shakti Yoga Shala, and the first Yoga Park in Ukraine. Creator...

Kharkiv: The Warrior-Yogi

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by Alexey Savenko Yoga Instructor, Martial Arts Expert, Director of the Strength Training School ‘Abhaya’, Founder of the ‘Sadhana Yoga’ Style, Lieutenant Colonel in the...

Yoga in Times of War

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by Dmytro Danylov, EUY President ad interim, instructor in the Ukrainian Federation of Yoga, head of Yogis Without Borders team Yoga in Times of War...

Achitecture, Consciousness, Unified Field and Yoga: A unified Vision by Javier Ortiz

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This text is a translation of the Arquitectura, Conciencia, Campo Unificado y Yoga article by Javier Ortiz Achitecture, consciousness, unified field and yoga: A unified...

Heart Rate Variability, Blood Pressure and Peripheral Oxygen Saturation during Yoga Adham and Mahat Breathing Techniques without Retention in Adult Practitioners

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This text was written for the Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology and published on Oct. 3, 2024 Heart Rate Variability, Blood Pressure and Peripheral...

The Consciousness State of Traditional Nidra Yoga/Modern Yoga Nidra

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This text was written for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy — No. 31 (2021) The Consciousness State of Traditional Nidra Yoga/Modern Yoga Nidra: Phenomenological Characterization...

Dhāranā from the Perspective of Computer Science

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This text was written for and published by Spirituality Studies 9-1 Spring 2023 Dhāranā from the Perspective of Computer Science by Gábor Pék, Gejza M. Timčák...

Vegetarianism: Some Fundamental Misconceptions on its Traditional Indian Roots

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@Le_Discours_de_Yoga (c) • April 26 at 9:52 Vegetarianism: Some Fundamental Misconceptions on its Traditional Indian Roots by Dmitry Danilov Many years ago, still being a student,...

The Roar of Rainy Season

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This text was written for Facebook in India, Himalayas The Roar of Rainy Season by Dmitry Danilov Over many years of personal practice and teaching...

Interview with André Riehl

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This interview was made for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Interview with André Riehl by Isabelle Daulte, photo credit Robert Klik You...

Interview with Alberto Paganini

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Interview with Alberto Paganini Conducted by Michel Wolff, photo credit Baskin Creative...

Prana or Lung

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Prana or Lung (please scroll down for German) by Naomi King, YCH/EUY-certified...

Prāṇa – Living a healthy, happy and harmonious life

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Prāṇa – Living a healthy, happy and harmonious life by Swami Maitreyi...

Singen und Tönen als Träger von Prana

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Singen und Tönen als Träger von Prana by Susanne Bohrmann-Fortuzzi Singen und...

Prāṇa – The Force of Life

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Prāṇa – The Force of Life by Siddhartha Krishna, photo credit Pexels...

Where awareness goes, prāṇa flows – Where awareness grows, prāṇa flows

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Where awareness goes, prāṇa flows – Where awareness grows, prāṇa flows by...

Prāṇa

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Prāṇa by Radu Cristoloveanu This year, in the very special place of...

LE PRĀṆA FORCE DE VIE

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 LE PRĀṆA FORCE DE VIE by Pierre Alais, photo credit Marina Zvada...

PRĀṆA

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 PRĀṆA by Patrick Daubard, photo credit Surdu Horia PRĀṆA is the sum...

Gleich-Sein und Prāṇaśakti

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Gleich-Sein und Prāṇaśakti. Die fließende Qualität der Lebendigkeit und Einsicht in Samatva...

Prāṇa : Force de vie, essence vitale, souffle divin. Voilà trois bien jolies façons de te définir.

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Prāṇa: Force de vie, essence vitale, souffle divin. Voilà trois bien jolies...

Prāṇa actualization techniques

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Prāṇa actualization techniques by Iryna Sikorska, photo credit Jan Kopriva Yoga texts...

Prāṇa, la force de vie

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Prāṇa, la force de vie by Denis Perret Rétablissement spirituel Dans la...

Prāṇa

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Prāṇa by Atul Mulji, photo credit Alexandre Moreira Prāṇa. A word you...

Prāṇa, de levenskracht

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Prāṇa, de levenskracht by Alberto Paganini, photo credit Alisa Velieva ‘Prāṇa is...

Breathing – How to experience Prāṇa

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 Breathing – How to experience Prāṇa Poem by Adelheid Ohlig in English...

PRĀṆA KRIYĀ SĀDHANĀ

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This text was written for the Zinal Congress of the EUY in 2024 PRĀṆA KRIYĀ SĀDHANĀ By André Riehl, photo credit Pexels La tradition du...

AUF DEUTSCH UNTERRICHTEN (TEACHING IN GERMAN)

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An article by Jérôme Balladur, published in the magazine Yoga-Info 1-2024, Theme „Yoga and Language“, published by the Austrian Federation of Yoga Teachers (BYO). Ein...

FACES OF «ENERGY»

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Section 11 of the book “Yoga: History of Ideas and Views” by Andrey Safronov FACES OF «ENERGY» THE PROBLEMATIC ISSUE OF THE TERM «ENERGY» IN...

Tummo Practices and Spirituality

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This article was published in FIDHY Infos N°95 December 2023, the 1st and 2nd parts were published in FIDHY Infos N°93 and 94 Tummo Practices...

Energetic Balance

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Energetic Balance – a Legitimate Aspiration By Malek Daouk, Yoga Suisse Although it appears to be different for each person, Yoga practitioners are nevertheless all...

The mystical fire Tummo

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More on Tummo The mystical fire Tummo by Naomi King, Certified Yoga Teacher YCH/EYU, Professional Association Yoga Schweiz Inspiration Nowadays, the whole of humanity needs...

The Fasciae, a way into inner yoga

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This interview was published in the Journal de l´IFY (2023) The Fasciae, a way into inner yoga Interview with Lina Franco Morrison conducted by Sylvie...

Adaptation (viniyoga)

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Written for the IFY Journal (2023) Adaptation (viniyoga) by Lina Franco Morrison (2023) Adaptation is one of the characteristics of the Yoga taught by the...

Returning from Zinal…

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Reflection on Walter Thirak Ruta´s workshops during the 50th Zinal Congress Returning from Zinal… by Luísa Gil I’m back from Zinal with a full heart...

What is spiritual in yoga?

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This text was written for the French association Fédération Inter-enseignements de Hatha-Yoga (FIDHY) and will be published in “FIDHY Infos N°94 Juillet-Août 2023“. What is...

Ravi Ravindra at Zinal 2023

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Ravi Ravindra at Zinal 2023 by Denis Perret Ravi Ravindra taught us his understanding of spirituality over five daily two-hour sessions, in English with an...

Physiological mechanisms involved in tummo practices

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This text was written for the French association Fédération Inter-enseignements de Hatha-Yoga (FIDHY) and will be published in “FIDHY Infos N°94 Juillet-Août 2023“. Physiological mechanisms...

Recommendations for tummo

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The EUY present these recommendations; however, we strongly advise against conducting this practice on your own. Before embarking on any experiment, it is essential to...

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