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Philosophy, Art, Emotion, and the Gesture of the Question

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Bhāva and Rasa in Yoga Practice by Julia Schärer Philosophy, Art, Emotion, and the...

Breathing balance into emotions

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Breathing balance into emotions by R. SRIRAM AND ANJALI SRIRAM The workshop is designed...

Path towards contentment

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Path towards contentment by Peter Marchand All we really want is to be happy,...

Beyond the Form: Bhāva and Rasa as the Somatic Axis of Self-Regulation

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Beyond the Form: Bhāva and Rasa as the Somatic Axis of Self-Regulation by Flavio...

Ce que je joue de moi ne se joue plus de moi

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Ce que je joue de moi ne se joue plus de moi Svadharma, Svatantra...

Nabhi, un point d’ancrage dans l’océan de la vie émotionnelle

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Nabhi, un point d’ancrage dans l’océan de la vie émotionnelle by Isabelle Croset Le...

Bhāva and Rasa in Yoga Practice – Experiencing the Inner Elements

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Bhāva and Rasa in Yoga Practice – Experiencing the Inner Elements by Kei Kvarnstrom...

Bhāva and Rasa, the Song of the Universe

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Bhāva and Rasa, the Song of the Universe by Peter (Krishna) Van Lierde Theory...

From Pratipakṣa-bhāvanam technique of the Yoga Sūtra to the dharmic actions of the Bhagavad Gita

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 From Pratipakṣa-bhāvanam technique of the Yoga Sūtra to the dharmic actions of the Bhagavad...

We are slaves to our emotions

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 We are slaves to our emotions by Ron van der Post Emotion is the...

NIDRÂ YOGA : RASA & BHĀVA

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 NIDRÂ YOGA : RASA & BHĀVA by André Riehl Place et importance des sentiments...

Emotional Management in Classical Yoga

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Emotional Management in Classical Yoga by Andrey Safronov The anthropology of classical yoga describes...

Le Toumo tibétain

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Le Toumo tibétain by Sylvie Schmitt Le Toumo tibétain (ou Tummo) est l’un des six...

Yoga für Kinder und Jugendliche

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Yoga für Kinder und Jugendliche von Elisabeth Staudt-Schmölzer Liebe Interessierte, als übende Yogis und...

The Yoga of rejoicing

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 The Yoga of rejoicing by Silviu Vladislav There are four ways for meeting with...

Emotion and Devotion

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This text was written for the European Yoga Congress in 2026 Emotion and Devotion by Yaira Yonne-Konishi Bhāva und Rasa – Mood and its Expression...

Inner or outer peace

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This text was written for the EUY in April 2026 Inner or outer peace by François Lorin When the Vedic seers chanted; “Om, Shanti, Shanti,...

Svādhyāya Meets Technology: Can AI Assist Self-Study?

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by Dr. Gábor Pék, PhD., Doc. Ing. Gejza M. Timčák, PhD. This text was first published in Spirituality Studies 11-2, Fall 2025 Svādhyāya Meets Technology:...

Reborn on the Mat: A Biographical Reflection on Abhyāsa & Vairāgya

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by Dr. Birgit Huber Reborn on the Mat: A Biographical Reflection on Abhyāsa & Vairāgya EN: Never before—and never again since—have I felt so completely...

Abhyasa and Vairagya – The Secret of Meditation

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Abhyasa and Vairagya – The Secret of Meditation...

Abhyâsa et vairâgya illustrés par Le Mahâbhârata

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Abhyâsa et vairâgya illustrés par Le Mahâbhârata By...

Abhyāsa and vairāgya, the pillars of transformation

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Abhyāsa and vairāgya, the pillars of transformation By...

Abhyāsa and Vairāgya

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Abhyāsa and Vairāgya By Jérôme Balladur For the...

Abhyāsa vairāgya bhyāṃ tan nirodhāḥ

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Abhyāsa vairāgya bhyāṃ tan nirodhāḥ By Isabelle Chatel...

Patañjali and the Yogasūtra – Abhyāsa and Vairāgya

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Patañjali and the Yogasūtra – Abhyāsa and Vairāgya...

Abhyasa and Vairagya: The Dual Principles of Yoga

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Abhyasa and Vairagya: The Dual Principles of Yoga...

How are Abhyāsa and Vairāgya Employed in the Inversion of Intentional Consciousness?

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 How are Abhyāsa and Vairāgya Employed in the...

Cultivating Abhyāsa and Vairāgya

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Cultivating Abhyāsa and Vairāgya By Gabi Gillessen Abhyāsa...

Atelier Inversion, « abhyasa-vairagya »

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Atelier Inversion, « abhyasa-vairagya » By Vincent Hufty...

Do you remember Eden?

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Do you remember Eden? By François Lorin That...

Abhyāsa and Vairāgya: Practice and Detachment on the Path of Yoga

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Abhyāsa and Vairāgya: Practice and Detachment on the...

Abhyâsa et Vairâgya : Deux Piliers de la Transformation Yogique

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Abhyâsa et Vairâgya : Deux Piliers de la...

Yoga – Shaping Reality

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Yoga – Shaping Reality By Matti Rautaniemi Whether...

Abhyasa and Vairagya are the pillars of Patanjali’s teaching

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This text was written for the Booklet of the Yoga Congress of the EUY in Zinal 2025 Abhyasa and Vairagya are the pillars of Patanjali’s...

The History of Yoga in Slovakia

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This text was written for the newsletter of the EUY June 2025 The History of Yoga in Slovakia by Géza M. Timčák Abstract This text...

European Union of Yoga: the fraternal union between our federations

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This text was written for the Newsletter of the EUY June 2025 European Union of Yoga: the fraternal union between our federations by Audrey Martin...

Recommendation for Tummo by Philippe Djoharikian

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This text was written as recommendation for participants of the Zinal Yoga Congress of the EUY in 2025 Recommendation for Tummo by Philippe Djoharikian We...

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...

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