{"product_id":"yoga-aktuell-65-06-2010","title":"Yoga News 65 - 06\/2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Dossier Topic: What is meditation?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In the dossier of the new issue, we explore this question and examine the subject of meditation from all sides: Steven Harrison takes a refreshingly unconventional approach to the subject, Swami Durgananda reports from many years of experience with the yogic meditation tradition, and Doris Iding writes about setbacks in meditation practice, because not everything always goes smoothly. Heinz Hilbrecht summarizes scientific findings about the different levels of meditation, and many well-known yoga teachers describe their understanding of meditation. There is, of course, plenty of background information and practical tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat is meditation actually?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n Calming the mind - experts from different traditions on meditation. By Doris Iding.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cstrong\u003eRevealing the Self\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r \nSwami Durgananda, founder of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta seminar house in Kitzbühel, talks about purification and service as a prerequisite for meditation, about a solid meditation practice outside the protected framework of an ashram and about meditation and positive thinking. Interview: Julia Johannsen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cstrong\u003emeditation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n And now for the practice! A brief introduction to exemplary meditations\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe stages of meditation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n The development of the meditator taking into account the gradual changes in the brain. By Heinz Hilbrecht.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMindfulness meditation\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e Are we really conscious or do we just think we are conscious? On the great trap of mindfulness meditation. By Steven Harrison.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLife as meditation\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/div\u003eSteven Harrison, author of the provocative and refreshing books \"Doing Nothing. At the End of the Spiritual Search\" and \"Be Where You Are. Life as Meditation\", talks about dismantling apparent certainties, the problem of communicating with words and the myth of enlightenment. Interview: Martin Frischknecht.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIf things don't go any further\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e Progressive meditation practice is not a straight line that leads straight up. Setbacks are part of it and - as unpleasant as they may feel at first - often prove to be particularly fruitful in the end. By Doris Iding.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cstrong\u003eBook recommendations for further reading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n Literature recommendations on the subject of meditation. By Doris Iding.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChristmas meditations by Paramahansa Yogananda\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/div\u003eTwo meditation texts from the legacy of the world-famous Kriya Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, author of \"Autobiography of a Yogi\" and founder of the interdenominational religious community \"Self-Realization Fellowship\"\n\n","brand":"Yoga Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48253654958424,"sku":"100165","price":3.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/2057\/2504\/files\/ya65_3d_1.jpg?v=1715319734","url":"https:\/\/yogeshop.com\/en\/products\/yoga-aktuell-65-06-2010","provider":"YOGISHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}