Against the flow: Pratipaksha Bhavana

How easy is it to have opinions about literally everything? Especially now that there is so much current news that seems to affect our lives so directly. But those opinions often only bring you unrest and unhappiness. The Yoga Sutras give a technique that you can...

Dec 21 | A different Christmas

2020 has been a year full of unexpected twists and turns. 2020 has been a year full of unexpected twists and turns. And now, nearly at the finish line – and even on BKS Iyengar’s birth anniversary – we have to write for the third time: we’re closing the yoga...

Is yoga actually useful these days?

A small lesson in yoga philosophy One of the underlying principles in yoga philosophy is Karma.. Contrary to popular culture’s belief, Karma is not a bitch, or a revenge-happy nemesis who comes to give crooks what they deserve. Karma comes from the Sanskrit Ká¹›,...

Yoga in action

Many of us have found that life is a many-facetted gem, with very sharp edges here and there. We know that by now, right? Only, knowing in theory is very different from experiencing in reality. For centuries people have struggled to reconcile that theoretical...

Sep 21 | september news

We are happy with our small community, in which both joys and sorrows are shared. Quite literally, in this case. Below you will find a Message from Masja, who is going through rough times, and to whom we wish all the strength, courage and love she may need.And a...