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Abdul Helal

In yoga Abdul Helal found his passion and hobby but especially his own inner calling. He considers yoga as a very individual method to find one's own way - in yoga practice as well as in life.

His first steps have been in kundalini yoga followed by an intensive yoga practice and the qualification as a yoga instructor. He curiously researched several yoga traditions with different teachers and influences to come to the conclusions that yoga becomes alive in its entirety without any boundaries or restrictions.

Today Abdul puts together the variety of yoga into his classes, in order to equip his students with various methods to connect the yoga tradition to their own everyday life.

Abdul's yoga classes are calm and introspective as well as dynamic and powerful accompanied by particular chosen traditional or modern music. In each class he invites you to look inside yourself in order to make a physical, mental and emotional experience and continually discover more of the indian philosophy.

www.yoga-akzent.de

 

Acharya Vikramaditaya

Acharya Vikramaditaya is a trainer, counsellor, and spiritual guide. Under the spiritual guidance of His Divine Grace Acharya Keshav Dev, he took to a deep study of several sciences of yoga, healing treatments and astrology.

Acharya Vikramaditaya is an expert in Mudra, Yoga, Yagya and the Astrological sciences and is committed to the preservation of ancient Indian Culture and Sciences. He holds regular classes on Science of Mudra Yoga and Meditation for self-awareness. Through his workshops and articles, Acharya Vikrmaditya attempts to help people in distress and those living in unknowing ignorance in the right path by bringing to them the insight of the God and its creations.

Through his Holistic Workshops Acharya Vikramaditaya also helps people to deal with hypertension, backache, headache, insomnia, and many other ailments related to modern life. He teaches holistic care through simple yogasana, meditation, diet care, breathing techniques and relaxation exercises. This program is an integrated approach towards dealing with the stress in modern life, apart from developing the physical, mental and emotional aspects of individuals.

He working with Vivekanand Yogashram Hospital from last 10 years as a head of Yoga and has trained more than five thousand Yoga Students. He is also associated with TIMES FOUNDATION as the spokesman of the foundation.

www.mudrasforhealing.com

 

Alexander Peters

Alexander Peters, yoga teacher (BDY/EYU) and Ayurveda-practitioner, lives and works in Berlin. He is a student of R.Sriram, who teaches in the tradition of T.Krishnamacharya and Desikachar.

Alexander offers private and group yoga classes as well as a Yoga Teacher Training in his yoga center Sonne und Mond in Berlin-Mitte. Sonne und Mond is a BDY/EYU -recognized Yoga Teacher Training institute.

www.sonneundmond.com

 

Avinash & Gyandeva

Avinash, born Brazilian, and her German partner Gyandeva are traveling together since many years. They share the 'Simply Being' work in the West and their spiritual home India.

Their life is dedicated to living wisdom in the light of the Indian Masters Osho and Sri Poonja (Papaji).

Being for a long time Osho Sannyasins they started 1985 to work with therapy and meditation: Avinash with Counseling, Tarot, Chakra- and Breath work; Gyandeva with Deep Bodywork, Rebalancing and Yoga.

After meeting Papaji 1991 they spent six years in the Lucknow Satsang. He told them to 'speak the silence they had found' and bring people to the moment. According to this, they are transmitting in a simple and unique way the peace in the freedom of Being. People who participate in their meetings, retreats and sessions appreciate the clear and loving presence. In this sharing one can get effortlessly in touch with one's true Self.

You come to experience and value your real nature: the joy and beauty of Simply Being.

www.avinash-gyandeva.com

 

Beate Friede

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www.aku-punkt-berlin.de

 

Ben Sond

Trained as an Anusara teacher with a background in Kundalini, Iyenger and Ashtanga styles of yoga. Ben has wide experience to draw from. He feels yoga is there to help create from the hearts own truth.

Ben had an Indian Hindu upbringing and along with yoga he has studied and performed in Indian Classical Dance. This gave him another view on the art of movement, which he progressively developed into a flowing organic style of yoga. He lives in Berlin and gives regular yoga classes.

www.yoga-song.de

 

Bettina Lietz

I teach yoga as a "Science of Joy and Health" for everyone. Old and young, rich and poor, thick and thin come together in yoga to create a happy, harmonious cooperative in all its colorful diversity. In my small school in Charlottenburg, handicapped persons and senior citizens sit on mats next to young, agile pupils. Since the degree of difficulty of every asana can be varied, everyone gets their money's worth. In my classes, everyone, from children to the elderly, can participate since yoga has much good to offer to all.

www.spirituelleben.de

 

Bibi Nanki

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www.yoga-insel.de

 

Brahmachari Shubamrita

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www.amma-europe.org

 

Brahma Dev

Brahma Dev Marcel Anders-Hoepgen is a student of Shri Yogi Hari. His father a Christian preacher introduced him to meditation and other spiritual practices since early childhood.

Since 2001 he is studying Sampoorna Yoga and Indian classical music at his Gurus Ashram in Florida, where he is currently living.

In December 2004 Shri Yogi Hari awarded him the title Sampoorna Yoga Master. 2005 Brahma Dev published the first volume of the "Hatha Yoga Step by Step", Schirner Verlag.

He also studied classical guitar and voice at the cologne college, graduating in 1999. Since 1997 he is performing as a concert guitarist in Europe and America and released two recordings with classical guitar music.

 

Dada Kripamayananda

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Dada Vimalananda

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Dashmesh Singh Khalsa

Born 1960 in Heilbronn, Dashmesh Singh Khalsa is a yoga and sports teacher, physio and Yoga therapist, health practitioner focussing on Yoga therapy, meditation, and Sat Nam Rasayan (a yogic health system). He has been teaching Kundalini Yoga since 1986 and is a direct student of Yogi Bhajan, founder of the Kundalini Yoga Centre in Berlin (Zadekstrasse). He is also the head of "Heilen" in Berlin and since 1996 has taught Sat Nam Rasayan healing methods. In the yoga classes are will work with the main chakras in our body. Special exercises will help us to familiarise with the chakras and enable us to dissolve and clear obsolete things to open up and lead a happy life.

More details: dashmesh@web.de

 

Eva-Maria Beck

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www.triyoga.de

 

Dr. med. Hans-Joachim Rudolph

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Dr. med. Hans Schäffler

Dr. Hans Schäffler, MD is one of the pioneers who dared 20 years ago to introduce Ayur Veda to Europe. Due to his long years of experience and his intensive study of the Vedic sciences, he is considered to be the outstanding expert on Ayur Veda in Europe. Dr. Schäffler made a major contribution to the formulation of Ayur Veda and its principles in the German-speaking world. He is the author of many publications and book discourses on Ayur Veda. In addition, he is regularly occupied with lectures and speaking engagements. He addresses symposiums, seminars and medical conferences on the subject of Ayur Veda.

www.ayur-veda.at

 

Hermann Traitteur

Born 1964, doctor and IYENGAR ®Yogateacher. He started IYENGAR®Yoga 1989, Yoga Teacher Training 1991 at the "Iyengar Yoga Institut of San Francisco", USA. Since this time he joins regularly trainings in Pune/India at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute. Since 1992 he owns a Yogaschool in Berlin-Mitte and since 1997 he teaches anatomy and physiology at the teachers training course of the Iyengar-Yoga-Vereinigung-Deutschland e.V. (BIYVD e.V.). He got his international trainer certificate in 1995 in the USA , recognized by BIYVD. Since 2001 he works in his medical private practice in Berlin-Mitte and treats through Yoga-Therapy.

www.bksiyengar.com
http://www.yogaberlin.de/termine/mitte.html#yogamitte

 

Jakob Heydemann

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Julian Gebken

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Krishnadas

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www.vedic-consulting.de

 

LaMetta

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www.lametta-show.de

 

Laura Patchen

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Lieselotte Wertenbruch

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www.yoga-berlin.de

 

Lin Ananda Holmquvist

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Madhuri Chattophadhyay

Madhuri Chattopadhyay: I was born in Kolkata and grew up in a family of musicians. At our home there was a musical circle called ›Reyaj‹ (practicing music) where most of the acclaimed Indian musicians used to perform regularly. I acquired my first vocal lessons from my father Sri Subodh Kumar Chatterjee, a disciple of the destinguished North-Indian Kirana School of music. My mother is also a musician though she was an artist of the Drama Department of All India Radio for a fairly long time.

My musical career began with the renowned violin-maestro Pandit V.G.Jog who was not only my Guru but guided me in my musical development like a father. I studied at the Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, where I completed my Master Degree in Musicology. At this point my special gratitude goes to Pandit Swapan Chowdhuri who initiated me into the rhythmical side of Indian music.

In 1976 I made my concert debut at the Meta-Music-Festival in Berlin. After my marriage in 1982 I returned to Berlin and since then I have been teaching Indian classical vocal and instrumental music in various cultural institutions, besides giving concerts in different European cities.

 

Maly

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www.yogavidyaberlin.de

 

Manuela Heider de Jahnsen

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Marcus Schmieke

Born in 1966 in Oldenburg, Germany, Marcus studied physics in Hanover and Heidelberg. He is one of the world's pioneers in Vastu and founder of the Vedic Academy in Germany. Since 1996 he has been holding seminars, and has been working as a mentor for students of Vastu (Vedic architecture) and Jyothis (Vedic astrology). Being a prolific author of more than 16 books translated into 15 languages he is well known also beyond the borders of Europe. He is also a mentor for students of Vastu and Jyotish Courses at the EAVS, and teaches the Karma & Dharma module of the Vedanta Personality Development course.

www.veden-akademie.de

 

Meike Angelika Hünefeld

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www.traditionelles-yoga.de

 

Mirabai Ceiba

Mirabai is a musical project featuring Angelika Baumbach from Mexico (Harp and voice) and Markus Sieber from Germany (guitar and voice) They perform a compilation of original songs in Spanish and new arrangements of chants from the North and South American Indians.

Their songs tell about dreams, longings and emotions in direct relation with nature as a mirror of experiences in life. From this originates a sensitiv programe which wistfully leads you into the world of pictures in the soul.

www.mirabaiceiba.com
www.yogaartfestival.com

 

Miriam Kretzschmar

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www.yoga-berlin.de

 

Nanak Dev Singh Khalsa

Nanak Dev Singh Khals is a performer and teacher of Gatka, Kundalini yoga and gong meditation in Europe. Since 1969 he been practicing and studying yoga, meditation and martial arts. His teachers include Yogi Bhajan in the US and Akali Nihang Nidar Singh in the UK. In 1986, he founded the International Gatka Federation to preserve the priceless wisdom of this martial art while teaching and supporting his students worldwide.

www.nanakdevsingh.com

 

Nives Kostovic

Yoga Nidra already finds mention in old tantric texts and it was rediscovered 20-odd years ago by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, founder of the Bihar School of Yoga.

He translates Yoga Nidra as psychic sleep and describes it as a systematic method of inducing complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation, while maintaining awareness at the deeper levels. Indeed, the practice is so relaxing that it becomes almost impossible to remain awake. But you come out feeling more rested than you do after a good night's sleep, and injected with large doses of gumption to tackle the day's tasks. Swami Satyananda says that prolonged suspension between wakefulness and sleep called the hypnogogic state in Yoga Nidra may have untold benefits that go beyond the therapeutic.

http://www.businessyogainstitut.de

 

Patricia Thielemann

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www.spirityoga.de

 

Patrick Broome

Born in Germany, raised in California, Patrick found his spiritual home on Second Avenue in the Jivamuki Yoga Center in the New Yorker East Village in 1996. Within the last ten years, Patrick's work at the Jivamukti Yoga School in Munich and all over the world has been featured in many German Magazines and TV-Shows. In Europe he created together with his partner Gabriela a huge demand for Jivamukti Yoga. Now they try to use this overwhelming public interest to promote, what really matters: Spiritual Activation and Social Awareness.

www.jivamuktiyoga.de

 

Petra Proßowsky

Petra Proßowsky was born in 1963, is married and has three kids. Petra is a Certified Yoga Teacher, trained in the tradition of Swami Dr. Gitananda by Asha und Keshav Rekai, yoga school Rekai. She is a member of the BDY and teaches classical Hatha Yoga using her long-standing Yoga experience. Petra is author of several books in German about Kids' Yoga and movement including "Kinder entspannen mit Yoga (1996)", "Hokus Pokus Asana (1999)", "Yoga für Kindergruppen (2000)", "Traumgeschichten (2003)", and "Bewegungsgeschichten (2005)".

www.pro-yoga.de

 

Prem Joshua

Born to a musical family in Germany, Joshua began learning the flute at the age of five, becoming a fine flautist while still a child. As a teenager he was soon performing in various Rock, Jazz and Fusion bands as a flute and saxophone player, always searching for new ways of expressing and expanding his music.

However, his musical "discontent", combined with his search for the spiritual, pulled him, perhaps inevitably, towards India - her culture and her music. Thus it was, that in the late seventies, at the age of 18, he left home, he left high school, ended all his career plans, and traveled instead, overland from Europe to India - following the irresistable attraction and pull that the East had now cast over him.

And this coming home to India was only the "outer" part of his journey. On his travels he came across the enlightened mystic, Osho. In the presence of this man with a long white beard, eyes as deep as the ocean and a strong sense of humor, he came in touch with the art of the "inner music" - Silence.

Until today he has released 14 albums under his name and played on countless studio recordings.

www.premjoshua.com

 

Regina Berger

Regina was trained from an early age in singing acting and dance. She had various experiences on stage, with different projects and bands. She went on to record her own CD, and currently working on a new one.

The search for truth and inner healing took her deeply into meditation music, which she practiced in the ashram of her Indian Spiritual Teacher.

Regina loves to write her own songs and leads Natural Voice and chanting groups in Berrlin.

www.yoga-song.de

 

Satyaa & Pari

Satyaa and Pari met In Lucknow at the sangha of Sri HWL Poonjaji, lovingly called Papaji by his devotees. Papaji always used to emphasize the importance of Bhakti ,devotion as a direct way to recognize God within ourselves.

This love is being expressed in Satyaa´s and Pari´s music which is mostly self-composed mantras and devotional songs ,including also some famous traditional bhajans.

Love for devotion through songs can be felt while listening to their Cds. Their last Cd being called "Surrender" ,a beautiful powerful collection of songs from the heart.

Satyaa and Pari share their music and their love at the Alexis Zorbas center in Corfu (Greece) where they live in summer. During the winter months they are traveling chanting at various yoga centers and festivals.

Satyaa´s devotional heart emanates a contagious fire ,carrying the listener directly back to his own heart.

Their music in live performances has this divine spark that ignites the fire within: fire for truth, for God, for love. A unique experience not to be missed. Come and enjoy it!

www.satyaa-pari.com

 

Shiva Tandeva

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Shubhra

Shubhraji was born in India and comes from the spiritual lineage of HH Swami Chinmayananda, the great master who dedicated his being uncompromisingly to the wisdom of Vedanta. She studied directly with him for 20 years and is well known as an international teacher with great wisdom. Teaching Vedanta in an authentic way has become her sacred duty. Through her teachings, she always provides for a new consciousness of thoughts which help to promote peace, harmony and prosperity in society. Her deep insight of the scriptures is reflected in the teaching of Non-Duality and the nature of the ONE divinity within ALL.

www.namahom.org

 

Sri Sivan Namboothiri

Born in a Brahman family in Kerala, south of India, Sri Sivan Namboothiri follows the traditional line of Sri Sankaracharya, the great 7th century Indian Vedanta philosopher. Following the family tradition Sri Sivan Namboothiri started his spiritual education in the age of 7. For twelve years he studied Yoga, Ayurveda, rituals, astrology, mantras and philosophy with well-known teachers including Sri Sankaran Namboothiri.

He then served as the highest priest and Yoga Acharya at the Adi Rameswara temple as well as in the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala. For the last fifteen years he has been sharing his knowledge of Yoga and philosophy with thousands of people in different countries. Since 1996 Sri Sivan Namboothiri has been living in Berlin where he founded the Yoga-Ayurveda Institute.

www.swamiji.de

 

Stefan Datt

Stefan Datt started his yoga practice ten years ago in the tradition of Swami Sivananda. In 1997 he became a physiotherapist. From 1997 to 2001 he lived and worked at various international Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres including Berlin, Munich, and Vienna. He studied yoga in New York (1996), India (1998, 2001, 2004), and Montreal (2000). From his idea to celebrate the wisdom and science of yoga evolved the 1st Berlin Yoga Festival. Stefan Datt runs a physiotherapeutic practice in Berlin-Wedding and with the support of three additional yoga teachers offers a full spectrum ranging from classical physiotherapy to osteopathy and naturopathy. He teaches Yoga several times a week sometimes combining it with physiotherapeutic treatments. For the last two years, Stefan has led yoga teachers training courses for physiotherapists in Berlin and Hagen.

www.praxis-czech-datt.de
www.yoga-berlin.de

 

Swami Gurusharanananda

Swami Gurusharanananda is a perfect blend of academia and asceticism. He has been under the guidance of his enlightened Guru, Swami Kedarnath (an eminent disciple of Anandamayi Ma) since he was a young boy. He is a master of Yoga asanas, and when younger received many awards in nation-wide competitions in which he represented his school. He has an MA in Philosophy and a PHD in interpretation of the Upanishads (Indian Scriptures). He serves as Principal of the ashram school run in Omkareshwar. He is an expert in Vedic Astrology (Jyotish) and many natural healing methods. He spends his time in meditation and austerity, and uses his many talents in the service of his Guru and ashram.

www.srianandamayima.org

 

Swami Mangalananda

Swami Mangalananda is an American who has been coming to India since 1973. He received Initiation directly from Sri Anandamayi Ma, and has been living as a monk in Her ashrams in America and India ever since. In 2001 he returned to India for good, and has been living in Ma's ashram in Omkareshwar, central India, where he passes his time in meditation and yogic practice. He also teaches in the ashram school. He is the author of two books, and regularly contributes articles for several spiritual publications in both India and America.

www.srianandamayima.org

 

Swami Nikhil Joshi

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www.kundli.net

 

Trees Schiltz

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Urmila Devi

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www.urmiladevi.com

 

Uwe Saedler

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