Program
Timetable

14:00 - 14:30 /
Big Tent

Festival Opening

with Stefan Datt and Miriam Kretzschmar

14:30 - 15:30 /
Big Tent

Opening Concert

with Shanti

15:30 - 17:00 /
Asana I

Yoga + Sound

with Ben Sond and Reina Berger

15:30 - 17:00 /
Asana II

Chakra Yoga Class

with Mangala

15:45 - 17:15 /
Big Tent

Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Yoga

with Stefan Datt, Live music by Arne Frercks

17:00 - 19:00 /
Asana I

Homa - Fire Ceremony

with Sri Sivan Namboothiri

17:00 - 18:30 /
Asana II

Yoga and Brain health

with Leena Elo supported by Dr. Arja Miettinen-Baumann and Uta Schulze

17:30 - 19:00 /
Big Tent

The Highest Self - Here and Now

with Ingvar Villido Ishvarananda and Nandi Devar

We experience different restrictions in our lives that prevent us from realising our dreams and living a fulfilled life. But what is true lasting happiness?

The answers are often so near and can be amazingly simple. Ingvar Villido Ishvarananda shows ways to the Highest, as a source of lasting happiness, to be recognised and experienced in oneself. With his strong inspirational presence and his simple and humorous manner he embodies wisdom and awareness.

As a master of intuition he passes on his knowledge, arising directly from the moment of happening, and yet at the same time is based on a life of human and spiritual self-realisation. He identifies ways and means to overcome the obstacles that stand on the road to our happiness and self-realisation.

17:30 - 19:00 /
Indoor

The spirit - its secrets and control over

with Swami Bodhichitananda Saraswati

19:00 - 21:00 /
Big Tent

Satsang and Concert

with Mata Urmila Devi & Band

19:00 - 20:30 /
Asana I

Hanuman Yoga

with Karl Kolb

19:00 - 20:30 /
Indoor

"Tribute to the Masters" - Photo Exhibition & Lecture

with Miriam Kretzschmar

19:00 - 20:30 /
Asana II

The 5 Tibetans

with Natacha Liege

21:00 - 22:00 /
Big Tent

Classical Indian Concert

with Ragatala Ensemble

21:00 - 22:00 /
Asana I

Agni Hotra - The power of the fire ritual (live)

with Reiner Szcypior

22:00
Open air

Fire show

with Siva Tandava

06:00 - 08:30 /
Big Tent

Kundalini Yoga Sadhana

with

07:30 - 09:00 /
Asana I

Special Sun Sadhana

with Swami Nardanand

09:00 - 11:00 /
Asana I

Indian Swakriya Yoga

with Swami Gurusharanananda

10:00 - 11:30 /
Asana II

TriYoga Flow

with Urvasi Leone

10:30 - 12:00 /
Big Tent

What exactly is the inner light?

with Jayadev

11:00 - 13:00 /
Asana I

Yoga dance - Kalari

with Kai Hitzer

11:30 - 13:00 /
Asana II

Breathing, yoga and knowledge

with Art of Living

12:30 - 13:30 /
Big Tent

Photons, the light in your cells

with Dr. med. Ori Wolff

12:15 - 14:00 /
Indoor

Light Meditation

with Swami Mangalananda

13:00 - 15:00 /
Asana I

Yoga Anatomy - "Compression or Tension - What's holding you back?"

with Mirjam Wagner

As Yogis explore the physical body through asanas, we are often confronted with restrictions that make us feel that we are not moving any deeper. This can lead to frustration and and challenges that move from the physical practice into frustrations in other parts of our lives.

With self study and some technical insight, we can learn if the restrictions of the physical body come from bone compression or muscle tension and reveal to the practitioner how to focus energy in effective ways to open and release muscle tension and accept where bone compression prevents further movement.

Beginning with a lecture style format to introduce basic anatomy and bone and muscle functions, this workshop also includes interactive lessons and practice to see and feel personally what is holding you back.

13:00 - 14:30 /
Asana II

Family Yoga

with Miriam Kretzschmar

13:15 - 14:45 /
Big Tent

Big Concert Event

with Overtone meets India

14:00 - 15:30 /
Indoor

Yogic architecture of a yoga and meditation hall

with Swami Nardanand

14:30 - 16:00 /
Asana II

Polarity Yoga

with Iris Breuert (instead of Susanne Hofmann)

14:45 - 16:00 /
Big Tent

Ayurveda and Yoga - Detoxification for body and soul (Lecture)

with Lothar Pirc

The original science of health is as old as the human race. It's called ayurveda, which is Sanskrit for "science of life." The written records of this complete system of natural health care are about 5,000 years old. From age to age, sages and physicians have rediscovered this timeless health wisdom.

In 1980, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of the Transcendental Meditation program, began working with India's top Ayurvedic experts. They revived the ancient knowledge of health and called it Maharishi Ayurveda. They formed a medical council that created our authentic herbal formulas according to the Ayurvedic texts. They also established an international network of doctors, clinics and schools that are dedicated to reducing disease and offering good health to the people of every nation.

Both yoga and ayurveda have their origin in the Vedic tradition of India, and both are a means to gain better health. A verse from the Yoga Sutra, yogas chitta vritti nirodhaha, describes yoga as the settled state of the mind. He compares it to a verse from Ayurvedic texts, svasmin dishati iti svasthah, which states that one who always remains united with the Self/Atma is a healthy person. These verses show that both yoga and ayurveda have the same goal which is attaining union with the Self, the state of transcendental consciousness.

15:00 - 17:00 /
Asana I

Asanas intense and accurate

with Narayani

15:00 - 16:00 /
Cabinet
1. Floor

Amma Bhajans

with Satyaprem (Amma Community)

15:45 - 17:00 /
Indoor

Yoga Nidra and the process of mortal experience

with André Riehl

16:00 - 16:30 /
Big Tent

Presentation: Acro-Yoga

with Lucie Beyer & Friends

16:00 - 17:30 /
Asana II

Classical Hatha Yoga for all ages

with Sri Sivan Namboothiri

16:30 - 18:30 /
Indoor

Yogis - the film from a time when yoga was not yet commercially (with Lecture)

presented by Peter Oswald

17:00 - 18:15 /
Big Tent

Dhrupad Concert

with Amelia Cuni

17:00 - 19:00 /
Asana I

The Hot, Hip & Holy - A Jivamukti Yoga Workshop

with Dechen Thurman und Anja Kühnel

The music is new but the practices are ancient. Hot Jivamukti sequences, keeps this class movin and shakin. Expect the full Jivamukti package of traditional music, meditation, bhakti, and challenging asana, with a taste of outrageousness. This is a Yoga wokshop with a serious passion for life and love designed to get you out of your stuff and back into the groove. Classic Jivamukti: educational, explorational, mystical, optimistic, original, empowering, non-judgmental, vigorous, sequential, inspired with a heavy dose of spirit, a sense of adventure, and wildness - and with great music! We will explore radical yogic methods, focusing primarily on asana practice, which will enable you to become spiritually activated on the mat and to become politically active off the mat.

17:30 - 19:00 /
Asana II

Nidra Yoga Practice Workshop

with André Riehl

18:30 - 20:00 /
Big Tent

Women as Spiritual Guides

Great panel discussion

19:00 - 20:30 /
Asana I

Yoga after Swami Sivananda

Stefan Datt

Sivananda Yoga offers an integrated yoga practice of Asana, Pranayama, relaxation, nutrition and meditation. The Sivananda practice aligns the Chakras (energy centers) through Asana, cleansing breath techniques and a philosophical foundation.

"A gram of practice is better than tons of Theorie" was one of the favorite sayings of Yoga Master Swami Sivananda (1887-1963). When Swami Sivananda was once asked why then he had written so many books (over 200!), he answered verschwithzt, smiling: "Some humans need tons of theory to be inspired to find their gram of practice."

19:00 - 20:30 /
Asana II

Simple yoga exercises

with Peter Oswald

20:30 - 22:30 /
Big Tent

Kirtan Concert

with Dave Stringer

Kirtan is an Eastern form of call and response mantra chanting that is currently experiencing a creative and popular renaisaance in the West.

In this consciousness-transforming practice, the singers vanish into the song just as drops merge into the ocean. Accompanied by tablas, finger cymabls, harmonium, and guitar, the performers and the audience move through an arc that ascends from stillness to joyous flights of clapping and dancing. The mantras quiet the mind, and the music frees the heart. Ecstasy is both the process and the product.

22:00 /
Open air

Fire show

with Siva Tandava

23:00 - 00:30 /
Asana I

Moonlight Yoga

with Scott Mike Prochnau

06:00 - 07:00 /
Big Tent

Morning Meditation

with Swami Mangalananda

08:00 - 09:00 /
Asana I

Power Breathing

with Swami Yogananda

09:00 - 10:30 /
Big Tent

Concert, singing and dancing

with Swami Gurusharanananda and Swami Mangalananda

09:30 - 11:00 /
Asana II

Pranayama class after Swami Dr. Gitananda (All Level)

with Bettina & Stefan Lietz

10:00 - 11:30 /
Indoor

Yoga and Vedic astrology

with Dr. Pt Dinesh Chandra Sati

10:00 - 12:00 /
Asana I

Maha Vinyasa Sadhana

with David Lurey

Ignite Your Passion: A Vinyasa Experience for Global Transformation.

This all levels Vinyasa class will begin with Mantra and intention setting followed by an inspiring asana practice that will invite you to explore where you hold tensions in the body, mind or spirit... and how to transform them to lead to a new state of liberation. The asanas will be in David's "Mindful Spirited Vinyasa" designed to open you to new areas of strength and flexibility with postural alignment and equal force and surrender. Participants in this practice can expect to be awakened to personal motivations and areas of personal passion to make positive changes in the world.

10:30 - 11:30 /
Big Tent

Prabhu Chikitsa - Holistic Healing after Arjuveda (Lecture)

with Swami Nikhil Joshi

11:15 - 12:45 /
Big Tent

Indian Fairy

Told by Norbert Kober

As Sarasvati looked upon...
Ancient indian stories of wisdom and fade will be told by Govinda J. Kober. Govinda is one of the best known austrian storytellers. It is said, that "it takes a storyteller like him, to transfer a story into an lasting experience" (Neue Zürcher Zeitung 11/06). His stories will be accompanied by old brahmanian songs and music of the harmonium.

11:15 - 12:45 /
Asana II

Fire and the smiling Buddha - Kundalini Yoga

with Stefano Petrou

11:30 - 12:45 /
Indoor

Fire and the energy balance

with Dr. Doru-Beniamin Bodea

The world man can perceive appears to his limited consciousness as being divided in three fundamental spheres: The Earth, The Space and The Sky. These three worlds represent the visible symbols of the three parallel worlds which include all the beings: the physical world of human beings, the subtle world of the spirits and the celestial world of the gods. The fire represents the essential nature of all that exists and the origin of all the things. Therefore, a certain form of fire can surely be identified in any of the perceivable spheres of the world. "The manifested spheres of the three worlds and all they contain, come from the Creator (Prajapati), or in other words from the totality of the three forms of fire" (Chandogya Upanishad, 4, XVII). We propose an extensive presentation of different forms of fire, together with specific methods for awakening and controlling them in our inner being.

12:15 - 14:00 /
Asana I

Yoga for back & joints

with Tom Beyer

12:45 - 14:00 /
Big Tent

One Heart - CD Release Concert

with Reina Berger & Band

The Songs and Chants of the singer and songwriter Reina invite you to listen and to sing with - Powerful and touching. Music, that connects western and eastern sounds with each other.

"We are singing ourselves through many many layers til we reach the source of endless love, that always was, is, and always will be."

"One Heart" is the title of her CD she is introducing in this concert.

Accompanying Musicians: Danilo Steinert ( Bass, Guitar), Leni Rice (Violine), Marc Miethe (Didgeridoo), Minas Suluyan (Percussion) und Tribhanga T. Campling ( Esraja, Guitar)

13:00 - 14:30 /
Indoor

Ayurveda and Marma - Consciousness meets unconsciousness (Lecture)

with Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra

Marmas are the meridian point system of Ayurveda, they correspond to organs nerves, and bodily systems. Marma points are treated with massage, essential oils and yoga asanas. Knowledge of Marmas is also used in martial arts. The word 'marma' was first used in the Atharva Veda. Marma points are junctures where bones, tendons, veins, arteries or nerves may cross or connect. They are usually close to the skin surface through which Prana, the vital energy flows. According to the Susruta Samhita the ancient treatise on ayurveda, the human body contains 107 marma points which, when massaged, pressed or stimulated produces a healing effect. They are often treated with herbal infused oils, essential oils or herbal compresses. Marma therapy is an important part of ayurveda. Marma points are key connecting points in the body where bones, tendons, veins, arteries and nerves cross or join together. These points correspond to organs, bodily systems and energy channels throughout the body. They are a vital part of Ayurvedic treatment and massage. There are many different methods of massaging and manipulating them as well as specific essential oils and compresses for different effects.

13:00 - 14:00 /
Asana II

Sukshma Vjyama

with Swami Yogananda

The Sukshma Vyayam brand of yoga is an ancient technique that combines subtle yogic warm-up with gentle stretching, breathing and relaxation. It promotes overall well-being and increased fitness level. Simple exercises, done with awareness, help develop concentration and induce relaxation.

In Sukshma Vyayam, there are exercises for every part of the body. It exercises each organ, each joint and each muscle, either through a particular exercise or set of exercises, combined with a specific type of breathing.

Please notice our Supporting Program

14:15 - 15:00 /
Big Tent

Cooking show: Ayurvedic Cooking made easy

with Volker Mehl

The two musicians Mathias Schneider-Hollek (composition and sound design) and Klaus Burger (one of the most renowned European tuba player) are responsible for the musical representation of the elements of Ayurveda and the stage show.

14:15 - 16:00 /
Asana I

Asana like Mudra

with Henning Scheel

Asana (positions) like Mudra (energetic state) is an asana class which leads into the pranabody. We use pranayama (breathing techniques) and bandhas (perineum, abdominal & neck muscles) to direct energy from pelvis to chest (heart) and from chest to head (consciousness). The mind will get quiet and the consciousness ex tenses.

Asasa like Mudra can be considered as a possible reconstruction of the exercises in Hatha Yoga Pradipika.

14:15 - 15:45 /
Asana II

Sufi Tanz

with Hamdi Alkonavi

14:45 - 15:30 /
Big Tent

Yoga quiz with Yoga kids

with Miriam Kretzschmar

14:45 - 15:45 /
Indoor

Question & Answer

with Swami Yogananda

16:00 - 18:00 /
Big Tent

Gong meditation with Mantra Group

with Nanak Dev Singh Khalsa & Friends

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Gong meditation is a powerful combination of sound and energy. The tones of the gong penetrate the inner awareness and produce a form of Trance, opening us to higher levels of awareness and the spiritual experience of oneness.

16:00 - 17:30 /
Asana II

Prenatal yoga

with Brit Christiansen

18:15 - 20:00 /
Big Tent

Mantra Concert

with Satyaa & Pari

Enjoy Bhakti Yoga in action: Sing from the love in your heart, embracing and celebrating the union of our spirits!