by Gregor Maehle | Dec 1, 2023 | Psychology, Society/ civilisation, Uncategorized, Yoga Philosophy
This article is an expanded version of an Instagram Live talk I recently did with Helena Rosenthal, where she invited me to take a yogic angle on the recent wars. The hour-long video is now available on YouTube here, however I received a lot of requests to elaborate...
by Gregor Maehle | Nov 22, 2023 | Audio/Video, Psychology, Society/ civilisation
Helena Rosenthal invited me to talk about the recurring wars that we seem to get involved in. There is an imperative to pick a side and join a team but by fighting against each other we are distracted from cooperating on the issues of our age, i.e fighting climate...
by Gregor Maehle | Nov 19, 2023 | Bhakti, Society/ civilisation, Yoga Philosophy
How can we find hope in a time of permanent warfare, environmental destruction and mass extinction? I often get asked this question. Humans seem to have a need for hope to go forward into an uncertain future with a positive attitude. I am proposing that we do away...
by Gregor Maehle | Feb 18, 2023 | Audio/Video, Meditation and Samadhi, Society/ civilisation, Yoga Philosophy
One of my all-time favourites. Questions discussed: What can yoga offer in today’s crises? How come that most people get stuck with asana and don’t move forward with other yogic limbs? Is an excess of asana preventing that the depth of yoga is probed? What is missed...
by Gregor Maehle | Nov 17, 2022 | Audio/Video, Psychology, Society/ civilisation, Yoga Philosophy
The plan was to talk about mental health but we ended up talking about the entire spiritual side of the yogic journey. One of my favourites. Apart from many other things we covered: Yoga is for the mind, not the body Yoga is the Vedic system of psychology Treating...
by Gregor Maehle | Jul 22, 2022 | Kundalini, Mudras, Pranayama, Society/ civilisation
Granthi means knot or blockage and granthis refer to pranic obstacles in the course of the central pranic channel, Sushumna, that prevent Kundalini from rising beyond a certain level. Due to this, insights and revelations beyond that level cannot be gained. Granthis...
