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The Akasha Yoga Academy provides pragmatic teachings based on thorough research and sincere practice. International Yoga Alliance Certified +1000 graduate🏅
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Opening Spaces for Integral Evolution
The Akasha Yoga Academy transmits spiritual wisdom in an authentic and applicable way, integrating the yogic tradition into a modern scientific worldview. We provide pragmatic teachings of the yoga tradition based on thorough research and sincere practice. Integrity and enthusiasm are our hallmarks. Our educational approach provides a vivid integration of traditional wisdom and scientific knowledge. Highly qualified teachers present the genuine heart of yoga in a dedicated and experiential way. Our offerings range from certified yoga teacher training courses and yoga intensives to pranayama workshops, meditation retreats, and life coaching sessions. We approach yoga as a holistic science, integrating its physical practice into a broad understanding, encompassing asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, anatomy, psychology, philosophy, and meditation. Yoga opens the path towards health, contentment, and inner growth. Our courses are an invitation to study and practice yoga in a thorough way, discovering the profound relationships between body, mind, soul and Spirit.

10/01/2026

A true teacher doesn’t try to impress you.
They don’t rush your growth or push you to become someone else.

A real teacher sees you.
They listen.
They create space for your questions, your doubts, your becoming.

The best teachers don’t give you answers to hold onto.
They help you trust your own inner knowing.
They remind you of what you already carry within.

Sometimes a teacher appears for a season.
Sometimes for a lifetime.
And sometimes their greatest lesson is showing you that you don’t need them forever.

Grateful for the teachers who guide with humility, presence, and heart.
The ones who walk beside us, not ahead of us.

08/01/2026

Ever felt overwhelmed by life’s pressure?
 Looking for hope during stressful times? 
Wondering how yoga and meditation can truly change your inner world?

In this episode of The Spirit of Yoga, host Burkhard sits down with Ama, whose self love journey led her from Lebanon to Bali. Together they explore how yoga and meditation and a steady mindfulness practice can help us live with less resistance, soften stress, and reconnect with what truly matters.

A gentle conversation about presence, playfulness, and finding hope in everyday life. 🌿✨

04/01/2026

The most profound transformation happens when we stop running and start listening.

In the quiet moments, when we sit with ourselves, without judgment or distraction, that’s when true healing begins.
It’s easy to look outward for change, but the real power lies within.

When you embrace the stillness and sit with your fears, your hopes, and your truth, you open the door to a deeper connection with your soul. Trust that within you lies the wisdom to heal, grow, and transform.

The journey inward is the most rewarding path you’ll ever walk.

02/01/2026

💖 How do you love yourself for who you are?

Is it about accepting your strengths and weaknesses without judgment? 🤔 
In this episode of The Spirit of Yoga, Burkhard shares insights on how to embrace both sides of ourselves and find the balance between humility and confidence 🌿.

Self-love is not about being perfect—it’s about accepting every part of you, learning from your experiences, and finding peace within 💫.

Tune in to explore self-acceptance, gratitude, and how to embrace imperfections 🌟.

🙏✨

31/12/2025

Looking back on 2025
Every moment of study, every meditation, and every shared smile has laid the foundation for who you’re becoming.

May 2026 meet you gently.
May you enter the new year with clarity, softness, and trust.
May you honor your own pace, your unique path, and the wisdom you've gathered along the way.

Thank you for being part of the Akasha Yoga family.
As our global community continues to grow, we’re deeply honored to witness your light shining brighter each year.
Together, we’re building a movement of conscious presence and embodied peace across the planet. 🌍

✨ What are you gently letting go of from 2025?
✨ What is one kind promise you're making to your soul for 2026?

Drop your reflections below , let’s hold space for one another. 👇

#2026

27/12/2025

The path to peace isn’t something you need to search for, chase, or even follow.

It’s the path you’re already walking,
right here, right now.
Every breath, every step,
every moment,
they’re already guiding you.

Peace isn’t found in the future,
in a perfect destination,
or in some distant place.
It’s found in how you show up today,
how you meet yourself in this moment.

So, stop looking outside for peace.
It’s already inside of you, waiting to be noticed.

You are already walking the path.
All you have to do is be present.

26/12/2025

Ever wondered what meditation really does to your brain? 🧠✨
 Can neuroplasticity change how you think and feel over time? 
And what does EEG meditation actually show in real scans?

In this episode of The Spirit of Yoga, I (Burkhard) explore how meditation impacts neurochemistry—neurotransmitters, hormones, and measurable shifts in brain activity. 📈 
We also go deeper into the inner experience: the quiet loosening of the “me,” the softening of the bubble-mind, and a taste of pure awareness… like a drop returning to the ocean 🌊

If you love yoga, science, and consciousness—this one is for you. 🎧🙏 
Watch the episode: How Meditation Changes the Brain (EEG, MRI & Neurochemistry Explained)

23/12/2025

Yoga isn’t about control.
And surrender isn’t weakness.

We’ve been taught to push, manage, improve, override.
Even in yoga, control can sneak in wearing the mask of discipline.

But real yoga asks something else.

Can you listen instead of force?
Can you meet your body where it is today, not where you think it should be?
Can you soften your grip on outcomes and trust what’s already unfolding?

Surrender doesn’t mean giving up.
It means letting go of the fight with yourself.

And often, that’s where the practice truly begins.

Does surrender feel freeing to you… or uncomfortable?

21/12/2025

Today is World Meditation Day.

And here’s the truth most people don’t say out loud:

Meditation isn’t about emptying your mind.
It’s not about being calm all the time.
And it’s definitely not about escaping your life.

Meditation is about staying.

Staying with your breath when things feel uncomfortable.
Staying with your thoughts instead of fighting them.
Staying present in a world that constantly pulls you away from yourself.

You don’t meditate to become someone better.
You meditate to meet who you already are.

In a culture obsessed with doing more,
meditation is the radical act of being here.

No fixing.
No forcing.
No pretending.

Just one honest breath at a time.

So today, on World Meditation Day,
you don’t need a perfect practice.

You just need a moment of presence.

Pause.
Breathe.
Notice that you’re alive.

18/12/2025

Have you been moving through life a little closed off lately?
 When was the last time you truly noticed the beauty around you? 
What if a simple gratitude practice could change the way you see everything? ✨

In today’s episode of The Spirit of Yoga Podcast, Burkhard explores how an open heart, mindfulness, and a grounded gratitude practice can “cleanse the doors of perception” — so life appears more vivid, more supportive, more infinite. 🌿💛

It’s an invitation to slow down… sip your tea with presence… and remember: beauty is not only in the extraordinary, but in the simple, everyday miracle. 🍵🌸

🎧 Episode: How to Open Your Heart & See the Infinite Beauty Around You 
You’re warmly invited to watch the episode. 🙏

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Ubud
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Opening Spaces for Integral Evolution

Akasha Yoga Academy transmits spiritual wisdom in an authentic and applicable way, integrating the Yogic tradition into a modern scientific worldview. We provide pragmatic teachings of the Yoga tradition based on thorough research and sincere practice. Integrity and enthusiasm are our hallmarks. Our educational approach provides a vivid integration of traditional wisdom and scientific knowledge. Highly qualified teachers present the genuine heart of Yoga in a dedicated and experiential way. Our offerings focus on certified Yoga Teacher Training courses and meditation retreats. We offer a 200-Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training and a 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training, both certified by the internationally recognized Yoga Alliance. The advanced program consists of three 100-Hour Modules: Advanced Hatha Yoga & Pranayama Teacher Training, Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat and Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training. We approach Yoga as a holistic science, integrating its physical practice into a broad understanding, encompassing asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, anatomy, psychology, philosophy, and meditation. Yoga opens the path towards health, contentment, and inner growth. Our courses are an invitation to study and practice Yoga in a thorough way, discovering the profound relationships between body, mind, soul and Spirit.