Matsya Yoga Blog

New Year's resolutions are a wonderful thing. We want to recognize what bothers us about ourselves, or perhaps only seems worth improving, and want to make an effort to change it. Many people find this change difficult or even impossible. There can be many reasons for...

Our New Year’s Resolution Card A Fresh Start for 2026 – From Intention to Daily Practice Have you made your New Year’s resolution this year?Most of us have. And most of us know the pattern: we make them… and then, somewhere along the way, we break them.But what if...

New horizons in the year 2026 As a Kundalini Yoga school, we have so far offered our Hatha and Kundalini Yoga training courses at our premises in Vienna. Now we are opening new doors and creating new opportunities in the Wachau and also in Vienna, where we can...

The story of Matsyendra The following story is from the Caturaśīti-Siddha-Pravṛitti or The Life Stories of the Eighty-Four Siddhas by Abhaya Datta. At some distance from the land of Kāmarūpa, a fisherman names Minapa lived on the shores of Ita Ocean. One day he sailed...

The symbolism of the fish in Christianity Before we can turn to the symbolism of the fish in yoga, it makes sense to understand the fish as a symbol of Christianity. Ultimately, the paths of spiritual practice are just different names of one and the same path that has...

This yoga book about the chakras provides clarity and deep insights The chakras have fascinated people for centuries and capture the imagination of yogis and those who listen to them. Despite their fascination with these mystical centers, many people know surprisingly...

Matsya Yoga comes to the Danube in the Wachau region Dear Matsya community, We have some great news to share with you! After years of searching, we have finally found the perfect place in Austria for our yoga trainings, our classes and our journey to the soul. I am...

This meditation is a gateway to the soul – a true Meditation for the Soul. While walking, talking to others, while going about your daily tasks. Pause and imagine yourself arriving at the future moment of your death. Now look back from this moment of death - to the...

Candranamaskāra - the moon salutation in Kundalini Yoga "Candra" means moon, "namaskāra" means greeting or worship. The light of the moon is a reflection of the sun – just as our spirit, our ego, and our mind are mirrors of eternal consciousness. In this sense, the...

The sun salutation in Kundalini Yoga - The gateway to life The sun salutation is an awakening and reverence for life on all levels of human existence. There is hardly an exercise in yoga that can be used so well in all situations in life, whether young or old, healthy...