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Yogis of Ukraine: A Call to the Heart of Every Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Therapist

“War begins within — and so does peace.”

As Kundalini Yoga teachers and yoga therapists, we know that deep healing begins within the subtle body. We’ve witnessed how pranayam, mantra, and stillness can shift trauma held in the nervous system — and how presence can become a lifeline when the world outside collapses.

Now imagine this practice not in a peaceful studio, but in a bomb shelter.

Yogis of Ukraine is a powerful new book born from the acclaimed documentary of the same name. It brings forward the voices of 35 Ukrainian women who used yoga — including Kundalini Yoga — as their anchor through war. These are not just stories of survival, but of profound inner transformation in the face of unthinkable external chaos.

In this book, you’ll meet women like Olesia Stoianova, a Kundalini teacher who turned her practice into a lifeline for her community. You’ll be taken inside ruined cities, underground yoga classes, and the intimate spaces where breath and mantra became tools of resilience, not just for the self, but for entire communities — including soldiers, children, and grieving families.

As practitioners dedicated to healing trauma through consciousness, this book is an invitation to reflect:

• What does it mean to “hold space” in the darkest of circumstances?

• Can yoga become a form of activism — not in protest, but in presence?

• How do we as teachers model courage, compassion, and neutrality in the face of fear?

Yogis of Ukraine is not just a testament to yoga’s therapeutic potential — it’s a mirror for those of us in the global teaching community. These women have lived what we often only teach. Their stories urge us to go deeper — into our practice, our service, and our understanding of what true peace requires.

If you’re a teacher, therapist, or guide walking others through trauma and transformation, this book will meet you at your core.

Available in English, Ukrainian, German, French, and Spanish.

 

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