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Our philosophy

Yoga and us

Alongside the commercial aspects of our work, with our articles we would also like to contribute towards the growing number of people in today's fast-living and stressful times who are engaging in different exercise systems to yoga, relaxation, meditation and therapy.

Therefore both one of our trained employees and the Nyingma Zentrum Deutschland e. V. in Cologne, offer regular "Kum Nye".

The Tibetan healing yoga "Kum Nye" (pronounced: Kum Nje) is an exercise system from Tibet for relaxing, stimulating psycho-physical energy and for loosening barriers in the energy system. It has its roots on the one hand in the Tibetan yoga system of Nying-thig tsa-lung (yoga of the subtle energies), and on the other hand in the medical tradition of Tibet. "Kum Nye" should not be confused with the practise of the Five Tibetan Rites.

The healing effect of "Kum Nye" was investigated by Prof. Dr. Peter Machemer, from the psychology faculty at the University of Osnabrück, and his colleagues. Several scientific research papers prove the effectiveness of "Kum Nye" with psychosomatic illnesses and for the prevention of stress or stress management.

The information on Tibetan healing yoga comes from Wikipedia

Quality

During development and production, we always make sure to use only natural, high-quality materials as much as possible. That is why we also offer our meditation cushions in certified organic quality. Our yoga articles, such as yoga mats and yoga blocks, are made in Taiwan and examined here in Germany by the SGS Institut Traunstein for their harmless pollutant content. You can request the test results from us at any time. We are constantly striving to improve the quality and selection of our goods and are grateful for any suggestions.

Manufacturing

Our products are made almost exclusively in recognised disabled workshops in Germany. For example, the leather workshops, that for many years now have been sewing meditation cushions, sleeping pillows etc. in various different shapes and colours for Lotus Design® and Lotus Natural Sleep®. The experience and high quality awareness of these operations ensure long-lasting products. At the same time, through the cooperation with these operations, we can assure their economic existence in the German marketplace.

Social responsibility

Lotus Design is a company where people with and without disabilities work together. The proportion of seriously disabled employees in our company is currently 50%. Salaries are paid in accordance with normal local conditions. Through this integration of persons with disabilities into a "normal" employee-employer relationship we make a contribution that transcends purely commercial activity in the marketplace. To a large extent we employ seriously disabled persons, whose participation in other occupations in the general employment market would normally come up against difficulties.

Our goal is the permanent establishment of work places for seriously disabled persons under standard market conditions, as well as the cooperation and general employment of disabled and non-disabled persons. In doing so we do not considerer ourselves a "special operation" but rather we work in the same way as other commercial enterprises - competition oriented as an business within the general employment market.