Assimilating Rich Yogic Traditions Relevant For Today | Eddie Stern #053

“Yoga does not ask you to be more than you are, But yoga does ask you to be all that you are” ~ Eddie Stern

Yoga is a group of physical, mental and spiritual practices originally developed in ancient India that nowadays has undergone a complete resurgence, particularly in the west.

Many yogic practitioners define the benefits of the daily practice of Yoga as boundless, yet many, although interested, still find it hard to include practices such as this in their daily lives.

Some do not find the correct introductory stimulus and for others it is their context or surrounding environment that doesn't propitiate the learning.

In this day and age, there are several Yogic teachers trying to approach the average consumer with these traditional life-enhancing techniques and other watered-down versions of them. Today’s guest is one of the most popular and well-established people to do so in the United States.

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:

• Eddie's and Dylan’s dinacharya (daily routine).
• Swadaya: The study of the chapters of self, self reflection.
• The benefits of the daily practice of Yoga: mental clarity and getting in touch with our higher being.
• How to approach the puranas and hindi epics and take advantage of their teachings.
• Eddie’s journey into India and the Yogic traditions.
• Several of Eddie's current Projects.
• Eddie's favorite Slohka

ABOUT OUR GUEST: EDDIE STERN

Eddie Stern is a Yoga teacher, author, and lecturer from New York City.

He has been practicing Yoga since 1987, and ran his school in SoHo from 1993-2019.

In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s the school became a focal point for Ashtanga Yoga in New York with an eclectic mix of downtown artists and spiritual seekers practicing and meditating next to well-known personalities such as Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mike D, and Lou Reed, in what was also Manhattan’s first consecrated Ganesh Temple.

Eddie has a passion for seeking out diversity in all aspects of his work and uses a multidisciplinary approach of combining technology, scientific research, and collaboration to help further understanding, education, and access to yoga.

He continues to study philosophy, Sanskrit, ritual, science, and religion, as well as maintain a passion for the daily practice Yoga.

Eddie learned Ashtanga yoga under Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and R. Sharath Jois, of Mysore, India.

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