What does yoga mean, really? Eddie Stern shares his view on enlightenment, modern-day yoga teachers, Pattabhi Jois, and getting to know yourself a little deeper.
What does yoga mean, really? Eddie Stern shares his view on enlightenment, modern-day yoga teachers, Pattabhi Jois, and getting to know yourself a little deeper.
A relaxing practice of restorative poses. This class is especially popular after a long day of work, when you feel the need to release tension and restore your energy. Allow yourself to unwind and come to the stillness of your being.
In a world with a huge rise of stress, what happens to our bodies and minds? And what can yoga do for us in dealing with such challenges?
Eddie stern talks about how we can integrate the yoga practice in our daily lives. Eddie points out the split between spiritual practice and our regular life and gives insights on how you can let these two worlds flow together. He also shares some personal insights on how he got stuck by identification.
Yoga therapy has become a ‘thing’. For Sri K Pattabhi Jois the primary series was the ‘yoga chikitsa’ meaning therapy, or something which is curative. Eddie Stern explains how all yoga can be therapy, depending on how you use it.
Eddie Stern speaks about his guru, Sri K Pattabhi Jois, and on how astanga yoga is being taught around the world today.
We might resist giving into our habits by will-power. But the subtle longing that underlies those habits is much harder to deal with. Deep patterns such as longing itself seem to go beyond the rational mind - and beyond our will-power. Eddie Stern explains how meditation can affect that level directly.
Eddie Stern explains the concept of his new school - the Brooklyn Yoga Club - aimed to bridge the often felt gap between our yoga practice and our everyday life.
Sri Sudhir Tiwari shares his advice about how our attitude is an important part of our practice. If we want to grow in our yoga practice, often we are told to simply "keep practicing”. But it's not just about getting our bodies onto the mat or cushion on a regular basis.
In this video Kino guides you through dropping back into Upward Bow, or Urdhva Dhanurasana, step by step. Dropping back (and standing back up!) is a challenging part of the astanga practice and Kino’s insightful instructions will definitely help you a little further ahead.
Ujjayi Breath is by far one of the most popular pranayamas. Sri Sudhir Tiwari explains the technique and benefits as described in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, a classic and influential sanskrit text on hatha yoga. Deepen your understanding of this simple but powerful breathing technique, often applied in vinyasa and ashtanga yoga.
What is Alternative Nostril Breathing - also called Nadi Shodhana or Anulom Vilom? In this video Master Teacher Sri Sudhir Tiwari carefully explains and demonstrates this gentle cleansing and balancing pranayama technique.