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.
Nadi-Shodhana, also called Alternate Nostril Breathing, is a simple and profound pranayama that will bring a peaceful and balanced state of mind and body. The breathing excersise will be followed by a few minutes of sitting quietly.
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?
Erica leads a short meditation that invites you to connect to feeling the deep love of Existence that has been with you all this journey. Even at times when you denied it, pushed it back, it always was there for you. As you sit, replace any thought that arises with the mantra Aham Prema (I am Love).
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.
Kristin will guide you through a short mindful meditation which includes some simple pranayama practices that will help you focus and relieve restlessness.This practice will help you connect to the here and now and can be used as a nice short practice on its own, or as a preparation of a longer practice.
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.
Satsang literally means ‘The company of Truth’. Satsang is a group gathering in which you enhance the quality of being human. It is an invitation to enter and explore the fields of Truth together, with an open heart and a naked mind. Allowing silence, clarity and spaciousness to rise within, and connect us all in the preciousness of the Now.
Satsang literally means ‘The company of Truth’. Satsang is a group gathering in which you enhance the quality of being human. It is an invitation to enter and explore the fields of Truth together, with an open heart and a naked mind. Allowing silence, clarity and spaciousness to rise within, and connect us all in the preciousness of the Now.