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.

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.

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.

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.