#45: The Science of Yoga with Eddie Stern

On the podcast today I welcome Eddie Stern

Eddie is a yoga teacher, author, and lecturer from New York City. He is known for his multi-disciplinary approach to furthering education and access to yoga, as well as his teaching expertise in Ashtanga Yoga.

His bestselling first solo book, One Simple Thing: A New Look at the Science of Yoga, examines in clear and simple language the underlying neurophysiological mechanisms that make yoga an effective practice.

We had a really great conversation today and some of the topics that I discussed with Eddie were:

• How a punk rocker in the 70s became a Yoga teacher to the celebrities in New York
• His time spent travelling in India and learning from the great masters of Yoga while on his travels
• Why consciousness is an important concept to fathom and how the process of learning ‘who we are’ is important, rather the achievement
• The studies that Eddie has been involved in, that demonstrate Yoga as an important  tool for cardiovascular health
• The vagus nerve as a  root to mindfulness and changing your autonomic nervous system function

Do have a look at at the Summary and Guest Info sections below where I’ve added a ton of more information that Eddie has been involved in and also some really interesting articles on The Vagus Nerve which I know you will find super interesting!

And have a look below and on The Doctor’s Kitchen YouTube Channel - at the video I cooked with Eddie

And remember to check out Eddie Stern on his website and social media pages by following the links on the page here, and also have a look at Eddie’s book - One Simple Thing - A New Look at the Science of Yoga, by clicking this link.

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*EAT TO BEAT ILLNESS is available in the USA! You can pick it up in all good book stores including Barnes and Noble, Indiebound and Amazon online.