The Health Tips Podcast: By Karnvir Mundrey

Episode 49: Eddie Stern: Reversing disease with Yoga. A conversation with Karnvir Mundrey

Eddie Stern is a yoga instructor raised in New York City. He studied  Astanga Yoga, chanting, philosophy and ritual under Sri K. Pattabhi  Jois, from Mysore, from 1991-2009, and is the founder of the Broome  Street Ganesha Temple in NYC; co-publishes Namarupa, Categories of  Indian Thought, a Hindu art and philosophy magazine; and runs the Urban  Yogis project that brings yoga and meditation to young adults and youth  in disadvantaged and at-risk-to-violence communities in NYC, with his  collaborator, Deepak Chopra. He has published several books on Pattabhi  Jois and Astanga Yoga, including a translation of Pattabhi Jois’s 1960  treatise, Yoga Mala. He continues to study with Pattabhi Jois’s grandson  and successor, R. Sharath Jois. The Health Tips Podcast, is India’s oldest health podcast – started  in 2006 by Karnvir Mundrey, to help discover and talk about all angles  of well being. A bit more about Eddie Stern Having started his yoga journey in  the late 1980’s, fast forward to  today, aside from being one of the  world’s most respected and  sought-after yoga teacher (specializing in  Ashtangana Yoga & yoga therapy), Eddie and his wife, Jocelyne Stern,  are the  founders of Ashtanga Yoga New York, the Brooklyn Yoga Club,  and the  Brooklyn Ganesh Temple. Dubbed as ‘the downtown New York guru’, he  has established a  dedicated following of yoga practitioners, which  includes celebrities  such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, Chris Martin, and  Russell Brand. He  is also a writer who has published several books on  Ashtanga Yoga. One  example is a translation of Astanga Yoga Master Sri  K. Pattabhi Jois’  (who he and Jocelyne studied under) treatise,Yoga Mala. Subscribe to the Atharva Marcom YouTube Channel [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCet97VmBLQEE-q-u8ZJJ0Aw?sub_confirmation=1] Eddie  is also passionate about raising awareness on the depletion of  elephant  populations in the wild (due to poaching). He has been and  will  continue traveling around the world doing Ganesh Pujas to help   fundraise for Knot On My Planet campaign which supports the work of The   Elephant Crisis Fund. Click here for the complete episode! Last but not least, as a leading proponent  in the fields of health and wellness, he co-created the Urban Yogis  program along with Deepak Chopra and Erica Ford. He travels worldwide to  share his insights in various events and workshops, including The Inner  Peace Conference. You can subscribe to The Health Tips Podcast on iTunes. Or subscribe to the Atharva Marcom YouTube channel! [http://Subscribe to the Atharva Marcom YouTube Channel] ATHARVA MARCOM IS INDIA’S BEST PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM. GET IN TOUCH WITH ATHARVA MARCOM [https://www.atharvamarcom.com/], TO GET YOUR IDEAS AND COMMUNICATION TO THE WORLD – AND CHANGE IT! WRITE TO ATHARVAMARCOM@GMAIL.COM Share  this article with everyone you know, especially  who  love Yoga, fitness or need great PR! They will  thank you for it.  You can  also share it with the share buttons below on  social media.