Episode 18: Eddie Stern

On prioritizing the behaviors that lead to awakening. On the kindnesses, and the softening. On breathing as physiological healing.

Length: 58:29 Timecodes:

0:45 One simple thing. Overcoming the divided self. Our untapped potential.

2:54 Hierarchies in yoga. The unknown. Yoga is a practice of knowing who you are. Listening so we know what to do.

6:52 Reading Siddhartha at 15. Who am I? What am I doing here? What do I do next? Self-referral.

9:35 Being established in your awareness.

10:28 Listening and prioritizing.

12:42 Eight limbs of yoga as responsibilities. Spontaneous behavior of an awakened person.

17:20 Distracted mind is not a bad thing.

18:00 The energy that is watching.

20:25 Reorganization of the brain and yoga poses.

24:24 Eddie’s daily practice.

24:52 Breath as the easiest way to move inwards. Resonance Breathing. Nostril Breathing. The Breathing App

35:06 Strengthening and balancing the nervous system.

40:21 It is actually hard to be kind and peaceful. Why we need these practices.

41:55 The Vagus Nerve and heart health/ inflammation/ emotion. Vagal Tone, the smooth flow of current to/from the brain and gut. Dr Stephen Porges Physiological basis for transcendence. Posture, Breathing, Vocalization and Behaviour.

52:44 Inflammation.

53:13 Favorite view.

53:44 What Prayer means to Eddie. Invitation.

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse Dr Stephen Porges The Breathing App https://eddiestern.com One Simple Thing Episode 14, referencing some of our discussion The Breathing App (it's free and brilliant)