Eddie Stern
30th May - 1st June Weekend Workshop Classes & Lecture
30th & 31st May Pranayama Intensive Course
In addition to the morning pranayama & asana classes and lecture, Eddie will offer a special 8 hour pranayama intensive course on the afternoons of Friday 30th and Saturday 1st. The course and materials will be based on the Yoga Education College Pranayama syllabus, the collective founded by Eddie, Robert Moses and Harsh Vardhan in 2021.
A wonderful opportunity to take classes and learn with Eddie, most engaging of teachers, on what will be his 5th visit to Aberdeen since 2017. Eddie makes learning yoga and yogic traditions easily understandable, doing so with a simple and wise approach. Be whisked away to another realm in the presence of such a rare and exceptional teacher !
Eddie Stern, founder of Broome Street Ganesh Temple and Broome Street Yoga, is an MSc, CYT, author of the bestselling One Simple Thing, A New Look at the Science of Yoga and How it can Change Your Life, and researcher based in New York City. He is also the co-creator of the Breathing App and the Breathing App for Diabetes.
Eddie has been practicing yoga since 1987. With an extensive background of over thirty-five years in yoga, science, health, and education, Eddie developed a multi-disciplinary approach to yoga, which includes studying traditional texts and combining the application of their practices to spiritual growth, healthcare, scientific research, technology, and collaboration.
Eddie also has a love for the music, art, and design, and creates merchandise for the Broome Street Temple independently and in collaboration with New York's most loved fashion designers.
Experience of yoga practices is not essential to come to any of the weekend. All the sessions are open level and for practitioners of any type of yoga. Age 12 and up most welcome.
Please do email with any questions. Concession rates available for the weekend workshop. Students, school age, unable to work, retired on a low income or simply financially stretched. Please email with any questions, we always hope to make the workshop accessible for everyone. If you’d like to pay in instalments, please email mostill@me.com
Workshop Weekend at The Anatomy Rooms, Show Lane AB10 1AP
£130 with voucher for Mount Cafe (concession £100)
Prices for individual sessions available on the booking page
Friday 30th May 2025
6.30- 7.20am Pranayama
7.30 - 9.00am Yoga Sangraha
Saturday 31st May 2025
7.30 - 8.20am Pranayama
8.30 - 10.00am Yoga and Strength
11.00 - 12.30 Lecture or OM Chanting, Sutras & Meditation (tba)
Sunday 1st June 2025
8.00 - 8.50am Pranayama
9.00 - 10.30am Yoga Sangraha
10.30 - 11.00am Q & A
Pranayama Intensive Course at Breathing Space, Gaelic Lane AB10 1JF
£190 with voucher for Mount cafe (concession £160)
Friday 30th May 2025
2.00pm - 6.30pm Pranayama Intensive Course day 1
Saturday 31st May 2025
2.00pm - 6.30pm Pranayama Intensive Course day 2
Program subject to slight changes !
Cancellation : Full refund up to 2 weeks before 30th May. 50% refund 1 week before. Transfer of place to a friend is always fine.
Pranayama Intensive Course
Pranayama is a fundamental practice in classical yoga for calming, strengthening, and focusing the nervous system in preparation for meditative practices.
Over the weekend, Eddie will offer an 8 hour pranayama intensive course, with the opportunity to understand the fundamentals of pranayama practice and learn sequences to integrate into daily yoga routines.
It has been said that when we glimpse our inner essence, the power of that realisation can be so profound that the vessel of our body needs to be strong and stable enough to contain the increased flow of energy that comes along with the new revelations about who we are. While asanas give stability to our bodies, they only have a limited impact on the deeper functions of our nervous system, specifically the operations of the autonomic nervous system. When we can begin to have a measure of control over the automatic functions of our body, such as breathing, we can begin to manage our subconscious impulses, thought patterns, and unconscious behaviors.
In this eight hour course, you will learn two primary schools of pranayama. The first is the Hatha Yoga school, which uses breath retention, and the second is the Vasishta school, which moves towards natural or spontaneous pausing of the breath, rather than measured holds. Both have benefits and are useful for yoga practitioners. We will also cover teachings from a variety of Hatha Yoga texts; learn about the scientific research currently done on pranayama and slow breathing; and practice simple asanas that open the lung channels and prepare for pranayama. When approached slowly and sensibly, pranayama is a safe and important practice to include as part of your spiritual practice for regular use. You will leave this training with pranayama plans you can use for daily practice. With this course you will also receive Eddie’s slides and Yoga Education Collective material. www.yogaeducationcollective.com
Yoga and Strength
Created by Eddie, this class is a fusion of traditional Indic physical exercises and Western body-weight practices. It uniquely combines strength-building movements with slow, intentional breathing to help you feel energized, balanced, and focused.The class includes full-body strengthening exercises designed to build both strength and endurance. By regularly attending this class, you will definitely see improvements of strength, coordination, endurance, and confidence in your physical and mental capacities/states of being. Eddie offers this class online and at Broome Street Temple weekly!
Yoga Sangraha
Yoga Sangraha is not a new type of Yoga, but a celebration and practice of classical Yoga practices using a contemporary approach, with science and tradition as a sourcebook.
This dynamic, open-level class combines kriyas and pranayama that are aimed at expanding lung capacity and building cardiovascular strength, along with different types of Sun Salutations, and classical yoga postures. The sequencing of the postures follows the signaling patterns of the nervous system. We group postures together that are calming, integrating, energizing, and grounding in such a way that you are left with a deep sense of calm and inwardly focus.
Sangraha means “a collection” or “compendium.” The practices come from the larger Hatha Yoga tradition, and not from any one lineage. These sequences have been put together by Eddie, drawing from experimentation, study, and exploration of classical Hatha Yoga practices and texts.
This is a meditation from the Yoga Sutras on the transcendental consciousness in the heart called Purusha. We will recite the six sutras describing Ishvara, along with the translated meaning, and then together recite the sound of Om twenty-one times. The sound of Om is described as the verbalization of Ishvara, who is beyond time and space, and therefore can only be described in abstract form. This is a deeply peaceful and meditative practice.
Lecture or OM Chanting and the Ishvara Pranidhana Sutras
If you would like to attend with a concession price please book accordingly or if you have any questions please email mostill@me.com
Perhaps you are a student, unable to work or your income makes attending difficult. We hope to make the classes accessible for everyone who would like to participate.
Booking is on the links or email mostill@me.com and make a bank transfer. International details below :
Bank details :
Name : Morag Still
Account : 29008732 Sort : 608371
IBAN : GB49SRLG60837129008732
SWIFT : SRLGGB2L
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A morning and afternoon of :
Classes with Sarah Hatcher
Saturday 17th February 2024
At Mo's, South Fornet, Aberdeenshire AB32 7BXDuring the time Sarah, dear friend, exceptional yoga teacher and wholesome student of yogic traditions, lived in Aberdeen from 2012 to 2014, she founded the daily Mysore program in the city , taught the first of many chanting classes at my space and found a place in the hearts of the local yogis. Sarah exudes warmth, enthusiasm and much knowledge from her decades of study, practice and teaching.
Do join Sarah for these classes :
Morning
8am - 8.45am Pranayama
9am - 10.30am Led Class
Afternoon
2pm - 3.30pm Mantra/Sutra Chanting
Morning £30 / Afternoon £20
A little experience with yoga is always helpful but not essential to come to the classes, with all levels of experience and practitioners of any type of yoga really welcome. Please do email Mo with any questions.