Eddie Stern - York, UK workshop

Eddie Stern Yoga Workshop — 24-26 July 2026

We’re honoured to host Eddie Stern, one of the most respected voices in contemporary yoga, for a special weekend workshop exploring breath, body and awareness. Based in New York, Eddie is the co-founder of Ashtanga Yoga New York, the Brooklyn Yoga Club and the Broome Street Ganesha Temple, and has been practicing and teaching yoga since the late 1980s with a multi-disciplinary approach that blends classical traditions, pranayama, meditation, philosophy and modern understanding of the nervous system.

Across the weekend you’ll be guided through mindful pranayama sessions, grounding asana practices, strength and movement classes, and lectures or meditation focused on calm, focus and inner stability. Eddie’s teaching is known for being accessible, insightful and integrative—offering depth for all levels of practitioner and encouraging exploration of yoga beyond just the physical postures.

Whether you’re looking to deepen your personal practice or broaden your understanding of yoga’s connections to breath, mind and nervous system, this workshop offers a rare opportunity to learn with a teacher whose work bridges tradition, science and lived experience.

Weekend workshop

Workshop Program -
FRIDAY
17–18:00 Practice: Pranayama Level 1
18:15–20:15 Lecture: Five Steps for Concentration in Yoga Sutras

SATURDAY
08:00–10:00 Practice: Kriyas and Yoga Sangraha Level 1
10:30–12:00 Lecture: An Introduction to How Yoga and Western Science work together
14:00–15:00 Lecture: Five Steps for Concentration in Yoga Sutras
15:15–17:00 Practice: Pranayama and Introduction to Yoga Sangraha Level 2

SUNDAY
07:30–8.30 Pranayama Introduction to Level 2
08:40–10:00 Yoga and Strength
10:30–11:30 Lecture: Five Steps for Concentration in Yoga

Class and Lecture Descriptions

Yoga Sangraha
Sangraha means “a collection” or “compendium.” This class is a grounding and calming sequence of postures arranged to have a positive effect on the nervous system. The postures come from the larger Hatha Yoga tradition, but not from any one lineage. Eddie has put these sequences together over the past couple of years of experimentation and exploration of Hatha Yoga practices and texts. The class is oriented towards regulation of the autonomic nervous system leading to states of inner calm and balance.

Sun Salutation Class
The Sun Salutation class is a lot of fun. We do the 6 different types of Sun Salutes from Yoga Sangraha, and then six different dands from the Hindu wrestling tradition called Kushti. This is followed by a few standing asanas, cool down seated postures, and slow breathing and meditation to finish. In this class you will also be introduced to some of the fundamental building blocks of Yoga Sangraha Level 1. It is an energetic class, but accessible to all.

Yoga and Strength
This is a challenging class that combines Yoga with classical Indian physical exercise practices, including different types of pushups and squats, along with dynamic practices that are cardiovascular in nature. There is about 40-50 minutes of Sun Salutations, dynamic practices, and strength building and mobility practices, followed by calming asanas.

Pranayama Level 1:
This is an introductory pranayama practice where you will learn how to slow the breath down to bring a deep calm to the nervous system. It is an accessible, gentle, but highly effective practice, suitable for all levels. We will do eight different breathing patterns over the course of 40 minutes, followed by a short relaxation practice.

Pranayama Level 1 + 2:
This pranayama practice has the same impact as level 1, but introduces two extended practices that are both energizing and grounding. We will do eight different breathing patterns over the course of 40 minutes, followed by a short relaxation practice.

Kriyas
Kriyas are energizing and purifying practices that largely stimulate the digestive fire and support digestive function. These are fundamental Hatha Yoga practices that can be incorporated into your routine several times per week.

Lectures:
Eddie will also give lectures on his forthcoming book, Concentration, The Practice of Presence, which explains how the Yogic sense of concentration differs from our usual ideas of what it means to focus. Concentration is one of humanity's most valued attributes, yet it can be so elusive. Yoga describes clearly what concentration is, what the mind is, and how to use it. Eddie will cover these ideas in simple ways over this weekend. He will also lead chanting and meditation practices within each lecture. The lectures include supporting Western science regarding brain function and thought processes, along with lots of Yogic textual references.