One Simple Thing: A New Look at the Science of Yoga and How It Can Transform Your Life, Hardcover

Description

A pragmatic and succinct introduction to the purposes and benefits of yoga--philosophical, physiological, mental, and spiritual--and how practice affects the body/mind to realize those purposes and benefits

Yoga is reputed to improve our physical and mental health, and to help us become more productive at work, more caring in relationships, and a more responsible contributor to society and inhabitant on this planet. If yoga does accomplish all that--and most practitioners will swear it's true--how exactly does it do it? Believe it or not, there are answers. And they are based in how the human body/mind functions, how we are built and wired, and how what we do can direct and change that.

Drawing on modern neuroscience, ancient wisdom, and decades of practice and teaching, Eddie Stern's One Simple Thing, with a foreword from Deepak Chopra, explains how what we do affects who we become, and reveals how a steady routine of physical movements, activities, and attitudes are able to transform not just our bodies but our brain functions and emotions, and how we experience life.

About the author

Eddie Stern is a yoga teacher, author, and lecturer from New York City. He is known for his teaching expertise in Ashtanga yoga, as well as for his multidisciplinary approach to furthering education and access to yoga. He has been practicing and studying yoga, Sanskrit, and related disciplines since 1987.