<p>Gwyneth Paltrow… true or false: she blew her nose into Eddie Stern’s pocket square <em>while he was officiating her wedding</em>?</p><p>True. 😂</p><p>This week on <strong>Permission to Shine</strong>, I’m sitting down with the one-and-only <strong>Eddie Stern. </strong></p><p>A New York City original, one of the most respected yoga teachers alive, and the kind of teacher your favorite celebrities (and your favorite teacher’s teacher) quietly trust.</p><p>Eddie has been practicing yoga since the 1980s and teaching since the late 80s. He’s the founder of <strong>Broome Street Yoga</strong> (opened in 1993) and he runs the <strong>Broome Street Ganesha Temple</strong> in SoHo. </p><p>An actual temple, on Broome Street, that’s been a spiritual home in lower Manhattan for decades. </p><p>In this conversation, we go deep; and in a way you can actually use <strong>today</strong>.</p><p>We talk about:</p><ul><li><p><strong>What the nervous system really is</strong> (and why so many of us are living in chronic “fight or flight” without realizing it)</p></li><li><p>The simplest “brake pedal” you have access to 24/7: <strong>your exhale</strong></p></li><li><p>A practical way to tell if you’re stuck in sympathetic vs. parasympathetic (and what to do about it)</p></li><li><p>Why telling someone “just relax” is basically emotional gasoline 😅</p></li><li><p>Eddie’s daily routine (yes… he wakes up around <strong>3:45am</strong> like a peaceful psychopath)</p></li><li><p>Punk rock, purpose, and the surprising link between <strong>freedom</strong> and <strong>discipline</strong></p></li><li><p>And a powerful section on integrity: leaving a system that caused harm, reclaiming identity, and <strong>building what you wish existed</strong></p></li></ul><p>We also get into Eddie’s work bringing yoga and breath practices into the real world through tech, including <strong>The Breathing App, </strong>because he’s not just spiritual… he’s evidence-based and science-literate, down to a <strong>Master’s in Science for Yoga Research</strong>. </p><p>If you’ve been stressed, reactive, tired, glued to your phone, or you just want to feel more calm and in control, this episode is for you.</p><p>And if you love it, do me a favor: <strong>send it to one friend</strong> who’s been carrying a lot lately.</p><p><strong>Follow / Subscribe</strong> on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube - and drop a review if you want to help us keep bringing you the best people on Earth.</p><p>Love y’all.<br>— Andrew Namanny</p>