Eddie Stern isn't a yoga guru

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Eddie Stern isn't a yoga guru

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Jan 9, 2020

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Sheetal Shah talks with Ashtanga yoga teacher Eddie Stern about his latest book "One Simple Thing", his path into yoga, opening a Hindu temple in downtown Manhattan, and why he doesn't like to be called a yoga guru.

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Jan 9, 2020

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