Subject: Re: Kovalam
From: "Maura Daley" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:24:38 -0600

Let me know the next time you’re in New York. I want to introduce you to my good friend, Eddie Stern. He owns Ashtanga Yoga New York (http://ayny.org <http://ayny.org/>) in Soho and is a super cool guy. He is old school Ashtanga. No BS other than he’s really funny and used to be a hardcore rocker with a mohawk. 

Besides owning a studio, he’s doing really incredible side projects. Working with the Sonima Foundation (http://www.sonimafoundation.org <http://www.sonimafoundation.org/>) which is a health and wellness curriculum that is currently implemented in certain school districts around the country. They’re looking to expand to Chicago so I’m helping them with that. Sonima has a side project called Urban Yogis (http://ashtangayogaoutreach.org/urban-yogis/ <http://ashtangayogaoutreach.org/urban-yogis/>) which Eddie started under the Ashtanga Yoga Outreach program. It takes kids from the projects and gets them off the streets by teaching them yoga and yogic principles - to apply as a personal practice as well as training them to become TA’s of the urban yogis programs in partner schools. They get a stipend but more importantly, they get off the streets and they’re given a second chance.

You can check out more of the Urban Yogis stories and more on Eddie here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdrUeeBIMbrKiDzK_NTPBH_taIKaEIv3z <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdrUeeBIMbrKiDzK_NTPBH_taIKaEIv3z>

I like "Michael’s Story” - Video 5.

Here’s another video of Eddie from 2012: http://www.nytimes.com/video/t-magazine/100000001375299/on-yoga.html <http://www.nytimes.com/video/t-magazine/100000001375299/on-yoga.html>

Anyways, he’s really cool and his studio is my favorite in the states. You need to meet him.

> On Nov 18, 2014, at 8:52 AM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> Well, I'm more than a little crazy myself so I feel right at home. Are you supposed to breathe when you are doing all those movements? Now you tell me!
> 
> RHB
> 202.333.1880
> 
> On Nov 17, 2014, at 3:03 PM, Maura Daley <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
> 
>> A lot of teachers are a "little crazy, in a good way." Smart to keep things in perspective. I mean, it’s just stretching with breath, movement and intention! 
>> 
>> Crazy yogis are good for a laugh, if nothing else.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 17, 2014, at 1:32 PM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Interesting- and worthwhile- he is a little crazy- but in a good way.
>>> 
>>> RHB
>>> 202.333.1880
>>> 
>>> On Nov 17, 2014, at 11:28 AM, Maura Daley <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> How was the workshop?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 13, 2014, at 6:33 PM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> How long did it take you before you could really do the primary series or for that matter execute a proper jump through or float? I feel like I'll never get there! 
>>>>> 
>>>>> RHB
>>>>> 202.333.1880
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 12, 2014, at 1:26 PM, Maura Daley <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> And I don’t know what mat you’re practicing on, but the Manduka PRO is fantastic. I have literally used mine since 1999. It’s indestructible. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.manduka.com/us/shop/categories/products/mats/manduka-pro/ <http://www.manduka.com/us/shop/categories/products/mats/manduka-pro/>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You can get it online but most studios carry Manduka products as well.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Nov 10, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Doing an Ashtanga workshop this weekend! With this guy:  
>>>>>>> (www.davidgarrigues.com <http://www.davidgarrigues.com/>)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> R. Hunter Biden
>>>>>>> Rosemont Seneca Partners
>>>>>>> Washington D.C.
>>>>>>> 202-333-1880
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 5:47 AM, Maura Daley <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Here's the link to the workshop with Lino:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> http://www.linomiele.com/?pagina=kovalam.php <http://www.linomiele.com/?pagina=kovalam.php>
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>