Cedric Stein

About Cedric Stein

My mission is to create a safe space for you to connect to your inner being. By following your breath, being in the present moment and noticing yourself.

You will learn with me a yoga practice that I have gathered from a variety of teachers, masters and my own experiences over the years. Yoga, for me, is a way of living – the path to my Self. I want to inspire and encourage you to discover this self in all its facets – and to live your true nature, your full potential to the fullest without compromise, every day. To understand and embody this, I had to go on quite a long and sometimes rough journey, that led me through different countries, inner worlds, old habits and also some painful moments. My yoga teachings include the spiritual foundation of Master "Sri Aurobindo" and "The Mother" from India, Rudolf Steiner and Ekhart Tolle from Germany, the asanas and movement teachings of Anusara Yoga, Vinyasa and Ashtanga Yoga. In addition, I have experienced and learned Yin Yoga as a very healing practice with TJ Maher from New York, and I have been inspired by the French Elea Gisele to bring Yin and Yang together as a holistic practice.

Meditation as a foundation
Although I did a Vipassana (Intensive Meditation Practice) for children when I was 7, I didn't really understand it at the time. More specifically, I started discovering and practicing meditation myself when I was 24 years old in Brazil - and after many breaks and much struggling, I had found my initiation into Kryia Yoga, by Swami Atmananda from India, as an initial spark back into a regular meditation practice. I teach meditation and mindfulness as the basis for a successful yoga practice and a conscious life. Then much later I was able to do another Vipassana, a 10-day silence in meditation, which showed me new inner worlds, for that I am very grateful.

I would like to meet you as a teacher at eye level, because that is how I was taught yoga by my teachers - hereby I thank Sophia Wahdat, Christina Lobe, Sudhir Rishi, Swami Atmananda, Joanna Vladescu, Alan Ellman, TJ Maher, Octavio Salvado, Elea Gisele and especially my partner Athina Tamaresi, who teaches me yoga every day off the mat.

The power of yoga
You will learn with me that your body is a mirror of your being, and that is why appropriate movement, stretching, strengthening and concentration can be so powerful and healing.

You learn with me how we are made up of more than the body, what prana (life force) is, how to activate it and use it for ourselves. I want to bring my students into the experience that we are a multi-layered being, consisting of physical body, emotions, mind and soul - and how we bring this into healthy balance through yoga.

My passion is meditation and yogic philosophy coupled with modern approaches to truthful communication. I founded the yoga school and retreat center INEA YOGA on Corfu, Greece. I teach regular classes, workshops, yoga teacher trainings and yoga retreats. I teach yoga in German and English language.

As a teacher I don't want to convince you of something, I want to create a safe space for you, offering ideas, tools and movements, where you can discover and experience your Self. In addition, I have years of experience in martial arts, such as Ju-Jutsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Capoeira and Kickboxing.

I see myself as an explorer of consciousness - my work in yoga means for me to create a physical and mental space for my students, offering ideas, tools and body movements, where everyone can discover their own way within.