Steve ross yoga biography
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Rock Star Turned Accidental Entrepreneur: Meet L.A’s Happiest (and Most Eclectic) Yogi, Steve Ross
Google ‘Steve Ross’ and the search results will reveal the CEO of Time Warner, the owner of the Miami Dolphins, as well as the so-called Crown Prince of New York Cabaret.
Despite the impressive multitude of namesakes, this Steve Ross – the one we were lucky enough to meet – is truly one of a kind: an enigmatic Californian native with a Cheshire katt grin, the best iTunes music library you could imagine and an elastic body that has practically lived on a yoga mat for the best part of 50+ years.
His close friend, collaborator and Yoga 213 founder, Sammy Veall, describes Steve as ingenting short of an ‘experience’. “He creeps up behind you and without even knowing it you are suddenly filled to the brim with joy and happiness and you feel like a kid igen – orädd, loving, open and ready for anything!”
This feeling lies at the heart of Steve’s highly successful business, M
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The YJ Interview: Steve Ross
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A guitarist who once recorded and toured with bands such as Fleetwood Mac, the Beach Boys, and Men at Work, Steve Ross meditated while fellow rock stars were, well, partying like rock stars. Doing yoga and eating a raw vegan diet made him happy. After studying various traditions and even living as a monk, he returned to L.A. and opened Maha Yoga in tony Brentwood, teaching classes with the music pumping. The author of Happy Yoga, Ross says his aim is to help students to enjoy yoga and have fun. He has two chanting albums and often performs with Krishna Das.
Yoga Journal: How did you get introduced to yoga?
Steve Ross: My dad taught me postures when I was 11—full Lotus and such. Later it was mentioned in [Ram Dass’s] Be Here Now, which I read. I did it on my own and sought out teachers. By the time I was 18 and to
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Background:
It's hard to describe the Power of Steve! Just being in his presence makes you feel calmer and happier. His humor makes you smile and his knowledge will help you dive deep. A Former monk (Hindu tradition). Lifelong meditator. Founder of Maha Yoga, one of the first yoga studios in the West. Steve has spent many years in the close company of enlightened beings and has traveled the world teaching workshops and retreats. He was also the Unplug muse and our first teacher.
Classes/privates taught at Unplug:
Meditation (whatever arises in the moment)
Body Scan
Chi Gung
Breath Work
Chakra Meditation
Ecstatic Breathing
Mantra
Philosophy
Energetic Transmission
Why I practice meditation:
Because it feels better than anything else in the known universe!
Why I teach meditation:
To share what I have been given!