The Boiling Point - Episode 159 - Henry Cross

About Henry Cross: He joined Hosh Yogain 2011 as a teacher and Program Director. And since 2013, he founded and expanded programming for the organization with Hosh Kids and Hosh Seniors.  From 2014 to 2016, he participated in a philanthropic role by expanding the programming, policy, and public advocacy efforts of theSonima Foundation as Community Relations Director. Henry’s work has been featured by the Huffington Post, Boston Yoga Magazine, Elephant Journal, Blog Talk Radio, The NYC Social Innovation Festival, Social Venture Institute, and multiple Brooklyn and Queens newspapers. In 2015, Henry was selected as an org business fellow and awarded Top 40 Under 40 Nonprofit Rising Starand Innovation Entrepreneur for SVN.  In this episode: Greg and Henry talk about the tragic loss of iconic grunge star Chris Cornell. Henry talks about growing up in Miami and not enjoying the humidity there, which influenced his eventual move up north to New York. He discusses how Hush Yoga uses the practice of Yoga to positively impact their local community within New York City. Henry shares the amazing impact Yoga has had in his life, and how it has changed his physical and mental health. He hopes that one day Yoga becomes a common practice accepted in business organizations to better the health and wellness of its employees. Henry finally reiterates is conviction that the practice of Yoga is an imperative to the future of preventative medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices