This November Mary Obendorfer and Eddy Marks will be back for their always-great annual workshop at the Yoga Center. This time the workshop will be delivered over Zoom, with other Iyengar studios joining in around the country!
Essential Openings
Basic openings of the major joints are the gateway to many difficult poses. But how do we best open these joints? We will use the 9 basic opening principles as we progressively free each of the major joints to bring ease, pliability and stability.
Pricing
Register for the full workshop
Early bird price through October 24 —$150
After October 24 —$165Register for individual classes
Single 2.5 hour class —$40
Single 2 hour class—$32
Schedule
Friday November 6
6-8 pm CST—Hip, for back extensions
Sat Nov 7
10 am-12:30 pm CST—Knees
3:30-5:30 pm CST—Hip, for forward extensions
Sun Nov 8
10am-12:30pm CST—Shoulders
3:30-5:30 pm CST—Padmasana (Lotus)
Mary Obendorfer & Eddy Marks
Mary and Eddy spent a year from 2003-2004 and another half year in 2009 studying in Pune, India with the Iyengars. They are Advanced-level Iyengar teachers certified by Mr. Iyengar to teach. They adhere strictly to his methodology and continue their education by studying in India with the Iyengars annually, as they have done for 16 years.
Together they own and direct the BKS Iyengar Yoga Center of San Diego - The first BKS Iyengar Yoga Center in Southern California (est. 1979). They conduct teacher trainings, workshops, and yoga vacations nationally & internationally. They have been instrumental in starting yoga programs in corporations through their yoga demonstrations and by providing instructors from their Teacher Training Course. They enjoy the challenge of teaching in diverse communities and are committed to sharing the intricacies and joys of yoga with all.
Mary and Eddy acknowledge the governing influence of BKS Iyengar on their practice and teaching and are grateful for his inspired teaching, for his efforts to uplift the lives of all those who came in contact with him, and for having been the superlative example of a life skillfully lived.
Mary Obendorfer
Mary is a Senior Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher at the Advanced Level and a current assessor for the National Board of Iyengar Yoga Teacher Certification. She teaches internationally and across the US, conducting teacher trainings, workshops, and yoga vacations.
Mary has been to India 16 times, including six months in 2009, and a full year in 2003, to study closely with the Iyengars at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune. She has practiced yoga since 1981. She was one of the few people from around the world to attend the invitation only Back Bend intensive given directly by Mr. Iyengar. She also worked with Dr. Mary Schatz in India documenting the therapeutic yoga that Mr Iyengar is so famous for. She has served as president of her local association (IYASC).
Eddy Marks
Eddy is a Senior Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher at the Advanced Level, has been to India 16 times and has practiced yoga since 1976. He has also taught at the Yoga Journal & Asia Yoga conferences. He is currently an assessor for the National Board for Iyengar Yoga Teacher Certification. He has a degree from UCLA in Kinesiology (the study of human movement) and teaches anatomy & physiology for yoga practitioners. Before he moved to San Diego he was employed as an exercise physiologist and taught yoga in the cardiac rehabilitation program of the famous Pritikin Longevity Center. There with the guidance of Mr Iyengar, he was the first to introduce yoga for cardiac rehabilitation which was a great success. He has served as president of his local association (IYASC) and as a board member and archivist for the national association (IYNAUS).