Essential Openings Yoga Workshop with Eddy Marks & Mary Obendorfer
Essential Openings Weekend Workshop | April 28-30, 2023
Join Senior Iyengar yoga teachers Eddy Marks and Mary Obendorfer for a weekend Iyengar yoga workshop devoted to essential openings in the body. Deepen your yoga practice and understanding of Iyengar yoga in this workshop that focuses on twists, hip flexion, shoulders, opening for backbends and stabilizing knees. You will leave this yoga workshop with numerous tools to apply to open and reduce pain in your body.
Eddy and Mary are some of the most experienced yoga teachers in the United States and direct the BKS Iyengar Yoga Center of San Diego located in Ocean Beach. They are Senior Iyengar teachers certified at the Advanced level. They have studied with the Iyengars in India 19 & 20 times respectively and spent a year from 2003-2004 and another half year in 2009 studying in Pune, India with the Iyengars. They adhere strictly to BKS Iyengar’s methodology and continue their education by studying in India with the Iyengars.
This workshop is suitable for all yoga students and will be best experienced as an entire workshop though individual sessions are available.
Mary & Eddy Weekend Iynegar Yoga Workshop Schedule:
- April 28th, Friday night 6-8pm – Twists: Hard to Easy
- April 29th, Saturday morning 8:30-11:30am Hip Flexion: Expanding range and ease of movement
- April 29th, Saturday afternoon 2-4:30 Shoulders: Increase range of motion, strength and stability
- April 30th, Sunday morning 8:30-11:30am Essential Openings for Backbends
- April 30th, Sunday afternoon 2-4:30pm Knees: How best to bring ease, pliability and stability to your knees
Register For This Workshop Here
About the Teachers
Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher
Eddy Marks
Eddy Marks is a Senior Iyengar teacher certified at the Advanced level. He has been to India 20 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. 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).
Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher
Mary Obendorfer
Mary Obendorfer is a Senior Iyengar teacher certified at the Advanced level. She has been to India 19 times and has been practicing yoga since 1981. She is currently an assessor for the National Board for Iyengar Yoga Teacher Certification. 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).
Mary co-directs the Iyengar Yoga Center of San Diego with Eddy Marks.
