Mark Stephens took his first formal yoga classes in 1991, completed his initial yoga teacher training in 1995, and began teaching yoga in 1996. In 1997, he founded Yoga Inside Foundation, establishing yoga programs and training yoga teachers for service in over 300 treatment centers, schools, hospitals, prisons, and other settings across North America. He received Yoga Journal's first Annual Karma Yoga Award for his nonprofit work in 2000. Stephens has founded and directed two yoga studios, L.A. Yoga Center and Santa Cruz Yoga, and has taught workshops and retreats worldwide, including outdoor adventure retreats combined with sea kayaking, trekking, skiing, and rock climbing. He returned to his native Santa Cruz in 2004, where he teaches classes, workshops, and teacher trainings at Santa Cruz Yoga.
“A must-have for any yoga teacher. … Offering terrific insights on
philosophy, practice and pranayama (the three big ‘P’s’), Yoga
Sequencing - while keeping an emphasis on asana practice
– nicely compiles these three subjects in an authoritative
way.”
—Yoga Teacher Magazine
“Mark Stephens has made another enormous contribution to the field
of yoga teaching. This book is a deep well that will nourish
aspiring as well as seasoned yoga teachers and students. It
provides a wealth of practical techniques and invaluable insights,
filling a vast gap in the yoga literature. I highly recommend using
it as a resource.”
—Ganga White, codirector of White Lotus Foundation and author of
Yoga Beyond Belief
“Yoga Sequencing is a great service to the yoga community as it
covers the power of sequencing that all teachers can benefit from,
as intelligent sequencing is the embodiment of the elegant design
and unfolding of nature which Stephens understands and loves.”
—Shiva Rea, founder of Prana Vinyasa Yoga
“Yoga Sequencing is going to be very helpful to a lot of people,
both teachers and students alike. Sequencing is an art. It is one
of the most interesting and most important elements in class and
practice in terms of safety, creative class design, and
effectiveness. It plays a pivotal role in terms of orchestrating
the kind of experience the practitioner will have. Ultimately you
learn to be sequenced from within, but familiarizing yourself with
the strategies in this book will go a long way toward promoting
that end.”
—Erich Schiffmann, author of Moving into Stillness
“A comprehensive, timely, and much-needed work on the important art
of sequencing. Mark’s well-researched and systematically laid-out
book is certain to become an instant classic and a reliable
resource for all teachers of yoga asana, both beginning and
experienced. It is essential reading for any teacher training
program that wishes to be considered state-of-the art.”
—Leslie Kaminoff, yoga educator for thirty-three years and coauthor
of Yoga Anatomy
"Mark Stephens, a master teacher of teachers, has given us a wise,
practical guide that should be in every yoga maven's library."
—Sally Kempton, author of Meditation for the Love of It
"Moving from philosophy and principles to methodology and
technique, Yoga Sequencing gives yoga teachers and students alike a
rich resource for designing wide-ranging classes for different
intentions, needs, and aspirations."
—Stephen Cope, director of the Kripalu Center and author of The
Wisdom of Yoga
“Yoga Sequencing addresses fundamental questions that yoga teachers
face in designing classes. While making clear that the ultimate
source of guidance comes from one’s own yoga experience, Stephens
untangles the interrelations of yoga postures and provides
insightful mapping principles for linking them into effective
classes. This unique, practical book empowers yoga teachers to be
their best in working with a diverse array of students.”
—Joel Kramer, coauthor with Diana Alstad of The Guru Papers
“A contemporary yoga classic. As a yoga educator and teacher
trainer, the deficiencies I see in trainings nationally and
worldwide are largely one of substance. There’s no lack of heart
and spirit in the field, but there is a notable lack of depth and
educational content. This text should be required reading in all
yoga teacher training schools and by all serious practitioners.
Needless to say, Stephens is driven by an intense passion to enrich
the transmission between teacher and student with new clarity and a
three-dimensional understanding of the yoga body that is
unequalled. Thank you Mark.”
—James Bailey, LAc, E-RYT 500, health educator
“A thoughtful, detailed, and unique treatment of the art of
sequencing and the power held within each living expression of this
practice of yoga.”
—Janet Stone, yoga teacher, Yoga Tree, San Francisco
“Mark Stephens provides a comprehensive map for the creative
exploration and construction of yoga classes that cover a breadth
and depth of options. This meticulous matrix will certainly
advance any yoga teacher’s service to their students’
practice.”
—Jill Miller, creator of Yoga Tune Up®
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