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Mark completed the original Yoga Works teacher training program in 1995 and immersed himself in advanced teacher training there from 1995-1997, including in-depth workshops with Rodney Yee, Patricia Walden, Gary Kraftsow, Ramanand Patel, Dona Holleman, Aadil Palkhivala, Tim Miller, Richard Freeman, John Schumacher, John Friend and Kofi Busia. He started teaching a full schedule of classes in 1996 and has taught ever since.
In 1997, Mark founded Yoga Inside Foundation, organizing and supporting ongoing yoga classes in hundreds of inner city and poor rural schools, treatment centers, prisons and other alternative settings in 42 states. He traveled extensively around the United States conducting teacher trainings for teachers involved with Yoga Inside. Yoga Journal magazine recognized this work with its 1st Annual Karma Yoga Award in 2000.
In 2002, Mark founded L.A. Yoga Center, an eclectic yoga studio offering 90+ classes weekly in various styles. The Center's 25 resident teachers, including Rod Strker, Marla Apt, Hala Khouri and Jorgen Christiansen, were encouraged to cross-fertilize with one another in developing and refining their varied approaches to teaching, which included Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Viniyoga, Kundalini, Pre/Post-Natal, Kids classes as well as workshops, teacher training and yoga retreats. Mark sold the studio to Yoga Works 2004 , reapplying his time and energy 100% to teaching yoga.
Over the years, Mark has led dozens of yoga retreats, including at Esalen Institute, White Lotus Foundation, Zaca Lake, Maya Tulum, Haramara, Machu Picchu, Joshua Tree National Park and in the Eastern Sierras, has taught at Yoga Journal conferences and as a guest instructor at studios across the United States.
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"Breathing in I calm the body and mind.
Breathing out
I smile, Dwelling in the present moment – I know this is the only moment."
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