Detailed Listing of Iyengar Presenters

Mon Jan 16–Fri Jan 20, 2023

  go to: Full List of Festival Presenters go to: Open Weekend Presenters
Fri Jan 20–Sun Jan 22, 2023

Marla Apt | | Olop Arpipi | | Victoria Austin | | Gitte Bechsgaard | | Ros Bell | | Nora Burnett | | Cristina Costa | | Anna Delury | | Mary Devore | | George Dovas | | Aileen Epstein Ignadiou | | Ruth Fisk | | Gloria Goldberg | | Sheila Haswell | | Justin Herold | | Holly Hoffmann | | Greta Kent-Stoll | | Pixie Lillas | | Simon Marrocco | | Jaki Nett | | Jayne Orton | | Cathy Rogers Evans | | John Schumacher | | Maria Shatlanova | | Patricia Walden | | Lisa Walford | | Joan White | | Anat Zahor | |


Marla Apt
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BIOGRAPHY: Marla Apt

Marla, a Senior Certified Iyengar Yoga teacher has been studying with BKS Iyengar and the Iyengar family for over 25 years.

She is pursuing her commitment to making the healing benefits of yoga available to communities in need as a founding board member of the non-profit organization, Iyengar Yoga Therapeutics. She helped create yoga interventions for research studies in yoga as a treatment for depression, anxiety and IBS. 


Marla was highlighted by Yoga Journal Magazine as one of twenty-one young yoga teachers helping to “shape the future of yoga” and has written for several international yoga magazines. She served the US yoga community as President of the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States as well a member the national Certification Committee, chair of the Ethical Guidelines Committee and current member of the Continuing Education for teachers committee.

Marla teaches in-person and online. classes, workshops and retreats. Find her schedule, recordings, and articles at yoganga.com

List of Marla’s Iyengar Sessions

Title:

Maricyasana 1 - Forward Extension, Rotation, and Body Knotting

Type:

Sat Brahma Middling

Length:

1.0 hour(s)

Description:

Our practice matures in many different ways. By focusing on simpler poses, we can develop more refined actions.

In this session, we will focus on the three actions of Maricyasana 1. Maricyasana 1 is considered one of the basic forward extensions. Maricyasana 1 is also a rotation (open twist)  and the beginning of body knotting as we bind our arms around one leg. Exploring each action of Maricyasana 1 and enhancing each movement will lead to a deeper understanding of the qualities of forward extension. Understanding the basic actions of the pose will lead us to a deeper and safer practice when attempting more advanced poses.


Marla Apt
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