Steve Mark first came to yoga in college as a way to manage stress yet quickly realized its other considerable rewards. Today he is a Yoga Alliance-certified Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level (RYT 500) who practices yoga daily. He is a graduate of YogaSpirit Studios (Iyengar-based) 200-hour yoga teacher training as well as an advanced 500-hour tantric hatha yoga certification in "Teaching Deeper Practices: In the Lineage of ParaYoga" with Sue Neufeld and Kathryn Templeton.
Steve continues his studies in the tantric tradition at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA. He has also been inspired by studying at Kripalu, the Omega Institute, and elsewhere and with a wide range of teachers, including Rod Stryker, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Judith Hanson Lasater, Manorama, Wah!, Amy Weintraub, as well as the gifted teachers at YCYC.
Steve sees yoga as a path to improved health, greater compassion for yourself and others, and increased fulfillment and contentment. To that end, his classes spring from a sense of yoga as meditation in motion, encouraging attention to breath and opening to possibility in a safe and often playful atmosphere. He believes that anyone, regardless of fitness level, age, or body type, can benefit, as he has, from the many gifts yoga offers. As a college professor, Steve is particularly interested in how yoga and meditation can focus attention and spark creativity. As a long-time long-distance bicyclist who also enjoys hiking and walking, he has special expertise with modifications for tight hamstrings.
Your Community Yoga Center at 39 Putnam Ave., Hamden, Ct 06517 located in the greater New Haven area, servicing Branford, Cheshire, East Haven, Hamden, Meriden, Milford, New Haven, Northford, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Wallingford, West Haven, and Woodbridge. Offering yoga for Beginners, All-levels yoga, ParaYoga®, Gentle/Restorative Yoga, Chair Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Yoga for Teens, Yoga for Tweens, Vinyasa Yoga, Pre-Natal Yoga, Senior/Gentle Yoga, Anusara Inspired Yoga, Belly Dance, Hatha-Tantra Yoga, Tantra Meditation, Buddhist Meditation, Ayurveda and free yoga classes for the community. Our bookstore carries books on yoga, meditation, and ayurveda as well as cds, yoga mats, blocks, props and jewelry. Formerly The Connecticut Yoga Center.
