Mark Stephens is a dedicated yoga student whose personal experience of yoga’s promise to make life better inspires him to share the practice through teaching and writing.

Described by Yoga Journal as “the teacher's teacher,” Mark is a Certified Yoga Therapist, member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and author of the bestselling books Teaching Yoga, Yoga Sequencing, Yoga Adjustments, Yoga Therapy, and Yoga for Better Sleep, all available in multiple languages, and the forthcoming book Breathing: The Art and Science of Pranayama.

From devoted personal practice, deep study of yoga histories and philosophies, human anatomy and physiology, social and interpersonal dynamics, and eastern and western theories of being and consciousness, he brings a non-dogmatic, accessible, and integrated perspective to teaching yoga and yoga therapy that makes yoga a more refined resource for healthy living.

Practicing yoga daily since 1991 and teaching since 1996, Mark draws from his prior years in academia, as an education consultant, and as a progressive social change activist to create practical resources for yoga teachers and therapists. In 1997, he founded Yoga Inside Foundation, establishing therapeutic yoga programs in over 300 schools, treatment centers, and prisons across North America, for which he received Yoga Journal's 1st Annual Karma Yoga Award.

Mark lives in the Santa Cruz area along California's central coast and teaches globally.