Instructors
Marla Apt and Paul Cabanis
Both Marla and Paul have participated in medical research studies through the
Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA on Iyengar yoga as a treatment for clinical
depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Garth McLean
Garth has successfully overcome and continues to manage many symptoms
of MS through Iyengar yoga.
Eric Small
With the support of the Southern California Chapter of the MS Society, the
Eric Small Yoga Program serves clients at UCLA and 13 different sites in
Southern California. Eric has managed his MS symptoms with Iyengar Adaptive Yoga
for 55 years..
Chris Stein
Chris, who has been Iyengar certified for over 18 years, assists annually
in medical classes under the direct supervision of the Iyengar family in
India.
Beth Sternlieb
Beth currently teaches therapeutic Iyengar yoga to breast cancer survivors
with persistent fatigue in a research trial funded by NIH at the UCLA
Neuropsychiatric Institute.
Lisa Walford
Lisa works with HIV+ students and has developed programming for YogaWorks
for over fifteen years. She is on the advisory council for the International
Association of Yoga Therapists.