Susan is a mother to two elementary school-aged girls, a wife to an equally active outdoor-loving husband, a reader, a school volunteer, a lacrosse coach, and a former High School English teacher. Raised in Boston, Susan moved to Colorado after college; she and her husband lived in Dublin, Ireland, before making their way further west to California. She is frequently on her bike, and participates in charity rides with her husband throughout the year. A teacher at heart, the sharing of the yoga practice comes naturally and invigorates her. Susan believes in showing up to life and having a well of resources when it gets tough. Yoga has helped immensely in filling that well.
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Out of curiosity, and because she heard it was good for stress reduction, Susan attended her first yoga class. Always an outdoor enthusiast, biking, trail running, skiing and hiking consumed her free time. But yoga was different. It complemented her active lifestyle - and then eventually found its place in her life as another source of community and form of calming therapy.
Her yoga practice began in the late 90’s in Denver, Colorado, in a small carpeted room taught by an older Iyengar teacher, whose aim was to impart historical wisdom of the yoga tradition. She owes her initial passion and understanding to this teacher. As yoga developed, however, her curiosity led her to try other styles, particularly Anusara and Jivamukti, and eventually Vinyasa flow. She has also spent time in Mysore rooms. Her style of teaching draws from all of these experiences. A graduate of the 200 hour program with Jennifer Prugh at the Joy of Yoga School at Breathe Together Yoga, Susan is currently enrolled in the 500 hour program. She has also received so much wisdom and rich teachings from Noell Clark, Bridget Puchalsky, Christina Enneking, Michael Bonamer, Alanna Kaivalya, and Desiree Rumbaugh. Susan’s goal is to bring yoga to as many people as possible who are ready to try it. She teaches yoga classes in which postures are often broken down to be more accessible, or where postures are held for lengths of time so that students might discover ways to find stillness amid discomfort. In this way, the practice becomes one that can be translated off the mat and into real life situations. |