Susan discovered the transformative power of yoga in 2001. She brought this gift along with her on a journey teaching abroad in Taiwan, Korea, and Qatar. She has always been amazed at yoga’s ability to calm the restless mind and create community, even in foreign lands. Immersing herself in Anusara training initially, she later pursued her 200 and 300-hour teacher training certifications in Ashtanga/Vinyasa Flow at Yama Yoga Studios in Doha, Qatar, under the expert guidance of Valerie Jeremijienko, Dave and Cheryl Oliver. She also has had the privilege of studying under renowned teachers of diverse yoga styles, including John Scott, Lino Miele, Kathryn Budig, Briget Woods-Kramer, Mary Dana Abbot, Yogeswari, Emil Wendel, Kino MacGregor, Tim Feldman, Dice Iida-Klein, Briohny Smith, Ana Forrest, and Sean Corne.
Returning to Jacksonville Beach alongside her travel partner-in-crime/husband, Ron in 2013, Susan was happy to be back where yoga started for her. Here, amidst a thriving yoga community, she conducts public and private classes, workshops, and intensives. She quells her considerable wanderlust by organizing international yoga retreats, allowing her to merge her passion for travel with her devotion to yoga. Her teaching style embodies a fusion of energy, encouragement, lightheartedness, and creativity. Drawing from her rich training background, she incorporates thoughtful assists from Ashtanga, alignment principles from Anusara, and the fluidity of breath-connected Vinyasa flow into her classes.
She strives to engage and empower her students, and to help them find illumination in their practice in whatever way rings true for them. She considers yoga a constant lesson in how to…..everything… and considers it both a pleasure and an honor to continue learning and evolving through the practice.
