Susan started her yoga practice journey over 20 years ago. She began her yoga teaching journey in 2007 when she enrolled in a 200-hour Prana Flow® affiliate program w/ Samudra School for Living Yoga taught by Maria Garre & Shiva Rea. Susan took a Mini Yogis® 10-hour kids foundation teacher training w/ Shana Meyerson in 2008. In 2011, she attended the OM yoga Women Cancer Survivors teacher training with Tari Prinster in New York City.

While pregnant in 2020, Susan completed a foundational Prenatal Yoga training (Pregnant & Powerful) w/ Brett Larkin's Uplifted Yoga and then finished an official 85-hour Prenatal Yoga teacher training through SoulWork yoga school. She continued her education w/ a 20-hour Postnatal/Baby & Me training w/ Awakened Spirit Yoga. Susan also received her 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training certificate from My Vinyasa Practice studio. She completed a 95-hour Trauma-Informed Children's Yoga teacher training w/ SoulWork in 2021.

Susan is inspired by Vinyasa styles of yoga but also believes in the power of stillness practices, meditation and mindfulness. She has studied Yin, Restorative & Yoga Nidra and loves to teach these styles as well. Susan would like to be a source of healing in the world. These mindfulness practices have given her the strength inside and out to live each day with compassion & a positive outlook. Susan notices how yoga calms her soul and only wishes to share that with her students. She teaches with the seasons & moon phases combining her knowledge of the chakras, energetic body and Ayurveda to bring balance back into daily life.

As a Reiki Master/Teacher, Susan has a deep connection to energy work and therapeutic touch. She received her First and Second Degree Reiki certifications in 2015 under Usui/Holy Fire Reiki Ryoho. Then in 2018, Susan received her Third Degree certification under The Grace of Reiki and Usui System of Natural Healing. Since becoming a Master/Teacher, she has taught First-Third Degree Reiki trainings locally.

Susan is also a Licensed Master Esthetician who focuses on holistic skincare, health and wellness. She attended Dermal Science International Aesthetics Academy in Reston, VA and graduated in 2016 having studied in the Basics, Masters, and Laser Hair Removal programs. Susan offers facial and body treatments with clean, plant-based, cruelty-free professional products that create a balanced & relaxing sense of well-being. She utilizes Reiki, aromatherapy, massage, sound healing & Ayurveda in her wellness spa sessions.

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