Susan Smith

Susan Smith was introduced to yoga by a persistent longtime friend who insisted “please try yoga you will love it!” Stuck in the idea that yoga is not for “every body,” she was reluctant, but she enrolled in an intro class in October 2012, and her life has never been the same. On the first night of class, she was told “this practice will change your life,” and no truer words have been spoken.

After a year and a half of practice, Susan was urged to consider teacher training and, again reluctantly (in her words, “you would think I would have learned by now”), she went for it. She then attended Level One with Baron Baptiste and completed her 300-hour training. Susan is a certified 500-hour yoga teacher, and all of this happened after turning 50.

Through practicing and teaching yoga, Susan feels she has found her true self and is finally comfortable in her body. Teaching, and lighting up the faces and eyes of fellow human beings, is the most rewarding experience she could have ever imagined. From meditation to breath and asana, yoga has opened a whole new world for her by keeping her present and “loving the process” of life, and she looks forward to continuing her journey, enriching the lives of others through yoga.