Yoga + Meditation
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Suzy Edmonson, RYT 200
When Suzy began yoga teacher training in 2007, she was severely debilitated by an autoimmune illness similar to rheumatoid arthritis and it was a major process even to get up off of the floor. She enrolled in yoga teacher training because she knew the commitment would make her practice yoga. She began her teacher training simultaneously with adopting a raw, vegan diet, and, by the end of the 5 months of teacher training, she was able to decrease her medication, teach a basic yoga class, and even jog across the gym floor at graduation. That joyful recovery inspired Suzy to pursue her certification as a Live Food & Lifestyle Instructor and then as a Spiritual Nutrition Counselor. In her desire to assist others towards healing, Suzy also became a certified health coach. Suzy sees yoga as an overall orientation towards living, as a healthy lifestyle can assist us in connecting to the universal loving essence that imbues all of creation. That connection is recognized in the greeting “namaste.” In her yoga practice and teaching, Suzy is informed by knowledge gained as an occupational therapist, a registered massage therapist, and as a practitioner/teacher of hands-on healing. Suzy is passionate about practicing and teaching a yogic lifestyle; she offers individual and group yoga sessions, as well as health retreats.