Certified Yamuna Body Rolling Therapist
Susan Wilson has been practicing yoga for over thirty years and teaching for over twenty years. During that time she has passionately pursued an understanding of the true essence of yoga, a profound and deep interconnectedness of the body, mind and spirit. Drawing upon this inspiration her teaching flows, creative, focused, yet sensitive to individual student needs while maintaining a firm foundation in the importance of alignment and correct technique.
Born and educated in London, England, Susan's fascination with yoga began there as a young teenager and has continued ever since. Early on she attended classes with B.K.S. Iyengar when he was at the Institute in London. After moving to the U.S.A. in 1979 she began studying with two local Montclair, NJ teachers, Susan Morton and Esther Lampert, who both encouraged her to teach. In 1983, after completing four years of intense study, practice, and training she began teaching at the Yoga & Meditation Center of Montclair.
An Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher certified through Yoga Alliance to train teachers as well as to teach yoga, Susan’s teaching approach is diverse and multi-dimensional. Influenced by her many years of study in the style of B.K.S. Iyengar, with teachers including Kofi Busia, Patricia Walden, Nancy Stechert, Gabriella Guiblaro, Mira Mehta, Ramanand Patel, Dona Holleman and Rodney Yee and then more recently by the fluid and innovative style of Angela Farmer and Victor Van Kooten. Studying philosophy, meditation, Sanskrit mantra, chanting, and the chakra system for eight years with Shyam Bhatnagar and Dahliana Hohe at the Sri Centre in Princeton, NJ, has enhanced Susan\'s awareness and appreciation of the subtle energy system and the powerful effect of mantra and sound on the physical, mental and emotional bodies. She has trained with Yamuna Zake in NYC and is a certified Level 3 Yamuna Body Rolling Practitioner and Therapist. A truly unique approach to fitness, YBR™ adds yet another facet to Susan’s practice and teaching.
During the past several years Susan began studying Tibetan Buddhism with Pema Chodron and Dr. Robert Thurman attending many lectures, workshops and retreats with these brilliant teachers and she has also experienced several teachings with H.H. Dalai Lama. She has recently completed Radiant Mind, a ten month training course, focusing on the non-dual wisdom of Advaita, Zen and Dzogchen Buddhism with Peter Fenner, PhD.
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