Suzanne is a Yoga Works™ Certified Instructor, an Iyengar and Ashtanga inspired training. She continues her studies with Anusara's Principles of Alignment under John Friend and several of his senior students. Suzanne is also the primary Founder at Yoga for the People, Vancouver's largest donation based studio (www.yogaforthepeople.ca). She holds a doctorate within Research Pschology and certifications in both Thai Massage and Reike. She has spent time exploring various yoga traditions throughout North America and India, including the lineages of Krishnamacharya, Anusara, Sivananda, ISHTA, Pranic Flow and Yoga Nidra. Suzanne has received federal funding in Canada and the United States as a Principal Investigator to clinically test the benefits of yoga therapy for cancer patients and for people living with HIV/AIDS. Suzanne is also an active member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and Thrangu Vajra Vidya Buddhhist Assocation. 
 
Yoga Works™ was founded by Maty Ezraty and Chuck Miller, and together with Lisa Walford they sought to uphold the 5,000 year-old tradition of yoga by infusing the classical Ashtanga, Iyengar and Viniyoga schools. Yoga Works™ is also complemented by Alan Finger's deep knowledge on Tantric practice and the subtle body, making the curriculum incredibly diverse, rich and comprehensive. Suzanne assisted Catherine Munro for Yoga Works' 200 hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Trainings in August 2008 and 2009. 
 
Throughout her training and while living in Los Angeles, Suzanne studied with renowned teachers such as Annie Carpenter, John Friend, Chris Chavez, Sean Corne, Christine Sell, Martin Kirk, Lisa Walford, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Max Strom, Shiva Rea, Alan Finger, Brian Kest, Vinne Marino,  John Doyle and Erich Schiffmann.  She studied with several prominent yoga therapists, including Jnani Chapman, Judith Lasater, Richard Miller,  Amy Weintraub, Ushi Devi and Bramacharya Rudra Dev. 
 
Suzanne apprenticed under Annie Carpenter  in Los Angeles at Yoga Works, Main Street. She studied pranayama under Lisa Walford, one of the Primary Founders of Yoga Works. Suzanne also studied extensively under Anodea Judith while she was completing her doctorate degree,  which allowed Suzanne to integrate the Chakra systems into her psychospiritual research. Suzanne has actively been involved with Tibetan Buddhist sanghas for over eight years, studying with Thrangu Rinpoche in Nepal, India and throughout North America. 
 
Suzanne currently develops and clinically tests complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) programs in order to improve the quality of life for cancer survivors at BC Cancer Agency and UBC's Faculty of Medicine. Suzanne is also a practicing yoga therapist for individuals living with chronic conditions. Suzanne teaches vinyasa flow classes at Bowen Island Yoga Studio and Yoga for the People. Previous to working with cancer survivors, Suzanne worked with HIV/AIDS at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Neuropsychiatric Institute where she conducted her postdoctoral studies. She completed her first Incan Shamanic Medicine Wheel. She is also a Faculty Member for Viniyoga Yoga Therapy Teacher Training with Maggie Reigh in Vancouver. 
 
Suzanne lives on Bowen Island in British Columbia with her husband, son and Bodhisattva Siberian-Malamute, Kiska.