Susan Schneir

Our busy lives are often hectic and full of pressure, from work, hectic family lives and from the stresses of modern life. This often leads for a profound sense of not quite getting anything right. These stresses use 100% of our efforts without reaping any of the joys and pleasures we know are missing. That is what I felt, when I was stuck as a film-maker, business women, wife and mother, until I learned how to realign her life through yoga and meditation. By happenstance I stumbled into a class of Yin yoga, simply because it was at a convenient time at the gym. I joined a packed class of Yin yogis from 20 to 75 years old, all of whom were happy to stay in challenging postures for 3-5 minutes and breathe. What a bizarre and atypical yoga experience I thought after that first class, and immediately I was hooked. Little by little, the physical sense of relaxation lead to an inner peace I have never felt before. The meditative quality of Yin soon made me yearn for even more introspection. This naturally flowed into my practice of iRest®. After I competed my RYT 200, I went on to take my Level I teacher training and later was certified in Y12SR. I am currently teaching Movement and Meditation (iRest) classes at a women's day shelter, sharing the same M&M at my Y12SR classes (Yoga of 12 Step Recovery) and teaching private and semi private classes focusing on resiliency for burnout and trauma.