Suzanna founded the Yoga Garden in 2005, and has since been teaching yoga, relaxation and meditation to children, teenagers and adults in the ACT. She facilitates workshops for teachers in the early formative and primary years and in high schools/colleges. She offers teachers practical ways of how to incorporate yoga and relaxation into the classroom, including stress management skills so they can lead from a place of calm empowerment.
Suzanna has a Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood and has completed the four-year teacher training course from the International School of Dru Yoga. She has undertaken training in various kids yoga courses—Radiant Child Yoga Program Level I, the Mini Yogis teacher training and the Rainbow Kids Yoga 3 day intensive. Over the past twenty years Suzanna has worked as preschool teacher/director, music & movement teacher, early childhood educator, yoga teacher & tutor on the Dru Yoga teacher training courses.
Suzanna is a published author of a children's yoga story titled Deer-lightful. She is co-author of the Dru Kids and Teens teacher training manual and primary trainer of this post graduate course.
Favourite things to grow Her passion lies in developing in children and teenagers a delicious, healthy sense of who they are and how to awaken them to the greatness of their own potential. My goal is to energise, strengthen and empower the trio of body, mind and soul so that young people grow up with all the skills they need to live a fruitful life of balance and harmony with peaceful, happy hearts.