Suzanne Swafford

Celebrate my body for the poses it can do, accept that there is more work to be done on the ones that it can't. Accept that some days, I can quiet my mind during savasana endlessly, while other days I find that I've created a full to-do list while trying to lie still for as little as 45 seconds. and celebrate both of those days because I honored myself enough to go to my mat. Above all, I celebrate and honor every breath, because within each breath, there is peace . I came to yoga in 1997 through a magazine. At the time, I was living out of the country and in an area where there wasn't any opportunity for any type of studio practice. In the magazine there was an article for an easy 20 minute yoga practice. I looked and thought to myself, I can do 20 minutes a day! After about a month of practicing that routine, I purchased a book on yoga, and diligently read it and practiced each of the postures in the book over and over and over again. I couldn't get enough, and still use that book to this day. I eventually moved to the Dallas area where studios were easy to find and began my practice here. I read so much on the topic and as my practice grew, I felt my inner peace improve. The decision to become an RYT-500 Teacher at the time was only to deepen my practice. The training so transformed me that I now want to share what I've learned and assist others in finding their inner peace.