Professional Biography

Susan Krantz, ERYT (500), RYTT (500) is certified by the American Viniyoga Institute (AVI) as a Yoga Therapist and Teacher. Susan offers yoga classes for individuals and groups. She has served as a faculty member of AVI and Pathways Yoga Systems, and frequently assists Gary Kraftsow, Founder and Director of AVI at national yoga conferences and Therapeutic Workshops. She holds an Ayurveda Life-style Counselor certificate from the Ayurvedic Institute of Vedic Studies. She continues her studies at the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, as well as deepening her studies in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the foundation of the Viniyoga approach to yoga. Susan also develops and leads workshops such as Developing a Personal Practice, Yoga for Chronic Low Pack Pain: Develop a Healthy Back, Prenatal Yoga and Osteoporosis and Yoga.

Susan became certified to teach yoga after recovering from a shoulder injury through a series of private yoga therapy sessions. Her group classes are based on the connection between the flow of breath and movement providing an internal focus for either therapeutic or developmental effects, recovery from injury or emotional trauma, developing core strength, meditation, and stress management/reduction. A Private Session with Susan is a collaboration with the client to effectively and efficiently design a yoga sequence(s) to address specific concerns of the client. Examples of conditions in private sessions are: refining the understanding of yoga postures and breathing techniques, back pain, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, asthma, allergies, insomnia, and learning/refining the Viniyoga approach as a mentor and coach to yoga teachers.

Prior to teaching yoga Susan managed a staff of eight as she directed the Textile Conservation Center at the American Textile History Museum where she provided technical textile expertise to national museums, and textile collectors. Susan continues to enjoy knitting, weaving, quilting and creatively working with cloth to construct clothing.