Susanne Hardt
Profile
Since I went into my first yoga class back in 1996, yoga has become an important part of my life. Yoga can be practiced in many different ways. For me it is about keeping my body healthy and experiencing inner silence, inner peace. My Yoga is not about "mastering" a certain asana, but about entering into a dialogue with the body and the mind in order to connect to my self and the world around me with friendl. Since 2013 I have been teaching yoga with joy, creativity and curiosity to a wide variety of target groups. I have about 800 hours of teacher training and more than 2000 hours of teaching experience (Yoga Alliance, E-RYT 500). Mostly, my Svastha Yoga Therapy training with Dr. Günter Niessen and Ganesh Mohan inspired and influenced my teaching a lot. Since the yoga journey never ends, I am now studying online with A.G. Mohan and Indra Mohan
I teach individual lessons, lead yoga classes in yoga studios for a healthy back, have classes for seniors (gentle yoga) as well as YinYang yoga. Another focus of my work is to bring yoga to the workplace. I have a degree in chemistry and environmental protection and worked for more than 20 years in German and foreign environmental authorities as well as in the private sector. I therefore know from my own experience the physical and mental benefits of a yoga practice at work. You can read more on my business yoga page
Teacher Trainings:
- 2012-2019: 500-hours training at Nordic Yoga Institute in Stockholm (as I, from 2004-2014, lived in Norway), with an emphasis on teaching yoga to seniors and people with physical constraints. Yoga Alliance, E-RYT 500.
- 2015: 50-hours Yin Yoga teacher training with Murielle and Sebastian Pucelle
- 2018: 4-days introduction workshop „Traumasensitive Yoga“ with David Emerson from the Trauma Center in Brookline (USA)
- 2018-2021: Svastha Yoga Therapy teacher training with Dr. Günter Niessen and Dr. Ganesh Mohan
- Since 2021: Online studying with Indra and A.G. Mohan
In also offer the beneficial yoga tools to people who cannot or do not want to come to a yoga studio. I lead yoga classes (online) for yoga for people suffering from cancer (cooperaration with the Berliner Krebsgesellschaft e.V.) and, from April 2019 until November 2020, I taught yoga classes for men in custody in jail (a project together with Yoga für Alle e.V.).
- Born 1964 in Bavaria, Germany
- 1991-1996: Technical college of higher education, Berlin (Dipl.-Ing. Analytical Chemistry)
- 1997-1999: Technical college of higher education, Hamburg, Wedel (Dipl.-Ing. Environmental Protection)
- 1996-2001: Graduate engineer for chemistry and environmental protection in several analytical laboratories in Berlin and Lübeck
- 2001-2005: Technical employee at the Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt) in Berlin
- 2005-2014: Senior Advisor at Norwegian Environment Agency in Oslo, Norway
- 2014-2019: Senior Advisor at an international consulting company in Berlin
The focus in all classes is the mindful movement in the asanas and breathing consciously. We do some guided meditations and a I always offer a topic anchored in yoga philosophy or other spiritual traditions for inspiration. I don't teach a specific style of yoga, but take the best of all my training with me into my classes