Susan Smolin

Susan Smolin is a certified yoga and Pilates (mat) instructor offering theraputic and rehabilitative instruction to a variety of populations from pre-natal to college students to seniors. Susan has been studying and teaching for over 20 years, and piloted the Pilates program at Depaul University in the fall of 2000.

Susan's teachings are an exploration of the relationships of the parts of the whole.

In today's world the word "yoga" often brings to mind a seriers of acrobatic endeavors.  But as a beautiful painting is created from a series of intricate brush strokes, a beautiful yoga pose appears from a very precise set of movements.

Using awareness and alignment techniques, Susan's students learn these movements which not only build the yoga postures, but can be used to enhance performance regardless of the activity.  When the body moves in the awakened state we can alleviate and preven structural, physiological, and emotional limitations; and promote balance, stability, flexibility and strength.

A disciplined body creates a quiet mind. When we have balanced all of the extremes, we have created union; we have created yoga.