Meet Susan
Studio Owner, Certified Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master, Certified Reflexologist
I am Susan Ward, yoga teacher and healer at Pathways to Peace Yoga & Healing. I have forever been interested in how our thoughts and perceptions shape our lives. With a start in Social Work and Sociology in the early 1990’s, I found some of those answers. Expanding on this foundation I discovered yoga in 1997 and have been exploring the depths of Yogic practices and ancient wisdom ever since to gain even greater understanding of myself and others. I jumped into Yoga Teacher training in 2007 and the experience transformed my life. Still searching for more, I found the practices of Reiki to delve into the realm of energy which is at the core of all life, finishing the Master level training in 2007. My experience with Social Work, Sociology, Reflexology, Reiki and Yoga has led me to a place beyond our brains, a place within that holds the wisdom of the Universe. I now share all of this from my heart with all who seek to know themselves and wish to clear their inner struggles to find peace.
My Personal Journey with Yoga and My Passion to Share
My personal journey with yoga, and later Reiki, really began with a quest to find tools to help me grow and evolve within myself. At the time I discovered yoga I had been experiencing many changes in my life - finishing university, getting married, buying our first home and entering the career phase of my life. All changes and life transitions create questions within us about our identity. Who am I? Where do I belong? My biggest question to address these deep questions always seemed to be: how? How do I sort out who I am? How do I discover where I belong? My very first yoga class was with an amazing teacher who, right from the start of class, talked about these questions. She discussed our identity as human and as Divine. She painted the human drama picture and the grander landscape of the Spirit. And she presented mental practices and wisdom that answered my “how” question. I was hooked. I have spent 20+ years practicing these amazing tools ever growing more and more in consciousness, understanding who I am in greater depth as a human and as a Divine Being and my journey into my Self has been remarkable.
I believe that enormous inner growth is possible when you increase your awareness of your thoughts, behaviours, emotions and patterns. It is my passion to teach you how to use powerful yogic mental practices and wisdom to help shift your inner issues to help you find peace. We are all on our own unique life path that is full of rocks to stub toes on, slippery slopes, steep hills, and seemingly impassible bridges, with beautiful vistas, mountain peaks and lush forests. Every inch of that path has adventure, pain and opportunities for conscious and spiritual growth. I am here to help you travel that path with greater knowing and awareness, to identify the rocks before you stub your toe, to carefully traverse the slippery slopes and to hold your hand supportively as you climb that steep hill. Together at Pathways to Peace, we can discover all sorts of bits of wisdom as we delve deeply into who you truly are, your authentic self, and begin to express with your authentic voice.