Susan Turis

Susan Turis began practicing yoga in 1999 and teaching in 2001. Senior Teacher Mary Dunn was her first Iyengar Yoga teacher and became her mentor. Susan continues to study extensively in New York with Senior Teacher James Murphy, and esteemed teachers in the US, Italy and India. She has taken many extended trips to Pune to study with the Iyengar family, including Guruji, Geeta, Prashant and Abhijata. 

A psychology graduate from Brooklyn College, Susan has managed a balance of family, having raised three children, and co-founded businesses in real estate, mortgage, and insurance along with her husband John. They live in Brooklyn with their dog Leela. 

The events of 9/11 brought Susan to study with Mary Dunn. “The words Mary spoke brought more than an understanding of how to do a pose,” she remembers. The depth of meaning had a profound effect on Susan’s life path and Mary’s inspiration continues to influence Susan’s commitment to Iyengar Yoga. She is an enthusiastic student of Sanskrit and of yoga philosophy, including the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita, and she sees this richness of study bringing her closer to the philosophy and language of yoga. 

Susan has been a faculty member since 2013 and for more than ten years she has led a free weekly study group of the Yoga Sutras. She is a dedicated teacher whose love and enthusiasm for yoga allows students of all abilities and levels to have a safe and complete experience in class. Her attentive instruction, thoughtful rhythm and skillful sequencing helps students progress over time and become aware of the more subtle aspects of yoga practice.