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Susie Lever says yoga has been her life since she was 12 years old. She is one of only three senior Iyengar Yoga teachers in the country and has opened a dedicated Iyengar Yoga studio, Yogabody, on her lifestyle block on Smith Road in Matakana Valley.
She has been teaching yoga for over 25 years and practising yoga since taking her first class as a child in south-east England where she grew up.
Susie trained as a professional dancer from a young age but was hooked on yoga after attending her first class.
“I took to yoga like a duck to water and I’ve never looked back,” Susie says.
She started working as a professional dancer at 17 on the QE2 cruise ship travelling from New York to the Caribbean.
“It was a fantastic experience especially for someone so young.”
After a stint as a beauty therapist in the UK and Australia, Susie met her Kiwi husband. She qualified as an Iyengar Yoga teacher after moving to New Zealand 24 years ago.
Her first Iyengar Yoga experience was at a workshop with B.K.S. Iyengar, who was visiting New Zealand at the time.
“I really enjoy the thoroughness and precision of Iyengar Yoga. The focus is on correct alignment so that the body and mind are balanced.”
As a senior level 1 teacher, Susie trains and assesses trainees to be certified as Iyengar Yoga teachers.
Susie and her husband Mark moved to Matakana two-and-a-half years ago.
“I love it here. My new yoga studio is a beautiful space filled with natural light and bird song.”
