Suzanne Manafort is the Director of Newington Yoga Center.
A member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, she studied at Yoga Center Amherst with Patty Townsend, completing her 200 hour and 500 hour programs in embodyoga®.
She completed 200 hour and 500 hour programs with Beryl Bender Birch and a teacher training with David Swenson.
At the Himalayan Institute, Suzanne completed the year long Living Tantra program taught by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait.
Suzanne co-teaches the 200 hour embodyogaŽ Teacher Training Program at Newington Yoga Center
She serves as a board member of the Give Back Yoga Foundation.
For the past several years, she has worked with Veterans with PTSD in a program called PPRP (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Residential Rehabilitation Program). The program teaches Veterans yoga and its many practices to help them manage the effects of PTSD.
This work led her to study and learn the practical aspects of what benefits Veterans in a yoga program receive. Her experiences along the way taught her that teachers require additional training tailored to the specific needs of Veterans. With Dr. Daniel Libby, Suzanne co-founded The Veterans Yoga Project and Mindful Yoga Therapy for Veterans with PTSD. The program trains other yoga therapists to effectively use yoga to help Veterans. Trainings are offered nationwide.
Suzanne feels yoga has changed her life and is grateful for the practice. She is happy she can share it with others.