Susan Alden

I graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1997 (yes, Jamie and I are West Point classmates) and served as an Army logistics officer.  As a Second Lieutenant, I taught my very first yoga class to my fellow paratroopers in the 82nd Airborne Division, and I've been teaching both yoga and meditation ever since. In 2003, after leaving the military, I opened one of the first integrative wellness centers near Ft. Bragg, NC and began leading transformational retreats.

Thanks to my mother, a true Medicine Woman, I grew up with a strong foundation in holistic health and healing.  Throughout my life, I've been blessed to train with many masters including Dr. Maka’ala Yates, Dr. Mindy Pelz, Anand Mehotra, Suzee “Suchi” Waters Benjamin, Dr. Hew Len and others who have informed my multi-disciplinary approach to wellness. 

I am a Fast Like a Girl Certified Coach, Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and E-RYT 500 Yoga Teacher. I also have training and experience in Transcendental Meditation, Reiki, Mana Lomi, Ho'oponopono, Hula, The Native American Medicine Wheel, iRest® Yoga Nidra and Nutrigenomics.  I have an extensive background in Functional Medicine and am an ambassador of the Hippocrates Health Institute.  

From 2015-2019, I served as a faculty member and the Executive Director of Warriors at Ease, a non-profit organization committed to sharing evidenced-based, trauma-sensitive yoga and meditation to military and veteran communities.

Above all, I am a mother to two amazing young men. I love to garden, walk the beach my two dogs, swim with dolphins, bask in the beauty of our beautiful planet and help my fellow humans live their best life.