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. I taught my first yoga class to fellow paratroopers when I was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division, and I've been teaching yoga and meditation ever since. In 2003, after leaving the military, I opened one of the first integrative wellness centers near Fort 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 who have shaped my multi-disciplinary approach to wellness.

I am a Fast Like a Girl Certified Coach, trained by Dr. Mindy Pelz. I’ve earned certifications as a 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 Functional Nutrition.

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

Above all, I am a wife who’s been married to a Green Beret for nearly 30 years and mother to two amazing young men. I love to garden, walk the beach with my two dogs, swim with dolphins, write my Soulnotes, and bask in the beauty of our planet.