instructors' bios

Deborah DiCarlo is certified to teach asana (poses) and pranayama (control of the breath/life force) in the Iyengar tradition, as exemplified by Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar.  This is often referred to as Hatha Yoga.  Deborah has been teaching Hatha Yoga in the Iyengar tradition since 1986 and has been a practitioner of Yoga since 1976.

She received her Introductory Iyengar Certification in 1994 and her Intermediate Junior Iyengar Certification in 2004.  Deborah has been to Pune, India twice to study Yoga directly with B.K.S. Iyengar, his daughter Geeta and son Prashant.

The ultimate goal of Yoga is to quiet the mind. Through the practice of this ancient discipline one can acquire a healthy body, develop a keen self-awareness and manage the stressors of everyday life.

Deborah's desire is to make yoga accessible to everyone by sharing the teachings of B.K.S., Geeta, and Prashant Iyengar. Learning the pragmatic aspects of Yoga enables the student to build their personal practice and continue to reap the benefits outside of the Yoga class.

Susan Marcus, Ph.D. has been a practicing yogi since 1986. Susan has completed more than 500 hours of Yoga Teacher training, including coursework at the San Francisco Iyengar Institute and the Yoga Research and Education Center. Her teachers include: Suzie Munchick-Spencer, Deborah DiCarlo, Clare Venet, Manuso Manos, Stephen Cope, Richard Miller, Ph.D. and George Feuerstein. Susan is in the Teacher-in-Training Program for Iyengar Certification. She will be studying at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Institute in Pune India in June, 2008

Susan moved to Sarasota from Sonoma County, CA in 2003. She lives with her husband Barry (Aikido practitioner and teacher), 11 year old son Elliot, and a variety of pets. Susan is also a research psychologist and Associate Professor at Argosy University.