About Us

Susanne Murtha, RYT/PYT is director of the Yoga in the Adirondacks studio in Bakers Mills, NY. She has been practicing yoga regularly since 1994 and teaching since 1996. Susanne delights in bringing the benefits of yoga to all people. It is her mission to help others access their own inner quiet, strength, peace, wisdom and joy.

Susanne is certified by Kripalu Center (500), Integrative Yoga Therapy, Dharmic Yoga and Integrative Yoga Therapy's Professional Yoga Therapist Program (1000). She has taught yoga classes at the Alpha-1 Antitypsin Deficiency National Conference in Alexandria, VA, for the Anatomy FUNdamentals program at Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA, the Dharmic Yoga Teacher Training in Princeton, NJ and has assisted over 70 programs at Kripalu Center. Susanne holds additional certificates in Breathwalk, Positional Release, Muscle Activation Techniques Jumpstart Program, Partner Yoga, Color Me Yoga for Children, Adaptive Yoga for MS and Reiki. Susanne is also a Wellness Coach. In 2007 she successfully completed the American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM)'s Wellness Coach program. She is currently working toward certification in Richard Miller's Integrative Restoration (iRest) Program and the Kripalu School of Ayurveda's Yoga Specialist and Ayurveda Consunltant Programs.

The Yoga in the Adirondacks studio is a spacious climate-controlled space created just for yoga. Students view the field and mountains (see above) from the large span of windows as they practice.

Member of Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association, International Association of Yoga Therapists, Yoga Alliance, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Yogafinder.com, Gore Mountain Chamber of Commerce, North Warren Chamber of Commerce, and the Adirondack Regional Chambers of Commerce.

It is my intention is to share practices that have brought more joy and health into my life.
~ Susanne