Susan Aposhyan, MA, LPC, is a master teacher of meditation, embodiment, and psychological wellness, skillfully blending the three in a way that is accessible, immediate, and profound. Her newest book, Heart Open, Body Awake: Four Steps to Embodied Spirituality is available through Shambhala Publications. Susan has practiced meditation for over fifty years. She is a psychotherapist and the founder of Body-Mind Psychotherapy, in which she has trained practitioners internationally. She was founding director of Naropa University’s Somatic Psychology program. Her second book, Body-Mind Psychotherapy: Principles, Techniques, and Practical Applications was published by W.W. Norton in 2004. She published Natural Intelligence: Body-Mind Integration and Human Development with Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins in 1999. Currently Susan consults, teaches, and leads groups online in both Body-Mind Psychotherapy and Embodied Spirituality.
