DT 023: Start With the Sun Out with Riji Suh

Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow

Although Riji Suh has been a New Yorker since the age of 6, she was born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Baghdad, Iraq. Brooklyn finally feels like home, after having left NYC repeatedly in search for home in New Mexico and Hawaii. Her education and career paths have taken her from Colgate University to work on television and film, from bartending to corporate advertising, and from yoga (specifically the Bikram, Ghosh, and Dharma lineages) to work with the camera once again.

In this episode, you’ll hear from Riji on:

• Riji’s special skill that she attributes to her dynamic international upbringing, and why she finally felt at home when she landed in New York
• How she introduced playful movement into a Native American community in New Mexico, and what that experience taught her about teaching before she ever started teaching yoga
• The dark cloud that loomed over Riji from her childhood through much of her teaching career, and why she’s finally basking in sunlight today

Announcements:

• Check out the brand new Dharma Talk shop at We Are Yoga, and get 10% OFF with code HENRYWAY: henrywins.com/way
• Sign up for the 30-hour Yoga Immersion over Labor Day weekend at Lighthouse Yoga School with Jared McCann, Aviad Sasi, and Henry Winslow. Get 10% OFF your tuition with code HENRYWINS: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

• The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand — Riji’s recommended book

Get in touch with Riji!

• Riji on Instagram
• RijiSuh.com