Instructors > Michael Sutton
Michael is the founder and director of Rising Sun Yoga. He is a certified and registered Hatha and Iyengar-based yoga teacher and a martial arts instructor. He lives a holistic lifestyle - practicing yoga, meditation, visualization, smart eating, staying fit and having a healthy outlook on all that occurs in life. Michael believes that thoughts are as powerful as anything you put into, or let come out of, your self.
He has had the opportunity to experience many injuries including torn ligaments and tendons, ripped muscles, broken bones, fractured ribs, and vertebral problems as a result of engaging in team sports. He finds the only benefit to having experienced these injuries is that he understands what others feel, can teach people how to move properly, help re-align and balance them, and assist them in regaining a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
As a practicing herbalist, Iridologist, and health consultant, he has learned to address issues holistically and has continued his education in key health related areas, conducted extensive research through topic related books and as a result, has had the professional privilege of helping many people. He also presents health-related topics to organizations and various groups with his sister, Mary Ann Amschler, RN.
For much of his life, he studied martial arts (for 33 years) before being introduced to yoga in 1999. Before then, he worked in the banking and software industries for 20 years.
Michael founded Rising Sun Yoga to help people change the(ir) paradigm, bring people together in community, and create a center for education in body, mind, and spirit. His classes can be slow and even, mindful and steady, or strong and flowing. All of them give you the opportunity to explore and stretch your boundaries. He is a Yoga Alliance (YA) e-RYT 500 hour certified yoga instructor.
Michael has a daughter who is a YA 200 hour certified yoga instructor, adventure seeker, world traveller, ski instructor, and outdoor wilderness guide.