about ssanyu brooks

Hello! I’m Ssanyu (aka Sunny) & my intention is to guide students who are seeking a place to be their authentic selves.  I offer guidance through intelligent sequencing, genuine inquiry, passionate encouragement, and collective synergy.  With the intricacies and fluctuations of living, creating a sweet space for freedom of being is my top priority. 

Exploring movement practices became non-negotiable in 2016. Years of sedentary living subsequently led to injuries doing ordinary things. This was an embarrassing wake-up call, especially since I worked in healthcare. Always loving a new challenge, especially one that may break old habits, I spontaneously took a Power Yoga class. This newfound joy of developing a personal practice was then transfixed & transformed by a solo yoga retreat in 2018, where I was surrounded by truly like-minded people for the first time in years. 

Within a year after the retreat, I completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training. Having been bolstered by my renewed mind and extraordinary spirit, I began pursuing teaching as a vocation in 2020, after being completely burnt out in the healthcare field after 16 years. After sitting on the proverbial fence for a few years, I started SunnyBrooks Yoga in 2022 so I could create true accountability for my chosen profession, allowing the business to live and thrive on paper, not just in my head and heart.

My current evolution of the practice of teaching yoga is wholly living & heartily encouraging essentials for practice- the breath, body, mind, and spirit.  Cueing is anatomically inspired to create a nearly universal reference point.  Exploring strength, personal endurance, breathwork, and internal inquiry is woven into every offering.  Just being human will be celebrated. I encourage you to have fun, be curious, catch the beat, share your spark, receive support, take rest, and laugh - loudly. I continually seek wisdom and understanding while honoring the nuances of the human condition.  I place lots of love and careful thought into all services.  Guiding a compassionate practice, creating space, and loving the humanity in it is my intention.  I strive to be a catalyst for renewal, joy, and evolution of the practice.