Internationally celebrated for her warm presence, soulful teachings, and quirky sense of play, Sufey Chen (nicknamed “Baby Buddha” by her students) is an alchemist of breath, song, and creative essence. From guiding 200/500-hour teacher training immersions to rockin’ out center stage with her kirtan band to trance dancing it up at the top music festivals in the world, Sufey’s offerings are all prayers to Ma Shakti – to the fierce, the wild, and the loving within us all.

 

A devoted student of the healing arts, Sufey shares only the practices that have profoundly altered her own life. Her formal education includes four intensive years of biomedical health sciences in anatomy, physiology, psychology, lifespan development, genetics and biology at the University of Northern British Columbia, delightful dabblings in art, theatre and dance at New Mexico State University and 3500+ hours of studying, assisting, guesting and leading teacher trainings in vinyasa, kundalini, yin, prenatal, kids yoga, ecstatic dance, acroyoga, thai massage, anatomy, meditation, pranayama and bhakti yoga.

 

With a penchant for radical transformation and spontaneous metamorphosis, experiences with Sufey are always dynamic, always heartfelt, and constantly evolving. After a decade of full-time teaching and touring through Hawaii, Bali, Costa Rica, Canada, China and the USA, Sufey comes with a rich palette of world culture, wisdom from the land, and shamanic tools for healing. Guided by love, intuition and primal instinct, Sufey is a teacher well suited for both devoted practitioners and open-minded beginners — those willing to crack out of their comfort zones to FULLY experience their potential!

 

An artiste, doula, poetess and priestess, this little mystic will love you, challenge you, and inspire you to grow. She is a birther and re-birther of babies and adults alike, having touched hundreds of thousands of lives throughout the world. Come to dance your heart dance and to sing your soul song: all beings are welcome here. 

 

Learn more about Sufey (E-RYT 500, RCYT, RPYT) by connecting at facebook.com/sufey, @sufeychen/ @sufeytribe on Instagram, or by emailing smile@sufey.org

Designations

 

E-RYT 500 — Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level
RCYT — Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher
RPYT — Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher
Biomedical Studies (4 years) — full time study at the University of Northern British Columbia majoring in Health Sciences: anatomy, physiology, psychology, lifespan development, genetics and biology

 

Education

200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Sunshine State Yoga
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga University
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Open Source Yoga
300-hour Advanced teacher training with Semperviva Yoga College
Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training with Kino MacGregor
Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training with Tina Paschumati James
Yoga Nidra Teacher Training with Michèle E. Denis
Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
Yoga Anatomy Teacher Training with Leslie Kaminoff
Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Bernie Clark
Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Danielle Hoogenboom
Meditation Teacher Training with Bernie Clark & Nathalie Keiller
Chakra Yoga Teacher Training with Anodea Judith
Breathwork Teacher Training with Max Strom
Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training with Teresa Campbell
ParaYoga and the Gunas with Rod Stryker
Kundalini Teacher Training with Gloria Latham
Yoga Assists & Adjustments Teacher Training with Mark Stephens
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Tianne Allan
Buti Yoga Certification with Bizzie Gold
Path of Love Process with Alima, Avinash and Satyarthi
AcroYoga Montreal Teacher Training with Jessie Goldberg, Eugene Poku, Natalie Nguyen and Jill Campbell
AcroYoga Workshop with Slava Goloubov and Ezra LeBank
Pure Movement Workshop with Slava Goloubov and Ezra LeBank
Spine Immersion with Tiffany Cruikshank
Sequencing Workshop with Colin Wolpert
Kids Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Kids
Kids Yoga Teacher Training with Rainbow Kids Yoga
Youth at Risk Yoga Teacher Training with Vinyasa Yoga for Youth
Sacred Story Mythology Immersion with Natalie Rousseau
Anatomy 101 & Anatomy 102 with Noah Maze and Paula Gelbart
Essential Yoga Anatomy with Jason Crandell and Paul Roache
Usui Holy Fire Reiki 1 with Kelly Kiss
Usui Holy Fire Reiki 2 with Kelly Kiss
10000+ hours of workshops, teacher trainings, teacher classes and personal study

 

Current Teaching Positions

Founder and Guide at Sufey Yoga
Guest faculty and teacher at numerous workshops, retreats and teacher trainings in Asia and North America

 

Festival Appearances

Envision Festival
Sedona Yoga Festival
Moon Mountain Gathering
Victoria Yoga Conference
Northern Woman’s Festival
Breathe Yoga Festival
Pure Action Research Symposium

 

Past Teaching Experience

Past Executive Director and Lead Teacher Trainer at Yoga University
Lead Teacher Trainer at Karma Teachers University
14+ years teaching multiple movement & expression modalities: figure skating, dance, theatre, art, speech and creativity
10+ years teaching at international personal development workshops, expanding to yoga retreats and teacher trainings, in Maui, Florida, New Mexico, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Bali and Canada