Yoga Training and Style

Amy is a yoga teacher and a psychotherapist who spends her days teaching people to listen to their own divine wisdom. Amy’s been living from her heart since childhood, and has been dedicated to helping others overcome suffering for as long as she can remember. She found yoga when she was looking for a better way to live and the practice of asana and meditation has allowed her to find a deeper sense of peace. Her classes marry the landscape of the human mind with the anatomy of the human body and aim to empower students to heal themselves. Amy’s teaching is informed by her sense of humor and the perspective she gained from years of world travel, studying in India, living in Shanghai, and in Hawaii where she lived for 9 years and began her journey as a yoga teacher.

Amy gathers from her various yoga experiences to provide a class best described as a Iyengar influenced vinyasa. She fills the practice with lighthearted fun and relaxation and you are sure to leave your mat with a fresh outlook on life.

Training

Amy has studied with various teachers and sages throughout India during her six-month journey there, most notably at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune. Her time at the Institute continues to be one of her greatest inspirations.

Amy began teaching in 2003 and completed her initial teacher training in the tradition of Ashtanga Yoga and the Primary Series at Yoga Hawaii with Rupali Emvry and Prem Carlisi. With Rupali’s encouragement Amy had the privilege of studying with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and his son Sharath Ragamsway.

Amy thrives on expanding her knowledge of all corners of yoga and so has taken every opportunity to train under the best teachers. She studied the art of sequencing in her advanced vinyasa training with Shiva Rea.

Later she continued her education of Iyengar yoga with teacher training at the East Honolulu Yoga Center with Elaine Chung who shared with her the importance of compassion as well as dedication in the practice and teaching of yoga. She then went on to explore yoga therapeutics with senior Iyengar teacher Kofi Busia who she continues to study with today.

Amy returned home to the New York area to be close to her family, and to fulfill her duty in her most important job as Aunt to her 3 nieces and nephew who bring her more joy with each passing year.

Currently Amy is influenced by Sharon Salzberg’s teachings on compassion and loving kindness and welcomes the opportunity to continually take the role of humble student. She has continued to grow her toolkit of knowledge to serve her students. In recent years Amy has become certified in Thai massage, studied Yoga Anatomy with Leslie Kaminoff