my story
A former ballet obsessed kid, I studied modern dance in college and there became equally obsessed with the science of the human body. What started as a casual gig teaching fitness at the campus gym became a calling, merging artistry and science and inspiring a move to NYC to dance and teach.
As I was finding my voice as a teacher, I also found myself sick and exhausted from navigating a toxic fitness culture that ultimately prioritized thinness over true wellness.
So I slowly changed my relationship with exercise through a trauma informed and body neutral approach, until what had been primarily a weight loss tool became a movement ritual that centered my mental health. This potent shift actually WORKED to help me both feel and perform my best - exercise not to diminish myself, but to grow: stronger, smarter, healthier, happier, more compassionate and more capable.
Professional Bio
Amy holds a BA in Dance and a BS in Communication Studies from Ohio University, is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, and a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher and Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider with over a decade of teaching experience. She holds a 200 Hour RYT Certification from Prana Power Yoga and a 300 Hour from LL Studio. She completed mentorship and advanced studies in anatomy and mobility with I.Am.You. Studio, Y7 Studio, and YogaKoh, and Level 1 Somatic Thai Yoga Massage with Sarah Seely of Thai Brooklyn. She is a certified Trauma Informed Yoga teacher with Exhale to Inhale, and completed Exhale to Inhale’s 2020 Fellowship, spending a year learning from leaders in the somatic healing field, including the Yoga for Trauma program under the mentorship of Lisa Danylchuk, LMFT, E-RYT.
Amy has taught group fitness and studio classes, corporate wellness and meditation, private and semi-private sessions, and events large and small, and is experienced working with professional athletes, dancers, and individuals of a wide range of backgrounds. She oversaw 50+ instructors as a manager of teachers, has trained and coached instructors as a teaching mentor, and created and delivered educational programming as a teacher trainer. In addition to teaching and coaching, Amy works as a Teacher Trainer at Exhale to Inhale, a 501C3 non-profit that brings free yoga to survivors of domestic and sexual violence and the communities that support them.
what I do
As a strength trainer, I love both challenging and empowering my clients. I help them hone their technique and build confidence while progressing their programming over time, so they can feel stronger than they ever thought possible.
strength
As a yoga teacher, I strive to embody an eight limbed practice that honors the roots of yoga. Themes of nature, functional and accessible movement, subtle energetics and philosophy underpin a playful, approachable teaching style.
yoga
teacher training
As a yoga teacher trainer and teaching mentor specializing in trauma informed yoga and yin yoga, I share my knowledge and support instructors in finding their voice and creating inclusive spaces that center individual and collective healing.
