About Amanda
Almost ten years ago, I was stuck - I was having the same arguments with my husband, I was distracted as a parent and I was really unhappy. I had spent years trying to please other people and it was making me miserable. I needed a new way of operating.
My yoga therapist offered support, a daily yoga practice and honest, caring feedback. This work was powerful. I was challenged, even uncomfortable at times, but I also felt held and supported along the way. This work, more than any other I had done, was the catalyst for incredible shifts in my life.
With yoga therapy, relationships with my family improved, daily life was meaningful in new ways and I started to really like who and how I was in the world. These changes gave me the energy and the courage to continue and inspired me to train and study so I can offer this work to others.
Training and Certifications.
IAYT-certified yoga therapist - In addition to my 500-hour yoga teacher training experience, I have over 1,000 hours of yoga therapy training and extensive experience working with individuals in the tradition of Sri T. Krishnamacharya and Mr. TKV Desikachar.
Faculty, Yoga Well Institute - I’m honored to be primary faculty in the 3-year Yoga Therapist Training Program, and to offer additional classes and workshops through Yoga Well. (2020 - present)
Personal Mentorship, Chase Bossart - Chase is the real deal. He’s a yoga scholar, teacher, practitioner and a wonderful example of yoga in action. I’m so grateful for his continued guidance and support as my teacher. (2014-present)
Vedic Chant, ongoing studies Currently under the guidance of Ms. Shobana Srinivasan, director of Vedic Chant at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai, India (2015 - present)
Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras study - with Chase Bossart. Word by word study of this marvelous text, with attention to the practical application to our modern life. Studies included chanting the sanskrit text. (2012-2021)
YATNA (Yoga As Therapy North America) graduate. 3-year training program with Primary faculty: Chase Bossart, Dolphi Wertenbaker, MD, and Amy Wheeler, PhD (2014-17).
E-RYT 500 through Yoga Alliance and continuing-ed provider.
First and foremost, I’m a clinician, working with individuals who want help changing what isn’t working in their lives. I have extensive experience helping people heal from pain, sleep issues, relationship strife, spiritual struggles and difficult life experiences or transitions.
I also love love love training yoga teachers and yoga therapists who are interested in doing this work in their own lives so they can share it with their students. Training includes short and long-term trainings, personal mentorship, professional advising and client oversight.
When I’m not practicing or teaching, you can find me hanging out with my hubby, my two teenage kids (both non-binary), and my dog. I love gardening, painting portraits in watercolor, all kinds of nature, travel and singing karaoke, though I’m usually out of tune. ;)