Amanda took her first yoga class in 2005 while training as a springboard diver at Pepperdine University. She loved the union she felt between her mind and body and the challenge yoga offered of strength and flexibility. To feel this consciously aware and connected to the present moment was awesome! 5 years later she completed her first 200 hour vinyasa training. Realizing there was more to this moving meditation practice than asana, Amanda dove deeper into the science of yoga and Ayurveda (science of life) with San Diego teachers Laura Plumb & Bhava Ram. She traveled to Rishikesh, India, studied ancient Vedic wisdom and completed her 500 hour training with Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts.
Amanda’s intention as a yoga teacher is to serve as a guide, or template, allowing students the freedom to explore and find their own source of Sat, Chit, Ananda (Truth, Consciousness, and Joy.) Her classes are a balanced blend of therapeutic asana incorporating the powerful use of different pranayamas, meditations, mantras, and mudras. Amanda takes an ayurvedic approach to yoga in which she meets the students where they are and takes into consideration all elemental factors of the class. Her goal is to create a balanced and restorative class in which the physical, mental, and spiritual states return to harmony. She likes to use singing bowls, essential oils, lots of imagery, and marma point massage, so be prepared to melt in shavasana! |
Gerhard and I at our Prana Yoga teacher training graduation dinner
Qualifications:
-500 Hour Certified Through Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts (Laura Plumb & Bhava Ram)
-200 Hour Vinyasa Teacher Training at Prana Yoga Studio, La Jolla ( Gerhard Gessner & Others)
-Journey to Rishikesh, India 2013 Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts
-Deep Yoga Mastery of Life Vedic Therapy Training
-Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts Ayurveda Immersion
-Certified & Insured Yoga Teacher
-CA SB2042 Multi-subject Teaching Credential
-500 Hour Certified Through Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts (Laura Plumb & Bhava Ram)
-200 Hour Vinyasa Teacher Training at Prana Yoga Studio, La Jolla ( Gerhard Gessner & Others)
-Journey to Rishikesh, India 2013 Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts
-Deep Yoga Mastery of Life Vedic Therapy Training
-Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts Ayurveda Immersion
-Certified & Insured Yoga Teacher
-CA SB2042 Multi-subject Teaching Credential