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 pursue teaching.
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.
That’s why I’m passionate about helping people feel at home in their bodies through strength training and yoga. When we work together, we prioritize how you feel and what you can do - not how you look. We train for purpose, not punishment. We move to build connection and confidence, and we rest to replenish our bodies and minds. Whether heavy lifting or relaxing recovery - we work to create a sustainable, supportive movement ritual for life.
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 movement, subtle energetics and philosophy underpin a playful, approachable teaching style.
yoga
teacher training
As a yoga teacher trainer specializing in trauma informed yoga and yin yoga, I create and deliver programming for instructors to expand their skills, find their voice, and create inclusive spaces of individual and collective healing.
