I passionately believe that yoga is a tool for empowerment and healing that is beneficial to all. Yoga can help each one of us navigate a path through our tumultuous world, creating an attitude of compassion and strength within each practitioner. Yoga not only restores and maintains the physical body, but allows us to grow mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. It is an honor and privilege to guide students to discover the inner fire of their practice.
I first experienced yoga in 1996, taking classes in Classical Hatha, Kripalu and Power Yoga. After moving to California in 2001, I landed at Sacred Movement Center for Yoga and Healing (now Exhale), where I fully immersed myself in the practice of transformational, heart-centered vinyasa yoga. While there, I began to study intensively with Max Strom, a brilliant teacher whose devotion to sharing yoga with others ignited my own practice and inspired me to become a teacher. At Sacred Movement, I also had the opportunity to practice regularly with Saul David Raye, Erich Schiffman, Micheline Berry, and Shiva Rea. My classes emphasize an invigorating physical practice that cultivates power and stability, in addition to flexibility and openness. I focus on healthy alignment, mindful motion and deep breathing as I lead students through flowing sequences of postures designed to purify and balance body, mind, and spirit. Namaste, Amy Armstrong