ABOUT

Amy Rossi

I came to yoga in my 20s, looking for a way to stretch my body and help still my busy mind.  What I found was a very physical practice at a local gym.  After years of practice, I still couldn’t touch my toes and my mind was as busy as ever.  A turning point came for me when, in my mid thirties, I joined a behavioral therapy group at Duke University that used mindfulness to help adults with ADD.  I took what I learned from that group and brought it with me when I became certified as a yoga instructor, and mindfulness continues to be a crucial part of my practice today.  

To me, yoga is about connection--connection to self in mind and body, connection to Self in spirit, and connection to the world around us.  I try to weave many parts of yoga’s rich tradition into my teaching--using the yamas and niyamas as a guide for self-study, linking the body and the mind through breath and sensory work, and practicing asana as a way of keeping the physical body healthy.  

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Through the connection between mind, body, and spirit, yoga can help us see ourselves more clearly and live more purposefully.  As we cultivate the ability to take a step back and take a good look at ourselves with curiosity and compassion --beholding our strengths as well as our weaknesses-- we come to know our potential while accepting and honoring our limitations.  In short, with practice we become better at living our lives.

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I hold a RTY 500 certification from Asheville Yoga company, and have advanced training in flow, yin and restorative yoga, as well as the therapeutic aspects of yoga.  My continuing education interests include the evolving science of neuroplasticity and the use of yoga as a way to calm the nervous system and build new connections in the brain to replace those that are no longer serving us.  I look forward to holding space for you to get to know yourself and find the ways we are connected, one open-minded breath at a time.