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Certifications:
Amy earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and her B.A.and M.A. in Health Promotion.

Biography
Amy Wheeler, Ph.D. – Over the last 25 years, Amy’s life purpose has been to educate people in yoga, psychology, and wellness. She uses her professional skills to engage students’ body, breath, and mind; teaching them how to create sustainable health and happiness.

Amy earned her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and her B.A.and M.A. in Health Promotion. She began her body-mind teaching career as a Sport Psychology Consultant and Yoga Teacher to many elite-level athletes, including the Los Angeles Lakers, various Professional Athletic Teams, and five U.S. Olympic/National Teams.

Amy has studied yoga and yoga therapy in India, Europe, and the United States. During the past 15 years, Amy studied extensively in the T. Krishnamacharya Tradition. On numerous extended trips, she studied at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) in Chennai, India.

Amy has been certified as a yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer, and yoga therapist in this tradition and has completed 2 comprehensive yoga therapy internships at the KYM. Prior to this, Amy completed teacher training certifications in several internationally popular styles of yoga and yoga therapy.