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Background
As a child she loved art and cultivated it through her study of classical dance. She performed her Arangetram in Bharatnatyam under the tutelage of Parvatha Chidambaram and continued her study of Indian classical dance in graduate school, studying Kathak with Gretchen Hayden. Amita initially went to college in hopes of finding a calling that involved helping people. This led to completing a BA in International Affairs from Northeastern University, and an MA in International Affairs from Boston University. When she found yoga, or rather yoga found her, she realized through yoga she could lead a meaningful calling in the world. In a time when she was uncertain about her true path, yoga through the Iyengar family, has always been a guiding force. Yoga Education Amita is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Introductory II. She passed her Iyengar certification assessment in October 2015. She completed her Yoga Alliance teacher training with Richard Schachtel in 2010 at the Center for Yoga of Seattle. She received a scholarship from the Iyengar Regional Association to attend the Iyengar Yoga Conference in September 2011. She has also attended workshops with senior Iyengar teachers from India including Devki Desai, Rajlaxmi Nidmarti and Raya UD. In 2013, she completed a yoga intensive with Gabriella Giubilaro, a senior Iyengar certified teacher from Italy. Since 2014, she has studied with her mentors, internationally recognized and senior Iyengar teachers Lois Steinberg and Rebecca Lerner. She lives to travel to Pune, India to study at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute and has for a cumulative of 4 months over the past 3 years. She is devoted to continuing her education whenever possible and shadowed Dr. Loren Fishman, a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor in Manhattan, to study his use of western medicine with yoga therapy in 2013 and again in 2014. She is also interested in the healing power of yoga and Ayurveda for ailments and special conditions. In addition to studying yoga, Amita has also had discourse on Chapter 1 of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras with Swami Yogatmananda and Swami Kripamayananda of the Vedanta Society. She learned to chant in Sanskrit from her mother and continues her studies of the Yoga Sutras and the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. |
What people are saying about Amita...
In my short time so far with Amita I've learned many lessons... relax... be positive... and have much love surrounding me from many places ....... wonderful thing for me. ~ JL
Amita treated us as individuals, meeting our personal best. My posture is better and takes less energy to walk around! I feel stronger and range of motion and balanced has increased. It has been a fabulous experience! ~ Margy
I am overwhelmed by the sensitivity and compassion of Amita! She encourages us to grow despite our limitations. I am more flexible, stronger and walk with a straighter spine! It is great how she modified poses for us so we were able to follow through on our own ability!~ DG
I have attended Yoga classes at other places before and was either not challenged or bored. With Amita, I felt just enough challenge and very engaged here! It is very comforting to practice Yoga at my own level. As for my body, my hips and knees do not hurt like they use to ! Thank you! ~ Sara
Amita treated us as individuals, meeting our personal best. My posture is better and takes less energy to walk around! I feel stronger and range of motion and balanced has increased. It has been a fabulous experience! ~ Margy
I am overwhelmed by the sensitivity and compassion of Amita! She encourages us to grow despite our limitations. I am more flexible, stronger and walk with a straighter spine! It is great how she modified poses for us so we were able to follow through on our own ability!~ DG
I have attended Yoga classes at other places before and was either not challenged or bored. With Amita, I felt just enough challenge and very engaged here! It is very comforting to practice Yoga at my own level. As for my body, my hips and knees do not hurt like they use to ! Thank you! ~ Sara
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Invocation to the Guru
Gururbrahma Gururvishnu Gururdevo Maheshwarah Gurursaksat Parambrahma Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah Gratitude to all the teachers encountered on the Journey. |
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