Amander SallanderAmanda Sallander is a not only a RYT (Registered with Yoga Alliance) but a yoga practitioner…one who practices what they preach. While attending Illinois State University for a B.S. in Education, Amanda joined the ISU recreational team as a group fitness instructor. Upon graduation Amanda developed her repertoire of certifications and trainings in ACE, Hatha Yoga, PNF Stretching, and Pilates Allegro in addition to her AFAA primary group certification. She started to dive into the holistic side of her fitness practice a couple years ago as she coincidentally ran into holistic therapists and meditation teachers who had given her some guidance. After teaching yoga for 5 years, Amanda joined an intensive course at the Sivananda Teacher Training Course in Nassau, Bahamas (one of the many international yoga Vedanta centers). There for thirty days Amanda lived with her swami in an ashram(yoga and meditation center) gaining both the physical and mental benefits obtaining the full experience of Yoga.

Amanda's mission is to improve the quality of others lives one at a time and to transmit her knowledge onto others. She has a strong passion for the mind-body awareness and is very interested in Ayurveda. Her classes have a meditative approach with the goal of allowing prana (body's life force/energy) to flow freely throughout the body to aid in disease prevention and overall mental and physical health. She teaches to all 5 points of yoga: proper exercise, proper breathing, proper relaxation, proper diet, and positive thinking and meditation. Amanda's Hatha Yoga classes, with an incorporation of prana flows, ultimately prepares the yogi for the higher stages of Raja Yoga. She is continually challenging her students in order for maximum benefits to be obtained.


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