Amanda Upton

Amanda Upton is a certified personal coach, yoga teacher, and educator.  She is the founder of Root Down Coaching, a Vermont-based business that connects people to their joyful potential.  Her enthusiasm for creating a fulfilling life is contagious.  You will leave her classes and workshops feeling spiritually uplifted and empowered!Amanda is an experienced yoga teacher with a passion for moving intuitively and intelligently. In her classes, she unites a variety of styles, including Prana Vinyasa Flow, Kripalu, Vinaysa, Power, and Restorative, to create a dynamic and fun class. She has been teaching and practicing yoga over the past 8 years and draws upon her training in yoga, life coaching, Thai Yoga Massage Therapy, Yoga Trance Dance, and Pilates.

Amanda provides expert yoga instruction that is joyful, gentle, and all about you. She approaches each yoga session with care for your body and always focuses on breath, alignment, strength, and flexibility. She also supports you to move in ways that create space and joy in your body.

Amanda currently writes for Grow Soul Beautiful and Daily Cup of Yoga, as well as her ownblog.  Her articles combine personal insight with action steps and strategies on creating a joy-filled life.  She will be leading a Beginner Yoga Series in May and will be assisting a Life Coaching Certification program in Costa Rica in November.