Amy Bourque

At a young age my imagination, creativity and intuition allowed me to see the world a little different.  During my early teenage years, I began exercising and eating healthy which helped me understand that how you nourish your body is vital to a long-balanced life.  Natural approaches to healing, herbal solutions and Ayurveda trickled into my life in my later 20’s which lead me to find yoga.  My passion for yoga became further ignited when I had my children and has helped me grow stronger mentally, spiritually, and physically.  For me, yoga is a lifelong journey of self-discovery.  My calling to teach and help others has always been a light inside waiting to shine to the world which eventually led me to receive my 200-hour RYT certification.  From there a pursued further training in restorative yoga, power vinyasa yoga, yoga for children, yin yoga, yoga for athletes and meditation.   I went on to receive my 500-hour certification through the Hard and Soft Yoga Institution at Heartsong Yoga with Beryl Bender Birch and Sheila Magalhaes.  I then went on to receive a 15-hour certificate for Mindful Yoga Therapy with Suzanne Manafort.   In addition to yoga I am also a level 2 Reiki practitioner with a goal of become Reiki Master.  I am certified in Thai Yoga Massage which I am continuing to study to achieve an additional 200-hour Thai yoga certification.  I am currently enrolled in a program studying Ayurveda with a goal to become a certified practitioner.  I am fascinated by both the physical body and the energetic systems that run through and around us. The journey through this lifetime is a forever learning process and exploration for both teacher and student.  I love to get out into the community and share yoga with as many people as possible.  I encourage every student to allow the connection of the mind and body to form organically and to become a student of their own internal teacher.  My classes emphasize a judgement free space allowing students to focus on their current abilities while exploring the edges of possibilities.   The work is hard but with a systematic approach, a delicate nudge, support and understanding the healing and transformation emerges. 

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step" - Lao Tzu