Amy Jacobs

I’ve always been interested in fitness and starting taking exercise classes in my early twenties. I got certified to teach group exercise classes and Spin . I tried a few yoga classes, but found them challenging . 

I tried my first hot yoga class somewhere around 2009 on the recommendation of a friend who absolutely loved it. Unfortunately I did not, ending up with a migraine and dehydrated. 

Fast forward to 2017 , when i took one of the first yoga classes a friend was teaching that was geared towards beginners and loved it!! I remember thinking I’d love to teach yoga one day. 

Since then, I started dabbling with yoga here and there, and eventually enrolled in an online teacher training class here at Joy during Covid. But with 3 kids home doing online schooling.

 I was preoccupied, and 2 years later had barely made it past the first section of the training. In 2022, Jenn opened up a hybrid class and I jumped back in. I was uncomfortable at first, but I began to practice regularly and fell in love with the feeling that yoga brings. 

Not just the physical aspect, but learning mindfulness has been a game changer for me on and off the mat! I have adopted the practice of always coming back to my breath during any situation, immediately feeling calm and relaxed.

I trained under the beautiful soul Jennifer Charland, here at Joy and received my 300 hour YTT with an amazing group of women that I now consider friends . I recently became certified in Reiki 1, and am also a NSCA certified personal trainer.

I love to teach gentle flows, connecting breath to movement , holding poses for several breaths, allowing the body to relax and create space. I believe that everybody is different, and every body is different, and want everybody to know that yoga is for every single body!!