Amy Younkman
Email amy@igniteyourlifenow.com
I have always been an adventure girl! From a young age my bike was my ticket to explore the world and discover new vistas and horizons. As a child, teen, and even now as an adult, cycling is my favorite form of transportation and recreation! I am happiest when I am outside; the raw beauty of nature awes, calms and inspires me on a daily basis. I love the ebb and flow of the seasons, evidenced by my long-standing running record around Town (now Lady Bird) Lake. My dear friend Sandi and I have run the five mile loop around the lake for 20 years.... always at 6 AM....more than 10,000 miles. Nothing like a girlfriend, a good run, and a sunrise to start your day!
I have practiced yoga most of my adult life. Being a lifetime runner, cyclist, swimmer and competitive triathlete, I have found yoga to be the perfect compliment to repetitive motion sports. I like to consider running, cycling and swimming as the linear part of a workout, and yoga as the circular part, tying it all together. I have my 500 hour yoga teacher training certification and am now pursuing a pilates mat certification. I feel pilates and yoga really compliment each other; a pilates background makes my yoga better and my yoga knowledge helps me understand pilates. I love sharing my passion for yoga and pilates with others, combining the two for a total mind, body, spirit workout!
I feel so blessed to be living in Austin, Texas surrounded by great friends, community, and most of all my family. Besides being my husband of 26 years, Steve is my best friend. Sarah, Mitchell and Maggie, my three blossoming teens, are my greatest teachers. They remind me on a daily basis the lessons I still need to learn.
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.” — Benjamin Disraeli