AMY CONN
Entering my 32nd year teaching, I consider myself fortunate to be teaching yoga at both the Salt Lake Arts Academy and Mosaic Yoga!
A school teacher's background typically follows a rich potpourri of required licenses and desired pathways of education; my history is no different.
I teach 5th grade PE, Yoga and Pilates classes. I also train University of Utah students from the U of U Reading Clinic who work 1:1 with SLARTS students who struggle meeting their grade level reading goals. Recently my school started at community service program and I'm looking forward to Bringing these contacts and to Mosaic Yoga through our Community Outreach Program!
At the age of 50, I started my doctorate degree in Exercise and Sport Science emphasizing in Yoga and Special Populations. I was published in the Journal of Burn Care and Research for my work with Yoga and Pediatric Burn Survivors with the University Hospital's Burn Camps and presented in two American Burn Associations conferences winning one "Best Poster" presentation.
On a more personal note, I've always been drawn toward physical activities. 30 years ago, I took my high school class of Deaf students rock climbing in Huntington Beach, CA to SAFELY participate in a signing rock climbing lesson about self-confidence and empowerment; it was here that I met, who would later become, my husband! (I couldn't pass up a signing rock climber!)
In 2005, my family and I experienced a diagnosis of breast cancer and suddenly we found our lives making a turn not anticipated. After a year of treatment, and through my recovery process, I became a certified yoga instructor for adults and children and started A Quality Life Community, a non-profit for cancer survivors (any and all cancers) for all people who find wellness through yoga, for FREE. www.aqualitylife.org. Our non-profit currently pays 4 yoga teachers who teach in 6 hospitals, gyms and yoga studio settings throughout the Wasatch Front.
Amy is the founder of Yoga For Wellness, which hosts retreats and workshops to help our bodies stay in balance.
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Starting October Teaching Power Hour Wednesdays 12 pm