Amy Weintraub, C-IAYT, MFA, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is the founder of the LifeForce Yoga® Healing Institute, an acclaimed yoga therapist, and a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health. The author of Yoga Skills For Therapists (W.W. Norton) she wrote, “The Natural Prozac”; Yoga Journal’s first article addressing yoga and depression. She is the author of Yoga For Depression (Harmony Books), Yoga For Your Mood Deck: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety (Sounds True/Macmillan), and numerous articles and book chapters. She guides thousands of practitioners and yoga and mental health professionals around the world. Her Silver Nautilus Award winning novel Temple Dancer was released in 2020. She thrives in Tucson, Arizona, where she mountain bikes, dances, writes, and creates. Find more about Amy and her workshops, books, and practices at amyweintraub.com.
