Amy has a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and a Masters Degree in Health Promotion. She feels that her background in psychology and health promotion enhance her ability to do her work. She has also worked as a Sport Psychology Consultant and Yoga Teacher to many elite-level athletes, including the Los Angeles Lakers and five U.S. Olympic/ National Teams.
Amy has been a student of yoga since 1992. She studies and teaches according to the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Lineage (KYM/ KHYF). Amy is a student of Kausthub Desikachar and studies regularly with the Desikachar family. She is a KHYF Certified Yoga Teacher, a KHYF Certified Yoga Teacher Trainer and is in the process of becoming a KHYF Certified Yoga Therapist.
The many facets of Amy's work
Amy works full-time at California State University San Bernardino and conducts research on yoga and healing. She is particularly interested in the positive effects of yoga on stress levels and chronic disease.
Amy is the Research Director of the Healing Yoga Foundation in San Francisco, a non-profit organization with the goal of healing through the methods of yoga.
Recent Articles/ TV Shows Including Amy Wheeler & Her Work
LA Yoga Magazine- June, 2008 (not available online)
Alpine Living Magazine- June, 2008 (not yet available online)
Yoga Therapy in Practice- June, 2008 (not yet available online)
Fit Yoga- May, 2008 (not available online)
Spa Magazine- May, 2008 (not available online)
CNN Headline News/ Local Matters- February, 2008
Segment called "The Fountain of Youth" (not available online)
Mountain News- February, 2008 (not available online)
805 Living Magazine- January, 2008 (not available online)
944 Los Angeles Magazine- January, 2008 (not available online)
Los Angeles Confidential Magazine, January, 2008 (not available online)
Press Enterprise- January, 2008
Victorville Daily Press- November, 2007
Travel Channel/ Great Escapes- Fall 2007
Family Circle Magazine- October 17th, 2007 Issue (not available online)
Shape Magazine- October, 2007 issue (not available online)
American Spa- October, 2007
International Journal of Yoga Therapy- October 2007
The Desert Sun Newspaper- August, 2007 (not available online)
Yoga and its Benefits Evolve - St. Petersburg Times, July 2007
Yoga Benefits Stretch Beyond Physical Health - Riverside Press-Enterprise, August 2007
Chanting and Rose Petals- LA Yoga Magazine
Yoga in Lake Arrowhead- Inland Empire Magazine
Teacher Profile, LA Yoga and Ayurveda Magazine- November, 2008