Meet Your Instructor
Amanda O'Connor
Amanda is a creative soul with a calming presence and compassionate heart. She began practicing yoga as a means of self-care while raising two young children and fell in love with the practice, along with the presence and inner peace she began to experience on and off the mat. Inspired by her teachers’ embodiment of yoga and its profound
Amanda is a creative soul with a calming presence and compassionate heart. She began practicing yoga as a means of self-care while raising two young children and fell in love with the practice, along with the presence and inner peace she began to experience on and off the mat. Inspired by her teachers’ embodiment of yoga and its profound effects on her life, Amanda completed her 200-hour teacher certification with Pranotthan Yoga School in partnership with All That Matters in April 2018.
After being by her mother’s side throughout the various stages of her cancer journey, Amanda felt called to complete yoga4cancer (y4c) 45-hour teacher training in March 2019, so she could offer yoga to those in treatment, recovery, and beyond. She was introduced to Reiki and witnessed its positive effects while her mother received Reiki during her chemotherapy infusions. Currently, Amanda is a Reiki Master, offering Reiki weekly at the infusion unit at South County Health Cancer Center and private sessions at All That Matters Yoga + Wellness.
Amanda leads her yoga practice from the heart and encourages students to listen to and honor the voice within. She creates a safe, supportive, nurturing space for students to experience yoga with an emphasis on cultivating awareness, self-compassion, and union between body, breath, and mind. Amanda is dedicated to living fully with a grateful heart and sharing her passion for yoga, Reiki, and mindful living with others.