Santosha's Mission Is To Embolden The Sacred Feminine Through Self Study, Self Health And Conscious Community.
“Santosha was originally created as a sanctuary for the greater yoga community, a destination where the city’s most thoughtful practitioners could connect with those seeking a more organic setting surrounded by nature. That idea has not changed, but going forward Santosha is focused on connecting with that community to experience destinations around the world, destinations that have a historical or spiritual relationship to yoga practice.”
Amanda Trevelino C-IAYT | YACEP | ERYT-500
I steward self discovery. As a Yoga Therapist, I use ancient techniques to enhance modern health, based on my personal experiences.
A decade ago, I’d just stepped out of the hospital and on to a yoga mat, seeking to heal something within myself that doctors, medications and substances couldn’t touch. On my journey toward wholeness, I discovered the world’s most ancient health care system, yoga, and its sister sciences of astrology and ayurveda. I embraced an awareness of the subtle body, incorporating yoga asana, breathwork, Thai bodywork, meditation and other self-reflection practices as healing modalities.
As we think, so we become —
A Student of Kripalu
Having studied in the Kripalu yoga lineage, I embrace Swami Kripalu’s guiding statement, “the highest form of spiritual practice is self observation without judgement.” I carried that statement in my mind as I explored temples in India, learned from healers in Thailand, met earth medicine in Peru and more. My mission became stewarding self-observation for others; inviting compassionate discovery and mindful connection to our inner authority, and in turn to our ability to positively affect our community and our world.
Now, I help people discover their ability to create “santosha” — meaning contentment or inner peace. We do this by noticing and changing our patterns, beliefs, nervous system, and the way we evolve.
My training stems from the Pranakriya traditions under the direction of Yoganand Michael Carroll, a master teacher of the Kripalu lineage and philosophy. Other significant teachers include Don Stapleton, PhD and Josh Summers. Through a network of diverse teachers, I’ve become committed to nourishing practitioners on many levels. I consider the yogic journey a path of inquiry and endless unlearning.
