Amanda is the co-founder of WanderBarn, the host of Mastering the Business of Yoga, Matcha Mornings, and Yoga Business Bootcamp, and the co-host of The World Wanderers.
Hey, I’m Amanda! I’m a yoga teacher, a podcast host, and a world traveler.
My love of travel came first. I’ve been enamored with the magic of the world since I first left Canada when I was 8 years old. I traveled to Disney Land and my 8-year-old brain was in complete awe of how much wonder existed outside of my little pocket of the world. I continued to travel with my family through my teenage years, and once I entered my adult years, I traveled further and for longer drinking in as many cultures, languages, and corners of the planet as I could. Travel ignites a fire within me like nothing else I’ve ever experienced in my life.
In 2014, my partner, Ryan and I returned from spending 6 months backpacking in South America, and turned our years of travel experience into a podcast called The World Wanderers. We have continued to release new podcast episodes for The World Wanderers since it’s release in August 2014, and it’s become a passion project that we both love dearly.
Somewhere along the way, I found yoga. My mat became my safe place and the place that I could turn to when I was having a good day or a bad day; when I wanted to celebrate something great or just sit in silence and cry. Yoga taught me how to be patient with myself and others, and I’ve slowly cultivated a yoga practice that lives within me both on and off the mat. Over the years, my love of yoga grew so much that in 2015 I decided to travel to Bali to become a certified yoga teacher.
Through yoga, I aim to help people to feel better in their bodies through flexibility, mobility and strength. I combined my passion for travel with my love of teaching yoga and have taught students across the world both in person and online. I currently offer weekly classes on my YouTube channel and work as a studio manager for The Yoga Lounge in Canmore, AB. I teach alignment-based vinyasa flow classes with a focus on breath, and I aim to cultivate a sense of ease and deep connection for my students to carry with them both on and off the mat.
I have also developed a strong passion for helping yoga teachers create sustainable careers that they love, and that’s how Mastering the Business of Yoga (M.B.Om) was born. M.B.Om is a weekly podcast and online business that teaches yoga teachers how to build sustainable businesses that they not only love, but that also feels authentic to them.
I’m on a mission to create a life where I can travel & explore, and create value from any corner of the world through podcasts, online courses, and teaching yoga. I am an entrepreneur seeking a life of health & happiness, and I believe in living boldly and always choosing the path that makes me happiest.