AM ALUMNI
Carly Vertz | @YooperGirlYoga
AM V200 -NOV 2021
Escanaba, Michigan, USA 🌎
I wish to share yoga as a landing space to move the body and open the mind. Though my career/lifestyle at the Skerbeck Family Carnival takes me throughout Michigan half the year, I consider the U.P. my home. Boy mom of two with husband Jeff. Lover of travel, the outdoors, and of curiosity led learning. I received my 200hr YTT certification from Authentic Movements in November of 2021 and a bachelor’s of science in entrepreneurship from Northern Michigan University in December 2012. Take the time to move everyday. You’re worth it.
Reflecting on the AM YTT Experience
| Why did you choose Authentic Movements for your YTT? | |
| It felt the most authentic, pun intended maybe? I followed Steph on social media because one of my teacher’s at our local studio had gone to a workshop. Over time I liked her style and started following the other lead teachers. Around the time the virtual class was first on the market I felt like it was my time to take the leap of faith and deepen my practice. | |
| How did the online training platform work for you? | |
| I 100% would not have been able to do any other style training and feasibly fit it into my lifestyle. the online training made it accessible to learn from anywhere. | |
| How has your teaching changed since completing the AM YTT? | |
| I was very uncomfortable with anything to do with anatomy. While this 200hr was simply a launching pad to dive deeper into learning more about it, I feel more confident in the why behind postures and modifications. | |
| How have you engaged with the AM community of alums and students during and after the training? | |
| Someday it would be great to have some kind of reunion with the virtual AM team! I utilize the FB group page as an outlet and have met people within that I have shared more direct contact with online or on the phone. | |
| What was your favorite part of the course content? | |
| I mean this isn’t an easy question… the entire thing? I have been coming back to the manual for scaffolding inspo, pranayama work, and posture refreshers. So continued access to the wealth of knowledge. I plan to use the anatomy section in my car as a sort of podcast to continue to go over any areas I want to refresh or find better understanding. | |
OTHER AM ALUMNI
Rebeca Sipe
Frisco, Colorado USA 🌎 I had my first experience with Yoga in 2000 after I had my daughter to help heal some back pain I was experiencing from my delivery. It was Rodney Yee on VHS haha... and it was great:) Yoga was in and out of my life until 2013. I had accumulated...
Lex Miller
Miami Beach, FL, USA 🌎 I'm Lex! I was born and raised in Southern California, but have lived all over in my short 27 years. From Austin Texas where my daughter was born, to a little tiny seaside town outside of Seattle. I now in live in Miami Beach, Florida with my...
Jacqueline Evans
Famagusta, Cyprus 🌎 Hi, I'm Jackie. I found Yoga at a really difficult time in my life, and have used the practice to learn about body awareness, mental check ins, breathing techniques, and confidence, among many other things. I enjoy creating unique sequences which I...
John Foster
Laredo, Texas USA 🌎 I grew up, work, and live in the bordertown Laredo, Texas. I took my first yoga class in 2011 but my practice was not very consistent. Around 2015 after suffering various injuries in other movement modalities I decided to incorporate more yoga and...
Kaila Shore
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA 🌎 I have been interested in movement since a very young age. I loved ballet and point as a kid, I dabbled in gymnastics, I was a cheerleader for 4 years in high school and then took some modern dance classes afterwards. Movement with music is...
Liana (aka Lilo) Ventura
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 🌎 Hi, I’m Lilo, she/her/hers. I’m an avid practitioner and I consider myself to be an enthusiastic and high-spirited yoga and creative movement teacher from and based in Rio, Brazil. Owner of a curious mind I have a great interest in both...
Martee Snyder
Deer Park, WA 🌎 Born and raised in the PNW, I am motivated to share my knowledge of health and wellness with my community. I have a wide range of teaching experience from a decade in gymnastics to school-age through college-age instruction. I possess certificates in...
Jill Foster
Boulder, CO, USA 🌎 I love to create dynamic and challenging sequences that are as fun to practice as they are to teach. I am passionate about incorporating logical creativity into flows to strike a balance between anatomical correctness and intuitive movement. Yoga...
Susie Wright
Burley, Idaho, USA 🌎 I have been practicing yoga off and on since 2007. After retiring as an RN, I finally had time to focus on not only my yoga practice, but my overall health as well. I love learning new things and so when I started this journey, I wasn’t sure I...
Danielle Vaeth
Waynesville, NC, USA 🌎 I love connecting with others and expanding those connections to help lift sus all up! I also have so much fun and hope to collaborate with as many of you as possible! I enjoy teaching beginner and intermediate level vinyasa inspired flows that...