Hi, I'm Andrea(she/her). In 2015 an accident began a slow transition into the way I saw my own body and others in marginalized bodies. In 2017 I started Ample Movement as a local hiking group for people who didn't see themselves in other hiking groups. I have expanded that into other forms of movement as well as getting my yoga teacher certification so that I can offer yoga to these same marginalized communities. Yoga played a big part in my personal body acceptance journey and I wanted to share it with others. I consider myself an adventure seeker and a social justice activist looking to learn and end all forms of oppression and to work towards liberation for all.
In March 2019 I hiked Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa with the Curvy Kili Crew (CKC) and WHOA Travel. The CKC is a group of 20 plus size people who attempted to summit Mount Kilimanjaro on International Women's Day. Doing that trek really changed my life and I recognized even more the need for community and the representation of fat folx doing adventure travel. Because of this trip, WHOA Travel decided to start WHOA+ and I was hired to be a GAL (group adventure leader) for these plus sized trips. I went to Peru to hike the Salkantay Trail with WHOA+ in July of 2019 and I will be returning to Peru in July of 2022 to lead another group of plus size women along the incredibly beautiful Salkantay trail and then in September of 2022 I'll lead a group in Iceland. (Go check out www.whoatravel.com/whoa-plus for info on those trips).
YOGA
I am a yoga instructor with my 200 hour level teacher training through The Himalayan Institute of Buffalo (2019) and my 300 hour teacher training, The Path to Yoga, Justice and Equity with Dianne Bondy. I am also a Yoga For All(tm) certified instructor and an Accessible Yoga(tm) teacher.
I believe that equitable yoga is accessible to all. I truly welcome all levels and all bodies. If you can't stand or aren't very flexible, these classes are for you. If you're very flexible and fat, these classes are for you. If you are breathing...these classes are for you. If a pose doesn't work for you, we will work together to find a variation that does, or an alternative pose that is similar. The pose should fit the body, not the other way around.
In March 2019 I hiked Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa with the Curvy Kili Crew (CKC) and WHOA Travel. The CKC is a group of 20 plus size people who attempted to summit Mount Kilimanjaro on International Women's Day. Doing that trek really changed my life and I recognized even more the need for community and the representation of fat folx doing adventure travel. Because of this trip, WHOA Travel decided to start WHOA+ and I was hired to be a GAL (group adventure leader) for these plus sized trips. I went to Peru to hike the Salkantay Trail with WHOA+ in July of 2019 and I will be returning to Peru in July of 2022 to lead another group of plus size women along the incredibly beautiful Salkantay trail and then in September of 2022 I'll lead a group in Iceland. (Go check out www.whoatravel.com/whoa-plus for info on those trips).
YOGA
I am a yoga instructor with my 200 hour level teacher training through The Himalayan Institute of Buffalo (2019) and my 300 hour teacher training, The Path to Yoga, Justice and Equity with Dianne Bondy. I am also a Yoga For All(tm) certified instructor and an Accessible Yoga(tm) teacher.
I believe that equitable yoga is accessible to all. I truly welcome all levels and all bodies. If you can't stand or aren't very flexible, these classes are for you. If you're very flexible and fat, these classes are for you. If you are breathing...these classes are for you. If a pose doesn't work for you, we will work together to find a variation that does, or an alternative pose that is similar. The pose should fit the body, not the other way around.