Posts in Amy Osborne
New Book Release (Sept 1, 2026)
New Book Release (Sept 1, 2026)

“Reading these essays feels like being invited into rich and, at times, challenging conversations. I hope you write notes in the margins and allow this book to generate your own reflections and questions.” — Viviana Vallin, MA, LPCC

What happens when you trade the high-stakes corporate grind for a yoga mat, a master’s degree in Yoga Studies, and a relentless search for your true Self?

In Ten Years in Yoga, Amy Osborne, MA, E-RYT, opens the vault on a decade of raw reflections. Tracing her evolution from a perfectionist overachiever to an advocate for trauma-informed mindfulness and somatic healing, Osborne offers an intimate look at what it truly means to let life change you.

With witty candor and fierce vulnerability, this essay collection bridges ancient philosophy—from the Bhagavad Gita to the neuroscience of meditation—with the messy reality of modern life:

• Cross-country moves & travel to India
• Entrepreneurship & community work
• The quiet, unpredictable shifts of growing up

Ten Years in Yoga is a soul-stirring, imperfect invitation to stop forcing your way through struggles, step back into your agency, and trust that the path forward has been within you all along.

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Amy OsborneAmy Osbornemindfulness, yoga philosophy, yoga research
Community Outreach: Trauma Informed Yoga & Mindfulness
Community Outreach: Trauma Informed Yoga & Mindfulness

This two-day professional development intensive is designed to equip teachers and practitioners with the practical tools to bring yoga and mindfulness into their local community. Moving beyond personal practice, participants will engage in a systematic process of identifying specific populations and local organizations who may benefit from yoga and mindfulness programming.

Through a curriculum rooted in evidence-based research and the ethics of service, attendees will formulate a comprehensive proposal detailing offerings, methodologies, and program structures. This training culminates in pitch presentations and simulated "outreach calls," allowing participants to practice their delivery and refine their message in a supportive environment.

By the end of this two-day session, instructors and advocates will leave with a completed research-backed proposal and the practical confi dence to initiate impactful partnerships within their local communities.

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Amy OsborneAmy Osbornetrauma informed, yoga teacher training, yoga research
Training Announcement: Trauma Informed Science & Practice at Loyola Marymount University
Training Announcement: Trauma Informed Science & Practice at Loyola Marymount University

This two-day immersive training introduces participants to the science and practice of trauma-informed mindfulness and yoga, integrating evidence-based interventions with accessible movement, meditation, and reflective inquiry, to be held February 14-15 at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA (in-person and virtual training).

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Amy OsborneAmy Osborneyoga teacher training, yoga philosophy
Enlightened AF Podcast: Pilot Episode!
Enlightened AF Podcast: Pilot Episode!

Join Amy and Whitney to discuss all things modern yoga - plus life off the mat for this first ever episode.

This episode contains:

Part I:

  • Hello!

  • 8 Limbs of Yoga

  • Bikram Yoga, yea or nay?


    Part II:

  • Veronica

  • Citta vṛtti nirodhaḥ

  • Lotus Temple

  • Yoga Ethics

    Part III:

  • Sobriety

  • Social Media

  • Almond Milk

  • Sadhana Check-in

Shared exclusively with Four Paths Yoga members one week prior to public release, on a monthly basis.

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Amy OsborneAmy Osbornemindfulness, yoga
Preview: Alone
Preview: Alone

While it’s hard to say anyone is an expert, I think I know something about being alone.

As a child, I would retreat to my room and sit in the same place on my bedroom floor and find silence.

It wasn’t until many years later that I realized I was meditating, and can recall a number of profound experiences that came so naturally, despite never having named them.

No one knew, but me. This was my special space to be present to all my complex feelings, and observe them as they moved through me.

My favorite book in middle school was “Walden” by Henry Thoreau (if not a close second, after Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”).

I dreamed about what it would be like to be so isolated, to slow the pace of life down to the point where I would notice early morning dew drops on the leaves of a flower, and wonder at the mirage of colors blending together as the sun set below the horizon.

I thought, “This is how life is supposed to be.”

The examples I saw of this type of true, childlike mindful awareness seemed only available by being alone.

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Amy OsborneAmy Osbornemindfulness, off the mat, meditation
Preview: Quiet Resistance
Preview: Quiet Resistance

I hear the word “resistance” used over and over again in different contexts.

I recently exclaimed assuredly to my partner that the “resistance” was still coming, just resting for now.

Not realizing until later that our definitions of the word were distinct and misaligned.

Is “resistance” a dirty word? A threatening one?

To me, resistance equals the softness of saying No.

Resistance comes with a clarity and grounding, a moral backbone from which to stand up tall against forces outside ourselves.

As part of my day job, I engage with the news around the world. I read the Guardian, the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and listen to podcasts and talk shows from other countries.

I repeatedly hear the word: resistance.

Where is the American resistance? Where are the folks that stood up eight years ago? What does resistance look like today? Where has it gone?

Like many of you, I move from work to partner to family to friends to side hustle to self-care time, and I have wondered who was going to answer this narrative. Rhetorical questions itching beneath my skin. Thankfully, others (editorial writers) took up the charge.

“Where is the resistance?,” the public asks hopefully.

“The resistance is resting,” says a faint whisper in reply.


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Amy OsborneAmy Osbornekarma yoga
Collective unfolding
Collective unfolding

As we maneuver a collective reconciliation with difference today and in the weeks and months ahead, we can rest in the Reality of our sameness. And lean into the peace, safety and love of local community, friends and family that surround us - which we are also responsible for actively upholding and cultivating.

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Amy OsborneAmy Osbornephilosophy, yoga
The pause is the epiphany
The pause is the epiphany

The changes over the past year, personally and collectively, leave me with more questions than answers. I have even more awareness of my “not knowingness” (avidya).

The pause is the epiphany.

You can’t grow through the process of change without patience.

An applied understanding of nervous system regulation and mindfulness meditation has allowed me to survive - even thrive - during difficult times.

I am ready to share this with you.

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Amy OsborneAmy Osbornemindfulness, trauma informed, off the matComment
What is Trauma?
What is Trauma?

What is Trauma is a blog post written by Amy Osborne, a yogi who has extensively studied yoga and, more specifically, its effects on those who have experienced trauma. In this blog, Amy defines trauma and goes into detail about the effects yoga can have in terms of fighting the negative psychological, physiological, and neurological impacts of trauma. Amy also explains that the instructors at In Yoga Collective have a wealth of experience that allows them to go above and beyond to create a space for healing and de-stressing.

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Amy OsborneAmy Osbornetrauma informed