About Amy
About Amy
“When your body surrenders to movement, your soul remembers its dance.”
“When your
body surrenders
to movement,
your soul
remembers
its dance.”
– Gabrielle Roth
– Gabrielle Roth
My Background
Beginning her journey as a Certified Pilates Teacher, she established one of Malaysia’s pioneering pilates studio in Kuala Lumpur in 2004 specialising in remedial and rehabilitative approach.
She then trained at the European Rolfing Association in Munich to be a Certified Rolfer and has been in practice since 2008 where she has worked with children, adults and senior citizens in multiple conditions from injuries, illness, high performance sports and trauma.
She moved to live off-grid in the forest on a farm which also marked her journey into motherhood. Using nature as a backdrop, she applied her movement knowledge and experience into active experimentation in raising her children from newborn in the forest. In their early development years, she witnessed how human mind and body remember that it is in nature where we humans thrive.
She continues to live a natural and sustainable way of life at her farm where she grows her own food and explores the human experience of communion with nature through her edible garden and land.
My Approach
I look at the body in a different way – how it moves, which joints are compressed, the ease of your breath, where are your neglected spots. Then I look at where is the potential of your body in maximising space, improving quality of movement and increasing your body awareness.
With deep understanding of movement mechanics and functional anatomy, I offer a potent combination of hands-on manual therapy, enhanced with movement education through a holistic and natural approach to achieve your goals.
Embodied Movement
My interested in movement-related approaches and my love for travel took me to North America, Europe and Japan where I dedicated years to the continuous study of somatic education approaches such as the Body-Mind Centering with Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, functional anatomy with Thomas Myers and the Body of Perception training with Susan Harper and Hubert Godard.
Nature-Inspired Way Of Life
I have been living off-grid in a jungle farm where I am raising my three children since 2012 in Northern Perak, away from the urban environment. Here I continuously experience and harness the healing powers of nature, learning everyday about the power of plants. Here we grow our own organic food, breathe crisp and clean air, drink from pure spring water and remain distant from the trappings of urban city life. It is complete immersion in ‘forest bathing’.
With first hand experience of living in the tropical rainforest for the past years, I have given talks and lectures about Somatic Healing Approaches, Nature Deficit Disorder and the importance of nature in our healing journey for the International Conference for Holistic Healing in Cancer organized by Cansurvive Malaysia.
Rolfing
Rolfing, developed by Dr Ida Rolf, is a method of soft tissue manipulation and movement education that organizes the whole body in gravity. It aims to restore optimal alignment, balance and movement in your body’s structure. I completed my Rolfing Training in Munich, Germany in 2008 at the European Rolfing Institute and further continued trainings in Visceral Manipulation with the Barral Institute.
I offer private sessions in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
Pilates
In 2004, I became an instructor and trained under Heather Low of Meridian Pilates in Vancouver, Canada. My other mentors include Anne-Marie Zulkahari in London and Wendy Leblanc-Arbuckle in USA. I spent more than 10 years extensively teaching remedial Pilates and continuing education for Pilates teachers. In 2006, I co-founded Kuala Lumpur’s first movement-based healing studio which I headed as the teaching director until 2015. I have retired from teaching Pilates and offer now continuing education for teachers.
