Amber Cook

Amber believes her Yoga practice started long before her asana practice. At the age of twenty- one Amber began to study Eastern Religion and subsequently moved to Japan under the guidance of her teacher Dr. Sjouquist. While living in Japan Amber attempted meditating daily for a year.

Amber took her first yoga class at the Sivananda Yoga Center in the lovely Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago six years ago. After her third class she practically floated down the street and has been hooked ever since. While attending Columbia College Chicago as a Poetry major Amber took a Hatha Yoga course that introduced her to Sanskrit and a deeper knowledge of the poses. Shortly after she was introduced to Moksha Yoga Center through a fellow waitress who attended classes regularly.

Amber has been a member of the Moksha community approximately five years. Now, she is participating in the teacher-training program at Moksha Yoga Center and will be a certified yoga instructor in October 2009.

Her favorite asana is handstand, which she practices everyday, although she should be practicing double pigeon…everyday.