Ami Jayaprada Hirschstein

Ami Jayaprada Hirschstein is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and Yoga Therapist. She founded and directed two New Paltz Yoga studios: Jai Ma Yoga Center from 1999-2015 and YogAlive 2015-2017. Ami has received teaching certifications as an Anusara Yoga and Kripalu Yoga Teacher and Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist. She has been teaching holistic healing and yoga since 1995, and she belongs to the International Association of Yoga Therapists and National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Ami specializes in therapeutic yoga, teaching her students how to come into alignment, eliminate pain and deepen their practice. Her classes inspire and empower students to embrace life more fully.

 She is the author of “108 Yoga Poses” and her articles have been featured in several publications. Ami has studied meditation, Ayurveda, energy work, Sanskrit, philosophy and various forms of Yoga throughout the US and India, and she has been leading Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2001.