Living Elements Wellness
Complementary and Alternative Medicine interventions supporting allopathic medical strategies, embracing and integrating the Ancient Sciences rooted in Ayurveda and Yoga philosophies, modern Western Science and Western Herbalism.
We promote salutogenesis in action ~ an embodied well-being approach that focuses on interventions, experiences and daily habits that support meaning and connection, rather than solely on disease prognosis by emphasizing work to navigate, with equanimity, mindful health and resiliency practices.
Every product, class, and practice is offered with deep respect for the land, the lineages, and the community we serve.
Living Elements Wellness is located on the unceded, ancestral territory of the Maara’yam (Serrano) and Chauilla people.
Amanda B'Hymer
RAYT, RAH, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP
Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist
Amanda began professional work as a facilitator, teacher and guide in 1995. She has been professionally engaged in life-long, experiential, environment-based learning teaching in public schools, facilitating social service programs, guiding the Montessori method and leading Community Centered Health and Wellness classes. She is passionate in her dedication to share Therapeutic Yoga and Ayurveda Herbalist perspectives as modalities toward a more salutogenic life experience.
She is professionally registered with and certified by:
- Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America, Inc. USA
- Ayurvedic Living School
- International Association of Yoga Therapists
- Optimal State Yoga Therapy Training School
- Yoga Alliance
She offers in Scope Of Practice:
- Yoga and Mental Health; Yoga and Physical Health; Yoga and Ayurveda; Yoga Nidra in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya, T.K.V. Desikachar and Amy Wheeler PhD
- Ayurvedic Herbal interventions from the SVA lineage of Vaidya Mishra and Traci Webb
Amanda is the founder and director of Living Elements, which encompasses Grateful Desert Apothecary ~ Joshua Tree California's primary Health and Wellness shop, Living Elements Wellness and Living Elements Cabin studio. She has completed over 3,000 hours of Ayurveda Herbalist, Yoga Therapist, Yoga Teacher Training and professional development courses including:
- Ayurveda Women's Wellness, Ayurvedic Living School, Dr. Sarita Shrestha, BAMS, AYUR MD (OB/GYN)
- Ayurveda Herbalist, Ayurvedic Living School, Traci Webb
- Yoga Therapist and Lifestyle Wellness Counselor, Optimal State Yoga Therapy School, Amy Wheeler, PhD
- Yoga Nidra Facilitator, Optimal State Yoga Nidra, Amy Wheeler PhD
- Yoga Philosophy and Chanting, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandrian
- Yoga Sutra, Yoga Philosophy and Chanting, Kate Holcombe
- 500 RYT, Anusara Hatha, YTT, Yoga Bliss, Jenn Lucene-Smith
- Restorative YTT, Yoga International, Cyndi Lee
University Studies:
- Urban Communities and Environment, Antioch University Los Angeles
- American Feminist Literature and History, University of Washington
- AmeriCorps, Education Reform and Service Learning, Western Washington University, Bellingham Public Schools
Amanda has been living and working in Joshua Tree, California since 2006 alongside a magical menagerie of cats, dogs, birds, lizards, snakes, humans, bunnies, insects and flora of all kinds.
