Transformative Yoga & Sound Experiences
Amanda offers YACEP accredited yoga workshops, sound healing experiences, and continuing education programs throughout the USA and South Africa.
From the foundations of standing poses to the mystical depths of Nada Yoga and sound healing, each workshop is designed to deepen your practice, expand your knowledge, and connect you to the transformative power of yoga and vibration.
Upcoming Events
2026
Spiritfest 2026 - Good Morning Yoga Amanda Lamprecht
SpiritFest 2026 @ Water Shala
Somerset Gift Farm, South Africa
Start your day with a joyful, all-levels practice to awaken your spine, boost energy, and enhance vitality. Featuring the Morning Series warm-up, all asana types (standing, sun salutations, twists, backbends, inversions), and a relaxing Shavasana.
About SpiritFest
SpiritFest is South Africa's premier transformative wellness festival, set against the breathtaking backdrop of mountains, rivers, and trees. This four-day journey fosters deep connection through yoga, meditation, dance, and community. The festival is alcohol-free, vegetarian/vegan, family-friendly, and welcomes all.
What to Expect:
- Morning Series warm-up
- Standing poses & sun salutations
- Twists & backbends
- Gentle inversions
- Relaxing Shavasana
Perfect For:
- All levels welcome
- Beginners to advanced
- Those seeking energy & vitality
- Festival-goers starting their day mindfully
Past Workshops
2025
The Art & Science of Nada Yoga
Yoga, Sound & Sacred Stillness
Ananda Washington
A journey into the mystical, meditative, and transformative world of outer sound that guides you toward inner listening, stillness, and presence.
What Participants Experienced:
- 1-Hour Yoga Asana Class
- 1-Hour Lecture: The Heart of Nada Yoga
- 1-Hour Sacred Sound Bath Session
- 30-Minute Integration Circle
Topics Covered:
- Four levels of sound: Vaikhari, Madhyama, Pashyanti, Para
- Chakra anatomy & Bija mantras
- Sound pranayamas: Bhramari & Ujjayi
- Crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls & Acutonics tuning forks
2-DAY YOGA WORKSHOP: From Sole to Soul
Feet, Legs, and Standing Poses
169 Fordyce Road, Walmer, Port Elizabeth
A powerful two-day immersion designed to build a strong and stable foundation in yoga practice and teaching. The focus: Feet, legs, and standing poses—the roots of a balanced, aligned, and empowered practice.
For this workshop, we allow the energy in the Sushumna to flow effortlessly, like a river to the ocean. We achieve this in two ways: first, by bringing up energy from the earth through the feet and legs, and secondly, by allowing cosmic energy to enter into the body through our intention, aspiration, and affirmation.
Day 1 Highlights
- The term "yoga" and its historical evolution (Vedas, Vedanta, Hatha Yoga)
- The Yamas & Niyamas as ethical and spiritual guidelines
- Open Pelvis Standing Poses: Utthita Trikonasana, Ardha Chandrasana, Utthita Parshvakonasana, Prasarita Padottanasana, Virabhadrasana II
- Pranayama: Ujjayi Pranayama, Nadi Shodhana
Day 2 Highlights
- The remaining six limbs of yoga: Asana to Samadhi
- Closed Pelvis & Balancing Poses: Tadasana, Parsvottanasana, Virabhadrasana I, Vrkshasana, Utkatasana, Garudasana
- Feet & Legs Series: Grounding and stability for spiritual growth
Harmonic Journey: Yoga, Dance, Breath & Sound Bath
The Space Between, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
A transformative and joyful workshop that weaves together yoga asana, chakra-inspired dance, and pranayama, concluding with a soothing sound bath. This unique experience is designed to balance and energize your body, mind, and spirit in a creative and light-hearted way.
What to Expect:
- Gentle Yoga Asana (30 minutes)
- Yoga Dance Through the Chakras with Pranayama Focus (30 minutes)
- Yoga Nidra & Harmonic Medicine Sound Bath (50 minutes)
- Closing Message & Card Sharing (10 minutes)
Sound Instruments:
- Crystal Singing Bowls
- Tibetan Bowls
- Acutonics High-Frequency Planetary Tuning Forks
2024
Sound Healing Experience
A profoundly immersive, whole-body listening experience designed to harness the transformative power of sound. Sound not only enters the body through the ears but is also absorbed by the skin, as the skin is a sensory organ capable of perceiving vibrations.
Each session begins with a guided breathing exercise to ground you in the present moment, followed by gentle yoga stretches to awaken the physical body and promote the flow of prana. Sessions incorporate crystal singing bowls, Tibetan sound bowls, and Acutonics high-frequency planetary tuning forks.
The Science of Sound and Healing
At its essence, sound is slowed-down light frequency, and both sound and light are forms of energy. Since the human body is over 70% water—and water is highly responsive to sound vibrations—these frequencies can profoundly impact our physical and energetic systems.
Deepening Your Practice: A Journey Through Sun Salutations, Twists, Forward Bends, and Floor Poses
Ananda Institute of Living Yoga, Bothell, WA
Step into a sacred 4-hour journey where we'll weave the sun's radiant energy with the moon's cooling embrace, harmonizing body, mind, and spirit. This workshop invites you to explore three sequences of sun salutations, followed by the transformative power of twists, forward bends, and grounding floor poses—all designed to rejuvenate your being and awaken the flow of prana, moving you into a meditative state.
We'll begin by greeting the sun with joyful sun salutations, awakening our inner aspiration. As we transition into twists, we'll gently stimulate the deep spine, moving the kidney energy into the heart and opening our side body so that joy can flow freely.
Sun Salutations:
- Classical Surya Namaskara
- Surya Namaskar A
- Surya Namaskar B
Twists:
- Parsva Virasana (Seated Side Twist)
- Marichyasana I (Marichi's Pose I)
- Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes)
- Parsva Upavistha Konasana (Side Seated Wide-Angle)
Forward Bends:
- Balasana (Child's Pose)
- Janu Shirshasana (Head-to-Knee Forward Bend)
- Upavishtha Konasana (Seated Wide Angle)
- Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)
- Paschimotanasana (Seated Forward Bend)
Seated Poses:
- Dandasana, Virasana, Navasana
- Baddha Konasana, Siddhasana
- Sukhasana, Padmasana
Embracing Heart Strength and Expansion
Ananda Institute of Living Yoga, Bothell, WA
Backbends strengthen the heart by charging the kidneys, aiding in breathing with a wider diaphragm, and creating space between the spinal vertebrae. On an energetic level, backbends transition you from the past into the present—the only place where true happiness resides.
Backbends also facilitate the opening of three major centers in the body—the pelvis, the heart, and the throat. This workshop will guide you in bringing the energy of the lower three chakras into the heart center.
Workshop Focus:
- Alignment in backbends to realign the physical spine with the deep astral spine
- Cultivating the beauty of the heart alongside the wisdom of the soul
- Progressive sequence of asanas designed to bring joy into your life
- Yoga therapeutics for irregular heartbeat or mitral valve prolapse
Restorative Practice:
- Restorative poses for the heart and diaphragm
- Passive Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
- Viparita Dandasana
- Learning to "breathe the diaphragm widely"
Prenatal Yoga Workshop: Teaching Modifications to Pregnant Students in a Regular Yoga Class
Ananda Institute of Living Yoga, Bothell, WA
In this workshop, certified yoga teachers from all traditions and serious yoga practitioners learned essential modifications and guidelines for teaching prenatal yoga students attending regular yoga classes. The workshop covered modifications for each trimester, asanas to avoid, and safe practices to support the well-being of pregnant students.
Trimester Modifications:
- First Trimester: Gentle, nurturing movements; modifications for twists, backbends, inversions; pelvic floor awareness
- Second Trimester: Focus on stability and balance; modifications for standing poses, forward bends, core work; prop use
- Third Trimester: Relaxation and birth preparation; seated poses, hip openers, restorative poses
Topics Covered:
- Asanas and actions to avoid during pregnancy
- Understanding pregnancy and yoga
- Creating a supportive prenatal environment
- Practice teaching and Q&A
- Resources and handouts provided
Yoga for Happy Feet, Legs and Spine
Ananda Institute of Living Yoga, Bothell, WA
Discover your feet and legs and learn to channel the energy from the periphery of the body into the deep spine. Flexibility, mobility, and spinal health are believed to be interconnected with rejuvenation, maintaining robust health, and staying present.
Standing Poses are among the easiest asanas in yoga, making them an ideal starting point to build a strong foundation of awareness and spinal health. In this workshop, you will learn how to perform open and closed pelvis standing poses with ease, tailored to your ability level (with plenty of modifications provided).
We Explored:
- Fundamentals of standing poses
- Beginning with the feet, progressing through legs
- Spine, torso, front body, back body awareness
- Side body awareness, neck, head, and drishti
Goals:
- Finding optimal alignment and power
- Spinal awareness within your practice
- Fostering happy feet, legs, and spine
- Open and closed pelvis standing poses
2023
Adjustment Workshop for Yoga Teachers
Renu Hot Yoga, 2209 W Nob Hill Blvd, Yakima, WA
This workshop was designed to provide comprehensive knowledge and practical skills related to adjustments for major asanas, allowing yoga teachers to refine their teaching and create a transformative experience for their students.
What You Learned:
- Precise positioning and actions for different asanas
- General planes of movement within asanas for optimal alignment and energetic flow
- Safe and effective ways to adjust students while respecting limitations
- The intention behind adjustments and saucha (cleanliness and purity) in teaching
Workshop Focus:
- Adjustments for standing poses
- Adjustments for backbends
- Adjustments for twists
- Adjustments for inversions
- Working with props and teaching modifications
Standing Poses and Adjustment Workshop
Ananda Institute of Living Yoga, Bothell, WA
The Standing Poses Intensive and Adjustment Workshop provided yoga teachers with comprehensive knowledge and skills related to open and closed pelvis standing poses, as well as adjustments for these asanas. The workshop emphasized the importance of establishing a strong foundation in standing poses and how it impacts the entire practice.
Topics Covered:
- Precise positioning and actions for open and closed pelvis standing poses
- Foundation of standing poses: feet, legs, torso, front body, back body, side body awareness
- Neck, head, and drishti
- General planes of movement within standing poses
Adjustment Training:
- Safe and effective ways to adjust students in standing poses
- Respecting students' limitations, experience, and comfort level
- The intention behind adjustments and saucha in teaching
- Working with props and teaching modifications
- Creating a safe, compassionate environment
Inversion Intensive: Shirshasana and Sarvangasana
Ananda Institute of Living Yoga, Bothell, WA
Practice and learn how to safely and effectively teach Shirshasana and Sarvangasana to your students in a multi-level class setting. Learn how to teach preparation asanas, give clear and effective instructions, assess if students are ready for full asanas, and teach modifications.
Techniques, Training & Practice (TTP):
- 4 hours asana practice over two days
- Actions in the shoulders and rotator cuff muscles (Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis)
- Serratus anterior awareness
- Building awareness for healthy cervical curve
- Head placement focusing on skull sutures
Teaching Methodology & Anatomy:
- Position (alignment) and actions in poses
- Prop work and verbal queuing
- Assisting and adjustments
- Fine-tuned adjustments for intermediate to advanced students
- Physical and energy anatomy and physiology
- History of inversions in traditional yoga
The Five Vayus
Ananda Institute of Living Yoga, Bothell, WA
This workshop explored the 5 vayus, or "winds," that govern different aspects of the body and mind: Prana Vayu, Apana Vayu, Samana Vayu, Udana Vayu, and Vyana Vayu. The Five Vayus are key to guiding the functioning of our physical, mental, and emotional being.
The Five Vayus:
- Prana Vayu: Governs breath, intake of air, flow of energy (chest, lungs, heart)
- Apana Vayu: Governs elimination (lower abdomen, pelvic region)
- Samana Vayu: Governs digestion and metabolism (stomach, small intestine)
- Udana Vayu: Governs speech and expression (throat, mouth, lungs)
- Vyana Vayu: Governs circulation (circulatory and nervous systems)
Workshop Content:
- 5 Vayus in Standing Poses, Backbends, Forward Bends
- Twists and Inversions that create flow of the Vayus
- 5 Vayus in Meditation
- Bija Sounds, Affirmations, and Visualization
- Chakras and Vayus connection
- Ayurvedic elixir drinks and smoothies
Daily Schedule:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Vayus and how they apply to Asanas | 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Vayus and the subtle body | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Tea and discussion with elixir teas and sweet treats
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