Yoga on the Beach classes are led by Amy Hubbell, a Michigan native and certified yoga teacher, with occasional support from other local yoga instructors. Inspired by a love of water and the expansive beaches of Leelanau County, she started the Yoga on the Beach program in the summer of 2010 and has offered lakeside classes in northern Michigan ever since.

Amy also leads year-round yoga hikes at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and other local trails, combining her passion for yoga and fitness with her love of nature. She also offers private, studio and online classes; yoga and wellness retreats; and is a certified sound healing practitioner.

A former non-profit fundraiser, Amy believes in giving back and has held many classes benefiting various conservation, public health and social justice organizations. She most often partners with Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, for whom she has helped raise thousands of dollars for national park programs.

Among many other amazing mentors, she is especially grateful to have trained with Sandra Carden of Union/Yoga in Lake Leelanau, yoga therapist Susi Hately of Functional Synergy in Calgary, and the many brilliant teachers of yoga, meditation and Ayurveda at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA.

By encouraging her students to connect with nature and the present moment through the practice of yoga, Amy seeks to empower others to tap into their own true nature and capacity for healing, and to live up to their full potential.