amy dannheim

international yoga teacher + retreat leader + studio owner

The musings of Miami Beach based yoga instructor and yoga and lifestyle blogger Amy (Steiner) Dannheim.

as we tried being all serious at back to school night tonight, mike and i kept asking each other... “how are we parents?!” ⁣
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but really... like how? 😂 #momlife #yogamom #parenthood

today is a special day for me. 3 years ago today we opened the doors at @tropicalvinyasa. 3 years since we asked amazing teachers to share their magic in this space. 3 years of hugs and om’s and sweat and LOVE 💛🌴⁣
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…and for me, 3 years since i worked for someone else.⁣
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what a ride it has been. since we opened, 55,000 people have put their mats down for yoga with us 🤯 as my business partner paul says, that’s alot of good karma 💫 so grateful for our teachers and team and everyone who has been a part of our journey. 🥂 to many more. photo from a class with @moiked xox ⁣
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#tropicalvinyasa #entrepreneur #mompreneur #miamiyoga #yogamom

perfect friday night = yoga, time with this one (and her dad) and some cauliflower pizza 💕🍕🙏🏼 after being sick the past few days, i am counting my blessings #love #family #yogamom

one month until charlie turns two. ⁣⁣
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even though i’m smiling here, the end of pregnancy was challenging for me. i struggled physically and mentally. i was swollen, tired and losing my mind on the reg. ⁣⁣
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and yet now that time has worked it’s magic, it’s often hard for me to remember B.C. 🙃⁣⁣
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a mythical era when my days were wide open (what did i even do with all that time?)… back when we could leave town on a whim or do things at 1pm on a saturday… back when i had no idea what was about to go down when she showed up, but damn - so grateful for it 🙏🏼⁣⁣
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#pregnantyogi #tb #pregnant #momlife #yogamom photo by @matt_roy

when i started yoga teacher training, i couldn’t do all the poses - hell, i still can’t. i vividly remember that we did an ashtanga weekend and most of the seated poses were impossible to me at the time. i was convinced my hips would never open enough to get into lotus.⁣
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eventually, they did.⁣
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i wasn’t a philosophical person and honestly, i wasn’t even that spiritual. when i listened to my teachers seamlessly lead a powerful, challenging class and incorporate deep and meaningful teachings, it seemed like something i would never be able to do.⁣
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eventually, i could.⁣
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i was working a “regular” job at the time and the idea of being of having calendar control and the ability to sustain myself teaching yoga and traveling sounded completely out of reach. i couldn’t fathom having the trust to take that leap from a regular paycheck into the unknown. ⁣
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eventually, i did.⁣
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…and the rest is history. ⁣
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opening up to possibility is the first step. one week until we start our fifth (!) teacher training at @tropicalvinyasa - a program designed to coach and support you not just in yoga but in life. the rest is up to you 💓⁣
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#love #yoga #ttc #miamiyoga photo by @devineous

⁣”mommy pick me up?” she looks at me and asks every day when i drop her off. “yes, baby, mommy will come pick you up.” ⁣
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and then she runs inside and starts her day at school, not needing me anymore in that moment. my heart breaks a little as i recognize our relationship is shifting - and i also smile because that same relationship is what has given her the deep roots to bloom outward. ⁣
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my little mariposa.. spreading her wings - and mommy will always be there to pick you up 🦋⁣
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#mom #yogamom #love #expand #motherhood

hurricane prep 🙃🙏🏼

holding on tight to this one while also in the process of letting go.⁣
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it’s been a transitional week for both of us… there were days with lots of tears at drop-off and other days when she ran in and didn’t even look to see if i was still there. i watch her with her little lunchbox and her backpack and her cubby with her stuff and wonder how did this all happen?⁣
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but she was ready and i was ready and every day when i pick her up she is SO happy… and that is all the nectar that my heart needs. she’s come home with new songs, new hair-do’s (top knot for her little sweaty head! so cute!) and new experiences. and i keep letting go a little more and in it, we both get space for fresh growth 💖 #momlife

going to bed with this intention for when i wake up 🙇🏼‍♀️ my teacher octavio from @thepracticebaliyoga says that we lose the most prana through our eyes... and i need to hold on to all the life force i can right now 💓 #yoga #prana

it was like she was waiting for this day her whole life. charlie ran into her classroom, immediately started playing and didn’t look back. and we walked out and went straight to yoga 💓 put in the effort and surrender the results 💓 a new chapter begins...

“If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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