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Amber Sawyer, PhD

With more than 25 years of study and practice in Yoga, Ayurveda and Meditation, as well as a PhD in the biomedical sciences and a deeply seeded dharma of birth work and pelvic health medicine, Amber brings together scientific, ancient and sacred feminine wisdoms into a holistic journey of exploration, education & empowerment.

Her amalgam of experience includes 17 international peer viewed scientific publications, certifications in more than 1000 hours of Yoga and 1400 hours of Ayurveda, founding and running a holistic centre in Singapore for nearly 10 years, organisation of more than 30 international retreats & festivals, decades of study in the esoteric sciences through pilgrimages, in ashrams and through personal practice, and hands on support through pregnancy, birth & postpartum for hundreds of women.

Of all her accomplishments, giving birth to her daughter in 2015, in the comfort of her own home, has been the most transformational. Her empowered birth journey planted the seed for a quintessential integration of her life experiences as a birth worker, to empower other women to step into a conscious pregnancy, birth experience and preparedness for motherhood. She has supported nearly 50 home births as a Midwife Assistant and continues to serve as a birth doula, as well as a Retreat Leader for 5-Day Solo Pregnancy Moon & Postpartum Retreats hosted by Momz Retreats, monthly, in Europe.

In 2019, Amber founded Embodied Woman Yoga - a collective & resource related to women’s health, particularly pregnancy and postpartum. This registered Yoga Alliance School offers self-paced & live-online continued education courses, mentorship programs and a 90hr Embodied Woman Pre/Postpartum Yoga Teacher Training, biannually (Singapore & Europe).

After 16 years in Singapore, Amber relocated to Mallorca, Spain, in 2022 with her family, and continues to share her offerings internationally.

In the list below, you can see a detailed resume of Amber's background.

Experience

• Retreat Leader, Prenatal Yoga Teacher, Childbirth Educator - Solo Pregnancy Moon Retreats, Momz Retreats, Spain, 2024 - current, monthly

• Founder of Embodied Woman Yoga, a platform for offering CEUs, Teacher Trainings related to pregnancy, postpartum & pelvic health, 2019 - current

• Certified Body Ready Method® Birth Pro

• Certified Instructor of Love Based Birth Preparation, a holistic birth preparation course for women & men, March 2022

• Resident Yoga Teacher & Teacher Trainer (Prenatal, Postnatal, Elemental Yoga, Ayurveda, Special Workshops & CEUs) at HOM Yoga, Singapore, 2013 - 2022

• Midwife Assistant and Birth Doula in training (Childbirth International), Singapore, May 2017 - Current

• Developed and led Postpartum Yoga Foundation Series for HOM Yoga, 4-class series, monthly, and Core Awakening (online 5-week postpartum program) Dec 2017 - current

• Developed and led 90hr Yoga Alliance Embodied Woman Prenatal and Postpartum Yoga Teacher Training, 2019, Singapore (continues biannually - current)

• Lead Teacher of 5-Elements 200hr Yoga Teacher Training, Chiang Mai, Thailand (Jan 2019) and Andalusia, Spain (July 2019) with Swara Yoga School

•Co-Organiser of Sound & Silence Gatherings MOVE LISTEN BE (conscious festival), 2 - 22 Sept, Corfu, Greece 2017, and 2023 - current

• Facilitated Elemental Yoga & Active Meditations internationally at Bali Spirit Festival (2014 - 2019), Soulscape Singapore (2015 - 2016), Thailand Yoga Art & Dance Festival (2016-2019), Sound & Silence Gatherings (2016 - 2024)

• Founder & Director of a conscious community in Singapore, Satsanga, 2009 - 2018; facilitating weekly yoga, meditation, dance, Ayurveda classes and workshops; organising guest facilitators' events, workshops & international retreats; offering 1:1 private wellness consultations

• Developed & Taught 6-Day Meditation Facilitator Training, annually, Singapore & Bali, 2015-2018

• Organised more than 25 International Meditation, Yoga & Dance Retreats (Bali, Thailand, Malaysia, Greece)

• Developed online Elemental Yoga & Meditation videos 2015, 2020

• Developed and Taught Intro to Ayurveda 6-week Course, biannually, 2014 - 2023

• Guest Yoga Teacher Trainer in the HOM Yoga 200 hr TT with Nike Ambassador Leah Kim, 2012 - 2017

• Taught Active Meditations at Google Headquarters, Singapore, 2013 - 2015

Science

• PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, 2005

• Masters, Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, 2002

• 17 International Peer Reviewed Publications in the area of Bone Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Tissue Repair, 2001 - 2014 (5 are first-authored, can search AA Sawyer on Research Gate or Pubmed)

Yoga

♡ More than 1000 hours of Yoga Certification; Resident Yoga Teacher, Surya Yoga, Mallorca (2022 - present); Founder of Embodied Woman Yoga 2019, Embodied Woman 90hr Yoga Alliance Prenatal & Postpartum Yoga Teacher Training (Dec 2019 - Current); Lead Teacher 200hr 5-Elements Yoga Teacher Training, Swara Yoga School (Jan 2020 - Current); Resident Yoga Teacher at HOM Yoga Singapore - Elemental Yoga, Prenatal & Postpartum Yoga (2017 - 2021); Resident Yoga Teacher at Satsanga (2009 - 2016), guest Yoga Teacher Trainer at Hom Yoga (2012 - 2017, part of Nike's Hom Yoga TT), Created online Elemental Yoga Videos

• Perimenopause Yoga Certification, Jane Dancy & Julia Davies, 50hrs, Yoga Teachers Forum, 2023

• Pelvic Health Yoga Certification, 12hrs with Leslie Howard, Pelvic Liberation, 2021

• Pelvic Health Yoga Certification 8hrs with Shannon Crow, Pelvic Health Professionals

• Hom Yoga 300-hr Yoga Certification, 30 Jan 2020, Singapore

• Postpartum Yoga CEU with NYC Prenatal Yoga Center, 6hrs, Apr 2020

• Prenatal Yoga CEU with NYC Prenatal Yoga Center, 6hrs, Nov 2019

• The Art of Assisting with Janet Stone, 20hrs, CEU, April 2019

• Mindful Birth Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Baby Certification, Modules 1 - 3 (Prenatal Yoga, Postnatal Yoga, Yoga for Active Birth), 100 hours with Michelle Papa and Dr Jean Byrne, 29 Sept - 8 Oct 2015, Singapore

• Universal Yoga Certification with Andrey Lappa, 100 hours Yoga Alliance Certifiable (Nov 28 – 7 Dec 2014): Level 2 UY Theory & Practice: Mandala Asana Sequences, Pranayama, Mudra, Mantra, Bandhas, Shiva Nata

• Elemental Yoga Therapy Certifcation with Sofia Araujo (200hr), Swara Yoga School, Portugal, July – Aug 2013

• Universal Yoga Internal Practices Certification, Level 3 UY (Mahasiddha lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism), led by Master Andrey Lappa, June 18 – 29, 2011), 100 hours Yoga Alliance

• Private Yoga Study of Universal Yoga with Master Andrey Lappa, Lama Phuntsok of Karma Kagyu Lineage and select students, 3 weeks, Anapurna Himalayan Mountains, Manang, Nepal (April 2011)

• Yin Yoga Certification withPaul Grilley, 30 hours Yoga Alliance (12 – 17 Feb, 2011): Anatomy, Chakra Meridians, Yin Yoga

• Universal Yoga Certification with Master Andrey Lappa, 100 hours Yoga Alliance (Dec 1 – 12, 2010): Level 1 UY Theory & Practice: Mandala Asana Sequences, Pranayama, Mudra, Mantra, Bandhas, Shiva Nata

• Bhayala College of Yoga, Saharanpur, India (14 Jan 2010 – 28 Feb 2010): 6 week daily study in Raja & Hatha Yoga with Sri Raj Pal (meditation, pranayama, asana, yoga philosophy), including 45 days of silence

•Krishnamacharya YogaMandiram (2nd February – 27 February 2009) Certificate in 4-week Heart of Yoga Intensive (yoga asana, philosophy, sutras, yoga therapy, vedic chanting, meditation, pranayama), 200 hours Yoga Alliance certifiable, Chennai, India

• Bhayala College of Yoga, Saharanpur, India (1 July – 12 July 2009): Hatha & Raja Yoga intensive at ashram of Sri Raj Pal (meditation, pranayama, yoga asanas)

• Yoga practitioner (1999 – present): practicing Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Yin, Universal, Kundalini Yoga, Pre/Postpartum and Elemental Yoga.

Birth Work

• Retreat Leader (Prenatal Yoga, Childbirth Education) with Momz Retreats, Spain (2024 - current), monthly

• Body Ready Method® Birth Pro, Certification April 2025

• Certified Childbirth Educator, Love Based Birth with Red Miller, Mar 2022

• Midwife Assistant w Red Miller, Singapore, May 2017 - Mar 2023

• Childbirth International, Doula Certification (In progress)

• Postpartum Doula Certification with Julia Jones, 2020

• Pelvic Floor Training for Doulas with Mommy Berries, 2020

• Birth Doula Training with Denise Love, Singapore, Oct 2016

Meditation

♡ Co-facilitated International Active Meditation Retreats (2010 - 2020); Launched a 30-day Online Daily Active Meditation Series, April 2020; Taught weekly active meditations at Samata Soul, Singapore (Feb 2020 - Apr 2020), taught weekly active meditations at Satsanga (2009 - 2016); guest meditation facilitator at Hom Yoga (2012 - present), Stretch City (2014), and Over the Rainbow Foundation (2014); Corporate Active Meditation Facilitator at Google, Inc (2013 - 2015); International Festivals (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Bali, Greece, Czech Republic), Founder & Teacher of Satsanga Active Meditation Training (2015-2018)

• Continuous study & assistance under the guidance of Swami Maitreya, learning to share Active Meditations, organise meditation retreats and facilitate meditation workshops (2009 - 2019).

• The Potential Project, 10-week Foundation Course in Corporate Mindfulness Based Training, 2014

• Shamata Meditation Foundation Course, Levels 1 - 4, AuthentiCity (Jan 2012 - June 2014)

• Vipassana 10-day retreat at Dhammagiri, Igatpuri, India (Jan 2011), teachings of SN Goenkaji

• Vipassana 10-day silent meditation retreat (April 2009), teachings of SN Goenkaji, Singapore

Ayurveda

♡ More than 1400hrs of Certification in Ayurveda; Developed a 6 & 12-week Intro Course to Ayurveda (2014 - 2022), Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultations, Guest Facilitator of Ayurveda Lectures at Hom Yoga (2014 - 2021)

• Yoga Wellness Coach Certification (withCate Stillman, YogaHealer.com), July 2014 - June 2015

• 300-hour Living Ayurveda Lifestyle Consultant Course with Cate Stillman, Yoga Healer, Sept 2011 – June 2013

• 750-hour Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant Course with Vaidyar Atreya Smith, European Institute of Vedic Studies & with Dr. Sunil Joshi, Vinayak Panchakarma Centre, Nagpur, India (Sept 2010 – Sept 2011).

• American Institute of Vedic Studies 300-hr (May 2008 – 2010): Certification as Level 1: Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant. Directed by Dr.David Frawley• Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology, presented by Dr. Satyam of SVYASA University, 30 hours, Singapore (June 2009).