Amy Rutledge came to the study of meditation as a path toward personal healing after struggles with the effects of a debilitating disease, PTSD, depression, and anxiety. She is a Certified Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness Meditation Teacher from the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science in Manhattan. Certified NeuroDynamic Breathwork Facilitator, Certified Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping/EFT), Certified Reiki Practioner, and Sound Bath Facilitator.

She has led meditation, anxiety and stress relief courses, Somatic exercises, breathwork, sound baths, wellness classes, creative workshops, retreats and more for a wide range of business and cultural institutions, from IBM, NACTO, First Republic Bank,  The Eileen Fisher Foundation: Women Together Connect, Walmart E-Commerce, Hungry Root, WeWork, the Alcott Center, The Girl Scouts of America, Brookdale Senior Living, The WaterMark, The Oakmont of Beverly Hills Senior Living, Ciela Senior Living, Savant Senior Living, Westminster Terrace Senior Living, to public institutions such as the Los Angeles Public Libraries, Los Angeles County Libraries, LA County Parks, Jersey City Public Library, Altadena Library, Placentia Library, as well as several other libraries and companies across the country.  She was invited as a guest presenter for the mental health resource fair at Occidental College and honored and recognized for her work.

Amy brings a deep sense of gratitude for the compassion and transformation meditation has brought to her own life, along with a heartfelt desire to share its benefits with others. She has experience guiding people of all ages, including seniors living with Dementia and Alzheimer’s in memory care communities.

A professional actor and ceramic artist, Amy is also the owner of RoughWare.