ABOUT AMY
Amy Conn
Intuitive Reiki Practitioner · Author · Cancer Survivor · Retired Educator
E-RYT 500 · MBSR-T Certified · M.S. Special Ed. · M.Ph. Exercise & Sports Science
MY STORY
Cancer arrived 21 years ago and redirected everything.
I was in the middle of the life I'd always planned — raising kids, teaching school, running marathons — when a breast cancer diagnosis interrupted all of it. The Salt Lake Tribune covered it on the front page of the Sports section: "Amy Conn will run the Salt Lake City Marathon four days before undergoing chemotherapy and one month following a lumpectomy."
I didn't run because I was brave. I ran because I needed to feel capable in a body that had just terrified me. Yoga helped me move the emotions through — it kept me feeling safe and grounded when everything else was uncertain. Writing helped me find language for what I was carrying.
Reiki came 20 years later. And when I finally received it, I understood: this is what I'd been working toward without knowing it. Now it's time to work with others and teach them how to do the same.
In 2006, I founded A Quality Life Community — a free yoga program for cancer survivors, caregivers, and loved ones. That work still grounds everything I do.
CREDENTIALS & TRAINING
Qualified to go deep with you.
E-RYT 500
Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher
M.S. Special Education
University-level graduate degree
Usui Reiki Practitioner
20+ years of practice and training
Publications & Speaking
MBSR-T Certified
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teens
M.Ph. Exercise & Sports Science
Advanced study in movement and the body
Retired Educator
34 years teaching, including Special Education & PE
Journal of Burn Care and Research — published researcher
University of Utah — research collaborator
Speaker on yoga, cancer recovery, and mindfulness-based wellness
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Over two decades of showing up.
University of Utah Burn Camp
Yoga instructor for 20 years. Annual four-day program for burn survivors.
Survivor Wellness
Free yoga — 6 hours per month — for cancer survivors and their families
Image Reborn
Free yoga and Reiki at cancer retreat organization. Ongoing.
Easter Seals Special Needs Camp
Camp counselor support for 10+ years.
"Over the years I have participated in several yoga workshops facilitated by Amy Conn. Amy has the ability to connect with people across the lifespan and always seems to tailor her readings, intentions and movements to the specific participants. Somehow Amy does this with humility and acceptance."
Kristen C. Quinn, CMHC, CCLS
Psychosocial Program Coordinator
Ready to experience this for yourself?
Book a 90-minute intuitive Reiki session in Salt Lake City. Adults, teens, and children welcome.