Hi, I'm Amanda Lachowicz

Founder of Awakening the Goddess

My Story

The journey from using my body as a battleground to honoring it as sacred ground.

Nearly 30 years ago, I started yoga to "look beautiful" and fit modeling standards. For years, my body was a battleground—exercise was punishment, food was control, my reflection was the enemy.

Into active addiction. Into relationships that mirrored my lack of self-worth. Into every distraction I could find to avoid being in my own skin.

The breaking point came when I realized: I couldn't keep living this way.

Getting sober was the beginning. But recovery taught me that sobriety is the foundation—thriving requires going deeper.

I returned to my mat—not to perfect my body, but to come home to it. I discovered Viniyoga, a therapeutic approach that adapts to you, not the other way around. I studied for over 500 hours, dove into breathwork, sound healing, GYROTONIC®, Reiki, and energy medicine.

My journey took me from:

Active addiction → Meaningful recovery 
Self-hatred → Self-compassion
People-pleasing → Boundary-setting
Hiding → Healing → Helping others heal
Body as battleground → Body as temple

Here's what no one tells you: healing isn't linear. You spiral back, accessing deeper layers each time. That's mastery, not failure.

My greatest qualification isn't perfection. It's lived experience.

When you work with me, you're getting someone who knows what it's like to feel unsafe in your own body, to struggle with eating disorders, to navigate recovery, to slowly—breath by breath—find your way home.

Credentials

500-Hour & 200 Hour RYT | The Yoga School NY in New York City - Viniyoga Lineage (T. Krishnamacharya & TKV Desikachar) and Private study with Guta Hedewig (10+ years)

300-Hour Advanced Training | Fully Belonging, School of Self Creation - Breath work, energy medicine, embodied mysticism

GYROTONIC® Certified

Certified Sound Healing Practitioner 

10+ years teaching | 2+ years in recovery