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Amber Knight
About Amber Knight
Amber Knight is a Senior Yoga Teacher and founder of The Beauty of Yoga, a Sunshine Coast–based wellness sanctuary. She is a 500-hour registered Yoga Alliance teacher and Continuing Education Provider.
With nearly 30 years of personal practice and over 15 years teaching experience, Amber is known for her compassionate, inclusive approach that meets each student where they are.
She blends mindful movement, breathwork, and meditation to foster self-awareness, inner peace, and holistic transformation. Amber specialises in Vinyasa, Yin, Yin, Restorative and Yoga for Menopause, creating accessible practices for women of all levels.
Guided by her own journey of using yoga to manage stress, anxiety and improve self acceptance, Amber offers a sacred space where women can reconnect with themselves, move beyond mere survival, and thrive—both on and off the mat.
My Story
I first practiced yoga in 1997, searching for something to help my mental health while studying at university. Whilst during those classes I was able to let stress & worries fall away (for 60+mins at least), I mostly enjoyed moving my body in interesting ways.
During a class, in 2000 I remember being overwhelmed by the feeling of complete love for my body, my Self. I was in awe of what I could do, how I could feel.
I felt I was wrapped in a warm embrace. It gave me such joy and relief to be free from the displeasure of my body (something I hadn’t ever experienced).
I stepped onto my mat, week after week, to escape the busyness and stress that was constantly building in my mind. Savasana was a struggle however I knew I felt better at the end of the practice - so every week it was worth the effort of showing up and finding out more.
Calming my mind would take another decade to discover.
After twelve years of being a student, the practice called me to move deeper. With 350hrs of study behind me, teaching became a natural progression. Eventually the opportunity to open a studio was a dream come true - an oasis for others to find themselves too.
Our Mission
The Beauty of Yoga's mission is to create an inclusive, compassionate space where women of all experience levels are welcomed exactly as they are. Through mindful movement, breath, and meditation, Amber wholeheartedly guides women toward holistic transformation—offering tools that extend beyond the mat into everyday life. Rooted in connection and community, The Beauty of Yoga is a sanctuary where women support one another, soften out of survival, and return fully to themselves.
My Dharma
Over the years, the lessons I have learnt through my own personal struggles with self acceptance, perfectionism, extreme levels of stress and anxiety have become the motivating drive to share the practices of yoga and meditation with others.
I feel a strong pull towards helping other women find the freedom to embrace themselves, and make themselves a priority, unapologetically.
The eight limbs of yoga guide all who step onto this path, whether they begin with experiencing relief via the physical (asana) practice or are ready to dive into the terrain of the mind (meditation). Yoga becomes a way of living, taking the lessons learnt on the mat into daily life.
I am deeply compassionate and empathetic with my students. I practice what I preach, through my practice both on and off the mat. In this way I am able to display a great understanding of where people are arriving from, the obstacles they may experience along the way, and their deep desire for freedom of suffering and increased joy.
I completed my first training (350hr) with Yoga First/The Australasian Yoga Institute and have been sharing the beauty of yoga since 2010.
I completed a second 200hr & 300hr with Being Yoga in 2021.
(I love to learn!)
Calm Living Mindfulness & Meditation Teaching with Michael Daly
& Time Line Therapist and NLP coach with Michael Daly, Mind Performance Institute
Yin Yoga 50hr with Hugh Lee, Breath of Heart
Teaching Pranayama & Breathwork with Jason Crandell Yoga Method
Yoga for Menopause Certified with Yinstinct/Niamh Daly
Breathwork Teacher Training with Loka Yoga
Level 2 Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Jennifer Crescenzo
Level 2 Creative Vinyasa Sequencing with Michael Daly
Level 2 Yoga Therapy for Back Pain with Stacey Nelson
Level 2 Chakra Vinyasa with Michael Daly & Vanessa Rudge
Level 2 Restorative Yoga with Vanessa Rudge
Level 2 Align Refine with Vanessa Rudge
Level 2 Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga with Vanessa Rudge
Level 1 The Art of Teaching Beginners with Jason Crandell
Level 1&2 Reiki Healer with Abbi Ricker
Qualifications
Women’s Retreats:
Multiple one day & weekend retreats in Australia since 2013.
Ten (so far!) week long retreats in Thailand & Indonesia since 2019.
