Amy Hunter
CEO: Chief Exploration Officer
As a certified Somatic Life Coach and founder of Guide By Your Side Life Coaching, my passion is guiding people through difficult life transitions and easing the emotional and physical pain that comes with them. My proprietary 5-step PIVOT Process combines Somatic, body-based practices with Root Cause Coaching, Hypnotherapy, and Yoga Psychotherapy. This approach creates a safe, compassionate space to release stress, reconnect with yourself, and gently move you toward healing and renewal. I'm here to be your guide by your side as you navigate life's ups and downs.
As a Somatic Recovery Coach, I believe healing begins self-awareness, self-compassion and self-care. My journey has always been about listening and guiding others with care. From my early work in communication and education to my years teaching at the university level, I’ve been drawn to places where connection and compassion make the greatest difference. Over time, those threads came together in my calling as a life coach.
Today, I specialize in Somatic Recovery Coaching, helping clients release the stress, grief, and limiting patterns that major life transitions leave in both body and mind. Through gentle practices like breathwork, mindful movement, and body awareness, I support clients in finding peace, rebuilding self-esteem, and opening the door to becoming their most authentic selves again.
This work is deeply personal to me. I know what it means to carry pain and self-doubt in the body, and I know how freeing it feels to finally let go. Through my own ongoing personal growth, I’ve opened the space for love that is rooted in safety, connection, and genuine intimacy.
I currently live in Oregon with my life partner and our rescue dog, Tucker. My kids are grown and thriving, and this new chapter gives me the opportunity to focus on what I love most: life coaching, teaching yoga, hiking, playing music, traveling - all the fun stuff!
My mission is simple: to create more peace in the world by helping people create more peace in their lives.
I’d love to walk with you on your path to healing and wholeness.
Why Me?
Founder of Guide By Your Side Life Coaching
BA in Communication & MAT in Education
Certified Somatic Life Coach
Creator of the 5-step PIVOT Process
Over 1200 hours of advanced yoga teacher training (ERYT-500)
Certified in Recovery & Root Cause Coaching
Certified Hypnotherapy Practitioner
Certified SOMA Breathwork Facilitator
Master Practitioner of NLP & Timeline Therapy
Certified in Yoga Psychotherapy
Reiki Master, Level 1
My Story
Communication and education have been at the heart of my life and a common thread throughout my career. I hold a BA in Communication from San Francisco State University and worked as a sound engineer in the entertainment business. I also have a Master’s degree in Education and served as a university instructor at San Francisco State University and Oregon State University. Now, I'm combining the two paths as a therapeutic life coach, where I guide clients through deep listening and inquiry-based coaching using the frameworks of Yogic philosophy, Root-Cause Coaching, Internal Family Systems, Positive Psychology and “family-of-origin” Recovery coaching. I specialize in body-based modalities using Somatic Releases, Breathwork, Self-Hypnosis, Timeline Therapy and Recovery Step-Work.
I'm a 500 ERYT with over 1200 hours of yoga teacher training including 200 & 300 hr. Hatha/Vinyasa certifications through Uplifted Yoga, 200 hr. Kundalini through Kundalini University, 300 hr Yoga Psychotherapy and a 200 hr. Baptiste Power Yoga certification and countless other trainings! I am also a certified Embodied Yoga Life Coach, Neuro-Linguistic and Timeline Therapy Master practitioner, certified Breathwork facilitator, certified Hypnosis practitioner and a Level 1 Reiki Master.
I am devoted to my own on-going education to help my clients, blending the most up-to-date modalities with tried-and-true ancient technologies. I believe that teaching and learning are two sides of the same coin; a path that goes in both directions!
Let's walk that path together!
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Whether you're struggling right now or just know there's a better life waiting for you, let's connect.