About Amy

Amy about to teach Ren Mai

Amy Lofting is a writer, spiritual director, wife, mother,  permaculture farmer, homemaker, fiber artist, and cook.

In 1974 Amy had a near-death experience that opened her spiritual consciousness.

Amy’s Educational Background

  • Creative writing with poet A.R. Ammons (1978 – 1981)
  • A baccalaureate in international relations (Cornell University, Ithaca NY 1981)
  • Native American spirituality with Rolling Thunder (John Pope), Sun Bear (Vincent LaDuke), and Twylah Hurd Nitsch (1981 – 1989)
  • Light Body consciousness studies with LuminEssence, CA and OR (1989 – 2023)
  • Doctorates in law (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA 1985) and ministry (Tzaddi, Garden Grove CA, 2001)
  • Advanced training in acupressure theory and practice (Acupressure Institute, Berkeley CA 2000 – 2008) with a focus on spiritual development
  • Certification in supervision for helping professionals (Centre for Supervision & Team Development, London, 2005 – 2009)
    • As a supervisor and as a trainer of supervisors
  • Classical Chinese Medicine, the Complete Complement Channels as preserved and transmitted by the Daoist Jade Purity Lineage of Master Jeffrey Yuen,  Huashan, Lao Tzu Sect as, taught by Ann Cecil-Sterman, NY (2023 – present)

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