Amy Kuschel

Amy Kuschel is a mindfulness meditation teacher and mindful living coach who supports purpose-driven creative entrepreneurs. She helps them get untangled from stress and overwhelm so they can make a positive impact with their work. Her approach blends ancient wisdom, including Buddhist teachings, with modern science-backed tools, and she co-creates tailored daily practices with each person she works with.

Her own mindfulness journey began with a 30-day yoga challenge in 2010. At the time she was balancing family life with a demanding fashion and design business. She was happy on many levels, but tired of chasing dreams that no longer inspired her and drained by perfectionism. She added meditation little by little. Short sits on her morning ferry ride to San Francisco grew into a twice-daily practice. In her late 40s, while facing health concerns, her mother's dying, and a shift away from her career in fashion, she leaned on that practice to meet each challenge with love and understanding rather than fear.

Today Amy offers one-on-one coaching and live, online small-group mindfulness workshops. She also shares guided meditations and writes a newsletter called the cue. She describes herself as a mindfulness meditation practitioner, a mom, and an entrepreneur. She names Thich Nhat Hanh and Tara Brach as guiding teachers, and Barbara Newell and Sharon Shelton as personal mentors. Her work centers on clarifying what matters most, meeting the inner critic and difficult emotions with kindness, and living with more ease, joy, and intention.