Amanda Gloria Valdes

About Me

Amanda Gloria Valdes is a global Yoga & Meditation educator, 500+-hour E-RYT and Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), Founder of AV STUDIOS — Gratitude Village, and a Full-Spectrum Doula supporting individuals and families through birth and postpartum care.

With 14 years of experience guiding communities worldwide, Amanda’s work spans Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda, Philosophy, Sound Healing, Perinatal Care, and Continuing Education. She serves as the Director of Teacher Training at Y7 Studio and faculty at New York University for the Global Spiritual Life Department, where she teaches the Embodied Yoga class and the contemplative meditation course Mindful Me.

Amanda has designed, reimagined, and led multiple 200-Hour, 300-Hour, and advanced yoga teacher trainings, integrating trauma-informed practices, social equity frameworks, and accessible hybrid models that support diverse learners across the globe. Her programs have graduated 650+ teachers and well-being leaders who now teach internationally.

As a Full-Spectrum Doula, Amanda blends perinatal movement, mindfulness, and evidence-based support to serve birthing people and families through pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. Her community-centered work has been featured with Mama Glow, Nordstrom, Nuna, Brooklyn Flow, and in LGBTQIA+ youth programming through SCO’s Rainbow Warriors.

A multidisciplinary creator, Amanda is also an actress, teaching artist, and sound-healing practitioner whose offerings appear on Melissa Wood Health as a Perinatal Yoga expert. She continues to teach virtually and in person while building Gratitude Village, a community-rooted school dedicated to yoga education, leadership, and equity-driven wellness practices.

Her mission is to catalyze change by building strong communities through arts, yoga, and accessible wellness services—empowering students, clients, and future teachers to rise, reclaim space, and transform their lives from the inside out.