Amy Riske Email & Phone Number

My story… This is my ‘for now’ story that I try to hold lightly as I know it will change - even if I don’t want it to.I believe that my experience of life is an experience of constant flux AND I still try to cling, grasp and control so that I can be more comfortable. I also believe that each individual has an inner wisdom of the life that is best for them - including myself. My wisdom was buried and tangled by the expectations of the social world - it was and is incredibly helpful for me to heal through working in partnership with coaches, guides and the land. I am on a journey of re-wilding, remembering, and uncovering the gifts I have to bring to the world. I was born on Treaty 7 territory, in what is also known as Calgary, Canada. In my adult life I have mostly lived in Northern Canada, currently and very gratefully on the traditional territories of the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation. I acknowledge the lands and waters that sustain my life and acknowledge the stewardship of Yukon First Nations in caring for the lands and waters since time immemorial. I am a daughter, mother, wife, sister, and aunty. I recognize that I have many characteristics which provide me unearned advantages in western culture, including being white, cis gender, university educated, able bodied and a home owner.I have worked for many years in health care, as a physiotherapist and a health care executive. A recent experience with occupational burnout provided me the opportunity to explore a new way of living, not just a new way of ‘working’. My process of healing has led to my current life philosophy - using embodied and meditative practices to help me recognize what brings me freedom, peace, love and joy, and then turning my feet and taking turtle steps in that direction. I want to share these practices for the benefit of all things in this world - Nature and Forest Therapy guiding through the lineage of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, Wayfinder Life Coaching (www.marthabeck.com) and meditation teaching soon to come.

Listed skills include Rehabilitation, Public Speaking, Healthcare, Program Development, and 13 others.