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Welcome. I’m Michelle.

For more than 25 years, I've been helping people come home to themselves through yoga, meditation, breathwork and mindful movement.

My teaching is rooted in Eastern philosophy, informed by the rhythms of nature, and grounded in real life. Whether we meet on the mat, in a workshop, or through healing work, my intention is simple: to create space for you to feel more grounded, connected and at home in yourself.

I'm so glad you're here.

Ways to Practice and Work With Me

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Yoga & Weekly Practice

Weekly classes at Heart and Light Yoga, along with opportunities to practice with me online and outside of the studio.

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Special Events & Workshops

Seasonal workshops, special events, and opportunities to explore yoga, meditation, and Eastern philosophy more deeply.

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Bodywork & Healing Arts

Individual sessions offering therapeutic bodywork, energy healing, aromatherapy, and astrology to support rest, balance, insight, and well-being.

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Off the Mat…

My favorite month of the year has arrived! October is a time of sweet transition, slowing down, and letting go. In honor of welcoming autumn, I am offering the following events this month:

Several of you asked whether Nourished: Yin Yoga & the E

Hello Sweet Friends ~

I hope you’re enjoying these golden days of late summer. There’s something about this time of year that heralds incoming magic - the light is shifting, the evenings are arriving a bit earlier, and even while summer

✨Going on three months since Dad's passing, I am slowly settling into the new normal. It was strange at first, having all my time be my own, but I am gradually returning to myself, reigniting long-held passions and diving deeper into the practice tha

✨ Thank you to everyone who joined me for 5 Days of Presence. I hope these morning reflections offered a few quiet moments to pause, breathe, and reconnect with what matters most.

If you missed a day - or all five - the videos are available on my Y

✨ In August, I'll be sharing a new offering that's been quietly taking shape.

5 Days of Presence is a free mindfulness video series inspired by the gentle transition into late summer, the approaching harvest season of Lammas, and the simple practice

Coming up Saturday, July 18, at 1pm @heartandlightyoga in Old Hickory ~

This 90-minute yin yoga practice will explore the summer energies of the heart and small intestine meridians through long-held postures, mindful breathwork, and reflective still

This Father's Day, I'm reflecting on unconditional love - pure and vast, safe and enveloping, it's difficult to adequately describe. I've had the privilege of receiving and giving it, having it modeled for me so that I can pass it on. And for this I

Hello Sweet Friends ~

My dear sweet dad passed Friday morning, June 5. It was swift and intentional, a powerful thing to witness. His passing was the most extraordinary event of my life. I am so grateful I was able to be there fully, all of me, ther

In Taoist philosophy, Yang is the active, animating spark of life. Yin is the earthly body that contains that spark. At death, these forces separate. Yin returns to the earth. Yang, to the heavens.
Shortly before death, there is a surprising resurgen

From my new series of reflections, "Dad's Diary" ~
*The house is quiet.
Dad is asleep, and for the first time in several hours, no one needs anything from me.
Hospice has turned our days into something that feels strangely familiar - like h

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