// a song I can't resist dancing to: // Canned Heat by Jamiroquai. (still!) // a well-worn ritual: a warm beverage in the pre-dawn quiet; a little movement, stillness, writing; then I’m ready to snuggle my son awake and step into the day. // a favorite sensation: warm, dusty, golden light sinking into my bones. also, cool rain on my face after too many days without. both. it's a tie. (…I’m not great at picking favorites.)

Hi, I’m Michelle, here to lead you through movement and stillness, and to remind you to breathe. Expect a practice that balances effort and ease, offered with love, devotion, and more than a few bad jokes. Expect more questions than answers, and for that to annoy you every once in awhile. 

My training is equally rooted in the lineages of Krishnamacharya (grandfather of vinyasa) and George Balanchine (grandfather of American ballet), balanced by a heavy dose of non-dual Tantric philosophy. Which is to say, I am equally intentional about alignment and fluidity, and I’m really done trying to control or force my body into anything. (Oh, and I won’t ask you to do that either). 

I offer this practice as a dance, equal parts like-you-mean-it and like-you-just-don’t-care. It’s a balance you’ll find yourself, just by tuning inward. Listening to your body and your breath, you’ll move in a way that is mindful and strong. Listening to your heart, you’ll move in a way that is nourishing and free. Do what feels right for you. Whatever shape you find, we’ll be in it together.

// a song I can't resist dancing to: oh, I have playlists full of these! I’ll pick two for now… Easy by Aaron Taylor + Typical by Nightmares on Wax + Jordan Rakei // a well-worn ritual: french press coffee in the mornings, with cinnamon + sugar + a splash of oat milk. watching movies in a warm bath whenever I need to come back to center… which is quite often. // the last time I felt infinite: running full speed across an oregon coast beach with soul friends, in what seemed like gale force wind, to catch the sunset. it felt like another planet. my eyes wouldn’t stop watering, and I couldn’t stop smiling. // some favorite sensations: the sight of sunlight moving through things + the feeling of sun soaking into my skin. the sound an apple makes when you catch it + the smell of blooming lilacs. I also love feeling small in someone’s arms, and those moments when beautiful words spill out of me and onto paper.

I fell in love with yoga because of how it makes me feel about myself and the world around me. Yoga, over and over again, brings a sense of perspective, strength, and oneness to my life. My hope is that you find your own way into a similar internal space when you choose to move and breathe with me.

I teach a nurturing, fluid, and creative slow flow that brings focus to feelings over shapes. My intention is to help guide you toward connection, awareness, and autonomy in your practice — leading to strength, embodiment, and a deeper understanding of yourself. I hope that you finish class more in tune with your mind and body — grounded, open, loved, and alive.

// a song I can't resist dancing to: I Never Thought by Quasar // a well worn ritual: can’t resist. Dance everyday. Erryday. Erryday. // a true passion: Poetry. Wake in it, Speak it, Breathe it, Let’s be it. I mean, come on. // the last time I felt infinite: Moon Chasers. A bunch of kids *in love* biking on playa, chasing all of the lights, looking for Mayan Warrior’s grooves, only to find we had chased the m o o n sitting at the edge of deep playa. // a favorite sensation: ::That feeeeling:: When you’re so focused, you’re so in it, you’re surrendered, you don’t give two or three f*cks, you’re just You, you’re playing the music and the music is playing you--you’re f l o w i n’. . : :: “ “ :: : . . ~^~.. . . ..~^~ . . : :: “ “:: : . .

::Playful Soul care::Let’s make Lemonade:: 

“It’s not about winning affection, it’s about authentic connection” 

I’m a teacher, not a preacher, not your savior.
More like Sage, more like a guide towards the inside.  
I’m a scientist, I’m a rebel, I’m a hugger, I’m a lover. 
I’m a healer, and a dreamer. I stumble and fall often.
I’m a poet & sometimes I don’t know it. I’m an artist, a muse that’s here to inspire you.
I’m a hopeless romantic, a dancing fanatic.
I’m a curious cat--a student of life’s mysteries forever. 

All this to say, I’m imperfect, and I’m in process with you--I am you, you are me, we are we. Let me help you get to know your juice. The juice behind your squeeze. I want to savor the process of the squeeze, the tug, the pull, the tender surrender. Because we in it together. 

&Together we engage playful soul care through yoga-somatic breath work-with the influence of sub/club culture dance styles. We get curious with wide concepts of philosophy, & pay respects to the roots of our wisdom. Bridge that gap between body mind and spirit--and we try to swim all up in it. Confused? Cool. Let’s go.

// a song I can’t resist dancing to: Tadow by Masego/FKJ … really I’ve been dancing ever since I heard a beat, I’m not sure there’s a song I wouldn’t dance to // a true passion: fighting for Black people to have civil and human rights // the last time I felt infinite: anytime I’m dancing or playing in aerial hammocks // a favorite sensation: the smell of curry + roti

I am a Black woman, dancer, mover, civil rights lawyer, and anti-racist activist. In yoga, I love exploring the interconnectedness between racial justice, self-care, and collective wellness. My yoga classes are a space for us to build community, heal racial trauma, and have the courage to be our authentic selves. As a yoga teacher, I guide my students on a journey of self discovery, self reflection, self acceptance, and healing.

I became a yoga instructor as part of my own journey towards undoing my own internalized racial oppression and as a way to share my care practices with Black women and women of color who are fighting against racial oppression daily. My practice also helps ground me in my day job as a civil rights lawyer and my pro-bono legal work.

My offerings move soft and fluid: from slow flows, to the subtleness of yin yoga, to the surrender of yoga nidra. They will allow you to return to your whole self and walk through the world from a liberated space.

I completed my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training through The Craft of Teaching Yoga/Bohemian Studios. I have my 50-hour Yin Yoga Teaching Certification through extensive studies with Leah Adams and a 22-hour Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training Certification through Yoga Behind Bars. I have also studied yoga nidra extensively with Maria McDonald and Elizabeth Rainey/Seattle Yoga Arts. I’m currently obtaining my 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training certification through Within You Mentorship and Seattle Yoga Arts. I’m also currently studying yoga nidra with Richard Miller and working towards becoming a certified iRest yoga nidra teacher.

// a true passion: threading together a combination of shapes, breath, music, & intention, to bring people together in a moment - individually & collectively // the last time I felt infinite: standing in virabhadrasana II, my body had already worked hard that day, & there reached a moment when the effort dissolved. A reminder that the profound can be found within the everyday moments of our lives, the places we frequent, & the company that we share often // my favorite sensations: the soft feather-like touch of fingertips on my skin, the warm kiss of sun rays on my face, the smell of amber vanilla incense & my lover’s cologne, watching a puppy - uncoordinated & curious - discovering the world

Hi, I’m Natalie. I started practicing yoga in 2011 at the age of 16. I took my first class while in treatment for anorexia & immediately fell in love with the spaciousness in body & mind that I discovered. I didn’t realize my mind was capable of quiet. In 2015 I withdrew from college to dive into yoga teacher training & have been teaching full time ever since. My classes emphasize both effort & ease to help students discover the balance between strength & softness within themselves. When I’m not teaching or practicing, you can usually find me cozied up with a book.

// a well-worn ritual: the first morning I met the woman who would become my wife, we had a pot of coffee on the back porch and simply visited with each other. we told stories, listened intently, and set the groundwork of what is now over a decade of morning coffees together. with a toddler now running the show, our morning coffee ritual has taken on an importance greater even than family dinner. the first hour of our day is spent together, as a family, with no other intention than the enjoyment of being with one another (and currently the entire family has to wear tutus of various colors). // the last time I felt infinite: skinny dipping in the ocean by moonlight with your person. is there any greater expression of what it is to be human? // my favorite haiku:

The thief left it behind
the moon
at my window
-Ryōkan

Hi there! I'm Tim and I teach a class that is intuitive, challenging, accessible, and inclusive. We're gonna move a bunch and get somewhere deeper in the process. I'm forever interested in the interplay of the fluidity of the ocean and rootedness of stone. Both have a home on the yoga mat. I've been teaching since we had to burn CDs of our yoga playlists for each class. I can't wait to have more time on the mat with you.

// a song I can’t resist dancing to: Love Some by Pikoe is a current dance jam // a well worn ritual: a ritual —oh boy — Friday martinis and sushi hand rolls, perhaps? but also, slow salutations before my babes wake up and we get going in the am // a true passion: helping people see their truest potential // the last time I felt infinite: standing in the desert, cradled by the towering walls of the canyon on either side, feet sinking into the sand that had once been part of those same walls, but by years of wind and water, had become something entirely different and yet still so much a part of the landscape it calls home. // my favorite haiku(s):

Love between us is
Speech and breath. Loving you is
A long river running
-Sonia Sanchez

The taste
Of rain—
Why kneel?
-Kerouac

I came to yoga from an athletic background, having been a gymnast, dancer, and ultimately a collegiate and semi-professional soccer player. Before finding yoga, I had always approached movement as a body-based practice, but when a lumbar spine injury landed me on a yoga mat in 2005, I started to realize this practice was capable of shifting things in different layers of my being.

Since then I’ve continued to explore the energetic and psychological underpinnings of my practice as a way to better understand myself and my time on this earth.

My classes are made up of playful sequencing that is intended as a springboard for exploring the symbolic nature of movement—how does balancing on one foot reflect your ability to balance multiple aspects of your life, for example? Life is messy, mysterious, and magical, and for me, yoga is a means of feeling into the experience of all of it.

I am a mom of two kick ass kids, and a 5th grade teacher. When I’m not teaching, you can find me exploring the mountains of the Pacific Northwest or seeking out sunshine wherever I can find it.