Michelle is the owner of My Secret Garden Studio in Onekawa. Michelle has over 500 hours of YTT in Bikram Hot Yoga, Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra as well as teacher trainings in Pranayama, Herbal Medicine, Cacao Facilitator Training and Kung Fu (studying and practicing Kung Fu for over 12 years, achieving a Black Belt First Dan before moving on to teach it).
A keen herbalist and lover of all plant life, a poet, passionate life-long student of the mind/body/breath connection.
Michelle currently teaches up to 9 Bikram Hot Yoga classes per week at Yippie Yopi Yoga Studio in Onekawa, weekly Yoga Nidra classes at My Secret Garden and co-creates regular ceremonies, workshops, classes and events incorporating Yin, Nidra, Cacao, Breathwork, Dance, Meditation, Art, Sound and more. Michelle has taught at Hawkes Bay Yoga Festival, Spirit Fest and Arkadien Festival and plans to teach at many more festivals in the future.
“This is my second time teaching at Hawkes Bay Yoga Festival and I am extremely excited about being a part of it again! I’ll be guiding everyone through a Bikram Hot Yoga class on Saturday and then a soothing Yoga Nidra and sound journey on Sunday. See you on the mat beautiful humans!”
