Mat Chat with Michelle
You’re Not Lazy. You’re Stuck. There’s a Difference.
Being stuck is the signal.
I’ve been in the health and wellness industry for thirty years, and one of the most common things I hear from women is some version of: “I know I should practice/workout. I want to. I always feel so much better when I do. But for whatever reason, I just can’t seem to make it happen.”
First let me start with nothing is wrong with you. But something is asking for your attention.
What Emerge & Lighten Means for Me
Every month inside my online Yoga and Ayurveda community, I choose a theme. A thread that runs through the classes, the teachings, and the practices we share together. This April, that thread was Emerge & Lighten. And I had a vision for how it would go…
Yoga in the Kitchen
I woke up Monday morning feeling heavy. Not tired heavy. Full heavy. Like that feeling after a big turkey dinner where your eyes were bigger than your stomach and yet you cleaned the plate anyway. That kind of heavy. And honestly? It made sense. Because that’s pretty much how I ate all weekend. Too much…
Why You Feel Stuck (And What You Can Do About It)
There’s a particular kind of stuck that shows up in the spring. It’s not the dramatic, rock-bottom kind of stuck. It’s quieter than that. It looks like the workout you’ve been meaning to get back to for three weeks. The meal plan you downloaded and haven’t opened. The thing you told yourself January was going…
What the Mirror Shows Us, and What It Doesn’t
When was the last time you actually looked at yourself in the mirror?
Not the quick glance as you brush your teeth or fix your hair. Not the automatic scan for something out of place before you head out the door. I mean the moment when you really stop. When you meet your own eyes and take in the whole of yourself.
The Weight We Carry and the Power of Letting Go
I’ve never been one to explore the meaning of the planets or their cycles, but as of late, I’ve been really drawn to learning about them. And doing what I can to align with the energy of their placement. But the moon? Oh that beautiful moon. There’s something about it that stops me in my…
The Part of Your Core Nobody Talks About
There’s a moment many women know. A sneeze that caught you off guard. A hearty laugh that led to tears of embarrassment or shame. A game of tag in the backyard that ends with a quiet but quick trip to change your clothes. In those very human moments, you become frustratingly aware of something you…
Thirty Years In, and I’m Just Getting Started
I’ve been moving people in their bodies since I was twelve years old. Dance first. Then fitness. Then yoga found me, and eventually Ayurveda found me through Yoga, and somewhere in the middle of all of that, I found myself. Over and over again. That’s over thirty years of learning how the body holds us,…
Conscious Completion
So many times this past year, pictures of my former self have come up and with it, a deep sadness and longing for the woman who I once was. Even though I know that that woman is still here today, just different, I feel melancholic when I see her and sad that who I was is no longer.
Yoga Beyond the Mat
Yoga isn’t just about where your feet land in warrior pose. It’s about how you meet yourself in the moment, whether your thoughts are steady or scattered, kind or critical, uplifting or heavy.