“Cool, calm, and creative. Michele is awesome!” – Erich Shiffmann
“Thank you so much for your yoga, meditation, and resources for our Just In Power Kids! They are AMAZING! Super valuable stuff!” – Shannon Berk
“Thank you for the Kids Yoga Package! Allie has practiced the “Make A Good Morning Video,” as well as the “Meditation For A Good Day”. Both are super helpful before virtual school and got us ALL in the right “head space” with a positive attitude and happy heart. Thank you!” – Heather Wheeless
Michele’s Yoga For the Classroom workshop is an energizing, enriching experience! She sheds light on the many ways that the practice of yoga can help students of all ages access what they are learning in a more comprehensive way. She really focuses on educating the whole child, and how breath linked with movement can help students hone their minds and make deeper connections.
Michele offered insight into ways to spark creativity, build community, and ease anxiety. Her sense of humor, passion, and openness to ideas inspired us as educators to share our experiences, get outside of our comfort zones, and to try new techniques in our classrooms.
Her strategies span beyond the “classroom” and could be applied in home schooling environments, physical therapy sessions, OT sessions, camps, etc. to help students build self-awareness and learn in a more inclusive environment! I highly recommend taking her workshop if you work with children of any age, and want to see how yoga can transform young minds and hearts!
Sarah Mayhew, 8th Grade Team Leader, 8th Grade ELA Teacher, ESOL Teacher, Oakland Mills Middle School
“The LoveLifeYoga Cards are super helpful and fully explain the poses. They are easy for kids to understand and follow along on their own. The cards teach strategies to help self soothe and relax. We love them!”
Patti Taylor
“Anything that Michele creates for children his magic. This yoga package is sure to bring your child peace, contentment, and much joy. Michele’s yoga teachings have brought my son all of those things for 8 years now. She’s a bright light in our lives, and a yoga angel for children. I recommend and endorse anything that she creates.”
Julie Simms Day
“YFTC was a course that was meaningful to me personally and professionally. The class inspired me to teach more yoga in the classroom and I felt relaxed and rejuvenated through Michele’s patience and enthusiasm. I loved it!”
Robyn Bates, Third Grade Teacher, St. Johns
“I am strong, I am unique, I am smart, I am beautiful!” Empowerment presented in a kid-friendly & digestible way. In an uncertain climate, these cards remind our kids to take the pause, be mindful, and improve self-awareness.
Kiera T.
Michele is wonderful. I always leave her classes feeling so much lighter emotionally and physically. (And at any time if you don’t like where the class is going, feel free to flip her the bird. She responds well to constructive feedback)
Beth
Michele is not only a gifted yoga teacher, but also a deeply beautiful and generous human. Her classes have fulfilled a physical and spiritual need in my life, and because of her kind guidance, I have been able to take my practice to places I never imagined would be possible. She embodies what it means to be a yogi both on and off the mat!
Laura
Michele is one of the first yoga teachers that made me realize that yoga wasn’t just about exercise, it was about connecting to something higher. The more I took her class, the more I needed it, the more I learned about myself, the more I felt like a better person because of her and her class. You feel an immediate ease when Michele is around, like she truly cares about you, and creates this space where there is zero judgment, where you can be free. She also gives the most incredible adjustments and massages, which is like the icing on the cake.
Carrie
Attending Michele’s class is so much more than just going to yoga. She is truly tuned in to the needs of her students and customizes every class to what their bodies (and minds) need that day. Michele leads her students on a journey that is never quite the same and I promise you will leave class having opened up and strengthened your physical body, but also feeling deeply grounded and at peace.
Julia
Michele is a gifted yoga teacher. While her classes can be physical, ranging from emphasizing the correct fundamentals of the basics to leading interested students into the poses usually found in the more advanced classes, she never waivers from the philosophy of yoga as it relates to her students and their growth. She is never rushed, and has the depth of personal experience to be able to instantly adapt her instruction to the needs of the class. She senses these needs and offers a yoga session to meet those needs and improves the overall feeling and mood of each student. She is aware of each student and is quick to offer a suggestion or make a correction as is necessary. Michele has studied with internationally recognized yogis and has many years of dance experience. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking to either begin the study of yoga or deepen their current practice and advance to the next level.
John
I found Michele’s yoga classes four years ago and they have been a major part of my life ever since. She creates a safe place to practice and grow, and I always come away feeling more centered. The love of Michele’s classes runs in my family! My son has been taking her kids yoga class for two years, and loves to show me all of the new poses he learned in her Kids yoga. He also remembers (usually!) that he is supposed to take the ‘big yoga breaths’ he has learned in class when he feel upset.
Nicki
Michele classes have been a life changer for me. They gave me a spiritual lift, introduced me to a real yoga community and took away all my back pain. She’s a beautiful light on this Earth and I always think about how lucky I am to have her as my teacher every Mon and Thursday night.
Justine
As most know, yoga can change your life- add Michele and you are set. She makes you feel like you are taking a private class yet at the same time you are surrounded by others. I have been taking yoga for over 25 years and Michele is by far one of the best teachers I have ever experienced.
Dana
A wonderful staff development! Relaxing for our stressed out staff members and useful with our stressed students!
Brenda Litt, Principal, Anatola Elementary
Excellent facilitators! Mūv’s Team Building Workshop was relaxing, fun, and challenging. Their dance activities allowed me to explore personal and group creativity. Leaders and followers worked interchangeably and together.
B. Johnson, Principal, Western Elementary
Mūv’s dance and yoga teachers are easily the best we have worked with! They are loved by both students and staff and work consistently with Castlebay teachers to integrate movement and kinesthetic techniques creatively throughout the curriculum.
Eileen Cipriano, Arts Cadre Chairperson and teacher
Mūv’s workshop gets a perfect 10. I learned that dance can help teach any subject. Mike & Michele taught us simple techniques that can be used across genders, grade levels, curriculums, and abilities.
Michelle Tinsley, 4th grade teacher
This was an amazing bonding activity for our staff. The yoga was a really great part of the workshop and a nice contrast between the creative movement.
JoAnn Sayers, K teacher
Mūv dance & yoga used innovative and creative lessons to captivate and cultivate my imagination!
Sarah Pai, 1 st grade teacher
This PD really woke me up! I feel that this has really opened my mind to more creative expressions. I was constantly involved and learned ways to teach vocabulary with a kinesthetic lesson. Excellent!
Malaika Clements, 4th grade teacher
Mūv’s Yoga for the Classroom Professional Development was very relaxing. I had never done yoga before and didn’t think I was very fond of it. I thought it was silly. But after I tried it, I felt VERY relaxed and thankful to you!
Anna Macintosh, 3rd grade teacher
Mūv’s Professional Development was excellent! I learned how to incorporate movement with Open Court.
Howard Bransky, 5th grade teacher
Dance and Yoga with Mūv is wonderful! Our ongoing PD’s are a great way to unwind. Stress disappears and I feel reenergized.
Helen Toy, Arts Cadre Chairperson and teacher