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Michelle Rae Sobi is an American yoga educator, mentor, artist, and author based in Illinois. She is the founder of Edge Yoga School & Arts. Her work integrates yoga teacher training, mentorship, trauma-informed education, Ayurveda-informed study, and visual storytelling, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary learning.
Sobi’s professional identity has been described through the phrase “yogi. artist. mentor,” reflecting the integration of her teaching, creative practice, and mentorship-based approach to education.
EARLY DAYS
Sobi began teaching yoga in the late 2000s under the name Salutations Yoga, offering classes in shared community spaces in Naperville, Illinois, including the Naperville Women’s Club, also known as the Old Stone Church. During this period, she taught multiple class formats, often scheduling fitness-oriented and restorative sessions consecutively.
STUDIO
Sobi later developed Power Edge as a studio-based platform supporting a range of yoga and fitness offerings.
During this period, she introduced yoga teacher training within the studio environment. As the program expanded, the educational component began to develop independently from general studio programming.
Power Edge is regarded as an early foundation for Sobi’s teaching methodology and training structure.
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
In the mid-2010s, Sobi established Edge Yoga School to distinguish her teacher training programs from studio-based offerings.
Edge Yoga School developed a curriculum centered on mentorship, applied teaching practice, and the integration of yoga philosophy, anatomy, and experiential learning.
MENTORS
She studies closely with Leslie Kaminoff, deepening her understanding of Yoga Anatomy. Her work also incorporates principles of Ayurveda through ongoing study and mentorship, including advanced Ayurvedic mentorship under Dr. Vivek Singh.
ACCREDITATIONS
She holds the highest distinctions available with Yoga Alliance, and a Level 3 teacher with AYC.
My mentors
Leslie Kaminoff
CYT-L3
My mentees
Cassandra Henzen
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