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Michelle Rae Sobi
Level 3 Yoga Teacher Badge Level 3 Yoga Teacher

Wheaton, IL, US

Owner of

Edge Yoga School & Arts

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Just a Yogi finding mindfulness through the art of yoga.

Current influences

Leslie Kaminoff
Deepak Chopra

Credentials

Offerings

Workshops and events

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Sat, Dec 20
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM EST

Somatic Chair Yoga and Sound Bath: Salt Cave

Naperville, IL

A gentle, grounding experience to relax, rejuvenate, and return to yourself this season.
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Fri, Jan 2, 2026
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM EST

Fridays: Yoga Teacher Training Lab 2026

Wheaton, IL

Easy-to-follow Friday labs to build your yoga teaching skills in a consistent rhythm.
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Bio

Michelle Rae Sobi has been involved in wellness since age fourteen.  She specializes in mentoring Yoga Teachers to offer all levels classes so that anyone can attend, regardless of experience.

She offers yoga teacher training nationally. Her yoga teacher training program has a five-star rating with Yoga Alliance with over one-hundred alum. She is a published author of The Yoga Asana Handbook, Yoga Snippets, and A Glimpse of Yoga.  She has presented at fitness conventions and her program was been nominated “Best Program.”

She holds an ACE certification in Group Fitness, a Fitness Instructor degree, and numerous specialty certificates.  She holds the E-RYT 500 distinction and founded Edge Yoga School & Arts. She studies closely with Leslie Kaminoff studying yogic principles. She holds the Ayurvedic Practitioner certificate and is a student of the Doctor of Ayurveda program.

Her passion is helping others discover their path and personal specialty.  When she’s not teaching, she can be found taking pictures. 

Edge Yoga School offers 200-hour, 500-hour, Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training, Children’s Yoga Teacher Training, as well as many specialty and trauma-informed courses. She is committed to helping others achieve optimum health through nutrition.

She is a Buddhist Minister and during her two year seminary, she discovered yoga within these teachings.

Michelle has been a teacher of the arts for over fifteen years. In that time, she has studied under a number of photographers to include UC Berkeley for Digital Photography. She offers art classes at local art galleries, art leagues, and special event venues. She specializes in yoga asana photoshoots. She is currently enrolled in Berkeley's AI program to assist yogis with the business resources available through it.

She can usually be found with an adopted dog by her side, and considers herself to be a lifelong learner.

My mentors

Leslie Kaminoff

Level 3 Yoga Teacher Badge Level 3

My mentees

Cassandra Henzen

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