Certified Yoga Teacher

Michelle Thielen is a professional dancer who found yoga through her dance career and has been teaching somatic movement through dance and yoga for over 25 years. She is a certified yoga therapist, an ordained minister, and the founder of YOGAFAITH, established in 2013. Michelle is the author of "Stretching Your Faith: Practicing Postures of Prayer to Create Peace, Balance and Freedom, " and "Exit Wilderness, A Roadmap Out of Depression and Hopelessness." Her school YogaFaith, operates as a 200, 500, and 800-hour Christian Yoga and Yoga Therapy school accredited by the Yoga Alliance, Christian Yoga Association, and IAYT. As a Trauma Sensitive Yoga Trainer, Michelle regularly travels worldwide to aid in rescue efforts of human trafficked victims, combining her expertise in breathwork, sound and movement therapy with her humanitarian work.

Michelle has been the lead trainer of over 200 Teacher Trainings, certifying thousands of instructors worldwide. She can be found teaching on platforms including OmStars, YogiApproved, BeYogi, IAYT, Yoga Alliance, and Yoga Journal.