Michelle teaches yoga focused on structural alignment, and alignment found and reinforced through healthy breathing patterns. Out of her home studio, classes are personalized to individual students, either in vinyasa/Dharma yoga, or hammock-assisted yoga.

I’ve been a student of yoga since 1991. Like many people, I came to the practice for the physical benefits, and I stayed for the grounding, clarity, and quiet inner strength it helped me uncover. In 1998, I completed my vinyasa yoga teacher training at OM Yoga Center with Cyndi Lee, and was honored to join the teaching staff there soon after. I taught at OM until 2002, when I left to create something more personal, what would eventually become My Own Yoga. From the start, I’ve been drawn to teaching in smaller settings, working one-on-one or in small groups where I can offer students more direct, thoughtful support. For 25 years, I taught yoga in New York City and Brooklyn, leading private sessions in homes, studios, and well...