Yoga on the Lawn

Chetana knows what it means to feel you belong and feel connected to where you call hOMe. A dedicated yoga practice grounds and brings her hOMe and is a ritual that forms her daily life. She truly believes in yoga being accessible to all, being open and inclusive to every body and every one and coming to your yoga mat should never be a barrier. Her practices are always guided by intuition and she adapts for those that sheI is leading. She also writes her own meditations and is available on the Insight Timer app.

She is an Advanced registered yoga teacher E-RYT500, through Yoga Alliance and continue to learn and grow in my teaching and practice. She lead practices and workshops in power, flow, restorative, yin, meditation, The Power of She (menopause and yoga), yoga nidra as well as sound baths with crystal and Tibetan bowls healing and offer Reiki throughout.

Michelle’s yoga journey began as a child in military base housing alongside her mom during a yoga broadcast on PBS. Realizing her need to move, Michelle’s parents enrolled her in dance at a young age, which sparked her love of movement. She studied ballet, tap, and jazz for more than twenty years. Upon entering the corporate world, sheneeded something to burn off stress. One day during a long run after work, she remembered standing in the living room lifting her arms next to her mom doing yoga. Eventually, her practice led her to Ashtanga Yoga with Kimberly Dahlmann at Yoga East, where she deepened her personal understanding of yoga and began teaching.

Michelle is trained in and teaches Ashtanga, Yin, Pranayama, and Pilates. Additionally, she studies Yoga Philosophy, Iyengar Yoga, and meditation. Michelle teaches yoga at Yoga East in Kittery, Maine, and is a teacher and volunteer at Yoga in
Action throughout the Seacoast.