Hi Reader,

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Movement is medicine for body+mind+heart+soul - if you need to hear this today.​
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​If you’re feeling the weight of the world, marco or micro, MOVE.​
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Even if it feels hard, even 5 minutes to SHAKE IT OFF - to dance and express the emotions... E-motion is meant to MOVE.​
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Give your body some freeform dancing, expression from the heart.
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​Move from within the feeling, not the mental form, and you’ll find the freedom in your emotional state as well.​
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This morning my practice was dancing + singing + sunrise outside - consciously bringing joy & focus, while allowing tears & prayers for the suffering in the world. Prayers for radical seeing and heart opening and miracles of peace and working together. It’s the best way I know to keep showing up in my day-to-day.

And it works. All the time. It's why I'm so passionate about movement as medicine for body+mind+heart. Embodiment is our innate superpower of resourcing both vitality & much needed restoration in ways that effect our physical, mental & emotional selves.

Restoration & release is what we'll be enjoying in the 3rd annual Solstice Within practice. This year by donation (no one turned away), join me for a luscious blend of floor-based somatic yoga practice + self massage + restorative yoga nidra to unwind patterns of tension in your body+mind+heart. All levels invited and encouraged! You'll get to enjoy the recording through the end of 2023Enjoy the recording through the end of 2023.

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Embodied Resilience™ live weekly practice sessions start January 4th!

I'm really looking forward to sharing my favorite practices with you!

Experience out-of-the-box embodied yoga practices of meditation, pranayama & modern movement medicine for physical, emotional & mental resilience. Registration opens the last week of December!

Weekly practices meet on Zoom, Thursdays 9am PT. Come live for the best experience. Stay after to ask questions & chat.

Recordings available indefinitely via private YouTube links. Monthly subscription is $30, for practices & perspective you won't find anywhere else. (Please reach out if you're in need of financial assistance, I want this information to help as many people as possible.)

The last week of the month will be free & open to all, live on my YouTube channel (subscribe & turn on alerts to get reminded!)

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Date change for Elements of Ayurveda, Subtle Body & Tantrik Mantra Practice​

So much of what's 'out there' on this topic is either disconnected from the root context or only available in a long training (or, often, both). I've been teaching advanced trainings on the yogic subtle body (teachings on the 'more-than-physical' human experience) for many years now, drawing from source Tantrik texts in the translation work of Christopher Tompkins.

I'm excited to share that Chris will be a special guest teacher for the Elements of Ayurveda, Subtle Body & Tantrik Mantra Practice January 20-21, 9am-1pm PT. This training opens The Yoga Reconnection, a journey of living Yoga, Ayurveda & Shakta Tantra for modern life. The Yoga Reconnection + the Embodied Resilience Atelier are the core modules of the Kutilaa School of Embodied Resilience 300hr Yoga Teacher Training! 🥰

Not all trainings are open to the public, so I hope you'll consider joining me for this one.

Did you know that the modern understandings and meaning of the chakras are not truly reflective of their original context? The root teachings and practices associated with the chakras, as understood in the traditional yogic sense, remain rare to encounter in popular Western yoga. In case you missed it, click through to read my blog on the Tantrik Origins of the Chakras on Medium.

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Finally, I want to personally invite you to join me and a bunch of other powerhouse experts in their field for a free Leadership & Impact Livestream hosted by my friend Aesha Shapiro.

Aesha is truly a soul sister, having shared roots in the original hoopdance movement & many overlapping communities for over 20 years! She's a living example of resilience as a single mom of a special needs child, while being a superstar women's leadership & business coach.

I'm honored to be a featured speaker at this livestream event this Monday Dec 11, from 11a-4p PT. Find me live at noon PT, sharing how Embodiment is our superpower for always-available tools for mindset, regulation, resourcing & leadership.

Then stay for the day so you can:

• Learn community building strategies to increase revenue and impact, along with how to bust through visibility blocks and imposter syndrome with CEO of Launch Your Fempire, Aesha Shapiro
• Learn to grow your impact with your own online TV show! With Elizabeth Ocean of the Women's Holistic Business Academy
• Learn the power of language; Thoughts Become Things with Jen Davis
• Explore podcasting, tackling controversial issues as a business owner, developing a business with a partner, and having a business as a side hustle with Dr. Sara Vogel
• Play to win fun prizes and bonuses!

I hope to see you there at tomorrow's Leadership & Impact Livestream!​

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To our shared resilience,

Michelle

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PS. We've confirmed dates for Embodied Resilience™ Immersion into Spiral Alignment! I can't wait to return to a home of my heart, Encinitas, February 2-4 to share as much as I can fit into this 3-day immersion about the evolution of embodied yoga practice, sustainable movement & the application of spiral alignment & biotensegrity for everyone who loves movement!

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☆ Weekly Classes ☆

• ​Prana Vinyasa Flow | Wednesdays 630pm | Folk SF + streaming live
• ​Metta San Rafael 615pm | Tuesdays & Thursdays through 2023
• Embodied Resilience | Thursdays 9am PT | online | movement + breath + meditation for physical, emotional & mental resilience

☆ 2024 Trainings & Events ☆

• ​Elements of Ayurveda, Subtle Body & Tantrik Mantra Practice | Jan 13-14 | online
• ​Agni: Ayurveda, Digesting Experience & Tantrik Philosophy | Jan 20-21 | online
• ​Embodied Anatomy: Fascia, Biotensegrity & Beyond | Jan 27-28 | Folk SF
• Embodied Resilience™ Immersion into Spiral Alignment | Feb 2-4 | Aum Dome, Encinitas
• Evolution of Embodied Practice | Feb 19-23 | online details announced in January!
• ​Advanced Anatomy: Preventing & Working with Common Injuries | Feb 24-25 | Folk SF
• ​Envision Festival | March 4-11 | Costa Rica
• ​Nervous System Wisdom of Ayurveda + Tantra + Modern Science | March 23-24 | online
• ​Subtle Body 30hr Immersion | March 27-29 | Folk SF
• ​Building Resilience | April 20-21 | online (start of Embodied Resilience™ Atelier 2024, open to public)
• ​Heart & History of Namaskar | April 27 | Folk SF + online
• ​Lightning in a Bottle Festival | May 22-27 | Buena Vista Lake, CA
• Embodied Anatomy: Fascia, Biotensegrity & Beyond | June 1-2 | online (part of Embodied Resilience™ Atelier 2024, open to public)
• Embodied Resilience™ Anatomy of Spiral Design & the Axis Syllabus | June-Sept | online (part of Embodied Resilience™ Atelier 2024)
• Fall modules announced soon.

*If you're tech-savvy and interested in the potential of work-trade, please reach out!*

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The Kutilaa School of Embodied Resilience is dedicated to offering accessible opportunities for helpful & relevant education on Living Yoga, Ayurvedic wisdom & evidence-based embodiment practices for physical, mental & emotional wellbeing specifically for modern life in a changing world.

If you've read this far, thank you!! Birthing an online school takes alot of heart & hard work. 🌹

If you know anyone who could benefit from embodied resilience or living yoga practices, the greatest gift of support is sharing these offerings with friends.

Thank you in advance!

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