michelle barge
Michelle has been practicing yoga since 1996 following a life dedicated to classical ballet. She teaches an integrated Vinyasa practice focused on proper alignment and building core strength. Her style fuses her training in traditional Hatha yoga schools - Iyengar and Ashtanga – with her studies in dance and Pilates combined with a deep knowledge of eastern philosophy and meditation. Michelle has a strong background in Ayurveda and incorporates it into her practice. She has trained in some of the top yoga studios in New York City and continues to train under some of the leaders in the field: Dharma Mittra, Paula Tursi, Schuyler Grant of Kula Yoga Project, Sadie Nardini, Alison West and Tao Porchon-Lynch. She is a graduate of Sadie Nardini's Core Strength Vinyasa Flow program and a 200-hour level RYT through the Yoga Alliance of America. Michelle is also certified to teach yoga in a corporate environment through Balance Integration and does so in some of the top companies in the country, including AOL/Time Warner and Yahoo!
She also teaches yoga at the high school level in the New York City Public School System through Bent on Learning, which brings the joy of yoga to low-to-moderate income and gifted students. Michelle’s commitment to wellness also extends off the mat to her charity work as the Board President of Concrete Safari - a Harlem-based, non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the joy of fitness and healthy eating habits to inner city youths through personal training, nutritional counseling, and outdoor adventures. Michelle also has over 12 years of marketing, branding and public relations experience having worked at some of the top agencies world-wide. She is a regular contributor to Vital Juice Daily, an online resource for health and wellness, Her Sport + Fitness, and writes a blog for beYOU.tv.
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