My Personal Journey

It all started when...

I witnessed the death of a young man I had known for 10 years. He was 18 and his untimely death, my relations with his family and my own unresolved issues regarding the death of my own daughter brought me to a place of profound searching.  I was searching and searching and searching.... I had no clue what I was looking for or how I would know when I found it, but for quite some time I was a drift at sea. 

While adrift and searching I began to wonder about meditation and kept hearing about yoga.  I found my way to the local gym and met the yoga instructor, who took me under her wing, taught me yoga, took me to  a group meditation, and lead the way to my yoga teacher training.  I cannot thank you enough Loretta! You changed my life! 

Teacher training was an immense experience that taught me so much I never knew about myself, and uncovered potentials that I never fathomed for myself.  It was what I had been searching for!  So much love and gratitude to Vonda and Dawn and my fellow teacher training students! 

I completed yoga teacher training in November of 2016 and found my way into restorative yoga.  Ali was my mentor and when I assisted her in class I was torn ....  I thoroughly enjoyed helping her and being of service to her students, but I really wanted to be her student!  She infused her class with essential oils and singing bowls and provided a yoga class that possessed a unique impact compared to my experiences with yoga thus far.  Ali - you were the perfect mentor for me!  Such an inspiration!  Thank you!   

Then I honed my craft teaching yoga at Nona's center.  She also shed light and supported my huge strides towards self healing. She reminded me of my personal strength and enhanced my personal beliefs related to spirit and the metaphysical.  Thank you Nona for sharing so openly and willingly!  

Through Nona I met Lillian.  Lillian is my Reiki master and certified me as an Usui Reiki master to the second degree.  Lillian's love is pure and simple, as large as the universe, and patiently, wise.  Lillian showed me it is ok to let love flow through me and taught me that, that love cannot be depleted!  What a gift!  My heart swells and overflows Lillian!  Thank you!

As the tides of life come and go, my tides brought me to relocating.  This relocating process was slow and a little uncomfortable, but Leah provided me with a wonderfully, amazing opportunity!  Leah created space where my passion, my experience and potential culminated.  Every time I lead a class at Leah's studio I could feel my personal energy grow exponentially!  Thank you, Leah, for letting me share my practice in your space with your clients! It meant so much!

As I transition from the boat lost at sea to being the lighthouse for others, I was still seeking the ground that I would stand on.  In doing so I attended a workshop and the leader of the workshop, Elizabeth, gave me some great tools & working knowledge that will benefit my teaching, but she also shared her story of success.  I found her story to be of inspiration and followed her recommendations.  Elizabeth's advice gave me the "practical feet" that Nona had spoken about!  I am grateful, Elizabeth.  Thank you!

In December of 2018 I opened Vestal Visions Yoga Studio in Boulder City, NV. It is here that I will continue to shine and to be in service to those that are drawn to experience and practice gentle styles of yoga. A huge heart felt thanks to Lorie for her undying belief in me as I moved into this chapter!

While I am at it I need to express my gratitude to Tracy for her loving support, and belief in me, and for bearing witness over the past few years.  

Natalie, I hope you know your words to me in October of 2016 we so pertinent to my old stories but mostly to my beautiful future.  I am forever grateful that you wholeheartedly showed up to teacher training and that you took the time to share your thoughts with me.  One small conversation with resounding impact.  No mud no lotus!!!!

Mary - Thank you for being open minded and being there every time I stepped out of my comfort zone.  I love you and your willingness! 

Randy, Mom, Aaron & Megan - my heart and eyes swell with immense love & gratitude.  Everyday I am grateful for you and your presence in my life!  You are my safe harbor and I deeply appreciate your love, your kindness, your acceptance, your generosity and your support.

Now, I will take all that I have accumulated and share it with everyone my life touches.  I will seek out new knowledge, new experiences as my journey continues, so that I may be equipped to help others who are searching.  I only hope that I can do for others, that which has been done for me.  

With Love & Light ~ Michelle 

My Training

YOGA TRAINING......

I completed my 200 hour yoga training in November of 2016 and literally have been teaching ever since.  My training was provided by Vonda Neal of Kingman's own True North Yoga and Dawn Aragon of iRONFaery. 

They both come to the table with tremendous amounts of  yoga experience & training.  Vonda studied directly under Baron Baptiste and Dawn studied under Shri Dharma Mittra and Edward Clark. Between the two of them they have multiple decades of experience.

VIBRATIONAL SOUND THERAPY......

2018 - Completed Vibrational Sound Therapy Practitioner training through the Vibrational Sound Association out of Roca, NE.

CONTINUED EDUCATION......

2017 - I completed 16 hours of continued education specific to restorative yoga with Elizabeth Marshall of Bridge City Yoga in Portland, OR. 

2018 - Completed 20 hours of continued education specific to Trauma Recovery Yoga with Joyce and Darwin Bosen of Las Vegas, NV.

2019 - Self Care with Qigong, a 5 hour LMT continued education course by Sommer Plotnick at Vestal Visions Yoga Studio, Boulder City, NV.

USUI REIKI CERTIFICATION…

Spring of 2017 I studied with Lillian Wilden of Bullhead City, AZ to mater practicing Reiki and I attained First and Second Degree certification in Usui Reiki - natural healing. 

All certificates are available upon request.

It Is my intent to...

profoundly impact people's lives in such a way that their journey of personal growth and self healing is enabled and/or enhanced.  I feel it is my job to nurture, inspire, provide tools and create sacred space  for  those in need and who are willing embrace their journey.