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Professional Trainings
Offering immersive experiences with the finest teachers in their fields at our educational center in Costa Rica, in conjunction with our partner studios across the globe, in person, virtually, and online.
Life Changing Retreats
Breathtaking views, lush landscapes, pristine beaches, delicious food and extraordinary opportunities to ground, grow and balance await you on your week long journey into deep exploration and wonder.
Professional Trainings
Yoga Therapy for Brain Disorders Certification
Program start date: April 13, 2022
This is a 3-month program that meets once a week on Wednesday evenings at 6-9pm CT/ 7-10pm EST through June, and meets one weekend per month (April 22-24, May 20-22, and June 10-12)
Available at our partner studios, live online and recorded
This 100 hour Yoga Therapy certification is where yoga and neurology intersect. Learn to treat mood disorders such as depression and anxiety; degenerative diseases like Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and MS; substance abuse, PTSD, and TBIs. Combining yoga therapy and trauma-sensitive education, with neurology and psychiatry this truly holistic training provides a full spectrum approach. Led in partnership with Neuro-Psychologist Dr. David Callahan, Addiction Specialist Dr. Kristen Anderson, and Trauma Specialist Elisha Fernandes Simpson, LMSW.
Transformational Vinyasa and Level 1 Orthopedic Yoga Therapy
Next training starts October 12, 2022
200 hour Vinyasa training which will leave you fully prepared to teach EXCELLENT classes to students of all ages, sizes, shapes and levels of fitness. Discover why this 6 month training consistently gets 5 out of 5 stars and is called “Life Changing”, “Unbelievable” and “The best thing I have ever done”.
Orthopedic Yoga Back Care Program
This course focuses on spinal care, as well as the rehabilitation of spinal injuries and conditions such as herniated disks, stenosis, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, pinched nerve and generalized back care.
Pathways to Healing Through Body Centered Practices
In this course, you will be learning about the impact of trauma on the body, mind, and spirit, stemming from Elisha's research, passion, and experiences in building up the program. This program continues to evolve and is shaped by the communities that surround our trauma survivors.
Pathways to Healing Through Body Centered Practices is an ongoing, self-paced trauma-conscious training that can be completed within 6 months of your start date.
Life Changing Retreats
Goddess Awakening
Back Care Retreat and Training
Dr. Katina & Michelle's Chiro Camp
Let It Go... To Change Your Life!
Level Up... To Change Your Life!
Michelle Fleming
Michelle found yoga and it saved her life. She stumbled into an Ashtanga class one afternoon and found it was the first thing that made her intense anxiety and depression dissipate. After tearing a ligament in her knee during a class - and finding that her scoliosis was worsening with the practice - she began to delve deeply into the anatomy behind the poses in an effort to find a safe and effective way to retain the exhilarating flow she loved so much.
She has since become a Yoga Therapist, a Thai Bodyworker, a Nerve and Artery specialist and a Board Certified Structural Integrator in the lineage of Ida Rolf. It was through these complementary practices of wellness that she healed her body - and from there Orthopedic Yoga Therapy was born.
These days she trains teachers and students to find a fluid pattern of movement that protects and nourishes the joints while stretching the muscles and connective tissue and quieting the mind. She is the owner of Sanctuary Wellness Studios, Director of Orthopedic Yoga and Transformational Yoga Therapy and founder of Equilibrium, a non-profit dedicated to bringing breath, movement and nutrition education to young people with anxiety and mood disorders.
After living and learning all over the country, she now teaches internationally, bringing her unique style of yoga to students of all levels, ages, shapes and sizes. She has been teaching for almost 20 years and training teachers for over 10 years. She believes it is a blessing to be able to bring people the gifts of a strong body, a quiet mind and a blissful spirit.