When you do things from your soul,
you feel a river moving in you, a joy. --Rumi

Soul movement, an intuitive dance, cultivates Self-trust and “surrender to flow” using your body as creative instrument. Warm-up begins with exploring your unique vocabulary of movement and building courage to let go of the inner critic. We further explore possibility and space, inspired by dynamic music and your felt sense of momentary impulses. We ride the waves of spontaneous expression, rooted in the freedom of your inner being or soul.  Cool down begins with deep stretch, or Yin and Restorative Yoga, pausing to digest the experience with open body, mind and spirit. After a rest in Savasana, or corpse pose, we sit in meditation, sealing the practice with focus to integrate insight or self-empowerment into daily life. 

No prior dance or yoga experience is necessary.  All are welcome.  

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Learn more about Soul Movement on our blog article, here.

Or, watch the Vlog version below:

When Michelle creates this sacred space of inner conversation the Universe flows within and there is so much joy just being there in that moment!
​-Selly Tonini ("Trust Your Intuition" Play-shop 2019)

I resonate fully with your spirit and you bring G-d's blessings into my life daily through soul movement...(with) your creativity, sensibilities, vast knowledge, research, expertise and uplifting positive energy.  You have made the biggest difference in my life and continue to influence me positively.
-Janine Laura Bronson (virtual recorded Soul Movement sessions on YouTube)

Here's a recording of our last Soul Movement session live on Zoom in August 2020:

Above Photo:  Soul Movement with Live Music  at Black Dog Yoga, Sherman Oaks 2018

Check out Soul Movement on our YouTube playlist.

Photos Left to Right: Soul Movement with Drumming in Monrovia 2015;
Soul Movement with Live Music at North Valley Aikikai 2018

Want to invite Michelle to facilitate a Soul Movement© session at your event or studio?  Inquire here.

Stay tuned for our next Soul Movement Play-shop!  
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Past Soul Movement Play-shops

June-July 2018 Soul Movement 6-Week Play-shop Series (LA Dance Academy, Sherman Oaks, CA)
​February 2018 Soul Movement with Live Music (Black Dog Yoga, Sherman Oaks, CA)

November 13, 2022 at the Birdhouse Nonprofit in Hollywood, CA

Thanks so much for being such an inspiration and awesome teacher.  I needed to move and let my body and mind be playful...
participating in the playshop with two of my friends was a fun and positive activity to do together.  We had a lovely discussion afterward talking about how we all need to take time to do things that may not be comfortable for us, they were timid to dance freely, while I’m not comfortable with painting.  We all left feeling so invigorated.
​-Heidi Huber ("Trust Your Intuition" Play-shop 2019)

As part-time faculty and professor of Dance Conditioning and Yoga at California State University, Northridge, Michelle incorporated sessions of Soul Movement©, or freeform movement.  Here's what her students had to say about the experience:

This was probably my favorite class of the semester...(it) was fun and informative and I know so much more about what my own body is capable of...
​-Rebekah Maynes

I loved every day in this class!  I felt challenged but not defeated after every session...getting stronger and building endurance.  The freeform dance sessions were great stress relievers too!
-Leslie Rivas

This class really helped everyone unwind...calm everyone's state of mind, overall being and shyness.
-Madeline Baten

​As a dancer, runner and all-around body mover, I've discovered that my most rewarding practices of meditation have been through mindful movement.  In these moments, I’ve arrived at creative insights, detoxified from negative emotions, released stagnant energy (mentally or physically), filled up with teary-eyed joy for simply being alive and learned to listen to, love and appreciate my body and its inherent wisdom. It’s been an empowering practice of inner connection to the greater universal flow of life, where I've played with trying solutions for challenging decisions and learned to let go and trust my inner being and universal consciousness, or source.  In freeform breath-led soul movement, I've found inner stillness, and I'm inspired to share this liberating practice with you.