monique michaels

Monique Michaels is a Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation Instructor, a Yoga Therapist, Nutrition and Lifestyle Mentor, and Auyrveda Wellness Counselor. She holds a degree in Yoga Therapy from Loyola Marymount University and a minor in Psychology from Iowa State University. Monique is also a Certified Ayurveda & Yoga Wellness Counselor by the American Institute of Vedic Studies, Founded and Directed by Dr. David Frawley.

Monique was afforded an opportunity to complete her Ayurveda Wellness Certification at the Sivananda Ashram in Cu Chi, Vietnam, where she mentored with Durga Leela. She also travelled to and lived in Bangalore, India where she taught yoga in a small village. Monique studied meditation and The Yoga Sutra's of Patanjali in Sanskrit with Swami Shivablananda. She has also travelled to Kerala, India the original home of Ayurveda medicine, where she studied and experienced Ayurvedic treatments with many different masters.

A practicing Yogi for almost a decade, Monique's unique method of teaching comes from an organically intuitive place, weaving together a blend of knowledge. Drawing from studying the lineages of Iyengar, Ashtanga, Indra Devi and Deskichar. She works from a therapeutic and compassionate perspective, weaving together modalities of Ayurveda, Yoga & Nutrition Wellness.

Specializing in the area of stress, anxiety, depression, weight loss and rehabilitation of injuries, Monique has transformed the lives of many people around the world, helping individuals to recover, repair and recreate themselves from a balanced, foundational framework through a body, mind and spirit connection. She is a Lifestyle Mentor, and offers Juice Cleanses as well as Cooking Classes.

Monique is also a professional photographer, and a regular contributor to the New Yorker, Angeleno, C, Los Angeles, and Pasadena Magazines. Her personal work features portraiture, fashion, lifestyle, journalistic style street photography and has been exhibited in both solo and group shows at the MOCA / Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.