Michelle Barnette

From Iowa, Minnesota and most recently Ohio, Michelle Barnette completed her undergraduate degree in journalism and after an exciting but unfulfilling career in advertising she began her studies in natural health in 2006 with a 5 year apprenticeship with Dr. Nikolai Alenov. Learning the underlying principles of chiropractic care, nutrition and applied kinesiology, she began to more deeply understand and value the wisdom of the physical and energetic bodies. Yoga was a natural, progressive addition to her studies and after 2 years of deliberate practice she attained her 200-hr yoga teaching certification in 2009 through CorePower Yoga Minneapolis. Since then, she has received her personal training and barre certifications and she will finish her 500-hr yoga teaching certification in 2018. She has taught over 3000 classes and has led numerous workshops and yoga teacher trainings. In her classes, Michelle encourages her students to find a balance between effort and ease. She highly values the aspect of choice, allowing her students to gradually open to that place within where they reside as their own best teacher.

Michelle is one of 8 children and she and her husband serve as foster parents for school-age children in Ohio. She enjoys travel, biking, playing the piano, german board games and music by The National.