Michele Bond
Michele Bond is the owner of Yoga House Ann Arbor, where she has been bringing the teachings of Anusara and beyond to the community since 2001.
Michele is known for the ability to skillfully impart knowledge in a fun and accessible way and for her deep commitment to her students.
Classes incorporate work with releasing chains of fascia and muscles to facilitate a more effortless opening of body and breath. Michele’s creative sequencing and innovative, effective teaching techniques take bodies, minds and hearts beyond stuck and limited notions of what is possible. A hallmark of her teaching is the ability to share essential details that make challenging poses accessible.
Michele is also known for her kindness and compassion in working with students of all ages and ability levels and for her ever expanding knowledge of yoga therapeutics.
The joy in what Michele does is infectious and her teaching comes from the heart. The enthusiasm she brings to instruction is backed up by many years of experience and ongoing study with renowned teachers of yoga and meditation.
Michele is the originator of Yoga Happy Hour, a restorative TGIF class for yogi's, and was the first to offer Yoga for Athletes in Ann Arbor.
She is the Yoga teacher for children with traumatic brain injuries in the University of Michigan's Neurorehabilitation Day Treatment Program. Her work there is the subject of a Master's Degree thesis by one of the assisting therapists.
Michele is a referred practitioner of the U of M's Family Integrative Medicine Clinic, and of Associates in Physical Medicine at the Reichert Health Center.
Michele has been interviewed by the Ann Arbor Business Review for her corporate yoga programs and by the Crazy Wisdom Community Journal for her Yoga Happy Hour Restorative and Yoga for Athletes classes. Michele has also contributed photos and written articles about Asana for the journal.
“The answer to so many of life's challenges can be found through Yoga. How can Yoga help YOU to have a better life? Start your journey with a caring, experienced, highly trained teacher who will design your classes around YOUR needs to help you achieve your goals.”
— Michele Bond