Michelle Howard Yoga & Therapies

23/09/2026

New videos have landed on my you tube channel.
10 minutes, 10 ways over 10 days to restore and calm body and mind.
https://youtube.com/-l9q6z?si=6tt3mgvaN8y0M19M

22/09/2026

21/09/2026

I was just reading some poems by Rumi and remembered years and years ago that my husband Colin Howard had been commissioned by his agent to paint the below image to accompany a Rumi poem. ( Rumi is a 12th century Sufi poet)
After rummaging through his etchings 😂 I found it.
I can’t remember the exact poem but am accompanying it by this.

“Life is a balance between holding on and letting go”. Rumi

12/09/2026

I’ve been teaching online classes for almost 6 years and love them as much as my in person classes.

I love seeing the yoga spaces that have been created in people’s home. The tiny spaces next to a bed and the big spaces In front of glass atriums.
I love it when people join me from their holidays and I can see sand, mountains or palm trees.
I love it people where their PJ’s to practice or fall asleep in Savasana and I can leave them there.
I love that there are oodles of props on hand from pillows, cushions and blankets to gather close.
I love the furry friends who curl up or take over the yoga mat during practice.
I love seeing being invited into people’s homes and sharing this beautiful practice.
I love that although we are all in separate spaces that it feels like a community.

There are many reasons why some people prefer an online class offering.

Sometimes it’s an extra class on top of a regular group class.
For some it’s due to lack of transport and timings and for Some it helps the anxieties and lack of confidence that may prevent attending a group class.
For others it’s preference of a personal practice but with the guidance and structure of a live class.

Occasionally people may find they are the only one that’s logged on and enjoy a 1-2-1, I love those classes too.

If you would like to join my online yoga classes please email me [email protected] and enjoy your first class for free.

08/09/2026

Manipura/solar plexus chakra the 3rd chakra.

Find a seat, rub the palms of your hands together and place one upon the other just above your navel and below your ribcage.
Close your eyes and bring your awareness to your hands and the sensation beneath them.. here resides your manipura chakra.
This is our energy centre our internal Furness and fire creating alchemy and change, confidence and determination. This chakra helps our digestion and sense of self.
When in harmony it brings steadiness and feeling of being in control, confident in decisions being made.
As you breath into your hands begin to visualise the colour yellow the colour associated with this chakra symbolising energy, new beginnings and knowledge.
Every time you inhale feel the colour radiating through your inner unit out to your ribs.
Stay with this awareness of connection, colour and breath for as long as you are able.

08/09/2026

The next video to be posted on my YouTube channel is for overwhelm.
If you are struggling with overwhelm in your daily life’s I really hope it helps you as it does me.
The Mantra So Hum is incorporated into this connection meditation. Its origins can be traced back 2500 years and translates as ‘ I am that’ when silently repeated it can help reduce stress, help the practitioner feel more present and connected to the universe.

https://youtube.com/-l9q6z?si=SSidV1I3PPXF0Qk3

05/09/2026

I’m sharing this Root chakra class from my YouTube channel for anyone who is feeling uncertain, worried, disconnected. This practice continues to settle my nervous certain and bring me back to the present.. my worries and insecurities dissolve away.

This Root chakra practice helps bring a sense of stability, groundi...

30/08/2026

A 7 year journey of learning and study.. and still going. 🐾

In 2019 at 49 years old, but feeling 19, I rented a flat in Leeds for a week and immersed myself in a yin yoga teacher training course. My plan wasn’t to teach but to use yin yoga to support my body work clients.
The training was so inspirational that a seed was most definitely planted.
During a trip to India in 2020,just before the world stood still for a while, the seed began to grow.
Covid gave me to time and means to let this seed grow further as embarked on my training. 500 hours later I was beginning to build to courage to teach online, to in person 1-2-1’s and eventually to in person classes, workshops, retreats and wonderful collaborations.
One the the most precious and maybe unexpected things to come out of this journey of discovery so far are the wonderful connections, friendships and support networks that have grown.
I feel very grateful everyday for the path I branched onto and looking forward to path yet to follow.