Michelina Payetta

I was not going to waste my hour “stretching”. Today, yoga is my go-to work out and essential way of correlating body, mind, and soul with movement. It has honestly been a transitional and life saving experience. Yoga has allowed me to find balance and self acceptance. It has made it possible for me to open up my mind for positive thoughts and inspiration. Yoga has allowed emotions to surface from a dark place, lightening my heavy heart. I have learned that being healthy and getting exercise does not always have to be as intense. There is a substantial amount of strength in listening to your body and easing off when needed, oppose to pounding it through rigorous motion. Yoga can be whatever you want it to be. There are so many layers. It is my passion and gratitude to share the gift of yoga with you. It can be your time to search, reach, and find whatever it is you are looking for. This can be in the physical, mental, or emotional state… even all three. I can’t wait to guide you through your yoga journey… Michelina Payetta Education and Experience CURRENT I am a genuine, authentic, personable, and enthusiastic teacher, as I have been teaching yoga since April 2014: E-RYT 200, E-RYT 500, YACEP, and CPR certified. Constantly learning & embracing yoga knowledge, attending workshops, and engaging in self-study. Direct teaching experience in vinyasa flow, hot vinyasa flow, power, hatha, gentle, yin, restorative yoga, Bhakti, kids yoga, yoga Nidra, Yoga Align - Yoga Wall. Currently maintaining a yoga community at my teaching spaces in Santa Clarita, Ca & Wrightwood, Ca. My previous yoga community and teaching spaces were in Southern California: Long Beach, Seal Beach, Anaheim, Fullerton, Santa Ana, Menifee, & Murrieta and in Portland, Oregon. Physical Education teacher for grades 6th-8th in Palmdale School District (California). 2019-present. Owner/Founder of Yogapawse: Portland, Oregon. September 2017-March 2018. Owner/Founder of My Yoga Canyon Country: Canyon Country, California. August 2021-Present. BACKGROUND Received my 200 hour yoga teacher training through Purple Yoga, in Southern California, May 2014. Attained my E-RYT 200 in March 2017. Received my RYT 500 in April 2018 in Clackamas, Oregon, at Karma Yoga. E-RYT 500 in June, 2022. Received my Bhakti Chanting of the Heart 30 hour yoga training in June 2020. Slow Flow & Restorative Training 20 hours, August 2021. Yoga Nidra Training 25 hours, October 2021. Yoga Align - Level 1 Intensive, December & January 2023/2024. Practicing yogi since 2009 with experience in vinyasa flow, hot vinyasa flow, power, sculpt, acro, gentle, yin, restorative, and Bikram yoga. I have taught yoga at various settings: gyms, studios, junior high & high school. BS in Kinesiology with a double focus: Fitness and Health (2007) & Physical Education (2011). K-12 teaching credentials for physical education (2013). One year experience in teaching 7th & 8th grade physical education (Fall 2011, Spring 2013). Anaheim, Ca. Two years experience in teaching 6th-8th physical education in 2019-2021. Palmdale, Ca. Physical education assistant on a venture in Australia with K-6th grade (Summer 2009). Guided physical activity towards a Daisy Scout strength component (2011). Worked at a spinal decompression office as a tech aid/patient advocate for a year (Aug. 2006-April 2007, Aug. 2009-Feb. 2010). Personal trainer for a year (2005-2006).