Michelle Baker

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Michelle affectionately known as Swan Michelle or Swan is from the Pacific Northwest and now resides in the historic Bohemian artists beach village of Grayton Beach FL on A Along with serving in the modalities of wellness throughout the Gulf Region world and virtually she is also the Wellness Director for Raw & Juicy Cafe Grayton where she lives teaches yoga and facilitates  Sound Journeys at Yoga Studio Thirty A Solasta A & the beach All things ocean is her devotion Swan Michelle has been teaching yoga full & offering wellness events and trainings full time since Coming most recently from Pensacola Beach she produces Beach Wellness Events there with the Positive Vibrations Foundation in symbiotic stewardship with nature and the Emerald Coast raising awareness for the Sea turtles and ocean life habitats with Gulf Coast Sea Turtle Inc & The Audubon FL Coastal teams focus on threatened shorebirds Swan also currently offers extensive virtual trainings & classes in numerous modalities including Ayurveda Yoga Teacher Training Restorative yoga and Somatic Therapy Meditation series Her most recent certification is with Dr Joe Dispenza the best selling author of numerous books including “Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself” She is on his global team as a Certified Neuro Change Solutions Consultant training beings to evolve and change the D world through the health of their nervous system from survival to creation  She leads Quantum meditations with specific sound therapy techniques based off of the inspiration of this work Before moving directly to be with the ocean her beloved home Michelle lived in New Orleans for years She is the Founder of Swan River Yoga once the largest wellness & yoga center in the southern & Gulf Coast region when she was at the helm Swans very first teacher in was Ram Dass whos wisdom on death and dying she hopes to evoke and embody as she has attended often to those leaving their body as a “death doula” based off of his inspiration with Hospice Her yoga asana trainings are also extensive and include direct classical lineage and contact with many masters known and unknown including Sivananda Jivamukti Ashtanga Anusara & Restorative Yoga and Ayurveda all with original accreditation and certifications Swan has been a pioneer in bringing these lineages to The Gulf Coast Region  Michelle is also a musician and Sound Therapist and has trained in India and Bali to gain understanding of this art as a modality of healing along with such Sanskrit scholars as Dr MA Jayashree and musicians such as Jai Uttal Krishna Das and John Beauleau Swan loves to sing Swan has taught & influenced thousands of beings throughout the Emerald Gulf Coast Region and world in daily yoga Yoga Teacher Trainings International Retreats music concerts Sound Bath Experiences and Meditations  She has music and Soundscape meditations on Spotify Soundcloud and Insight Timer She has written books; Bhakti Yoga Chants Swan School Hour Teacher Training Manual and Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Manual She has sojourned and brought numerous students internationally to Mexico Costa Rica Peru Bali India France and Spain She also leads programs at Sivananda Bahamas Yogaville and her Oregon/ Pacific Northwest roots Yoga a fond connection to nature and a spiritual interconnection to the elevation of community is her life You can find her primarily meditating or singing on the beach at sunset connecting with the animals and elements; in awe of the resplendent beauty of her surroundings She is here to serve to love and to share in this sound life together through her voice.