Michelle Robinson Yoga

06/23/2026

Yoga doesn’t require a bra top, a perfect backdrop, or an hour on your mat.

Sometimes it’s five minutes. A few stretches, a forward fold, a wiggle, a breath. A dog who shows up right on cue. And just enough stillness to remember that you actually know how to take care of yourself.

This is what yoga looks like in everyday life. Not the highlight reel. The real one.

Yoga mat optional 😉

06/16/2026

I teach you how to practice mindfulness in the in-between moments, not just on the mat.

Mindfulness isn’t complicated. It’s as easy as paying attention to how you are standing, or sitting, while on the sidelines of your kid’s soccer practice.

Mindfulness is a choice. One you can choose to return to again and again.

Where will you find a moment of mindfulness today?

06/15/2026

It’s foggy along the shoreline this morning. So thick at times that you can only see a few feet ahead of you.

And yet, maybe that’s all we ever really need.

Not the whole path on display. Just the next step, in the direction you want to go.

That’s the practice, really. Not having it all figured out. Just choosing, again and again, to move toward what matters.

So ask yourself today: where do you want to go? And what’s the one small step that gets you closer?

06/11/2026

Yoga teaches us to pause before we react. And I’m taking that off the mat in a big way lately.

My son and I have a safe word. Not for emergencies, although it certainly could be used for them. But for arguments.

When things start to heat up between us and we can feel a full blown disagreement coming, whoever gets there first says the word. And then we both walk away, no hard feelings. We then give ourselves, and each other, permission to take some breaths, calm down, and get our thoughts together. And when we’re both ready, we come back and try again.

Yesterday I used it.

And honestly? It was one of the most mindful things I’ve done all week.

Because this is exactly what Yoga teaches us. Not just on the mat, but in the kitchen, in the car, in the middle of a Tuesday afternoon with your tweenager.

Pause before you react. Breathe before you speak. Create just enough space to choose a wiser response.
That’s the practice. And sometimes the most powerful tool you have isn’t a pose or a meditation technique.

Sometimes it’s a safe word.

06/06/2026

Twelve years ago I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. This is that story, and how my mat was there to hold me through it.

Full article linked in bio.

06/04/2026

Online Yoga and Ayurveda for women who want to show up for themselves, consistently and intentionally. That’s what tapas teaches us, and that’s what we’re practice together inside AUM@home every single week this month (and beyond).

Come try it free for 7 days. Link in bio.

06/02/2026

New article posted on Substack this week! This one is about the Wednesday afternoon that changed everything, including my life's work. Enjoy :)

From Teacher Training to Studio Ownership, and what Practicing Yoga actually looks like in Everyday Life.

05/31/2026

Yoga teaches us to get still enough to know when it’s time to move, and this Great Blue Heron on the Full Blue Moon this morning demonstrated exactly that.

This beautiful creature stopped me in my tracks while out for my morning walk. Standing perfectly still at the water’s edge, patiently waiting, fully present.

I watched him for a few minutes before he silently lifted off into the most breathtaking flight.

That’s the practice, isn’t it? On the mat and off it?

On this Full Blue Moon, give yourself a moment to pause. To sit quietly and notice what feels aligned in your life right now, and what doesn’t. Then do one simple, intentional thing that moves you toward what you want, and gently away from what no longer serves you.

Be like the Great Blue Heron — still, patient, present, and ready for right action. 🌕🩵

05/30/2026

Most Saturday mornings I start on my yoga mat and finish on the Taekwondo mats

This morning I taught a Vinyasa class anchored in the mantra ‘Yes, I can’, and then went and tested for my black stripe belt alongside my son.

We both passed.

I share this not to impress you, but to remind you of something I truly believe:

You are stronger, smarter, and more capable than you think you are.

Doubt is loud. I know. I feel it too. But on the other side of the thing you are afraid to try is a version of you that is standing a little taller, breathing a little deeper, and smiling because you did it, regardless of the outcome.

So yes, YES YOU CAN do hard things.

05/29/2026

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