Michelle Howard Yoga & Therapies

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.

28/08/2026

18/08/2026

I would like to introduce two new videos from The Here we meet, here we care series
https://youtu.be/nhKQqDvEUTg

The 10 minute anytime hip and leg release feels so good for easing tight morning hips and hamstrings and equally tired and aching end of day muscles.

The 30 minute power of stillness is a yin yoga practice which encourages the use of pillows/bolsters to support and relax the muscular system whilst giving time for the connective tissue ( fascia) to nourish and unstick.
This floor based class particularly focuses on the piriformis muscles, glutes and hips.

11/08/2026

I’ve been feeling rather sad today. Sad for all the wildlife being decimated by the weather conditions and fires.
I struggle with yin yoga, I love it,
but my go to is always to want to move. Yin yoga is so powerful at shifting sluggish energy and at allowing time for thoughts to settle so that’s exactly where I landed today.

09/08/2026

Two different classes with the aim, to calm the mind.

A moment of calm invites Bumble bee breath and a simple supported forward fold.
While flow to slow invites connecting to movement to step into the body allowing the mind to slow.

Practice them one after the other or one at a time, see which works best for you.

Available free along with 12 other classes in my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/-l9q6z