Success, failure, and starting over. From selling her business to traveling the world in search of something more, Michelle's journey led her to study the mind -- and the science behind how we change, grow, and perform.
After leaving Universal Studios as an acclaimed graphic designer, Michelle founded and grew her own advertising agency. With a picture-perfect home, car, and young family, everything seemed in place -- until her life took an unexpected turn. After a divorce, she made the difficult decision to sell her business and step away from the corporate world.
Michelle traveled the globe, exploring ancient cultures and traditions. But during that time, she developed severe food allergies that began to take a toll on her quality of life. Believing she had picked up an illness while traveling, she turned to Western medicine -- only to find no clear answers. Running out of options and living mostly on powdered meals, she made a drastic shift, turning to yoga and Eastern philosophy in search of a different path.
Michelle traveled to India on a pilgrimage with Yogi Amrit Desai, the pioneer who brought yoga nidra to the United States. It was there that her life shifted. As the allergies that had once controlled her life began to fade, she started to understand they may have been rooted in something deeper -- a connection between the mind and body she had never been taught to see. What she found changed everything -- and she knew she had to share it.
Michelle set out to share what she had learned -- but no one was listening. Ancient Eastern philosophy didn't resonate in Western boardrooms. So she made a bold move: she went to Harvard to study neuroscience, determined to better understand her discoveries and give scientific grounding to the teachings she had encountered in India.
Blending ancient philosophy with cutting-edge neuroscience, Michelle built a reputation as "The Brain Trainer." After successfully applying her methods in high-pressure environments -- from C-suite executives to air traffic controllers and first responders -- she returned to Harvard Medical School as a fellow, continuing to share her life's work at the highest level.
Trusted by leaders across government, healthcare, and high-performance organizations, Michelle has trained over 10,000+ individuals and 200+ organizations to perform under pressure.
Her methods have been clinically proven by third parties to reduce anxiety, increase quality of working relationships, and take high performers to the next level.