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Michelle Polizzi

Freelance Writer + Yoga Teacher

Benefits of Journaling: 3 Science-Backed Reasons Writing Heals The Soul

August 30, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Writing is medicine for the mind, body, and soul. Here are 5 science-backed benefits of journaling as a reflective practice.

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3 Simple Exercises for More Powerful Brand Storytelling

March 20, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Follow these three simple exercises on values, mission and voice to improve your brand story today.

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Pursuing Your Creative Passion: Lessons From Women Artists in History

March 20, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.
Women impressionists

Rejecting societal norms, 19th century women artists wrote their own rules for self-expression, individuality and leading a creative life.

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How to Write a Creative Personal Bio (with Examples)

March 20, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

A well-written professional bio can open new, fulfilling doors for your creative profession.

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How to Create a Self Care Routine (for Any Day of the Week)

June 24, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

Learn to create a self-care routine that makes you feel better both now and in the days ahead.

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Hi! I’m Michelle, a freelance writer and yoga teacher on a mission to make the world a healthier and happier place. When I’m not writing or teaching, you can find me enjoying the great outdoors or exploring a new corner of the world. If you have questions or comments, don’t hesitate to contact me.

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Need something to keep you grounded but also energized? Join me for live yoga this week! I’ll be guiding you through three yoga classes and one meditation right here on Instagram live. All events are FREE but I’m also accepting Venmo donations if it’s an option for you at this time. All you need is yourself and an open mind🌿Let me know if you’re coming below and share this with anyone who might need a little pick me up this week! See you there❤️xoxo . . . . #liveyoga #freeyoga #yogaclass #livemeditation #yinyoga #restorativeyoga #yogatutorial #yogaforeverybody #quarantinefitness #quarantineyoga #quarantineworkout #yogaforbeginners #doyoga #meditationclass #yogalearning #yoga_every_day #yogapractice #denveryoga #denveryogi #coloradoyoga #coloradoyogi #fitnesslive #toneitupteam
Anyone else need something to do Friday night🙋🏻‍♀️? Join me Fridays for a fun and powerful LIVE yoga class on Zoom 5pmMST / 7pmEST! Expect an all-levels class with meditation, deep twists, core work, and balancing poses set to upbeat music. This is a reoccurring event every Friday starting March 27th. It’s a✨FREE✨class but I am also accepting $5 donations via Venmo: michelle-polizzi. meeting ID: 654-012-7358 Practice is the point and the point is the practice — all you have to do is show up! Share this post or tag a friend you’re going to show up with👇🏼! I can’t wait to see you there! . . . #liveyoga #zoomyoga #livefitness #yogalive #virtualyoga #virtualfitness #poweryoga #onlineyogaclasses #onlineyoga #onlinefitness #yogalessons #accountabilitypartner
Ask yourself: what does it feel like to be strong? What does it look like to embody strength and resilience and courage? Settle into these inner spaces of strength, the glimmers of light shining like stars within your soul. Then, make this promise: I will stay strong in the overwhelm of uncertainty. And when I feel tired and defeated I will rest, and sit still, and draw upon my own reserves, and then I will rise again and light my own flame to illuminate the path for myself and the ones I love. By being strong for myself, by showing up again and again even after I’ve been challenged by worry, I make the whole world strong. . . . Jumping in on the #calmmindcalmyogi challenge because I think meditation is so important and it also comes in so many forms! Today I’m sharing something I wrote this week because writing is a form of meditation for me, especially after a few moments of stillness and when I’m processing challenging emotions. . . . Sponsors: @cbd.stores @in_the_weeds_apothecary @sofico_yoga_handmade @bohemian_island @supportedsoul @mettamats ____ Hosts: @lucia_means_light @sannesyoga @daniel_jose_cirilli @ethereal.flame @fifisyoga @handstandidaho @mauraexplorer @greenjuiceandgin @yogi_tai @gipsy_freckles @mountain_mama_yoga @kelsyogi @el.feather @shaynarooney @thepresentbeliever . #CalmMindCalmYogi #meditationsoul #writersdesk #writetoheal #mindfulart #writetoinspire #writersoftheworld #writeyourheartout #yogaoutside

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Need something to keep you grounded but also energized? Join me for live yoga this week! I’ll be guiding you through three yoga classes and one meditation right here on Instagram live. All events are FREE but I’m also accepting Venmo donations if it’s an option for you at this time. All you need is yourself and an open mind🌿Let me know if you’re coming below and share this with anyone who might need a little pick me up this week! See you there❤️xoxo . . . . #liveyoga #freeyoga #yogaclass #livemeditation #yinyoga #restorativeyoga #yogatutorial #yogaforeverybody #quarantinefitness #quarantineyoga #quarantineworkout #yogaforbeginners #doyoga #meditationclass #yogalearning #yoga_every_day #yogapractice #denveryoga #denveryogi #coloradoyoga #coloradoyogi #fitnesslive #toneitupteam
Anyone else need something to do Friday night🙋🏻‍♀️? Join me Fridays for a fun and powerful LIVE yoga class on Zoom 5pmMST / 7pmEST! Expect an all-levels class with meditation, deep twists, core work, and balancing poses set to upbeat music. This is a reoccurring event every Friday starting March 27th. It’s a✨FREE✨class but I am also accepting $5 donations via Venmo: michelle-polizzi. meeting ID: 654-012-7358 Practice is the point and the point is the practice — all you have to do is show up! Share this post or tag a friend you’re going to show up with👇🏼! I can’t wait to see you there! . . . #liveyoga #zoomyoga #livefitness #yogalive #virtualyoga #virtualfitness #poweryoga #onlineyogaclasses #onlineyoga #onlinefitness #yogalessons #accountabilitypartner
Ask yourself: what does it feel like to be strong? What does it look like to embody strength and resilience and courage? Settle into these inner spaces of strength, the glimmers of light shining like stars within your soul. Then, make this promise: I will stay strong in the overwhelm of uncertainty. And when I feel tired and defeated I will rest, and sit still, and draw upon my own reserves, and then I will rise again and light my own flame to illuminate the path for myself and the ones I love. By being strong for myself, by showing up again and again even after I’ve been challenged by worry, I make the whole world strong. . . . Jumping in on the #calmmindcalmyogi challenge because I think meditation is so important and it also comes in so many forms! Today I’m sharing something I wrote this week because writing is a form of meditation for me, especially after a few moments of stillness and when I’m processing challenging emotions. . . . Sponsors: @cbd.stores @in_the_weeds_apothecary @sofico_yoga_handmade @bohemian_island @supportedsoul @mettamats ____ Hosts: @lucia_means_light @sannesyoga @daniel_jose_cirilli @ethereal.flame @fifisyoga @handstandidaho @mauraexplorer @greenjuiceandgin @yogi_tai @gipsy_freckles @mountain_mama_yoga @kelsyogi @el.feather @shaynarooney @thepresentbeliever . #CalmMindCalmYogi #meditationsoul #writersdesk #writetoheal #mindfulart #writetoinspire #writersoftheworld #writeyourheartout #yogaoutside
A few things helping me stay positive right now that could maybe help you too: 1. Sunshine and fresh air!☀️There’s no better medicine. Bringing my computer outside to work in the yard helps kick the cabin fever. If the weather doesn’t allow, think open blinds and cracked windows! 2. Self-care. I’ve been working from home full-time for 4 years and I still try to shower and get dressed for work because it works wonders for my confidence and work-ethic (thank you @modernsagedenver for the amazing cut and conversation yesterday!)🍊Also, putting citrus essential oils in a diffuser fights germs and boosts mood for everyone in the house. 3. Gratitude. Continuing my morning gratitude practice I started at @fullcircleyogaschool last month helps keep my perspective in check so I remember what’s most important. I’m especially grateful for my friend @asiya and her wisdom on this. 4. Cleaning and organizing. There’s always something around the house that could be cleaned or organized. I’ve also been enjoying digital decluttering to clear out devices and make them less distracting to minimize screen time. 5. Creativity. I’m grateful for the time to work on writing poetry, trying new recipes, and planning yoga classes.✨I’ll also be creating some online classes, so let me know what yoga and meditations you’d like to see! 6. This quote: “what lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson . . . #positivityisachoice #selfcareideas #healthisweath #gratitudeisamust #workingremotely
I’ve spent the last 28 days on an island, learning how to better teach and live the practice of yoga. Untethered from social media, my laptop, and television, I’ve had time to reconnect to the deepest and most important parts of myself. I could write a book on all the things I’ve learned, but the real lessons range far beyond anatomy or ayurveda or alignment. The real lessons are engraved in late night conversation, in ceremony, in song, and in moments shared together. The single hardest thing about following my truth has been feeling alone on the journey, but I now know that following my heart brings me closer to the souls I’ve always been destined to meet. To belong is one of the most important aspects of being human, and thats why it feels like gold. It feels like the thrill of jumping off a bridge into an ocean-fed river, like dancing and singing your heart out in the living room, like watching the sun set over the water and realizing there is nowhere else to be. I want to capture this feeling in a bottle, to seize it with my fists and keep it close before time sweeps it away. But then I remember to breathe, to be. I remember gratitude and grace. I remember that for every question I have, I already know the answer. In this stillness I can feel for certain that my heart has been cracked open wide, and within this great new prairie inside me, I’ve found a greater capacity to love. To my Full Circle Yoga School family, thank you for letting me belong to you — you have been my greatest teachers. @fullcircleyogaschool
Change is simple: When a person or place becomes too small to hold the enormity of your dreams, you go. You go and you don’t look back and you don’t worry about what anyone else thinks. You go because you have to, though part of you doesn’t want to, because it’s time to. You go because if you don’t go now, when will you?

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