michelle lee landon [teacher]

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. Mother Teresa

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Michelle Lee Landon, is a teacher living in Richmond, VA. She grew up in Clifton, VA; a beautiful small town hidden in the suburbs of Northern Virginia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fashion Merchandising from Virginia Commonwealth University, & spent a decade working in the fashion industry. Later in life she went through the Career Switcher program with EducateVA & is currently working as a high school Family & Consumer Science teacher.

Michelle started her yoga journey training at Beloved Yoga in Reston, VA under the guidance of Odisa Walker and Maryam Ovissi in 2011.  A never ending student, Michelle has taken additional yoga training for children/ teen yoga, trauma sensitive/ informed teaching, and vinyasa sequencing.

 

photo by: Ash Carr Photo

photo by: Ash Carr Photo

Through her platform of One Drop Yoga, she  holds pop up “pay what you can” classes around RVA, partnering with numerous local businesses and organizations. Michelle is also the organizer of RVA Outdoor Yoga on Meet Up . 

Her practice is accessible, inclusive and trauma informed. You can find her almost every day of the week holding classes around the city during the warm seasons.  When she is not teaching yoga, you can find her at Varina High School teaching Intro to Fashion, Fashion Marketing & Relationships classes. She also created a mindfulness program for students & staff that she calls Varina on Chill. 

 
 

All photos on this site were taken by Rich Young, Luke Witt, Wanderlust Photography, Lindsay Mears Studio & Michelle Lee Landon.