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Michelle Lamansky is a trauma-aware yoga instructor (RYT-500) and a holistic health & wellness coach who helps women move through high-functioning stress and anxiety with compassion, breath, and body-based tools. Through private sessions and self-paced programs, she guides students back to calm, connection, and a sense of home within themselves. Learn more at www.balancedyogatn.com.

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From Injury to Insight: A New Kind of Yoga Practice

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“Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you—all of the expectations, all of the beliefs—and becoming who you are.” ~Rachel Naomi Remen

For years, yoga was my safe space—the place where I felt strong, grounded, and whole. My practice wasn’t just physical; it was my sanctuary, my moving meditation. So, when a shoulder injury forced me to change the way I practiced, I wasn’t just in pain—I was lost.

At first, it seemed minor. A nagging soreness, nothing I hadn’t worked through before. I convinced myself that more movement would …