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Meet Dee Opp, RYT 500, E-RYT 200

Dee is a Minded Yoga Therapist and Senior Supervisor, a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher at the RYT 500 and E-RYT 200 levels, Perinatal Mental Health and Pregnancy Yoga, Certified in Yoga for Adolescents, BSc.

Dee’s second career in yoga therapy stems from a professional career as a board-certified psychiatric clinical pharmacist in the United States. Her passion is now focused on bringing therapeutic yoga intervention programs into secure settings as a methodology of rehabilitation and transformation alongside other mental health professionals. When she is not teaching in secure settings you will find her out on the River Thames teaching paddleboarding and offering her unique Yoga Therapy on a paddleboard. She is the mother of two boys now grown. Dee loves crafting, hiking, biking, and swimming. Dee invites you to visit her website for more information about her.

Dee is owner and founder of Dee Opp Yoga based in Sunbury-On-Thames, England.

Meet Michelle Crider, MA, RYT500

Michelle is a Yoga Teacher (RYT500) registered through Yoga Alliance. She offers online and in person programs, movement & writing workshops, and private individual, group, and family Awareness-Infused Yoga and Mindful Movement classes. 

She is also a dōTERRA® Wellness Advocate and Certified dōTERRA® Essential Oil Specialist.

Michelle’s book, Fear and Musings :: A Journey from Anxiety to Peace Through Poetry, Prayer, and Practice, takes the reader on a transformative journey from anxiety, chaos, and trauma to joy, peace, and love. This journey offers poetry, prayer, and practices to help the reader develop self-awareness rituals using written words, prayerful contemplation, breath, positive intentions, and journaling.

Michelle is owner and founder of Elk Mountain Wellness, LLC based in Asheville, North Carolina and Maitland, Florida.

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Author of Fear and Musings: A Journey from Anxiety to Peace… I’m a mama, wife, poet, artist, and yoga teacher (RYT500)...Learn More @ elkmountainwellness.com