Michele has been a yoga practitioner for four decades. She has been teaching yoga since 1975 and has been certified as a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist since 1995. Michele began her work in yoga in the New York metropolitan area. She was the founder and director of The Inner Room, a center for yoga and yoga therapy. After relocating to the Northwest in 1999, she taught yoga at Aadil Palkhivala's center in Bellevue for 3 years and maintained a private practice of yoga therapy and spiritual counseling.

At this time, Michele focuses solely on the mental, emotional, and energetic aspects of yoga. She offers workshops and is available for private sessions.