Michelle Dortignac
Founder
Unnata Aerial Yoga
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
First, I followed my gut, moved to NYC and immersed myself into Modern Dance.
Then I worked in various corp. offices to pay the bills while exploring my art of dance choreography.
Then I studied to become a Yoga instructor and that became my full-time job.
Then I started training in aerial acrobatics for fun.
Then I was inspired to create Unnata Aerial Yoga - aerial yoga at the time was a movement just born.
Then I developed an organization and continued to develop the Yoga technique, which I still do today.
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Green Mountain High School
Green Mountain High School
Career
Founder
I teach and manage the organization that helps support others who teach a style of Yoga that I created.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Sports
Philosophy & Religion
Teaching / Mentoring
Day to Day
I would answer some emails which usually revolve around planning for trainings, or helping to manage and organize teachers who teach the Unnata Aerial Yoga technique. Then, I would either practice some aerial acrobatics or yoga or both, teach a yoga class of some sort in the evening, prepare some dinner, meditate, and go to bed. :) Frequently, all of that is done out of my apartment. But, many times I travel to teach.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
Study what interests you, because you never know where it will lead you.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Myself:
"My parents strongly disapproved of my going to NYC, after college, and pursuing an artistic dream of Modern Dance. I don't remember them saying anything specific to me, because essentially they stopped communicating with me, at all, for a while."
