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ARE YOU READY TO DIG DEEP?

Nothing That Stays Hidden Ever Heals

 
 
 
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Hi, I'm Michelle.đź‘‹

I created Pushing Beauty as an expression of my soul, and it evolved into a place that I hope will inspire you to heal. Healing is an opportunity to become fully human. It's your chance to embrace all of who you are right now. No feelings are wrong, no pain is too deep.

Pushing Beauty is a place for you to learn about yourself, and I have a number of ways to help you do that. 

Ultimately, this is a place for you to find the tools to journey inward to becoming fully human, a nicer way of saying:

You're here to learn that it's OK to feel shitty and that you have the power to heal your life.

 

 
 
 

Unbroken:
working through
depression

 
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Depression Happens
For A Reason

In this 6-week program, we're talking about the causes behind depression that you don't often hear about. We're going straight to the root, doing the deep work required to understand how and why depression is showing up in your life. 

 

 

 
 
 

the bright side
of a broken heart

 
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A book for anyone who has loved & lost, fallen into the dark hole of depression, grieved deeply, or is ready to heal.

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The
Pushing Beauty
Podcast

 
 
 
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Hey there!
I'm Michelle, and I'm here to help you learn how to heal yourself.

You're not broken.
You're not too much.
You are enough.
You're lovable.
You deserve the life your soul desires.

My job is to support you in uncovering these truths for yourself. I'm here to empower you to release your pain and access the wisdom within you.

 
 
 


Love for Michelle

Testimonials

"I had been in therapy for 6 months before meeting Michelle and felt that my issues weren't really getting addressed. Immediately after we began working together I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. If you're thinking of working with Michelle, be ready for change to happen right away! Oh and it's always important to remember that not every day is going to be unicorns and rainbows. Just because you're on a new path, doesn't mean you're not going to have bad days. I learned that it's OK to be emotional and to actually embrace the negative feelings because "this too shall pass."  
—Salina

"I am a big fan of working on myself and tried every kind of healer and healing but breathwork is actually me being my own healer for myself. Michelle leads me through an off the charts playlist and makes me feel safe and comfortable to let it all out. The transformations have been mindblowing (I accomplished a goal I had for years) and I only started working with her a few months ago." 
—Christina

"I want to thank you so so much for holding space for me to feel safe in opening and feeling my feelings. I had berated myself earlier in the day for spending so much on one hour of time. But I can honestly say I can't believe how much healing you can accomplish in an hour! Breathwork has helped me to be more open in my life, to continue forging through my fears of being open/vulnerable/showing my true self - I am finding the benefit of this comfort in vulnerability, and that when I am open, others react so positively to it, and my life is more beautiful because of it. "

—Andrea

"I consider myself very lucky to have found Michelle. She is very compassionate and caring, I felt I was talking to a long-lost friend rather than a coach. I looked forward to my one on one sessions with her, she challenged me to be my best self. Being from India I was aware of different breathing techniques but I really enjoyed the breathwork taught by her, it is the easiest to do! I also did the Desire Mapping Workshop with her in a group setting and her guidance was crucial for me to connect with my innermost feelings and come up with a life plan that works for me.”" â€”Dhirja

"Michelle’s breathwork sessions are absolutely incredible. She creates a very open and safe environment that allowed me to feel vulnerable. She sensed that I was struggling to get through the first breathing series, and with her calm presence and intuitive cues, guided me through it. I’m so happy that she could tune into my energy and recognize this because I was left in a euphoric state yearning for more. I can’t wait to take another session with her and would recommend Michelle to anyone looking for an incredible guided meditation experience." â€”Alisa

"I came to Michelle after a devastating breakup. I was miserable and extremely anxious. Michelle helped me focus on what feelings my mind was trying to avoid. Her focus was on helping me learn to love myself. Through Breathwork and Michelle's guidance I was able to control my mind and find hope for my life again. Each week I felt better and better. This work is not a quick fix, but I took it very seriously and showed up for each session. This work has been so encouraging for my life." â€”Leo

"Although I am a deeply spiritual person who is open to new experiences, nothing quite prepared me for the breathwork session with Michelle. It was an intense, out of body experience that opened up a part of my soul that I never knew existed. With her beautiful guidance, she helped me start the healing process of forgiveness and letting go. Michelle she has this ability to create a space full of trust and love, allowing you to explore a deeper part of yourself without fear or reservation." â€”Michelle

"Thank you SO much, Michelle. You crafted the space so beautifully, and you reminded me of the great, innate power of the breath. With a heart-breaking start to the year, I had forgotten about it. I pivoted away from my pain by drowning my myself in my work and being in service, sometimes as a way to nestle away from the hurt. Thank you for allowing me to feel... That soundtrack though... seriously girl. Thank you." â€”Tara Bliss

"Before working with Michelle I felt confused and lost. Through working together I feel 100% more grounded. Breathwork grounded me like no other healing method I've worked with before. I have always struggled with making time for myself, and with Michelle's encouragement I began to carve out solid time for self care. I feel so much more connected to my body and am so aware of how much can be learned from the breath and the body. I highly recommend working with Michelle." â€”Julia

"Working with Michelle has brought me so much inner strength and stability. This is huge for me! Through her amazing listening skills, her intuitive understanding of people and her knowledge, she helped me discover how to access the resources which were in me already but that I could not see." â€”Marie-Eve

"Working with Michelle really helped me learned that it's okay to feel ALL my emotions but not to define myself by them. This has also helped me dig deeper into what it is I'm really feeling which has helped me continue to discover something new about myself. She really challenged me even if it was uncomfortable. I thought that doing Breathwork over Skype wasn't going to be as effective or that it was going to be weird but it was perfect! You can tell when someone really wants to see you succeed, and with Michelle you can see the passion in her work and how she's rooting for you. The fact that I can keep doing Breathwork and automatically see the effects is amazing. Working with Michelle felt like a different approach to tackling the issues we're all struggling with. She's just wonderful overall." â€”Alejandra

"I began working with Michelle when I was diagnosed with cancer. Working with her has helped me let go of fear and get centered. There's something about knowing she has my back that makes a huge difference. Practicing Breathwork consistently with Michelle has helped me destress, calm me, and has given me deep insights into myself." â€”Lindsay

 
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Dig Deeper is a self-study platform that gives you access to all of my workshops, teachings, and guides.

If you're ready to manage your emotions, release your pain, face the fears that are keeping you small, and open your heart I'd love to invite you to Dig Deeper.

 
 
 
 
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Instagram Inspiration

A few months ago, I wrote a newsletter called How Your Body Communicates. It was so well received that I turned it into a permanent article on my website. The only resolution to the seeming paradox above is to walk into the fire of our pain, whenever and however we can, to uncover the wisdom our bodies have been communicating with us all along. Click the link in my profile if you want to learn how to tune into the signals in your body and learn what they are communicating to you. May we all get our bare feet on the Earth as much as possible, learn to listen to her, trust her, and honor her. I love this Earth and am so grateful for the support I receive. #earthday2019 HOW YOUR BODY COMMUNICATES Your body is a living, breathing organism. Though you might think that's obvious, I invite you to consider if you relate to your body from this truth. Instead of living in a world where bodies are revered, no matter their shape, color, size, or form, we are taught that select bodies are beautiful and the rest are othered. We take on beliefs that there is something wrong with us and hide our pain in pockets hidden inside our bodies. Sometime in middle school, we're taught anatomy, but not the truth that our bodies are information vessels, communicating to us our needs and desires. Our bodies become mechanical instead of magical, and we might even inflict violence on them when they don't do what we want them to do. We turn off the communication between our minds and bodies so gradually that we aren't even aware that it's happened. Like a bright light dimming, our heads turn down and our energy fades. It becomes laborious to move our bodies, and we get fresh hits of endorphins from bright screens. There is a heartbreaking paradox here: to be in our bodies can feel incredibly painful. Our bodies store traumatic memories, untamed emotions, and unmet desires. But to be disconnected from our bodies means we are cut off from our hearts and souls, the very sacred source within us. The only resolution is to walk into the fire of our pain, whenever and however we can, to uncover the wisdom our bodies have been communicating with us all along. To read my tips for tuning into the signals of your body click the link How Your Body Communicates in my profile. You are inherently worthy of love, and it’s available to you right now if you choose it.
We believe we stay in relationships that aren’t serving us because of the love. The motivation, however, is often not from love, but from fear. Fear that there won’t be someone better suited for us. Fear of loneliness. Fear of change. Fear of the unknown. Fear of missing our companion. Fear of pain. Fear of facing what’s within us. Relationship navigation is so challenging for so many of us. It bumps us up against healing wounds and hidden wounds. It takes a lot of courage to leave what is comfortable, known, and safe, to honor what is best for yourself. Loving someone doesn’t mean they are a right fit. Because they are a right fit at one point, doesn’t mean they still are. No one can take away your choice to love someone. You can love someone while you make the very challenging choice to leave. You can love them forever without being bound to them and without keeping yourself small. We have to walk through the fear to claim love. It’s never easy, but always worth it. I had no idea I’d fall in love with the desert on my first visit. I grew up climbing trees and running around in the grass barefoot. The first two years I lived in LA I kept hearing that I needed to visit Joshua Tree. I finally listened, and I couldn’t believe I’d waited so long. I have owned a small homestead 20 minutes from Joshua Tree National Park entrance for a little over a year now. Not only has this land been incredibly healing for me, but I’ve also been able to share it with others. On April 20th, I’m hosting an intimate workshop at my cabin @foxandfeathercabin. We’ll do some breathwork, boost our self worth, and let the land soak up our pain. This is special land, and I’m honored to nurture it. If you’re interested in joining us, click DESERT DETOX via the link in my profile. I felt sad all the time as a kid. I felt the sadness of the world, sadness I couldn’t explain to my family, sadness because I believed I didn’t belong here, and sadness because life just didn’t make sense. I felt sadness that I didn’t understand and sadness that felt too big for me to carry. I did my best to work through my sadness by writing and being creative when I was young, but eventually I began to numb myself out in my late teens into my early adult years. By the time I discovered Breathwork in my late twenties, I realized that not only hadn’t I cried in 3 years but I hadn’t felt much of anything. I was depressed and deeply lost. Breathwork has been the most transformational tool I have ever discovered for processing and clearing the emotions that felt overwhelming, scary, and confusing. Venturing into the depth of my pain has been the most powerful experiences f my life. I have learned how to honor my sadness as an important part of the human experience, and it has taught me compassion, empathy, and love. Relentless Healers: Grounded Soul is a 4-month program to deeply explore the inner self, release unprocessed pain, and connect to your soul. In month 2 of Grounded Soul, you will learn how to process some of the most challenging emotions that keep us stuck like grief, rage, depression, anxiety, and fear. I have 4 spots left for this program which begins in May. Head over to the link in my profile to learn more. Thought this might be a reminder someone might need today. ✨ SELF WORTH WORKSHOP IN THE DESERT Self-worth affects every single area of our lives. If you struggle with setting boundaries, being compensated, speaking up, letting go of relationships that don’t serve you, or being seen, then you struggle with self-worth. Knowing your worth is something only you can access within yourself, but how do you find it? In this 4-hour workshop we’ll explore the ways you don’t feel worthy, discuss the journey to worthiness, and you’ll be guided through a self-healing Breathwork practice to open your heart and release the stories and beliefs keeping you stuck. Workshop will be hosted at @foxandfeathercabin in April 20th. Link in profile to register. We have been indoctrinated into a community of agreements from birth. We learn what is "right" and what is "wrong." We learn how we should be to get love, which actually teaches us that love is conditional. We act out of fear because we want to make sure our needs are met, that we're safe, and that it works out the way we want it to. When you invest in the part of you that is afraid, it grows stronger. This means you stay stuck. You keep saying you want things to be different, but you feed your fear so your fear grows. You get more stuck. In order to evolve, you are required to let go of old ways of being. Even though those old ways of being don’t feel good—they are self-sabotaging, negative, and limiting—they are comfortable. We stay in uncomfortable ways of being because we know them, and we believe that the things we know are safer than things we don't know. In order to transform, we have to step into the unknown. This means in order to love yourself, to create a life that feels deeply fulfilling, to make more money, you have to be willing to release what feels comfortable, let go of control, and step into the unknown. Most of us are actually afraid of our greatness—our power. We only love ourselves to the degree that we believe we are allowed to. We only make as much money as we believe we're allowed to. We only take up as much space as we believe we're allowed to. We only take as many risks as we believe we're allowed to. To love ourselves fully is radical to us. It means we are ignoring all of the conditioning, the things that culture has dictated, and the agreement to live in fear and limitation. You have to be willing to release all conditions you have agreed to that dictate whether or not you are lovable. It is revolutionary to the small self but common sense to the soul. This is from my newsletter that goes out each a Monday. Link in profile to sign up. UPCOMING WORKSHOPS Oakland, CA: This Sunday I’m leading a group at @rarebirdoakland on Breathwork for Self-Love. I rarely teach in the Bay Area so catch me while you can. Los Angeles: April 3rd at @onedowndog in Silverlake and April 21st at @onedowndog in Eagle Rock. Joshua Tree: April 20th I’m leading a 4 hour workshop on self worth at @foxandfeathercabin. Click on Workshops via link in profile. I have been thinking a lot lately about how social media can easily dictate the way we believe we should be showing up. Every so often, I feel like the collective communities on Instagram, in particular, get the new “OS” download and everyone begins using the same new words, phrases, aesthetic, and approach. Some of this is natural, but it is also boring and in some circumstances dangerous. I have been popping on here in small increments lately and not taking in too much information because it feels necessary for space from that greater influence right now so I can get clear again on what is coming from me and what is being influenced by the collective. I didn’t start Pushing Beauty with a vision. It was simply the naming and expression of my soul. It grew into what it is now, but it is not a “model” or the way any business should be. I make choices that feel aligned with my soul. Sometimes they may not seem logical, and they are always shifting. This is part of what I love about running what I called a Soul Based Business, and it can also be scary. If you are starting a business, have dreams of starting one, or have just started, it doesn’t have to look the way that any “successful” online business looks. Let it be an expression of your soul. Let it feel true to you. I hope we can learn to be in community and without losing ourselves. I hope we can risk not making our feeds look the way we have come to expect instagram to look and we can find our true creative voices. I hope we can stop using other people’s art to promote ourselves because we don’t believe we are worthy of sharing our own voices or vision. Let it be messy. Risk being “wrong." I’m with you. Your ability to love yourself influences every aspect of your life. It affects the way you feel in your body, the choices you make, the relationships you create, the work you do, the things you say, and the way you feel about yourself. It is truly the foundation of healing work. It’s also a p-r-o-c-e-s-s. That means it’s not something you master and then move on. There are certainly levels of mastery when it comes to our healing, but self love is not a checkable item on your to do list. It is a moment-to-moment relationship to yourself. It’s going to require you to take a hard look at the things you choose to say to yourself, the people you surround yourself with, the things you accept in your life that aren’t serving you, and the way you truly feel. The first month of my new program, Relentless Healers: Grounded Soul, is devoted to Learning to Love & Value Yourself. While this is a focus over a month span, it is something we will be coming back to throughout your healing. Enrollment for Relentless Healers: Grounded Soul is open. Link in profile to learn more. A few months ago my brother, @mattdavella, asked me back on his podcast. We talk about when to quit and when to stick it out in your biz (something I’ve had a lot of experience with!) and a bunch of other things I can’t remember right now. If you feel like watching/listening, head over to my profile and click, “Me & Matt talking on his podcast.” Amen.
ENROLLMENT IS OPEN! I’m so excited for this program. It feels deep, aligned, and supportive. It’s called Relentless Healers: Grounded Soul, and it’s a 4-month deep exploration of your inner self, release of unprocessed pain, and a stronger connection to your soul. CURRICULUM OVERVIEW Month 1 Learning How to Love & Value Yourself Guided Breathwork Meditation for Self Love Week 1 Teaching: Getting Grounded Week 2 Teaching: Identifying Beliefs that Keep You Out of Love Week 3 Teaching: The Hard Work of Self Love Week 4 Teaching: You Are Just Right Month 2 Healing Emotional Pain Guided Breathwork Meditation for Healing Emotional Pain Week 1 Teaching: Processing Grief & Sadness Week 2 Teaching: Processing Anger Week 3 Teaching: Processing Depression Week 4 Teaching: Processing Anxiety Month 3 Creating Healthy Relationships Guided Breathwork Meditation for Affirming Self-Worth Week 1 Teaching: Healing the Child Wound Week 2 Teaching: Setting Boundaries & Saying No Week 3 Teaching: Releasing Toxic Relationships Week 4 Teaching: Calling in The Right People Month 4 Discovering Who You Are & Reclaiming Lost Parts of Yourself Guided Breathwork Meditation for Reclaiming Your Power Week 1 Teaching: Developing Self Trust Week 2 Teaching: Your Inherent Purpose Week 3 Teaching: Using Your Voice Week 4 Teaching: Creating Your Dreams Each month you’ll work with a specific theme outlined below. During that month, you’ll work with a Guided Breathwork Meditation on that theme. Each week, you’ll receive a video teaching on that month’s topic as well as a workbook with writing prompts for self study. In addition, you will work with me 1:1 to go more deeply into the work and how it directly applies to your life. Click the link in my profile to learn more. Don’t waste it wishing it was different or believing something is wrong. My greatest growth has come through being alone. It’s possible to be completely content on your own AND be open to partnership. Self-love is the foundation of healing. It is a moment-to-moment practice of training yourself to believe you are worthy of your own love. This is your work. No one can get you to love yourself but you. No one can affirm your worth but you. You have to dig deep into yourself time after time to rewire your nervous system and transform every cell in your body to be in allegiance to your heart and soul. It’s up to you to believe you are worthy, and my new program, Relentless Healers: Grounded Soul, was created to give you the tools and support to do it. I have a mailing list going out before public enrollment to those highly interested in joining the 4-month program which begins in May. If you want to be added to the list DM me with you email. See three posts back for more details on the program.