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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. 

Program begins August 12th.

 

 

 
 
 

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

Stronger than you know. ✨ What can you learn about your relationship to yourself through heartbreak? New article up via link in profile.
Each time we are single we have important lessons to learn. Many of us resist learning these lessons and prolong the connection we deeply desire. After a devastating heartbreak a few years ago, I have finally surrendered to these lessons, and my life is better than it’s ever been. There are some experiences in life that act as portals for our pain to come through. While we often focus on the loss of partnership with another, the most important relationship breakups reveal to us is the one with ourselves. They show us about the beliefs we carry and ask us to prove how much we truly love ourselves. Throughout my twenties, each time I ended a relationship that wasn’t working and the pain flooded in, I turned my energy toward salvaging what was left of the relationship and trying to make it work. Instead of facing the beliefs that emerged in his absence—that I didn’t believe I was worthy of the love I longed for or the fear that I would be alone forever—I used his love to fill the wound. Except no one’s love can fill our wounds, so it never really worked; the pain was always there bubbling under the surface. By the time I reached my thirties, I had developed a soft foundation of self-love so when the man I thought I was going to spend my life with decided to leave me with no warning, this time I did things differently. I let the relationship die and nursed my heart back to life. It was grueling—excruciating really—and I didn’t know how I was going to come out of it or what that would look like. Even with the healing work I’d already done, I resisted learning what I needed to learn because I didn’t believe I could bear the pain. My mantra after that breakup was that I didn’t need to be single for long. I convinced myself that I was busting the belief that it had to take a long time to heal. I wrote affirmations that went something like, “My soulmate is on his way to me, and he will arrive quick and easy.” In reflection, I was resisting the fear of being alone. Finish reading via link in profile. I was thinking about what I wanted to say today when @nahkobear’s song popped into my head. I used to listen to Black as Night on repeat for, like, way longer than anyone would admit to (the acoustic version on YouTube). Someone dropped into my inbox today to spew some racist, xenophobic rhetoric that I won’t give energy to by repeating here. As much as it would feel better to live in a progressive bubble, it’s important to connect to the way people are thinking and the fears they use as weapons. We need to know what we’re up against. I do believe in the good things coming. I also believe in supporting our black, brown, undocumented, trans, non-binary, womxn FAMILY. I believe we have to vote for the many and not the few. I believe that truth is surfacing and fear is reckoning with the brave. It takes courage to stand up to white supremacy and the patriarchy. Some of us don’t have a choice. Those who do, it’s time we step up every day and not just at the polls. In high school I got really quiet because I thought if I got quiet enough I could disappear. I was tired of feeling uncomfortable in my body and like I didn’t fit in anywhere. Something so deep within me needed to be heard that when it came out of my mouth it seemed aggressive and hostile. I was angry. I was hurt. I didn’t know what to do with myself. Last year I made a guided Breathwork meditation called Find Your Voice because we need all the help we can get in learning how to speak our truth and share our voices. It wasn’t through forcing myself to speak in front of people, share my writing, sing in front of a group, record videos and allow them to be imperfect, that helped me find my voice, though that is certainly part of the journey. It has been the deep inner work of loving the parts of myself I believed were unworthy. It’s been through my willingness to honor each painful moment that I brushed over because it hurt too much to be with that has changed the way I show up in the world. I am still finding my voice. Pain is still clearing. It’s a journey that I see no end to and that is a topic for another time, but for today if you need support in finding the voice you’ve silenced know that I’ve been there and it’s possible. Link in profile for my Find Your Voice guide. Guess what’s happening on Wednesday? Yep, my monthly Breathwork Workshop at @onedowndog. Join us to discover where you’re holding yourself back. We’ll be doing some grounding, reflection, and breathing. You’ll get what your soul comes for. See you Wednesday! Here’s the pain...now what? Some of us have buried it away and have to work on letting it surface. Some of us brace ourselves as it washes over us in waves. What we decide to do with our pain once it presents itself is where we can get lost. Pain is a communication. Within it are unsung sorrows, unspoken yearnings, and unprocessed grief. Our pain tells us what we do and do not believe. It swirls within our wounds. When you let it out it teaches you about who you are. Processing our pain means that we can choose to change our relationship to ourselves and to life. We can make different choices. We can empower ourselves through our pain. The tool I use to process my pain is Breathwork. If you want to start this practice you can click Getting Started with Breathwork via the link in my profile, book a private session with me, or come to an in person workshop in LA on Wednesday at @onedowndog.
When you ask a client to write a few words about your work together and she writes something that makes you feel as seen as you see her. Thank you so much for these beautiful words, Julia. . “I first discovered Michelle & Pushing Beauty on IG. I was intrigued by her honest, simple, yet deeply thoughtful encouragement. I am a 58 yr old woman who has gotten bruised and a bit beat up by life, (as most of us have!) I've done enough therapy to last a lifetime, or so I believed. I was tired of trying to find "the key," "the answer to it all,etc." and just wanted peace and healing. I was not familiar with Breathwork, but wanted to give something other than talk therapy a chance. I have done several 1:1 video sessions with Michelle. Every fear, tear, sob, and howl, was met with kindness, compassion, and "You're doing great, this is very normal." The absolute greatest gift she brings to her healing sessions & her life is her authenticity. She has no desire to be anyone's hero, answer, or savior, but ultimately wants to empower her clients to know the answers and love lie within themselves. She has shown me that self love comes from understanding even the deepest and most painful parts of my story, and loving them.” —Julia B. My wisdom has come through facing my pain. ✨ Working on a new piece all about learning the lessons of being single so we don’t prolong (or completely miss) the connection we deeply desire. The best way to make sure you don’t miss any of my writing, videos, or offerings is to get on my mailing list. Link in profile. I finished reading Austin Channing Brown’s book, “I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness.” If you still consider racism to be an individual act and not a system, I encourage you to pick up one of the following books in addition to Austin’s: •The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander •So You Wanna Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo •White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo •Between the World and Me by Ta Nehisi Coates And if you don’t read books (I mean, come onnnnnnn though 👀 ), check out 13th on Netflix.
Final call! This workshop is near Joshua Tree this Saturday. Link in profile to register. Also offering 1:1 sessions in the desert this weekend. DM me. 🌵 Last shout out for my most recent article. Link in profile for This is How You Love Yourself. ✨ See four posts back for what to do when you can’t speak. 💕 Read the Full article, “This is How You Love Yourself” via profile link. Listen...✨ Full article via profile link.