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Michael Harris

Studio Director and Bikram Certified Instructor

Michael Harris Michael is a teacher who will truly inspire you to go beyond your limitations and boundaries. In his classes, you will laugh, sweat and be refreshed. Michael will teach you to let go of the stresses of the mind and how to open more fully in the body. If you are challenged due to physical or health issues, Michael will show you just what to do. Whether you are a brand new student or an experienced practitioner you will feel motivated and challenged every time you enter class.

As a result of numerous life threatening injuries and surgeries, Michael began practicing yoga in 1987. Initially studying several traditions of yoga, he literally stumbled into Bikram Yoga for the first time in 1995. Then, in 1998 Bikram Choudhury showed Michael how to heal himself through yoga. Bikram then certified Michael to teach Bikram Yoga. Michael’s first school was in Portland, Oregon and he now resides in Bend, Oregon teaching at his second school. Michael continues to train regularly with his teachers, Bikram and Rajashree Choudhury and Emmy Cleaves in both the beginning and advanced series of Bikram Yoga. Michael is a Senior Faculty Member at Bikram’s International Headquarters, conducting posture clinics and teaching the new “teachers in training.” Michael has also been certified to judge local, national and international Hatha Yoga Championships. In his spare time Michael is an avid hiker and loves skiing the deep fresh powder!!