yogi. artist. mentor. Michelle Rae Sobi is a yoga teacher trainer, mentor, continuing education provider (YACEP), and author. TRAINER MENTOR YACEP AUTHOR TRAINER Yoga teacher training programs designed with structure, flexibility, and real-world application. Students are supported through mentorship, practice teaching, and a steady learning rhythm. MENTOR Guided support for teachers and students developing their voice, confidence, and direction. This work focuses on clarity,

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Over 150 verified graduate reviews through Yoga Alliance Social Credentialing. Yoga Alliance Reviews These are graduate reflections shared through the Yoga Alliance review system over many years of teaching. They represent students from diverse backgrounds, including aspiring yoga teachers, experienced educators, prenatal specialists, children's yoga teachers, and practitioners seeking to deepen their personal practice. "I am so grateful to have found Edge Yoga School & Arts

Join us for our flagship course in 2026. Registration is open. Curious about the course? See a sample from the manual. Announcing Our Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher, Trauma-Informed Course at Edge Yoga School At Edge Yoga School, we are preparing a new learning path for yoga teachers and dedicated students who want a deeper, more integrated way to study, practice, and teach. Our Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher, Trauma-Informed course is a year-round Yoga + Ayurveda Integration Pathway designe

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Be sure the labor you give feeds your soul. Do you find yourself thinking about what labor earns your time? This year, choose a pathway that makes your heart sing, your dreams come true, and brings you to the places you want to go. USE CODE: LABOR26 to $AVE 30% on any of our programs. Not sure which one is right for you? Send Michelle a CHAT on the website to begin a conversation. RYT 200 - Become a Yoga Teacher (200 hours) RYT 500 - Teach Classes, Workshops, Retreats (300

Are you ready to bring your career to the next level? Yoga Studio Managers are the ultimate Project Managers. If you are Edge Alum of our 300-hour program, come see me. EDGE YOGA SCHOOL GRADUATE TO SOBIS EDGE PMO Are you an Edge Yoga School Alum that took our 300-hour yoga teacher training? Did you know your manual was a series of workshops, and within those workshops, we worked on Projects? If your career has since changed from "I want to share my yoga practice and become a

Ayurvedic Learning Atelier Ayurvedic Studio is a private learning atelier centered on Ayurveda, with 75-minute experiences designed to create time for learning, exploration, practice, and integration. Tea is always part of the experience, and sessions are private, personal, and fully clothed. Ayurveda remains at the heart of the studio. The offerings provide several ways to explore traditional ideas and practices through conversation, movement, meditation, self-care, rest, an

Yoga Alliance acronyms unpacked for you. What Do All Those Yoga Alliance Letters Mean? 🧘‍♀️ If you have ever looked at a yoga teacher’s credentials and wondered what RYT, E-RYT, RCYT, RPYT, or YACEP actually mean, here is the breakdown. Yoga teacher training can be the beginning of a much larger educational path. 👇🏼 RYT 200 | Registered Yoga Teacher, 200 Hours This is the foundational Yoga Alliance teacher credential. It begins with completion of a 200-hour teacher trainin

It is simply access. The Best Way to Make Yoga Teacher Training Accessible Is to Make It Accessible Yesterday, one of our graduates thanked me for making yoga teacher training accessible to her. My response was simple: “The best way to make training accessible is to make it accessible.” It sounds almost too obvious, but accessibility has to be more than something written into a mission statement. It has to show up in the actual structure of a program. That can mean flexible p

Earn your CYP in a year-long mentorship with Michelle Rae Sobi A self-paced, mentor-supported journey for yoga teachers and experienced practitioners exploring personal practice through creativity and reflection. Sobi Art School is pleased to introduce Crown Pathway, a self-paced, mentor-supported journey through seven centers of personal practice. Crown Pathway was created for yoga teachers who want to explore visual storytelling as a way of sharing their craft, as well as e

THE LIVER’S ROLE IN HOW YOU THINK AND FEEL. THE LIVER’S ROLE IN HORMONES, MOOD, AND METABOLISM The liver is one of the body’s most important organs. It processes nutrients, medications and hormones; produces bile to help the body absorb fats, cholesterol and certain vitamins; removes bacteria and toxins from the blood; and produces proteins needed for blood clotting. The liver also contributes to blood sugar regulation. It stores glucose in the form of glycogen and releases

A new way to approach yoga teacher training Introducing the Tuesday Workshop | Yoga Alliance Pathway I have heard from many students who have wanted to begin Yoga Teacher Training but needed a financially approachable place to start. The new Tuesday Workshop | Yoga Alliance Pathway was created for that student. We gather Tuesdays from 5–7 PM at Edge Yoga School for conversation, study, practice, reflection, and mentorship. Each workshop is $40, and students register one week

Stay in luxury in the city by the lake. Crafting a Yoga Retreat in Downtown Chicago A yoga retreat does not have to take place on a distant island or require an international flight. A thoughtfully designed city retreat can offer the same opportunities for practice, reflection, connection, and renewal while inviting participants to experience a familiar place differently. Downtown Chicago provides a beautiful setting for this kind of retreat, combining yoga, art, architecture

Your local news...from the other side of the world. WHAT’S ON THE FRONT PAGE? One of my favorite things about travel is discovering what I didn’t know I didn’t know. This morning in Rome, I found myself looking through newspapers from Italy and the United States. Same day. Same world. Many of the same events. And yet, remarkably different front pages. War and international conflict. European economics. Italian politics. Culture. Sport. Public figures. Stories that command eno

Let me teach you how to take yourself there. Retreat, anyone? Let yoga take you all over the world. Join our yoga teacher training to open enrollment into our Yoga Retreat Specialist program to earn forty of your training hours! Think of this little gem as a "Minor" to your "Major" Yoga Alliance program. Michelle holds the highest distinctions that Yoga Alliance offers, over one-hundred fifty 5 STAR reviews from graduates and the experience you need spanning nearly twenty yea

Connecting the dots from education to profession. Some wins arrive all at once. Others are built slowly, through months of learning, experimentation, revision, and the willingness to keep going until every piece finally makes sense. The creation of the SOBIS EDGE ecosystem was one of those wins. This process unfolded over approximately seven months and drew from several meaningful learning experiences, including an art class at College of DuPage, AI Advantage with Igor, and U

Come Sit Beside Me for Tea Over the years, I have discovered that people rarely arrive at yoga teacher training because they want to memorize anatomy terms or learn Sanskrit pronunciation. Those things matter and certainly have their place, but they are seldom the reason someone first walks through the door. More often, people arrive because something in life is shifting. Children are growing older, careers are changing, relationships are evolving, retirement is approaching,

Learn about the history of coreXyoga™ Edge Alum Jenna, Circ 2015 Why Core Strength Became Personal: The Story Behind coreXyoga™ In 2004, Michelle Rae Sobi’s relationship with movement changed dramatically. A serious accident resulted in complex orthopedic injuries and lasting physical challenges. She was eventually told that she should expect to continue relying on a walker or another mobility device. By 2008, Michelle’s insurance coverage for physical therapy had run out, bu

Trauma-Informed Series Trauma-informed yoga is not limited to one population or teaching environment. It is reflected in the language we use, the choices we offer, the structure we create, and the way we respond when a student participates differently than expected. Edge Yoga School’s new Trauma-Informed Series includes three separate continuing education workshops: 🌱 Teaching Trauma-Informed Yoga to Children Explore supportive language, developmentally appropriate choices,