Michelle Spore

Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic SpecialistE-RYT 500NASM-CPTACE-GFITRX

Bridging the gap between fitness and medicine — guiding clients back to exercise after surgery, injury, and through chronic conditions.

Michelle Spore, therapeutic movement specialist

Wonderful caring approach to caring for my body with fitness.

Sage Movement Client

Professional Summary

Bridging the gap between fitness and medicine is precisely how I describe what I do. For the better part of a decade, that's been my practice — collaborating with physical therapy providers, teaching yoga therapeutics, and delivering private personal training and yoga sessions, both in-person and online, through Sage Movement.

For several years I rented space inside Innova Physical Therapy in Redmond, working alongside PTs to support patients transitioning out of clinical care. I wrote SOAP notes, collaborated on programming and contraindications, and worked with clients navigating post-surgical recovery, chronic pain, and return to exercise following a health event or extended break.

My continuing education matches that focus: I'm a Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic Specialist with completed modules in orthopedic, nervous system, self-myofascial release, female health, and sacroiliac dysfunction. In 2023 I participated in a cadaver dissection lab through Laboratories of Anatomical Enlightenment — an experience that permanently changed how I assess and teach movement.

What I bring beyond credentials is the ability to help people develop movement competency — learning to check in with their own body, take on meaningful challenges at the right pace, and build sustainable health practices. I'm part trainer, part educator, part encourager. I build rapport because I'm on the journey with them.

In their words

Core Competencies

Post-PT Exercise Progression

Bridging clinical discharge to independent training.

Return-to-Exercise Programming

Graded loading after surgery, injury, or illness.

SOAP Note Documentation

Clinical-grade session records and provider hand-offs.

Functional Movement Assessment

Identifying compensations and asymmetries.

Therapeutic Yoga

Individualized asana for orthopedic and chronic conditions.

Self-Myofascial Release

Tissue work for tone, mobility, and pain modulation.

Nervous System Support

Restorative practices for regulation and recovery.

Yin & Meditation

Long-hold tissue work paired with attentional training.

Individualized Program Design

Plans tuned to history, goals, and capacity.

Medical Provider Collaboration

Shared goals with PTs and referring clinicians.

Anatomy & Injury Education

Plain-language education that empowers clients.

Virtual & In-Person Instruction

Equally adept on the mat or on screen.

Workshop Facilitation

Specialty topics: sleep, menopause, SMR, yin.

Client Progress Monitoring

Iterative programming from session feedback.

Pranayama & Breathwork

Breath as a lever for state and performance.

Mindfulness Education

Attentional skills that translate off the mat.

Professional Experience

2014 — Present
2024 — PresentRedmond, WA / Virtual

Owner & Therapeutic Movement Specialist

Sage Movement
  • Operated a private studio in Downtown Redmond (2024–Jan 2026), then transitioned to fully virtual delivery while continuing 1:1 personal fitness training and therapeutic yoga.
  • Designed and facilitated Sage Movement In Real Life — an 8-week integrated strength, yoga and exercise-recovery small group online program (Feb–Apr 2026).
  • Apply therapeutic modalities including self-myofascial release, nervous system support, and yoga-based protocols (meditation, mindfulness, restorative, yin, vinyasa, hatha, pranayama).
  • Maintain SOAP note documentation and customized programming for every client session.
  • Manage all aspects of an independent practice — client acquisition, scheduling, billing, content, marketing, and referral partnerships.
2020 — 2024Redmond, WA

Owner & Therapeutic Movement Specialist

Sage Movement / CollabFitness & Yoga — in affiliation with Innova Physical Therapy
  • Received referrals from Innova PTs for clients exiting PT care; designed individualized return-to-exercise and therapeutic yoga programs bridging discharge and long-term wellness.
  • Maintained SOAP note documentation and communicated progress and programming with referring physical therapists.
  • Collaborated with PTs on contraindications, movement goals, and progression for post-surgical, post-injury, and chronic condition clients — operating fully independently.
  • Guided clients through self-myofascial release, nervous system support, and yoga-based protocols alongside progressive return-to-exercise and strength training.
  • Rebranded CollabFitness & Yoga to Sage Movement in 2023; built and operated all aspects of the independent practice.
2015 — 2020Redmond, WA

Founder & Lead Trainer

CollabFitness & Yoga
  • Founded and built an independent personal training and yoga practice serving a diverse community clientele.
  • Anatomy faculty contributor for Aham Yoga 200HR teacher trainings — led anatomy intensives in Oct 2020, Mar 2022, Oct 2023, Nov 2024.
  • Designed and facilitated specialty workshops: Yoga & Sleep, Self Myofascial Release & Yoga, Yoga & Menopause, and Yin Yoga.
  • Established and led weekly community center fitness classes; created original YouTube classes, ebooks, and guided meditations.
2018 — PresentRedmond, WA

Yoga Teacher

Aham Yoga
  • Instruct weekly all-levels, therapeutic, and prenatal yoga classes; provide consistent substitute coverage across the schedule.
  • Frequent faculty contributor for 200HR yoga teacher training programs and workshop presenter.
2014 — 2020Redmond, WA

Group Fitness Instructor & Personal Trainer

24 Hour Fitness · Gold's Gym
  • Developed and instructed Total Body Conditioning, Mat Pilates, Bootcamp/HIIT, and yoga classes.
  • Served as POP PILATES® Master Trainer and Group Fitness Course Presenter across CA, NY, and WA (2015–2016).
2015 — 2016Redmond, WA

SAQ Coach — National Girls 16+ Team

Crossfire PREMIER Soccer
  • Designed and led SAQ and strength & conditioning programs for elite youth athletes across competitive seasons.

Certifications & Credentials

Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic Specialist

Registered with Yoga Medicine®, 2025

E-RYT 500

Yoga Alliance — Education Provider & Registered Yoga Teacher

Aham Yoga — 500HR Certified Yoga Teacher

2019 · 200HR 2018

NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)

NCCA accredited · 2017

ACE Group Fitness Instructor

NCCA accredited · 2016

Certified TRX Instructor

2020

CPR / AED Certified

Current

Yoga Medicine® Specialist Training

Advanced 500HR continuing education focused on the anatomical, physiological, and clinical application of yoga in therapeutic and medical settings.

2026

History of Yoga: Comprehensive, Contemporary, Curious

Yoga Medicine®

2025–26

Hip Module — In Progress

Yoga Medicine® 500HR

2024

Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Yoga Medicine®

2024

Yin & Meditation Yoga Teacher Training

Colorado · Yoga Medicine®

2023

Pranayama Yoga Teacher Training

Online · Yoga Medicine®

2023

Cadaver Dissection Lab

Laboratories of Anatomical Enlightenment, Boulder, CO

2022

Sequencing Yoga Training

Yoga Medicine®

2022

Myofascial Release Module

Yoga Medicine®

2021

Spine Module

Yoga Medicine®

2021

Shoulder Module

Yoga Medicine®

2021

Nervous System & Restorative Module

Yoga Medicine®

2021

Female Health & TCM Module

Yoga Medicine®

2021

Traditional Chinese Medicine Module

Yoga Medicine®

2021

Comprehensive Evaluation in a Therapeutic Setting

Yoga Medicine®

2021

Recognizing Red Flags in a Therapeutic Yoga Setting

Yoga Medicine®

2021

Yoga Anatomy Online Course

Yoga International

Michelle is a highly qualified yoga instructor and is very thorough about understanding each student's individual needs.

Sage Movement Client

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Secondary Education — History

Arizona State University, Tempe · Summa Cum Laude

2005

Available for therapeutic movement consultation and 1:1 programming.

Based in Redmond, WA · Serving clients virtually worldwide

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