Micki "Padma" first became interested in yoga at the age of 56, while watching

an Oprah show in April 2001, featuring yoga for stress relief with Rodney Yee.

This marked the beginning of her personal life-changing and healing journey.

What began as a "once in a while stress relief class" became a passion for the

practice of yoga. Through the guidance of her first teacher, Eryn Boudreau,

she began teacher training in 2003, graduating in 2004 from Discovery Yoga,

St. Augustine, FL, ultimately receiving a 200-hour certification in Discovery

and Kripalu Yoga from Deva Parnell.

Since that time, Micki has continued her personal growth, studying with

nationally recognized teachers and attending numerous workshops and seminars. Micki has completed her 500-hour Master Level professional certification at Discovery Yoga with Christopher Baxter and has since completed the required hours teaching to receive the E-RYT 500 status. In early 2007, Micki found it increasingly difficult to continue in her "regular" job

and also teach yoga. Listening to her inner voice, she took a leap of faith and

retired early at the age of 62 to teach yoga full-time. She has never regretted that decision.

I am always a student first, learning from other teachers and also from my

own students, whom I am privileged to teach and guide. Yoga has been a true

transformation for me. Sharing the gifts of knowledge my teachers have given

me and helping others to make positive changes in their lives through yoga is my priority.

In November 2009, Micki opened "Padma Yoga", a center for yoga,health, and wellness On October 31st, 2025, after 14 years in Palm Coast, Micki closed the doors of Padma Yoga. The studio is closed but Micki's journey continues. 

Trainings and Certifications:

• RYT 500 Professional Master Level, YACEP

• Certified Discovery Yoga/ Kripalu Tradition

• Certified Discovery Yoga/ Kripalu Tradition - Lead Trainer RYS 200 program

• Certified Yin Yoga Teacher

• Certified " LVCY" Chair Yoga Teacher• "Ayurvedic Yoga" with "Chaya" Sharon Heller.

• "Karma Kids Yoga” with Shari Vilchez Blatt

• "Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga" (LVCY) with Lakshmi Voelker

• "Prenatal Yoga " with Janice Clarfield

• Yin/Yang Yoga with Joe Barnett (Senior Teacher and assistant to

Paul Grilley).

• Yin Yoga with Bernie Clark

• "Safe Yoga for Skeletal Health, Osteoporosis and other Spine

Conditions" with Sarah Meeks

• “Teaching and Guiding Meditation” with Christopher Baxter

• Sky Styx & Chair Styx with Christopher Baxter

• "Myofascia, Prana and the Bandhas" with Jeffrey Shoaf,

• "Iyengar Yoga Basics" with John Charping and Betty Larsen

• "Advanced Postures and Hands-On Assisting" with Deb Vinyard

• "Hip Openers", "Holding in the Postures" and "Inversions and Arm

Balances" with Eryn Boudreau

• "Mandala Yoga" (Yoga in the "Round") with Madrona Yoga in Point

Roberts, WA

• "Meditation, Pranayama and the Chakras" with Christopher Baxter

• "Restorative Yoga" with Kate Cordell

• "Sadhana Retreat I", study of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras with Christopher Baxter

• "Sanskrit and Hindi, Reading, Writing and Chanting" with Aradhika Webber

• "The Art of Teaching" with Deva Parnell

• "The Four Core Practices of Yoga" with Christopher Baxter

• "The Joy of Living", “Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche's Meditation Training, Levels I and II” with Tim Olmstead

• "The Spirit of Change" with Christopher Baxter

• "Wellness as a Way of Life" with Christopher Baxter

• "Yamas and Niyamas" with Connie Windon

• "Yin Yoga" with Arla Larson

• "Yoga and Ayurveda" with Beverly Segel

• "Yoga of the Chakras" with Christopher Baxter

• “Functional Anatomy and Restorative Yoga” with Marlyssa Sullivan

• “Yoga Philosophy”, “Yoga Nidra” and “Chanting” with Steve Ross at Guruv Yoga in Orlando, FL

• "Core Asanas I and II" with Christopher Baxter

• Two Workshops on "Sacred Postures, Archetypes Through Yoga" with Chitra (Mirit) Eder-Turley

• "Safe Yoga" with Lisa McQuade