Hello, I’m Michelle.
One of my favorite things in this world is to talk about consciousness. Maybe this is because mother is a new-age, east coast, philosophical Italian-Armenian hippie who introduced me to the lectures of Ram Dass when I was just 15.
And like most sacred things that happen + shape our lives, it was seemingly impromptu. We were in Barnes & Noble and she picked up a copy of Be Here Now and handed it to me.
This was before the angel number trend, but I got a kick out of the price being $14.14. Soon after, she found an old cassette tape with his lectures on it recorded from the 70s. I listened to it constantly.
I had always felt my whole life like I didn’t belong. Perhaps this is my karmic predicament having Genocide on both of my lineages. Armenian on my mother, and Ukrainian/Russian Ashekanazi Jew who were straight up Hasidics in the 1800s.
There has always been some eternal yearning inside of me seeking the transcendent and the mystical. That is why I became a Bhakti.
I carry the archetype of The Seer, The Wise One, The Warrior and The Oracle. I am also a Sigma female and and a Mental Projector 3/6 in Human Design. I see into your true nature.
I grew up in Ft. Lauderdale in the 90s, and being an old soul myself, I always hung out with older people. I took psychedelics at an early age and hung out at the Renaissance Festival and the Rave Scene.
I was looking for spiritual truth.
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But when I found Ram Dass speaking of what it was to have a spiritual awakening, and describing consciousness through his merging of eastern philosophy with western psychology — it felt like I had finally found something real.
His Jewish, North Eastern, Yogic bent was like home-cooked food to me. His vibe was familiar, and he taught me about concepts like forgiveness, karma, and soul family.
I spoke with him personally quite a few times in my twenties and early thirties through his Open Heart Talks via Skype. We met in person in 2012 on the island of Maui and spent some time together.
In one of our conversations, he asked me if I had any teachers and who my teacher was.
I was baffled by this question, and I said it was him.
That he was my teacher.
He laughed at me lovingly and said,
“You’re doing pretty good for being self-taught.”
My mission on this earth is to walk in beauty and to live in tune with the cosmic rhythms of the earth, the sea, and sky, and provide healing tools for others to do the same.
I will teach you to access more freedom in your mental, emotional, spiritual and energetic bodies, reclaim your power and your voice, and embody your True Alignment.
I am a teacher who has to become the medicine myself before I can turn around and share it.
I transmute wounds into wisdom. Anything I learn, I share it here with you..
What is praised is one, so the praise is one too,
many jugs being poured into a huge basin.
All religions, all this singing, one song.
The differences are just illusion and vanity
Sunlight looks a little different
on this wall than it does on that wall
and a lot different on this other one,
but it is still one light.
We have borrowed these clothes,
these time-and-space personalities,
from a light, and when we praise,
we are pouring them back in.
—Rumi
Michelle Coutinho is a transformational leader,
teacher, healer + guide.
Her Vocal Empowerment Coaching helps conscious professionals discover their authentic voice, embody their deepest purpose, and own their personal power.
A personal student of Ram Dass, she has woven the traditional path of Bhakti Yoga with her ceremonial + healing work learned from many years of holding space -- including singing in plant medicine ceremonies, guiding weekly rituals to a global audience via Insight Timer, and leading Vocal Empowerment workshops at retreats + transformational festivals worldwide, most recently in Egypt.
Her work is best described as transmission, where she uses her voice and presence to blend many modalities including working with mantra + shamanic song, energy work, yogic practices, somatic embodiment, intuitive counseling, and sound healing.
Her voice channels timeless wisdom + ancient song that awakens and opens the hearts of those who are ready to hear. She is the creator of Vocal Alchemy + Embodiment, a process that uses the voice as a gateway to the subtle body, releasing trauma and healing the psyche on a multidimensional level.
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