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Yoga Freedom World Headquarters

618 Dittmar Road
Austin, TX, USA 78745
 
email:  om [at] yogafreedom.com
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Yoga Freedom was founded by Michelle Fajkus in 2001. Since stumbling upon yoga as a teenager, she has practiced hatha yoga for over half her life. Michelle is a Buddhist, yogini, writer and schoolteacher. She has taught yoga classes and workshops in Austin, the San Francisco Bay area and Guatemala for over eight years. She currently lives in Guatemala City with her dog, Lucy.

Michelle Margaret Fajkus

1980, Birth
1993, Began hatha yoga practice
1998 - 2002, The University of Texas, Austin, TX, Bachelor of Science in Advertising
1999 - 2003, Tocquigny Advertising, Interactive + Marketing, Austin, TX 
2001 - 2002, 200-hour Yoga Yoga Hatha Teacher Training, Austin, TX
2001 - present, Yoga Freedom (Founder)
2003, Google, Mountain View, CA (Advertising) 
2003 - 2004, Yoga Freedom San Francisco
2004, San Jose Unified School District, San Jose, CA (Substitute K-12 teacher) 
2005, Austin Board of Realtors, Austin, TX (Communication Specialist, marketing/advertising/PR)
2006 - 2009, Odom Elementary School, Austin Independent School District, Austin, TX (Bilingual Elementary Teacher)
2009, 100-hour Dharma Yoga Advanced Training, Austin, TX
2009, Black Swan Yoga (hatha and yin yoga instructor)
2009 - present, Colegio Americano de Guatemala, Guatemala City (High School Counselor, Creative Writing Teacher)     

Yoga Freedom * om@yogafreedom * +1 512 782 4430 * Namaste