Michele Pernetta
Fierce Grace Founder & Chief Instructor, Yoga Alliance Senior Teacher (UK and USA), Certified Ashtanga Vinyasa teacher, Certified Rocket® teacher, Fierce Grace teacher and Certified Bikram teacher. Martial Arts Tae Kwon Do Black Belt, ITEC Certified Massage therapist.
Michele brought Hot Yoga to the UK and Europe in 1994. After opening four Hot Yoga studios, and becoming the UK’s leading Hot Yoga business, Michele launched Fierce Grace in 2013.
Michele Pernetta studied martial arts for 10 years, as well as dance and gymnastics. She began studying with Bikram Choudhury in LA in 1990 when she was trying to avoid knee surgery. This awakened her keen interest in yoga for healing injuries.
Michele has over 25 years' teaching experience. She has also written and contributed to countless magazine and newspaper articles and appeared on many TV and radio programmes. Michele has been a judge five times at the International Bishnu Charan Ghosh Yoga Championships. Michele was a fashion designer for 17 years, trained at the prestigious Saint Martins School of Art and has designed costumes for award-winning films. She has been a spiritual practitioner of a Buddhist discipline for 25 years and has a keen interest in homoeopathy and Ayurveda.
Michele has trained personally with the famous Larry Schultz in Ashtanga Vinyasa, and also credits Erich Schiffman, Brian Kest and Steve Walther with inspiring her in her work on Fierce Grace.
Fierce Grace is the culmination of all her years of study and her observation of the over a quarter of a million bodies she has had the privilege to observe in her years of teaching in her four London studios. She leads the FG Teacher Training programme, teaches on her FG Retreats and at workshops, festivals and seminars around the world.
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Intense Leg Stretch Sequence with Michele
Michele will take you through hip flexor, hamstring, quad, foot and pelvis openers to get your lower body loose and open ready for more advanced poses. Dragon, Crescent Lunges, Runners Stretch. Paschi, Quad Stretch, Janushirasana, Lifted Double Leg Stretch and more will increase your flexibility ...
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14 min FIIT Flow with Michele
Strengthen your whole body and improve stamina with the yoga flow sequences from FIIT. Down Dog, Bear Hold, Spiderman, Plank Holds, Cartwheel, Twisted Cartwheel, Warrior poses, One legged Side Plank, Dragon Twists and more
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Deep Core 75 Livestream with Michele #4
Deep Core is a stretch class that includes an aligning warm up, then moves to the floor to open and realign hips and lower back. Time is spent on the flexibility of legs, hips. The "true core" is the centre of the body, hips, pelvis and lower back, so learning correct alignment is key.
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Short Flow Sequence with Michele in Tuscany
A great whole body workout suitable for all levels. Down Dog is a user friendly way to get strong, while also being in a relaxing inversion that lengthens spine, neck, hips and hamstrings. Perform leg stretches, hips, psoas, glutes and groin. Get strong and loose.
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Fierce Grace 75 Group Class with Michele
Join our latest Teacher Trainees and some other familiar teachers at our North studio for our signature Fierce Grace class - a little shorter with a few poses taken out and a few variations added in.
75 minutes of Flowing Warm up, Warrior Series, Balancing, Arm Strengthening, Core Work, Back St...
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IN 30 Group Class with Michele in Tuscany
A short version of our usual 75 minute class here we focus on legs, hips and spine. IN 30 in a Tuscan forest with a group of yogis. We first warm up in a whole body routine, then progress more and more deeply INwards. We finish with deep restorative relaxation.
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All fours 8 minute mashup with Michele - Mexico
Down Dog is the template to work into Plank, Spiderman, Glute-gate and more. Strengthen the whole body especially arms, shoulders, wrists, upper back, abs and glutes in this quick whole body yoga sequence which will get your breath flowing. A warm down will stretch out your shoulders and wrists.
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Deep Core 75 Livestream #3 with Michele
The deepest stretch out there in our ever popular Deep Core class taught by FG founder Michele Pernetta.
This cult class is favoured by both men and women alike, from athletes to the very stiff.
Foundation standing poses improve alignment while this mainly floor based class allows us to drop an...
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Deep Core 75 with Michele in Tuscany
Michele guides this group class through a stabilising opening sequence concentrating on alignment. She then moves you into ever deepening leg, hip, glutei, pelvis and spine openings.
Suitable for all levels.
Blocks and strap useful for anyone with stiffness, knee issues or tight shoulders.Jo...
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Fierce Abs with Michele in Tuscany
Abdominal Strengthening with Michele. Get the vibe of a summer retreat group class. Each set of abdominal muscles are strengthened, along with your lower back, arms and legs. The core is the seat of health and digestion - so drink some water and let's get ripped.
Join Michele and try out our bea...
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True Core Workshop with Michele
Discover how to use your core muscles in every pose and create a power centre that will ignite your life and your yoga practice.
Our most popular workshop in Fierce Grace studios, this full length 90 minute session will improve your understanding of your own alignment in yoga. Michele delves int...
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Neck, Upper Back, Arm, Hand and Shoulder Release with Michele and Jungle Drummer
Everything you need to realign, release and open up tight neck, arms, hands, shoulders. This 30 minute class with special guest The Jungle Drummer involves the whole body and spine while it works out all the kinks from fingers through to neck and upper back.
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Morning Stiffy with Michele
A 14 minute sequence for when you feel stiff and in need of natural functional movements to get the whole body opened up and feeling free. Sometimes we just need a simple warm up to give us more space.
Mich takes you through standing warm up to release hips, ribcage, back, neck, spine, shoulders...
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The Rush with Michele
The Rush increases strength, stamina and mobility, while counteracting shoulder, back, hip, neck and wrist stiffness from sitting at a desk.
The 20 minute class is an effective set of exercises to do for any age or fitness level, when you're too busy to get to a full class. It can be performed ...
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Deep Core 30 #2 (Legs) with Michele
Practice key leg stretching yoga poses from our Deep Core class. Expect slow deep stretches to open up hamstrings, abductors, glutes and hip flexors.
In this #2 version of Deep Core 30, Michele will guide you through safe steps, with guidance for props for the stiffer practitioner, or deeper op...
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IN 30 #2 (Legs) with Michele
Michele leads you through some key poses from the IN class, with a particular emphasis on the lower body.
IN is a slower floor-based class with deep stretches of shoulders, hips, hamstrings, quads, and wrists. This, the second 30 minute version of IN for FGTV On Demand, will leave you feeling c...
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Fierce Grace 60 #2 with Michele
Fierce Grace in 60 minutes.
Each class varies slightly to keep us on our toes. Michele guides you through with expert modifications and suggestions in this shorter version of our flagship class. The popular flowing format, with stretching, strengthening, arms, abs and hip and leg opening this f...
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FIIT 50 with Michele
FIIT - FIERCE INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING. Beautiful and Beastly.
What happens when classical yoga meets traditional Bootcamp and cardio drills in a high intensity interval training format? An east/west fusion that gets you FIIT FAAST.
Expect a fluid yoga-inspired warm up, Yoga/HIIT hybrid dr...
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Deep Core 75 with Michele
The deepest stretch out there.
Our popular Deep Core class taught by Michele Pernetta.
This cult class is favoured by both men and women alike, from athletes to the very stiff. Suitable for beginners and advanced students alike, Deep Core focusses mainly on the flexibility and alignment of our...
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Back and Neck S.O.S with Michele
Release, stretch, strengthen and lengthen your entire back, neck, and shoulders.
This 20 minute reset for achy and stiff lower and upper backs, tight necks and locked up shoulders will not just leave you with more freedom and space, but also bring more stability to your core and spine.
Yoga b...
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Neck, Shoulder and Upper Back Release with Michele
Michele will take you through a series of stretches to lengthen, open and release tension in your neck, shoulders, trapezius, deltoids and spine.
The mainly floor based sequence will take you through poses that deliver traction and circulation to the spine and neck. Breath based micro-movements ...
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Working with Back Injuries in Yoga Classes with Michele
Get expert tips for how to work with back pain or a back injury in online and offline yoga classes.
This short 15 minute guide will give you some safety tips, and show some common mistakes in yoga poses.
Michele discovered yoga while working with knee injuries and has a special interest in w...
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Working with Knee Injuries in Yoga Classes with Michele
Tips and modifications for working with a knee injury in both online an offline yoga classes. Michele covers the three main types of knee pain and how to work with them in this 12 minute tutorial.
Michele herself fixed both her knees with yoga and avoided knee surgery. She shares best practice ...
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Fierce Abs Livestream #3 with Michele
Michele leads you through this 30 minute abdominal strengthening class to slim and tone your entire core.
Each Fierce Abs class on FGTV has slight changes each time so you can vary your workout.
Target each group of abdominal muscles with our unique blend of yoga, power conditioning, pilates...
