Michelle Tennant, M.A.

A Life Built on Freedom

Michelle believes every day should include movement. Like food, movement is medicine. She teaches from lived experience and deep compassion because she once could not walk at age 38. Now in her 50s, she helps others reclaim their strength, trust their bodies again, and heal from the inside out using movement, mindset, and doTERRA essential oils.

An award-winning writer and lifelong athlete, Michelle understands both discipline and reinvention. She has completed marathons, triathlons, and earned the Spartan Race Trifecta, with multiple podium finishes recognizing her athletic performance along the way. For her, these milestones are not just achievements but proof that the body can come back stronger, no matter where you start.

A former professional whitewater raft guide on the New and Gauley Rivers, Michelle is certified in group exercise, indoor cycling, Yoga Trapeze®, Pilates, kickboxing, and Science of Stretching®. She taught indoor cycling and group exercise classes for over 13 years, guiding others to build strength, confidence, and consistency. She holds a B.F.A. from DePaul University and a master’s degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College, with an emphasis on psychology, behavior change, and applied healing practices.

Michelle built a virtual company in 2002 from the ground up, transitioning from salaried work to six-figure ownership and long-term financial independence, all while sustaining a 20-year marriage and healing from complex PTSD. Her life reflects what she teaches: freedom is built, not found.

Since 2004, Michelle has lived on her Smoky Mountain homestead with her husband, bees, chickens, and sled dogs. Today, after a full day as an international publicist with Wasabi Publicity, Inc., she is mountain biking or hanging like a bat from her Yoga Trapeze® as she travels in her Sprinter van, documenting life after Hurricane Helene as a living scrapbook of resilience and reinvention.

Whatever brought you here, welcome. Michelle’s purpose is simple. She helps people be free. It is her happiness hustle.

If you are already investing in your health, it is time to make it work for you.

Start your wellness and income journey with Michelle’s doTERRA team.
Weekly coaching. Real support. A path to freedom.
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https://referral.doterra.me/17343216
Personal cell is 828.817.4034, and email tennantmichelle @ gmail dot com

Fitness Certifications: Indoor Cycling aka Spinning (Mad Dog Athletics), Tabata Bootcamp (Savvier Fitness), Yoga Trapeze®, Science of Stretching® (Yoga Teachers College®), personal training, kickboxing, group exercise, pilates, nutrition and water aerobics (FiTour). Former lifeguard and swim instructor.