about

Portrait style image of Michelle Derosier crouching in her movement studio with a welcoming smile on her face with her body turned towards the camera

Michelle Derosier is the owner of Manifesting Movement

She is an Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe) from Migisi Sahgaigan (Eagle Lake First Nation) in Treaty #3 Territory. She has resided in Thunder Bay for over 30 years. She is a proud mother and kokum (grandmother).

storytelling. movement. community.

  • image of paper cutout style thunderbird from Michelle Derosier's film, "The Grandfather Drum"
  • a close up still of a stop motion character from from Michelle Derosier's film, a boy and his loss
  • a still from MIchelle Derosier's film, Amplify the Fire
  • a still of a stop motion character traversing a clay made forest from from Michelle Derosier's film, a boy and his loss
  • Still image from Audrey's short film
  • Image from Zhaaboshkaa performance depicting someone resting on blankets, surrounded by twigs, dried cedar, and sweet grass.
  • Image from Zhaaboshkaa performance depicting the four performers laughing and conversing with one another.
  • Image from Zhaaboshkaa performance depicting three performers clad in black ribbon hanging from their heads, posed in liquid abstract forms in their bodies, in relation to one another.
  • Image of Michelle shot from the side as she crawls on all fours in dance with her shadow cast behind her
  • Image of Michelle Derosier crawling in dance while performing while wearing all black
  • Photo of three figures, two of which are wearing all black and have their faces covered with black masks, who are wrapping the third figure up in a yellow cloth while they are holding a bow of cedar above their head
  • Image from Zhaaboshkaa performance.
Image of Michelle's hands splayed out on a black yoga mat

manifesting movement

Michelle is a practicing artist, filmmaker, certified yoga instructor and social worker (HBSW). Over the past 25 years, she has been searching for healing modalities that would support Indigenous youth, women and communities to help find balance, as many people continue to struggle with intergenerational trauma stemming from colonialism.

She came to realize that western therapeutic approaches were not enough to help overcome these complex issues. She was searching for a culturally responsive way that would empower her (and others) to help to restore well-being. This led her down a path of discovery where she began incorporating storytelling, breath work and movement into a yoga and movement program that specifically helps people heal from historical and present day trauma. Manifesting Movement is a trauma-informed, nurturing and empowering program that participants can incorporate into their daily lives.

contact michelle to book your first movement session today.

michelle@manifestingmovement.ca | 807-707-2504 | 4A Court Street, Thunder Bay ON, P7B 2W4