Leena St. Michael experienced panic attacks nearly every morning since childhood. By 35, constant tension left her exhausted. Her immune system was shot. She resigned the successful community leadership organization she founded when she observed (post-surgery from her hospital bed) that dynamics of powerlessness/domination, trauma of early childhood sexual abuse, and material striving were killing her.

Leena stumbled on the spiritual path in 1985 when she began taking, and then facilitating, workshops in the application of Quantum Physics to life.

A meditation practice soon followed when she discovered New Thought/Ancient Wisdom teachings through the Religious Science at the Agape International Spiritual Center and Huntington Beach Church of Religious Science.

She was trained by international New Thought leaders including Dr. Michael Beckwith ("The Secret"), Dr. Roger Teel and the late Dr. Peggy Bassett.  Leena has been a licenced Religious Science Practitioner with the United Centers for Spiritual Living (formerly known at the United Church of Religious Science) since 1995 and is one of the first licensed RScPs to be designated "Global Heart Practitioners" whose mission is creating a world that works for everyone.

A registered yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance, Leena is certified to teach yoga teachers classical Ashtanga/Hatha Yoga at the RYT200 level. She trains and apprentices as a yoga teacher trainer at Mt. Madonna Institute near Santa Cruz, California the home globally respected teacher and spiritual leader Baba Hari Das.  She completed her 500 hour certification on October 13th, 2009. Leena began taking yoga classes at age 19. Her first exposure was trying to imitate poses at age 10 from Swami Vishnudevananda's illustrations with her cousin Cindy.

Leena is among the first 75 teachers in the United States designated by Amma, to offer the IAM Meditation technique. IAM, the Integrated Amrita Technique is inspired by Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi, international humanitarian and spiritual leader.

She is an Interfaith Minister, a graduate of the Interfaith Seminary of Santa Cruz in 1997.  Leena has been a licensed Religious Science Practitioner, RScP, since 1995 and a Reiki Master Teacher since 1997.

Leena was an Interfaith Chaplain at Stanford University Hospital, where she completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Care and led their Mid-week Mindfulness Meditation every Wednesday in the hospital chapel.  She led the chaplaincy departments "Grief Matters" programs, a bereavement support program for families of patients who had recently made their transition.

Leena has had an impressive business management, marketing and organizational development consulting career before stepping into spiritual health counseling/healing and teaching.

In 1990, she co-founded and was Executive Director of Leadership Long Beach, a transformational community leadership development organization.  Leena also was a founder and first secretary of the California Association of Community Leadership. Leena graduated from Florida State University in 1975.  She was a licensed Certified Public Accountant for ten years.  Resume available upon request.