In this episode of Beyond the Adjustment, Dr. Scott sits down with Michelle Miller, founder of Centered Reality Yoga. Michelle shares her remarkable healing journey from a life-altering car accident to becoming a leader in holistic and spiritual wellness. Discover how visualization, meditation, and heart-centered living can unlock healing and purpose.
Dr. Scott: I want to welcome Michelle Miller to the podcast. She’s with Centered Reality, which I believe is a yoga studio, correct?
Michelle Miller: It’s a holistic yoga studio—not just yoga, but a full integrative experience.
Dr. Scott: I’m a novice to yoga, so I always like to hear people’s origin stories. How did you get into holistic yoga? What led you to where you are now?
Michelle Miller: I was in a severe car accident in 2009. At the time, I sought traditional medical care, but after years of treatment, I was deteriorating rather than improving. I remember praying one last desperate prayer: “Why is this happening?” Immediately, I felt God tell me, “As quickly as you’ve lost your physical vision, I can restore a spiritual vision beyond your belief.” I didn’t understand what that meant at first, but intuitively, I did. That message changed everything.
Dr. Scott: That’s powerful.
Michelle Miller: I was raised Catholic, so I knew prayer and sacraments, but not yoga or meditation. After the accident, I sat in stillness, and over time, I realized I was meditating—what some might call meditative prayer. I began to envision what I wanted for my life. That’s when everything shifted.
Dr. Scott: So you were visualizing?
Michelle Miller: Exactly. And it wasn’t the first time. In high school, I was a powerlifter. Before every lift, I would visualize the movement. I didn’t know it then, but I was using visualization to achieve success. After my accident, I applied the same principle to healing. Six months in, I began building muscle mass again. My hands regained function. My neural pathways were reconnecting—just from meditation. A year later, no one could tell I’d ever been in an accident.
Dr. Scott: That’s incredible. It’s the power we all possess—we just don’t always know how to tap into it.
Michelle Miller: Exactly. My husband, a chiropractor, watched it unfold. Years later, I came across Dr. Joe Dispenza’s work and thought, “This is what I did!” It was validating.
Dr. Scott: We talk a lot in chiropractic about “above down, inside out.” It starts with the brain and the belief. Everything begins as a thought. That thought is energy—and you turned it into reality.
Michelle Miller: Right. But if someone says, “I can’t even imagine myself healing,” they won’t. One tool I use with clients is the “Wheel of Life.” It visualizes different life areas—spiritual, physical, emotional, financial, environmental. Each spoke is critical. If one breaks, the whole wheel falters. Balance is the goal.
Dr. Scott: That’s a great visual. It reminds people to look at the whole picture, not just one part of health.
Michelle Miller: Exactly. My goal is to help clients become self-aware so they don’t need me forever. I teach them to become conduits of wisdom—connected to God, but without static on the line from outside distractions.
Dr. Scott: So where do you teach?
Michelle Miller: We moved from Texas to Tennessee last year. We live on 85 acres by the West Piney River. We host public events there—yoga under a pavilion, hikes, cold plunges, tea and coffee afterward. It’s all about using what God’s given us.
Dr. Scott: Sounds like an experience.
Michelle Miller: It is. I teach Kundalini yoga—using breathwork, sound, postures, and meditation to address specific physical or emotional issues. I think of it as “prescriptive yoga.” There’s a practice for grief, for digestion, for anything. It resets the nervous system.
Dr. Scott: That’s the key—calming the nervous system. When your signals are off, your health suffers. These tools realign those signals.
Michelle Miller: Exactly. And the nervous system needs time to rewire. In Kundalini, we practice for at least 40 days to reset patterns.
Dr. Scott: People think it’s “woo-woo,” but yoga’s been around for over 5,000 years. That’s longer than any medical system. It clearly works.
Michelle Miller: Yes, it’s the longest-standing spiritual practice in history. Almost every religion has adapted parts of it, though people sometimes misunderstand it. My philosophy is that anything can be used for good or bad. The goal is to be heart-centered and stay aligned with your intention.
Dr. Scott: Absolutely. Stay centered. That’s where the real power is. Thank you for being here and sharing your story.
Michelle Miller: Thank you. One last thing—I’ve created a kids’ program called “iSense.” It’s yoga for children, focused on using all five senses to be present, which in turn develops their intuition. We use crafts, stories, and outdoor play to guide them into these tools for managing emotions and stress.
Dr. Scott: What a beautiful gift to give to children—and to parents too. Thank you again, Michelle. It’s been an inspiring conversation.
Michelle Miller: Thank you, Dr. Scott.