20 Years of Unnata Yoga
A celebration of the timeline, milestones, and heritage of Unnata Aerial Yoga.
Yoga teachers from 40 states in the USA have taken the Unnata Teacher Training
Over 750 yoga teachers from around the world have completed the Unnata Teacher Training.
2005
THE BEGINNING
Michelle Dortignac starts developing her aerial yoga class, later to be called “Unnata”
2006
January, 2006: Michelle debuts her aerial yoga class to the general public with regularly scheduled classes at SLAM Studio in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), NY
2006/07
Unnata Yoga covered on television, in the press, and on the Internet in USA, France, Germany, and Japan
2007
Michelle and Unnata Aerial Yoga mentioned for the first time in Yoga Journal magazine
2008
Unnata Aerial Yoga moves to Embody Language artist loft in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and expands class schedule
2009
Debut of the Unnata Aerial Yoga Teacher Training Program. Three current Unnata course leaders were in this teacher training!
(Becky, Misato, and Jordan)
Unnata Yoga 5th Anniversary (2011)
Unnata Yoga celebrates the 5th anniversary of its inception back in January of 2006! The Unnata Teacher Training Program has been created, and Yoga teachers from around the country and the world are traveling to NYC to study the Unnata Method of Aerial Yoga.
2011
Unnata Yoga makes its home base in New York City at Sacred Sounds Yoga in Greenwich Village
2011
2011 First Unnata Aerial Yoga teacher training hosted outside of Brooklyn, NY; at Moyo Yoga in Skippack, PA
2011
First internationally hosted Unnata Aerial Yoga teacher training course; at Centro Yoga Sadhana in Ciudad Real, Spain
2012
First Unnata Aerial Yoga Course Leader, Montse Lominchar leads course in Spain
2012
Unnata Yoga featured at inaugural Nantucket Yoga Festival (and three times since)
2012-2013
Michelle leads Unnata Teacher Training courses in Greece, Finland, Russia, and Japan
2013
Michelle debuts the Unnata Advanced Teacher Training (Level 2) at The Yoga Studio in Campbell, CA
2014
First international Unnata Advanced Teacher Training (Level 2) in Ciudad Real, Spain
2014 -2015
Michelle and Unnata Course Leaders present International Unnata Teacher Training courses to yoga teachers in Iceland, India, Canada, Finland
2015
Unnata Founder Michelle Dortignac is the featured guest teacher in Yoga Journal magazine (Aug/Sept)
Unnata Yoga 10th Anniversary (2016)
Unnata Yoga celebrates its 10th anniversary! Along with a small group of senior course leaders, Unnata continues to lead Teacher Training programs in the USA and around the world.
2016 -2017
International Unnata Teacher Training courses presented to yoga teachers in Malaysia, Slovenia, Taiwan, and Hungary
2017 -2018
International Unnata Teacher Training Level 1 and Level 2 courses presented to yoga teachers in Northern Ireland, Spain, and Israel
Unnata Yoga 15th Anniversary (2021)
Unnata Yoga celebrates the 15th anniversary of its inception back in January of 2006! This year also saw the launch of the Unnata Level 3 course, offered exclusively in an online format.
2021-2022
International Unnata Teacher Training Level 1 and Level 2 courses presented to yoga teachers in Spain and Iceland
2023
Unnata Yoga launches brand new website on UnnataYoga.com along with separate new educational website just for Unnata teachers.
Unnata Yoga 20th Anniversary (2026)
Unnata Yoga celebrates the 20th anniversary of its creation back in January of 2006! Michelle continues to teach globally through the recently launched Online Education website: My Unnata Yoga
Unnata Yoga Keeps on Growing
2026: As Unnata Yoga enters its 20th year, Michelle continues to develop the Unnata Method of Aerial Yoga, and how it is taught through the teacher training course. Michelle and the Unnata course leaders continue to lead teacher training programs in the US and around the world.