Meet michael

michael mcswain, (he/him)

Joint FIT Program Supervisor | teaching staff | Health/Wellness Writer and Creative Director | Evolutionary Astrologer | Yoga and Meditation Guide

Michael joins the Planetary Dharma team with 18 years of experience in health and wellness, wearing many hats that include writer, creative director, mentor, and consultant. Michael is a perennial student of wisdom and began studying under the guidance of Dr. John and Nicole Churchill in 2016. 

Over the past decade, Michael has completed 2,500+ training hours with master teachers of meditation, yoga, dharma, and astrology. He maintains an astrology practice and offers classes at a number of online- and NYC-based studios, where his curriculum is regularly inspired by these modalities woven together. Michael has served on nonprofit boards for numerous organizations committed to the elevation of human consciousness, including Karuna Mandala. Michael offers retreats and retreat space at his home in the western Catskill mountains of NY under the supervision of his cat, Jason Catpaw.