Michael Lee founded Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy in 1986, integrating yoga and elements of contemporary psychology, supported by neuroscience.
 
His published works include Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy—Bridge from Body to Soul and Turn Stress Into Bliss. He has contributed to several books in the field of yoga therapy including a chapter in the APA-published book Beyond Talk Therapy, Dr. Timothy McCall's book Yoga as Medicine, Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine, and the recently published Yoga and Science in Pain Care. 
 
He has been honored as the opening keynote speaker at the International Association of Yoga Therapists Conference, the Yoga Australia Conference, the International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health, the Toronto Yoga Conference, the Japan Yoga Therapy Conference, and the first Global Consortium on Yoga Therapy, at Sendai, Japan, in 2018.
 
Michael grew up in Australia and held college teaching posts there and in Papua New Guinea. His expertise was in the field of personal and organizational change. In 1984, he arrived in the USA and began a career in yoga therapy with a focus on mental and emotional health.