About Three Fires Studio
Thai Massage | Meditation | Creative Writing
WHAT IS THREE FIRES STUDIO?
Three Fires Studio, in its current form, is more of a concept than a place. That's why it's called a space. The studio is wherever the people are. You make Three Fires Studio.
WHERE IS THREE FIRES STUDIO?
For now, Three Fires Studio hosts in-person sessions out of Yoga One in Petersburg, VA. The vision is to have a dedicated space, eventually, and, in time, a retreat.
Burgundie Miceli, builder and tender of Three Fires Studio, conceived of the idea to merge Thai Massage, Meditation, and Creative Writing into one entity over the course of several years. She owned Yoga Happiness Studio, Burgundie's Wine Cafe, Burgundie's Creative Studio, and The Petersburg Writing Group. Different places, different sites, different personas in each. She felt pulled thin.
Over-stretched, she thought, "But they're related. I see it. Others can, too."
She searched for prescedence, and found it.
WHAT ARE THE THREE FIRES?
The Forge Fire - Thai Massage:
movement and transformation of the body.
The Hearth Fire - Meditation:
Focus. Still, calm tending. Healing.
The Fire of Inspiration - Creative Writing:
Creativity. Expression. The poet's fire. Giving the voice form.
WHY THREE FIRES?
The prescedence for the relationship between the three was found in Brigid, the Celtic Goddess of, well, many things, but among them -poet-seers, smithing, and healing. The connection with Brigid started years ago, when Burgundie created a character named Bridgit in one of her books. By sheer coincidence, Bridgit was a strong woman, a writer, and, in her way, a healer.
As Burgundie narrowed down the areas in her life where she felt the most called to offer and teach, she kept coming back to Thai massage, meditation, and writing.
And so, that's how Three Fires Studio was born.
About the Logo Thai Massage Meditation Creative Writing
Burgundie wanted to create her own design. Since she started doing watercolor in January of 2026, she decided that maybe she could paint it herself.
And so, she did.
Once the theme of Three Fires was determined - the forge, the hearth, and the imagination based on Thai massage, meditation, and creative writing - she played with colors and came up with this:
Raw sienna for the top flame that represents the forge/Thai massage.
Sap green + yellow ochre for the leaf that represents the hearth/meditation.
Indigo that represents imagination/creative writing.
The symbol is an adaptation of the triskelion which means 'three legs' or 'three lines'. The triskelion or triskele, is a symbol associated with the goddess Brigid since she oversees fire, healing, and poetry. It is seen in the art of a few cultures including Celtic (as three spirals) and Sicilian (as three legs). Being Irish and Sicilan, this felt significant to Burgundie.
For anyone who receives a Three Fires Studio "business card": it was hand painted by Burgundie. Each card's artwork is unique.
CertificationsThai Masage | Massage | Creative Writing
Licensed Massage Therapist - MT & VA
Licensed in two states, Burgundie is able to share her time and spread the practice.
Burgundie trained with Elizabeth Miller, C-IAYT, MAPT, of Reden Yoga in Columbus, Ohio to learn Thai Massage. Elizabeth trained in Chaing Mai, Thailand and shares her knowledge through Reden Yoga.
Burgundie studied massage through Sacred Roots Massage Therapy School of Montana in Missoula, MT and earned her first license there. After she moved to Virginia, she earned her license through the Virginia Board of Nursing.
Along with Thai massage, Burgundie studies somatic therapy and body based healing, Traditional Chinese Medicine accupressure, and vagus nerve function as ways to help her clients.
Certified Yoga & Meditation Teacher
In 2015, Burgundie earned her yoga teaching certificate through White Lotus Foundation based in Santa Barbara, CA. That same year, she opened Yoga Happiness Studio in Columbus, OH.
At one time, Burgundie was registered with Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT, and experienced yoga teacher, with over 2000 hours of teaching. In 2018, she began her E-RYT 500 level teacher training through Yoga on High in Columbus, OH. She moved to Missoula, MT before she could finish but earned a certificate as a Meditation Teacher and a Pranayama Teacher.
In Missoula, Burgundie opened another Yoga Happiness Studio as well as Yoga Happiness Academy. She taught yoga, meditation, and offered Thai Massage there as well as online yoga classes. You can still find many of her yoga videos on YouTube.
Masters of Fine Arts - Creative Writing
Though it took decades for Burgundie to finally call herself a writer, she has been writing since she could hold a pen.
In 2014, Burgundie started a blog to share her experiences while her mother declined through primary progressive aphasia, dementia, Alzheimer's. After her mother's death in 2017, she bundled some of those posts and self-published a book on Amazon called Darling's Dementia.
Burgundie studied Communications and Anthropology at Ohio State University and earned a Bachelor of the Arts in each. She earned her Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing through Lindenwood University and launched The Petersburg Writing Group to keep the energy flowing.