Nicole's Story

Nicole first starting practicing yoga about a decade ago before becoming certified to teach during college. She got her degree in Fine Art Film + Photography from Montana State University, and taught yoga 'on the side' while building a wedding photography business. She fell in love with teaching + became infatuated with studying all that it means to be human — in physical, mental, emotional + energetic ways.

She continued to attend teacher trainings and workshops with various teachers to deepen her knowledge, and hoped that someday teaching yoga could become her full-time work. Nicole launched the Kula's online membership platform in April of 2021 after a positive response to uploading classes on Youtube. The Kula has since grown to include in-person yoga retreats, teacher trainings with The Collective School of Yoga + an upcoming product suite. She is proud to have retired from her wedding photography business to give The Collective her whole heart. She has a big vision for what is to come + is unbelievably excited to keep creating and growing with this community.

Since her initial 200-hr. Yoga Teacher Training with the school of Embodied Flow, she has continued to seek out various trainings over the last 8 years building her knowledge base with teachers from many disciplines and focuses. She has studied anatomy in a cadaver lab in Colorado, completed a handstand intensive in Bali, studied philosophy with Tara Judelle and Janet Stone, and is currently completing a 300-hr. breathwork training. Nicole’s pursuit of knowledge is a huge part of her practice as a student and a facilitator. She is grateful, excited and honored to be sharing the practice in the format of yoga teacher trainings, retreats, workshops, immersions, and of course in the Kula library.