Laura Nicole

Yoga Instructor

Hey, y'all!  Don't be fooled by the serious photo- I'm super lighthearted and goofy.  Our classes are dense, yes, but we also smile a lot and laugh through our struggles.  Seriousness brings on tension, and I am not about to encourage all that!

A little about my journey- after being told I would likely never run again after years of abuse I put on my body with contact sports and competitive running, I started doing yoga on, really, a whim.  I won't lie- it irritated me TO NO END at first.  Sitting still wasn't my thing, and RELAXING was not in my wheelhouse.  I was meant for POWER, baby!  Oh, yeah, but I couldn't touch my toes...  Eek.

Little did I know, my strength would compound, and my injuries would subside as soon as I learned that to truly strengthen, I had to be aware of the muscles I was contracting and getting in the way.  I had to learn to be gentle to be stronger.  Who woulda thunk!  I also learned that by repetition of proper alignment, I could re-teach my body to have better habits, which would heal all those years of abuse.  I soon was able to run multiple half marathons a year, and some are even straight up mountains.  

Yes, I am a little crazy.

BUT HEY
Everyone is different, and that is something to celebrate.  <3

Meditation is important to me.  I can't stress enough how much body awareness comes from SLOWING DOWN and really connecting with your mind and breath.  It's always challenging at first, by my little monkey mind will help your little monkey mind build little monkey tools (okay, I'll stop lol) to tame these runaway thoughts.

All my classes start with a short meditation at the beginning, and a relaxing savasana at the end.