Meet Nicky

Hi I’m Nicky.

 

I came across yoga at my local gym in my 20s.  I was curious to try it and was hoping it would prevent any further sports injuries.

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I was always drawn to the Health and Fitness industry.  My first job at age 15 was as a part-time Tennis Coach at David Lloyd Club in Raynes Park, and I continued to coach through university and beyond, until I began my career at British Airways.  My Cabin Crew roster didn't allow me to commit to regular lessons!

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I thoroughly enjoyed my 16 years at BA, where I was also a Programme Manager in Ops, Customer Experience and Joint Business & Alliances.  I went through a number of cost-saving restructures and experienced first hand the impact of re-organisation on wellbeing.  I trained fellow Project Managers and was also a Wellbeing Ambassador, advising passengers on jet lag and organising the first ever Wellbeing Festival in the Crew Centre.
 

Fast forward to 2013 when I left my corporate job to move to Paris with my family.  I had time to consider what I wanted to do with the next phase of my life and wanted to explore teaching yoga, NLP or mindfulness.  I was keen to find a yoga class for myself and came across Tara Stiles, founder of Strala Yoga, online; shortly afterwards, she came to Paris to lead some classes at a fitness expo.  I bought a ticket and practised with her in an inflated yoga bubble which was lots of fun, and the following year, dived into a 300 hour yoga teacher training.

 

I feel really grateful that my teacher training journey began with Strala, because it has informed every other style that I’ve learnt since including vinyasa flow, yin yoga and therapeutic specialisms.  I also strala-ise any class that I attend, because it feels so much better!  In 2018, I jumped into Advanced Leadership Training, and Connect and Heal.  It was so inspiring that I sought out further training in Chinese Medicine for Yoga, Female Health, and Mental Health & Wellness, which has been an incredibly fascinating journey and underpins my Health Support Programmes.

 

Tara went viral in 2006 as the Yoga Rebel.  She threw out the rulebook of dogmatic and rigid styles of yoga that asked people to perfect poses, chant in Sanskrit, be pushed and pulled into “better” positions and perform challenging pranayama.  She wanted to connect with people and create accessible yoga classes, with the focus on feeling good from the inside out.

 

As someone who is always looking how to do things in a better way rather than blindly following a set of rules, Strala resonated with me.  Based on natural movement principles, Strala simply makes sense for a sustainably happy, healthy life.

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I love sharing what I’ve learnt and making life easier for people.  Health, healing and happiness is at the core of what I do and I’m here for the long haul.

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If you'd like to reduce stress, and feel happier and healthier, do get in touch.