About Bee Heart Yoga
We're here to pollinate the possibility that health, happiness, connection, inspiration, passion, purpose, and other playful parts of being human are our own creation! No 2 humans will ever have the same life experiences, we are truly unique and it's up to us to decide when we're tired of suffering and ready to take the inward journey towards the discovery of Self. With courage and curiosity we can begin to challenge the self imposed limitations of who we are not and start to discover the freedom in who we truly are. What if the path to Higher (Spiritual) Self begins when we no longer need to hide from the pain & suffering of Lower (Physical/Ego) Self, instead learning to unite them in the Heart? How might this be possible? This is what we're here to explore together! Nicole put her Self through a lot of challenges, so she could learn how to unite her pieces & parts and share some possibilities with other curious humans. The invitation is genuine to discover what we have to learn from each other about life through the practices of Yoga, Hoop, Massage, and More!
About Nicole
The Story of Nicole begins in a little town called Bowling Green, Ohio in the early 1980's. The stories she created about a conservative christian upbringing taught her a fair amount of conflict with both Physical and Spiritual Self. At 19 years old destiny introduced her to a Weird Dude (his description) named John McMullin (www.journeysofwisdom.com). Weird John asked Nicole a lot of weird questions over a 22 year span (still going) that invited her to find wisdom in learning from life's challenges and to consider possibilities beyond what she was told to believe about Self. Believing then she would live her whole life in Ohio, she challenged this by moving to a Funky Beach Town in coastal San Diego Encinitas, California. It was in Encinitas that she picked up a Hoop, got into Yoga, started traveling, and met the husband Giorgos! After 6 years calling California home she set off on another adventure to the Island of Cyprus. Expectations of a perfect island life took a detour of illnesses with stories of parasites from traveling and discovering Chronic Lyme Disease. Nicole did a lot of back and forth between Ohio and Cyprus over the next 13 years participating extensively in Holistic Therapies and learning a lot from the experiences of physical suffering. Chronic pain had been a part of her life since 12 years old, but the Pain she associated with Lyme was so extreme it became a source of deeper awakening to Mind/ Body/ Spirit connection! Nicole has plenty of experience compromising Self, creating stories about other people, and the extremes of pain & suffering that come from hiding shame & fear. She has learned to transform this into a beautiful life, happy spirit, healthy body, and being childlike more often than childish! Nicole currently expresses Self through yoga, hoop dance, drawing, Sea swimming/ free diving, martial arts, massage, healthy cooking, organic farming, spear/ rod fishing, minimalism living, dog training, & learning Greek.
Training:
Journeys of Wisdom Holistic Coaching Program (OH & FL) with John McMullin
Ashaya Yoga 200hr Teacher Training (Toledo, OH) with Todd Norian
Dig Yoga TT Studies (Lambertville, NJ) with Naime Jezzney and Sue Elkind
Hoop Girl Teacher Training (Los Angeles, CA) with Christabel Zamora
Healing Arts Institute 750hr Massage Therapy Program (Perrysburg, OH)
Vitality College of Healing Arts (Carlsbad, CA) 400hrs Massage & Bodywork
Visionary Craniosacral Trainings 1 & 2 (Eureka, CA) with Milne Institute
Neuromuscular Therapy Part 1-3 Paul St. John Method (Los Angeles, CA)
C.H.E.K Institute Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching (San Diego, CA)