Nicola’s mum introduced her to yoga when she was 12 by buying her Yoga for Children (Mary Stewart). After hanging up her ballet pointe shoes when she was 14, Nicola practised yoga wherever she could, in church halls and school gyms, until she began a regular practice Ashtanga practice in Dublin, 2002.
Moving to London three years later she stumbled across Jivamutki Yoga, taught by Emma Henry at a gym, and felt as though she had come home. In 2007 Nicola trained as a Jivamutki teacher and taught in New Zealand for over a year before returning to London.
Nicola is indebted to cat alip-douglas who has been a consistent guiding light and guru; to all the teachers and students at Jivamutki for their on-going support and community; and to Sharon Gannon and David Life for encouraging all to live a more radical, awake, and ethical yogi life.