About Nicholas

Certified Thai Bodywork practitioner since 2020

Participated in a training course in Thailand January 2024.

Certified Yoga Teacher since 2018 with over 700 hours of training.

NSCA Certified Personal Trainer

Massage Therapy Student

I began practicing yoga (the physical practice) in college while earning a bachelors in musical arts with a minor in philosophy.

My body endured years of poor posture, especially after a rapid growth spurt my senior year of high school. Luckily my partner was into yoga, and she got me started with ‘Yoga with Adriene’ on YouTube. Simply moving my body in different ways, intentionally, had a great impact instantly.

As time went by I began to notice changes in my mood, my mental outlook, the way I was processing my emotions, and my health overall. I continued to practice on and off for a while after college, while incorporating different strength modalities including resistance training.

Once I began working at Natural Grocers I enrolled in my first yoga teacher training with Becca Hewes at YogaLife. I was not interested in becoming a yoga teacher; I simply wanted to deepen my own practice and see what else yoga could offer. I am truly thankful for the relationship Becca and I have cultivated over the years; she continues to help me in so many ways to this day.

After completing my 200 hour training at YogaLife, I taught some classes at the OU athletic center, Space Yoga Studio, and other local gyms. I pursued another teacher training with Andrew Eppler at Ashtanga Yoga, finishing at the start of the 2020 pandemic.

Through Becca I was introduced to her teacher Doug Keller, whose workshops I still attend yearly when he visits Oklahoma at Spirit House Yoga with my currents teachers, Ted Cox and Martha McQuaid. I have completed their 300 hour teacher training, and Martha has certified me in Thai Yoga Bodywork. The intellectual, physical and spiritual knowledge they have provide me has shaped who I have become and are the reasons why I have the courage to offer these services. I completed their Conscious Living program in March 2025 as well.

I have worked at Natural Grocers for 7 years holding various management positions. As of July 2024, I stepped down from management to work part time and offer Thai Bodywork and Yoga to the community. I became certified as a NSCA Personal Trainer in January 2025, and am enrolled to become a licensed massage therapist.