Nicole Riviere, 500 RYT

Originally from the Oregon Coast, Nicole moved to Los Angeles in 1997 to pursue a career as a professional dancer.  She took her first yoga class in 1999, and over the years, she began to feel that yoga was much more than physical and the benefits of focus, softness, flexibility and strength provided tools for life.  In 2007, she went to Rising Lotus Yoga in Sherman Oaks, CA, where she met her teachers, Claire Hartley and Daniel Stewart. Here the yoga practice became a spiritual practice, a transformative practice and she's been a devout yogi ever since.  She completed her RYT 200 hour certification at Rising Lotus Yoga in 2009 and began teaching.  In 2011, Nicole studied with Maty Ezraty and fell in love with Maty's emphasis on alignment as a means to find focus, healing and strength.  Then in 2012, while stepping away from her 13 year dance career, Nicole found her teacher and mentor, Annie Carpenter.  And completed her second teacher training and a mentorship for her 300/500 Hour Teacher Training with Annie.

Nicole continues to train with Annie, and is deeply grateful for her discipline, love and guidance.  Nicole's teaching style share's her enthusiasm and love for the yoga practice, focusing on alignment and the breath/body connection as a way to heal, calm and center.  She believes that how you do anything is how you do everything, and through practice, we reveal our true nature.  Namaste.

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