Degrees and Certifications

Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500)

Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)

Kripalu Yoga Teacher

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist & Group Facilitator

ParaYoga® Level One Certified Teacher

Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership - Level 1

BA Computer Science (summa cum laude) - Brown University 2003

Samples of my work

Read recent essays at my blog, Within Us, Without Us 

Listen to me on a podcast

Watch me teach

Work History

I have taught well over 10,000 hours of yoga in my life thus far.
2010-present
Cofounder and manager of Grateful Yoga in Evanston, IL
Teaching weekly classes
Leading workshops and series
Leading retreats
Offering private instruction and yoga therapy to individuals
2007-2009
Yoga teacher at Generations Yoga, Niyama Yoga, Arlyn Day School, Rotary International
2009-2013
Yoga instructor for kids and staff at the Rice Child + Family Center, a residential treatment facility for children
2005-2010
Yoga teacher at the Heartwood Center for Body Mind Spirit, Kraft Foods, Avani Yoga
2005-2007
Yoga teacher at White Iris Yoga, North Shore Yoga
2001-2002
Lab assistant in the Virtual Reality Laboratory of Brown University
1998 & 2000
Research Assistant at Northwestern University Astrophysics Department

Practice and Study History

2022
Trained in Mindful Outdoor Leadership at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
2020-2022
Studied tai chi with Stephen Vick at the Midwest Traditional Taoist Arts Academy
2015-2019
Trained in EmbodiYoga with Lisa Clark
2009
Phoenix Rising Group Facilitator Training
2007-2009
ParaYoga trainings with Rod Stryker in Tantric Hatha yoga and meditation
2007-2009
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy training, Bristol, VT
2008
Advanced anatomy training with Ellen Heed
2007
10 day Vipassana silent meditation retreat at Wat Suan Mokkh
2005
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training; 200 hours
2003-2004
Travel; study of yoga and Buddhism; teaching English in India and Thailand. Completed 10 day silent Vipassana meditation retreat at Wat Suan Mokkh in Thailand.
2003
Graduated summa cum laude from Brown University with a BA in Computer Science
2002
Began regular study and practice of yoga with Tom Gillette, director of Eyes of the World Yoga, Providence, RI. One month residential training at the Zen Mountain Monastery
2001
Theory and Practice of Buddhist Meditation course with Prof. Harold Roth at Brown University

The yoga therapy components of Nick's practice are based on training from the Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy school, not derived from his status as an RYT with Yoga Alliance Registry.

Update January 2024