it’s so nice to meet you
Hi! I’m Nina. I am a yoga teacher, Ayurvedic health counselor, and breathwork facilitator. Although my degree is in Public Health Policy, I have found that we cannot grow as a community until we can change as individuals. In my own journey of evolution, I am grateful to have experienced and become proficient in various mind-body modalities.
Beyond my work at Transform in Opelika, I also teach vinyasa yoga at The Yoga Room in Auburn and therapeutic yoga for The Nourish Foundation.
If you would like to sponsor a Nourish patient to continue their yoga practice with me, please reach out to me or the organization.
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”
what I pull from
Public Health Policy
After losing several family members to medical conditions, I was determined to understand the system that was not able to serve them. I created my own degree to include the physical, social, and political sciences that continue to inform how I approach individual and community health.
Psychotherapeutic Yoga
My first yoga training was through a counseling clinic that incorporated both the mental health and yogic practices. This introduction to yoga allowed me to build a foundation for my practice that always considers the mind when working with the body, and vice versa.
Ayurveda
Within months of learning about Ayurveda, I ended up in another state to continue my studies. Although I do not currently provide consultations, I am always referring back to Ayurvedic wisdom to assess imbalances in the body and explore new ways to understand the body-mind connection.
Breathwork
Although there are various breathwork practices to pull from in our 1:1 sessions, my group classes focus on the methods created by Millana Snow that involves elements of reiki, meditation, and holotropic breathwork. I also encourage journaling or vocal expression.
Vinyasa Yoga
I spent my first five years of yoga practice releasing through slow, therapeutic movements. Since moving to Auburn, I have fallen in love with vinyasa and recently completed my second training at The Yoga Room. However, I do not incorporate this practice in my 1:1 sessions.
Psychology
Through many of my experiences, I have been exposed to various philosophies and psychological concepts from Eastern and Western perspectives. I am continually interested in somatic psychology, humanistic theory, Eastern philosophy, Jungian archetypes, and internal family systems.
I don’t believe we get anywhere great alone.
My work has only evolved under the compassionate guidance of my incredible teachers and mentors.
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Beth Kiacz
INTUITIVE COACH
Beth’s mentorship and guidance has helped me find clarity in my vision, confidence in my abilities, and conviction in my purpose. My Somatic Meditation is derived directly from Beth’s intuitive coaching and practices.
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Millana Snow
BREATHWORK COACH
Millana’s Integrative Breathwork is a truly transformational practice. I have grown as a person and a practitioner under her guidance throughout multiple breathwork trainings and business coaching over the past 4 years.
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Laura Abbott Coan
YOGA THERAPIST
Each time I get on my mat, I hear Laura cueing me to balance. Since my first training in 2017, I have learned so much from her expansive knowledge and experience in yoga therapy and ViniYoga.
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Karren Abrams
AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONER
As my former clinic supervisor at The Ayurvedic Institute, Karren is who I still call for guidance when determining a root cause or addressing agni + āma. She is also my philosophical mentor for all things Vedic and spiritual.
