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Nicole Taylor is dedicated to supporting individuals in their personal transformation and spiritual growth. Using a blend of meditation, yoga, mind/body awareness, and Ayurvedic principles, Nicole facilitates transformative offerings on self-care. She helps people fill their lives with more connection, and bring more of their whole self forward every day. Nicole is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher, a Certified Vishoka Meditation Teacher, and a graduate of the Hendricks Institute's Big Leap Coach program and Leadership and Transformation program. She is on the faculty of Foundation for Conscious Living’s Restoring Resourcefulness Program and the Billions Institute Fellowship. She has facilitated wellness instruction for Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, Barnes Foundation, Fairmount Park Conservancy, Penn Center for Community Health Workers, and Mural Arts Foundation. She is the author of the book A Joyful Pause: 52 Ways to Love Life, which can be found at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and local bookstores. She lives in Springfield, PA with her husband and her dog.

Want 6 weeks of reinforcing resilience in these wild times? Join me!
04/16/2025

Want 6 weeks of reinforcing resilience in these wild times? Join me!

As I prepare for my upcoming course, Strong Spine, Steady Mind , I’m especially excited about our first week together. We’ll begin with movement and breath practices designed to build inner stability —a foundation for everything that follows. In both my personal practice and as a yoga teacher,...

Building the evidence base for Somatic Experiencing—it works!
09/23/2024

Building the evidence base for Somatic Experiencing—it works!

Background: The body-oriented therapeutic approach Somatic Experiencing® (SE) treats post-traumatic symptoms by changing the interoceptive and proprioceptive sensations associated with the traumatic experience. Filling a gap in the landscape of ...

Loved this conversation!
05/31/2024

Loved this conversation!

On how contrast teaches.
04/11/2024

On how contrast teaches.

One of my big lessons from my pilgrimage to India was how much the universe teaches me through contrast. The trip included some of the most sublime experiences of my life and some of the most intense physical discomfort I’ve experienced. To keep my heart and awareness open enough to be present wit...

New class, starting soon!
04/10/2024

New class, starting soon!

We were made for this moment. Sometimes we lose touch with that. If that happens, it’s a great time to turn to the tools of Restoring Resourcefulness— a set of practices that help you ride the waves of life. For me, Restoring Resourcefulness is personal and professional. The way I feel as I navi

New podcast episode is up! We are talking about power.
01/08/2024

New podcast episode is up! We are talking about power.

On the new season of A Joyful Pause Podcast, I get to have a wonderful conversation with Katie Hong , my co-facilitator for the upcoming retreat Power Detox: Releasing Power Stories & Claiming A New Narrative. We discuss power, awareness of our narratives, conditioned tendencies and how we

What's your relationship to power? When's the last time you brought some awareness to how you show up as it relates to p...
11/22/2023

What's your relationship to power? When's the last time you brought some awareness to how you show up as it relates to power? I am so stoked to be co-facilitating a retreat for you to explore all things power--your questions, habits, desires, and what you want to create. More Info in the comments.

Some reflections on the retreat I led earlier this month.
11/21/2023

Some reflections on the retreat I led earlier this month.

We held our third gathering for folks who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in Philadelphia from November 11-12. Twelve amazing souls signed up to allow Arawana Hayashi and me to guide them through a weekend exploration of cultivating collective well-being and creative action. The m

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09/10/2023

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On this episode of A Joyful Pause Podcast, Nicole and Julie Colwell, PhD, founder of Evolutionary Power Institute , discuss power dynamics, the body's intelligence, and a practice for shifting from being reactive to accessing our creativity. Learn more about Julie's SEW process here . More abou

https://hendricks.com/event/the-essentials-a-two-day-live-online-seminar/?instance_id=250Come practice tools for more al...
09/06/2023

https://hendricks.com/event/the-essentials-a-two-day-live-online-seminar/?instance_id=250
Come practice tools for more aliveness--in community!

This class will meet on three Saturdays: September 23, 30 and October 7, 2023 from 9:00am Pacific to 1:30pm Pacific. Learn the foundational practices of Conscious Loving and Living in this live online class. Over three Saturdays, you’ll have the opportunity to practice the skills for aliveness

Our embodiment and racial justice work continues...this time with a focus on well-being. This gathering for BIPOC folks ...
09/05/2023

Our embodiment and racial justice work continues...this time with a focus on well-being. This gathering for BIPOC folks will take place in Philadelphia November 11-12. If a weekend on well-being (and uncovering its impediments) sounds good to you, join us!

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