Nicolette David, hailing from Catalina Island, was a high school teacher of languages, literature, biology, and movement since 2001 but found her true passion in 2009 when she reluctantly took her first yoga class. In Savasana (corpse pose), she was moved by the methods and magic of yoga to hold tenderly stored grief, anger, anxiety, and the ultimate unknown that is Life. The combined effects of moving, breathing, paying attention, getting quiet left an indelible memory and to be part of helping others find a moment, a minute, a day, or continued clarity and calm is the inspiration of Nicolette’s teaching. 

She has led 200 hour trainings for various studios, taught workshops, and led retreats both locally and internationally and was a mentor and guest lecturer for Yogaworks’ 300 hour professional program. Her personal studies are in Anatomy and she enjoys drawing connections between the inseparable body, mind and Spirit. Her teaching focuses on alignment not for the sake of getting things "right" but with the intention of locating ourselves from within and diving into the mystery of our cosmic flesh. Her teaching is full of heart, creativity, and the hope that students FEEL themselves beyond the physical realm using their breath and their eyes that see from, and into, all possible perspectives. 

She is a wife to Dr. Amstutz, a mama to 2 girls, a trauma survivor, dog mom to a Great Dane named Noble and gets loads of ‘YOGA as life’ practice staying calm and connected in the wild outback of parenting.