Nicky Poole

Development + Education

Nicky Poole has served in leadership roles in the yoga and wellness worlds for twenty years. She was creator and director of Breathing Room Yoga in Vietnam and designed the highly regarded Canadian teacher training programs at 889 Yoga, and Octopus Garden Yoga Centre. Most recently, Nicky co-founded a vibrant new digital yoga platform called Leelapod.

Originally from New Zealand, Nicky has a passion for travel, history, and exploring wellness rituals across cultures. She has called Nepal, Saigon and Toronto home over the years, while completing thousands of hours of studies around the world in the practices of Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Restorative, Yin, Therapeutics, Anatomy, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Mahayana and Vajryana Meditation, Ayurveda, Thai Yoga Massage, Yogic history and Social Justice. The roots of her yoga practice are based in the Prana Flow lineage by Shiva Rea, and she is initiated into the Indian martial arts tradition known as Kalarippayat. Nicky brings a wealth of knowledge and global experience in mind-body studies to Core Essence along with a balanced perspective to wellness education and program implementation which deeply integrates both science and soul.