Join Nicolette Downs for Big Shoulder Yoga’s Yearly Retreat.
The theme for this year's retreat is 'Yoga Summer Camp.' Spend the long weekend practicing yoga, hiking, eating delicious locally grown/sourced food, hanging out by the bonfire, enjoying campy activities (games, tie-dye, stargazing, etc.), visiting the swimming hole, and connecting with nature (and each other).
Throughout the day there will be yoga classes and activities to choose from, or you can follow your own interests—read, relax, explore the property, bike the hilly roads, etc.
With the combination of gentle and invigorating yoga classes, you’ll be able to find what works for you. We’ll have a workshop-style class each day, a clinic to work on alignment and inversion, partner yoga, a gentle morning practice, plus restorative yoga and meditation in the evening.
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Nicolette Downs is the owner of Big Shoulders Yoga.After completing her 200hr YTT in a style of Hatha yoga called, 'cYoga' in 2012, she jumped right in and began teaching multiple group and private classes each week - however, it wasn't until years later that she actually began to truly love and feel passionate about teaching yoga. Nicolette believes that your YTT is just the first step in your journey as a yoga instructor and that the vast majority of your education takes place once you begin to teach. For her it was the connections with her students and learning how to help and empower each individual that pushed her to develop her teaching into what it is today.
Over the last 8 years Nicolette has taught students of all levels, abilities, ages, and backgrounds, learning from each and every person and class. She is equally enthusiastic helping a first-time student understand the alignment of Down Dog and spotting a seasoned practitioner as they gain confidence jumping into Forearm Balance.
In 2019, Nicolette opened Big Shoulders Yoga with the goal of creating an inclusive and accepting yoga community in which she could share her love of yoga and empower other teachers to do the same. Plus, there were no other Hatha yoga studios and she refuses to practice and teach anything else.
When Nicolette isn't running BSY, prepping for the YTT, or teaching, she is working her full-time gig as a marketing manager for a tech company.
Additionally, Nicolette has had a consistent yoga practice for over 10 years and has drawn inspiration for her practice from a number of styles including cYoga, Baptiste, and Power Hatha. She believes that every yoga instructor should be a practitioner first and a teacher second. Teach what you know.
