“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
—wayne dyer
Nina moved to Durham in 2020 after road-tripping across the country with her three cats (yes, three) to complete her PhD in Computational Genomics at UNC Chapel Hill.
Her yoga practice began over a decade ago in Southern California, but everything changed when she took her first hot yoga class in 2017. Since then, her practice has been rooted in the balance between effort and ease: learning when to push, when to pause, and how to grow through both.
Nina completed her 200-hour RYT through Midtown Yoga in 2023 and is also certified in Strength, Restorative Yoga, and LSD. Her classes are thoughtfully sequenced to build confidence, spark curiosity, and empower students in their bodies on and off the mat.
Outside of the studio, you’ll find her mentoring future STEM students, baking something sweet, snuggling her cats, or searching for the best tacos in the Triangle.
Go-To Coffee Order
Green tea for me!
Hidden Talent
I’ve trained my cats. They’ll even come if I sing. Does that make me a real life Disney Princess?
Guilty Pleasure
Binging docuseries