Once upon a time, a tough, urbane New York litigator took a yoga class.  She had been trained as a verbal assassin and used her rapier wit to slice and dice her opponents in Housing Court.  Upon completing the yoga class, she immediately fell under a yogic spell of calm, quiet strength. A shift occurred. Instead of leaning on the subtle art of vituperation, she mined new, internal sources of unflappable compassion. At first she did yoga for vanity.  Then she did yoga for her sanity.  Finally, she began doing yoga for humanity.

The yogic spell emboldened her to take yoga out of the studio and into the courtroom.  Slowly and surreptitiously, she began using pranayama (yogic breathing exercises) to calm opposing counsel.  Just as the snake charmer calms the cobra, she enchanted the slithering attorneys to stop their ugly hissing and slow down their breathing. They became calm and amicable.  Together, she and the opposing counsel achieved consensus to create better living conditions for the Citizens of New York City.

Eventually Nicole abandoned her legal briefs for a yoga mat.  For over a decade, Nicole has used her powers for good to teach yoga full time and coach entrepreneurs in enlightened business strategy.  She advocates for yoga students to be strong even when they think they are weak.  She inspires her clients to leave unfulfilling jobs, make enlightened business decisions for higher profit margins, pursue PhDs, and become better parents.  They save the world by being healthier and happier in their bodies.  Nicole Payseur lives by example and helps students make difficult life transitions for more satisfying lives. The students learn to smile and live happily ever after.

Epilogue

Nicole completed her first 500 hour training with Yoga Works NYC.  She continued to stockpile knowledge moving on to Anusara and then an additional 500 yoga certificate with Michelle Andras.  Her joy is train yoga teachers with Cheryl Johnson through the Om Balance School for the 200 Hour level.