My name is Nichole Lee. First and foremost, I’m a dog mom! I used to work in the music industry in Los Angeles. I worked with Bill Silva, concert promoter of the Hollywood Bowl, and John Silva of Silva Artist Management. Artists included the Foo Fighters, Beastie Boys, Beck, Queens of the Stone Age, Jimmy Eat World, Mars Volta, and Jason Mraz.
I’ve been practicing yoga for 18 years and teaching for nine years. I am registered with Yoga Alliance, formerly a resident yoga teacher at the award-winning Twin Farms resort in Barnard, and owner/operator of YogaMari Vermont (YMV) in Woodstock. In 2020, due to the pandemic, I temporarily closed the YMV doors. After purchasing our new home and relocating to a 34-acre property on the outskirts of Woodstock Village, we have since re-opened under Shambhala Farm!
My husband, Matt Tashjian, co-owned Miami Life Center in Miami Beach with world-renowned Ashtanga yoga instructors Tim Feldmann & Kino MacGregor. Tim is my primary teacher – Under Tim & Kino’s tutelage, I received my 200HR-RYT. Ashtanga and Yin yoga are my preferred lineages. I am studying Yin Yoga with founder Paul Grilley and actively working towards my Yin Yoga teaching certification. I am a Level-1 Reiki practitioner and I’m currently enrolled in Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s Joy of Living course, studying Buddhism and meditation practice.
Matt and I love animals. We have three beautiful dogs - Raja, Veda, and our new rescue, Poppy! We’re passionate vegans, grow much of our food on our farm, and spend significant time outdoors walking, hiking, and cycling. I enjoy sewing and selling handmade yoga headbands at all of my classes. I’m also a dorky bookworm.
Yoga and meditation are the foundations of my life. Daily sadhana keeps me rooted, present, and better equipped to relax into the groundlessness of life. Focussing my attention outward, in service of others, is at the core of everything I do.