Nick Combs

Nick joins Chris in the Chai Shop where they talk about introducing Jivamukti Yoga into an established studio, the challenges of owning a business, and the joys of studentship.

Nick co-owns ⁠M3Yoga⁠ with his adorable husband Nick.

M3Yoga will be hosting the Spiritual Warrior Training in October => ⁠more info here⁠

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Nick hails from the DC metro area where he has lived most of his life, though Nick’s family is largely from Athens, GA and is also where he lived for 5 years during elementary school.  He has been a Registered Nurse for 17 years and began his career at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland working in the Cardiovascular ICU, taking care of postoperative patients after heart surgery. He later transitioned into emergency medicine, surgery, and substance abuse treatment. Nick will complete his graduate work in healthcare innovation in 2025.

Nick is an E-RYT 500. He has a passion for anatomy and physiology and has studied under the top medical professionals in the world at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He believes having a detailed understanding of the physical body and how it operates at a cellular level enhances your ability to practice and instruct yoga.

He is influenced from his teachers Noah Maze and Peach Friedman, with whom he completed an advanced 300hr certification in The Maze Method, along with a year mentorship with Noah; and Mitch Burnett and Olga Oskorbina, whom he completed a 75 hour Jivamukti Spiritual Warrior training at Jivamukti Barcelona. Nick is also a Certified Rocket Ashtanga Instructor and has completed over 200 advanced hours in The Rocket System as taught by Larry Schultz with Amber Gean Espelage in Cincinatti, Oh and in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Nick is a daily Ashtanga practitioner, practicing second series and is deeply appreciative to his teacher Todd Rodrick at Ashtanga Atlanta.

Nick contributes much of his understanding of the philosophical roots of the yoga tradition to studying with Brother Shankara, a Vedanta monk from the Vedanta Center of Atlanta, for many years. Brother Shankara left his body in 2024.

Nick pulls from his broad range of training to help him meet students where they are in their yoga journey. Nick’s teaching methodology is modern and approachable, but not necessarily easy. His classes are often anatomical and technical but always taught from the heart. His classes will educate you, challenge you, and are always accessible. Expect to leave feeling empowered and met where you are.