Summary: <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.nicoleduke.com">Nicole Duke</a></strong></span> has been practicing Yoga for over 20 years. As a professional long distance runner sponsored by Cliff Bar she traveled all over the United States to race. Looking for a competitive edge mentally and physically she was turned onto Bikram Yoga. From the very first class she intuitively knew that this practice was so much more than physical and that she must incorporate Yoga into her training program. With no Bikram studio in her hometown she was only able to practice when she traveled and immediately started dreaming of building her own studio someday. Nicole was one of the very first certified Pilates instructors in Santa Cruz County Trained by the PhysicalMind Institute in both Mat and apparatus. She taught both privately and in many local gyms before opening her studio Balanced Body. </span></span></p>
