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 A Greeting from Nicole (she/her)
Student Yoga Therapist. 

To book a Yoga Therapy session with Nicole, please reach out directly via email or book through the Schedule link, above. 

​Kiwapamin is an Indigenous word meaning “I see you, I behold you,” and it reflects the heart of Nikki’s work: witnessing each person fully and holding space with compassion, presence, and respect. As an Indigenous Métis woman, her practice is deeply informed by relationality, interconnectedness, and the wisdom of lived experience. It’s about being seen, supported, and understood.

With over 11 years of experience as a yoga facilitator, trauma-informed yoga facilitator, mindfulness meditation practitioner, yoga nidra practitioner, energy healer, and in practicum as a Yoga Therapist, Nikki guides clients in reconnecting with body, mind, heart, and spirit. A powerful intuitive, she is especially attuned to subtle energies and the nervous system, creating safe, empowering spaces where healing can emerge.

Nikki integrates trauma-informed yoga therapy, yoga nidra, mindfulness, somatic awareness, and energy healing to support regulation, choice, and embodied safety. Her work centers connection and presence, recognizing that true healing arises within supportive, attuned relationships, with oneself, the body, community, and spirit.

Nikki invites clients to embrace both the light and dark within themselves, honoring their unique wiring so life can fully reflect their authentic selves. She understands that a meaningful, brave life is an intricate, beautiful tangle of strength, joy, struggle, and story, and she supports each person in walking forward gently, grounded, and on purpose.
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Continuing to deepen her practice through ongoing study, mentorship, and inspiration from students, community, and nature, Nikki considers it a profound honor to witness and support each person’s healing journey. She looks forward to connecting with your courage, the compass guiding you home to your truest self.

Canmore Location:

109-705 10th Street Canmore, AB T1W2A3
We're next to Communitea & Vermelho, 
​on the corner of 10th St. and 6th Ave.

Established in 2014.
​Copyright © 2026 by
Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, nehiyaw-Métis member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. The primary location of Canmore Counselling and Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School is located in Chuwapchipchiyan Kudi Bi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore. We are grateful to be located on Treaty 7 territory and the current and ancestral lands of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda), which includes of the Bearspaw First Nation, Chiniki First Nation, and Goodstoney First Nation, as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika First Nation, Piikani First Nation, and Kainai First Nation. This is also the home to the Rocky View Métis District 4 within the Battle River Territory. We recognize all Nations who continue to nurture these lands, and we are dedicated to uplifting Truth, language, and culture as essential to right relations. As an act of reconciliation and commitment to decolonization, we are committed to the TRC's Calls to Action. 

At Canmore Counselling, we are also privileged to be yoga students, practitioners, and guides. Our offerings centre on the root of yoga as Indigenous to South Asia, and we are grateful to learn from and amplify the South Asian practitioners and teachers whenever possible. We are grateful for the eight limbs of yoga, as taught by Patanjali. It is a joy to walk alongside our incredible alumni of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School as they create opportunities for care, connection & curiosity within their communities. 

We believe wholeheartedly that trauma-informed care requires commitment to community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism. Thank you for being here :)​