My name is Nicole and I’m a Yoga teacher from Hamburg, Germany. I’m 25 and have been practicing Yoga for the past five years now. I’ve absolutely fallen in love with the practice of Yoga and its benefits, and I’m really looking forward to spending my second year in Star Surf’s surf camp in Carcans, France and of sharing my passion for Yoga with all of you guys!

So, I started practicing Yoga about five years ago and intensified it continuously ever since. In February of 2014, I did my Yoga teacher training in Nicaragua – a once-in-a-lifetime and absolutely amazing experience in which I deepened my love for traveling and Yoga. After returning back home to Hamburg, I started teaching classes in various studios alongside my studies at university to become an economics teacher.

I visited Star Surf’s summer camp in Moliets, France for the first time in 2008 where I met Joe and Pablo, two of the founders of Star Surf Camps. We’ve got back in touch after I finished my Yoga instructor training and I got a job as Yoga assistant for the mouth of August in their beautiful camp in Carcans. I learned a lot during my time in the surf camp, adjusted the Asanas during other istructor’s classes and also taught one class per day myself. It was an amazing month for me and that’s why I decided to come back for the whole season this year.

Living in the stunning pine forests of southwestern France, being right next to the ocean and breathing fresh ocean air really helps me to connect to nature and gives me and my Yoga students the chance of a fantastic Yoga experience. In Carcans, we have two Yoga classes in the morning and two in the evening. We teach different styles of Yoga, including Vinyasa Yoga and Hatha Yoga as well as restorative and relaxed classes, all for different abilities. Besides our regular classes held in the spacious Yoga tent with a maximum of 8 places per class within the camp, we also teach Yoga out in the beautiful pine forests and, among our weekly highlights, have a sunset Yoga session on the beach!

For me, Yoga helps me to focus and relax, it takes me into the present moment which is sometimes desperately needed when in a busy surf camp or on an exciting surf holiday. Yoga also helps me when it comes to my surf performance. Today, I have much better coordination, greater mobility, balance and a clearer mind!

Come and join me and our fantastic team in Carcans, France to practice Yoga, to learn to surf, meet new people from all over the world and to experience the Star Surf magic!

Namasté Nicole ॐ