About
For over two decades, Nicola has devoted herself to movement as a pathway into lifelong process of awakening through the body. What began as a personal journey of healing, reclamation, and survival has evolved into a system of embodied practice, building a relationship with the natural world and the living intelligence that animates all things.
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Mission
Through dance, breath, and somatic awareness, we begin to repair self-trust and awaken the body’s innate intelligence. Working at the intersection of movement, practice, and alchemy the Dance Elementals method guides others back into relationship with their bodies as sources of intuition, creativity, joy and inner authority.
Vision
This work is rooted in the elements
and in the wisdom of the natural world.
It is a remembering of our primal, instinctual nature, one that has been conditioned out of us, but never lost.
Through intentional movement pathways, we open new channels in the body, creating space for expression,
deep presence, and personal power
Nicola Emerald is a movement artist, embodiment guide, and creator of the Dance Elementals Method, blending dance, breath, sound, and somatic practice to awaken creativity, self-trust, and embodied presence.
She holds a Masters Degree in Creative Writing, Art, and Creative Process. She also has 15 years of experience as a certified yoga instructor through the Yoga Alliance and by the Yoga Institute, under Lex Gillan. Nicola's movement training includes Tribal Fusion Belly Dance, Aerial and Circus Arts as well as years of professional dance performance.
Nicola has trained with influential teachers including Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes, and Tiare Tashnik. She has passed through two levels of Rachel Brice’s Eight Elements certification and is currently studying Zoe Jakes’ Dance Craft format.
Based in Sedona, Arizona Nicola works as a vortex land guide, weaving connection to the elements, land, and energetic landscapes into her teachings. Her multidisciplinary experience in gallery curation, herbalism, and land-based native plant design, informs her unique approach to embodiment and creativity.
Through private sessions, group classes, sound journeys, and intuitive tarot guidance, Nicola supports individuals in reconnecting with their bodies, awakening creativity, and cultivating self-led practices for transformation, empowerment, and alignment with their authentic path.