After a traumatic motorcycle accident in 2008, Nikki Shealy said she found healing on a yoga mat rather than with medication.

Through her recovery, Shealy said she turned to yoga to heal both her body and mind while managing the severe anxiety attacks she suffered after the accident. Today, she is dedicated to sharing the health benefits of yoga with her community through her studio, YogaOne Kingwood, which opened in 2020.

Why it matters

To Shealy, yoga is a life-changing practice that promotes discipline, breath control, meditation and the adoption of body poses that release stress and can bring out intense emotions.

Since everyone holds stress differently, hip-opening and heart-opening poses are the most common and effective, she said.
YogaOne Kingwood offers yoga classes and yoga merch including quality yoga mats for sale and for rent. (Courtesy YogaOne Kingwood)
Nikki Shealy said different yoga poses help release different emotions and tension. (Courtesy YogaOne Kingwood)
“Yoga really does change your life if you dive into it and look into yourself and see you are worth something,” Shealy said. “It doesn't matter what you look like or how good you can do a pose, it's the fact that you're on your mat evolving into a better you.”


At YogaOne Kingwood, Shealy said she has watched people evolve and create lifelong friendships.

Staying local

Shealy and her business partner created YogaOne in 2016 and sold the business to Yoga Works in 2017. Due to the effects of COVID-19, however, Yoga Works went bankrupt in 2020 and sold the Kingwood yoga studio back to Shealy.

YogaOne Kingwood offers a variety of yoga classes including:
  • Warm Zen, a slow-paced calming foundational set-sequence suitable for all students regardless of age or experience, conducted in a room heated to 90-95 degrees.
  • Power Flow, an energizing and challenging style of yoga that links breath and movement through unique sequences; combining sun salutations, standing postures and floor work in an 80-85 degree room.
  • Restorative Yoga, which brings the body into a state of healing or restoration by activating natural healing mechanisms.
The studio holds two beginner classes weekly and offers a two-week special where beginners get access to unlimited yoga, a mat and towel rental for $30, giving them an opportunity to explore classes and meet different instructors.
Nikki Shealy created a golf team with members of the YogaOne Kingwood to play golf for charity and give back to the community.(Courtesy YogaOne Kingwood)
Nikki Shealy created a golf team with members of the YogaOne Kingwood to play golf for charity and give back to the community. (Courtesy YogaOne Kingwood)
Through her business, Shealy said she promotes community by fostering a supportive environment where members often travel to yoga retreats in places like Tulum, Ponderosa Ranch near Dallas and Cabo.


In addition, Shealy has a ladies golf team with other yoga studio members that play golf for charity. The team also visits restaurants once a month to support locally owned businesses.