Nicole Rogers discovered Pilates in 1999, recovering from sports and dance-related joint injuries. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, she moved to New York, eventually becoming a television producer. Meanwhile, she spent nights and weekends becoming certified in classical Pilates technique at Body Tonic in Brooklyn.

Pilates has had such a prfound effect on Nicole that she left television in January 2006 to teach full-time. Nicole has also studied anatomy at the Kane School of Core Integration and currently studeis Qi Gong at the Open Center.