A MEMOIR OF STORM, STILLNESS & COMING HOME

It Took A Typhoon

Some of us don't change until the wind takes the roof off. This is the story of the storm that broke Nicole's transformation open — and the practice that put her back together, stronger and softer, with care.

by Nicole Anne Fonovich, M.Ed., R.Y.I. · Foreword by Yogi Amrit Desai

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★★★★★ A healing memoir from the founder of Nicole Anne Yoga & Holistic Wellness™

The storm isn't the punishment. It's the invitation. Everything I needed to rebuild was already waiting in the eye.

NICOLE'S STORY

She didn't set out to heal anyone. She set out to survive.

Living with chronic pain, Nicole was told what her life would look like — smaller, slower, medicated. Then a season of upheaval hit like weather she couldn't out-plan, and the life she'd been holding together came apart.

On the mat at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe, she found something the prescriptions never gave her: a way into stillness deep enough that the pain quieted and she could finally breathe. That single discovery became a calling.

In 2017 she founded Nicole Anne Yoga & Holistic Wellness™ on a simple promise — bring the zen to you. Today it's an award-winning practice of 100+ practitioners serving hospitals, schools, companies, and homes across Arizona. It Took a Typhoon is the story underneath all of it.

M.Ed., Marquette 800-hr Advanced Yoga Instructor Reiki Master Sound Healer Integral Breath Therapist Yoga for PTSD

"Self-care is how you take your power back."

INSIDE THE BOOK

A journey through the eye of the storm

Part memoir, part field guide for anyone weathering their own typhoon - the chapters move the way real healing does, from the first gust to the calm on the other side.

Part i

The Gathering

How the pressure builds - chronic pain, the roles we over-give to, the warnings we talk ourselves out of hearing.

Part ii

The Typhoon

When everything you built gets rearranged at once - and why the wreckage is also a clearing.

Part iii

The Eye

Breath, sound, and stillness - the practices that gave Nicole a quiet center she could return to at will.

Part iv

The Dawn

Rebuilding on purpose - and turning a survival story into a life (and a practice) that helps others find their zen.

WITH A FOREWORD BY

Yogi Amrit Desai

Founder of the Amrit Yoga Institute, widely internationally respected yoga master.

Nicole writes the way she teaches - honestly, and from the scar rather than the wound. This is a book about what becomes possible when we stop bracing against the storm and learn, instead, to find the stillness at its center.

Yogi Amrit Desai From the Foreword · representative excerpt

Start your own clearing.

Take home the story of the storm that changed everything — and the practice waiting for you in the eye of yours.

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Available in paperback · Published by AuthorHouse · Foreword by Yogi Amrit Desai

BEYOND THE PAGE

The book is the doorway. The practice is the path.

Readers don't have to close the cover and go it alone. Nicole and her team bring the same work into homes, companies, classrooms, and far-flung retreats.

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Keynotes, sound baths, and ongoing programs that bring calm and resilience to teams, conferences, and leadership offsites—available in person or virtually.

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Mindfulness, meditation, and resilience programs for kids — building the tools Nicole wishes she'd had earlier.

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A portion of the proceeds from Nicole Anne Wellness programs, retreats, and services is donated to Phoenix Children's Hospital. Your participation not only supports your own wellness journey but also helps provide care and hope to children and families in need.

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The Journey Home with Self-care Artesian,

Nicole Anne

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