Instructor Spotlight: Seychelle Hicks

by | Aug 8, 2016

Alkalign Studios Instructor Spotlight Seychelle10 Things you may not know about Instructor Seychelle

 

+  I’m a fifth-generation Coloradoan (before it was even a state). Grew up in Evergreen, in the foothills above Denver.

 

+ Kayaked with whales and penguins in Antarctica—it’s an unworldly place of ice, snow and jagged mountains.

 

+ Lived in NYC for nearly five years on the Upper West Side. My favorite NY activity is to run in Central Park at daybreak and see the midtown buildings glimmer in pink hues as the sun comes up.

 

+ Herniated two discs when I was 15 years old from years of competitive tennis. Rolfing (deep fascial massage therapy) and strengthening my core prevented surgery.

 

+ Climbed + trekked in Nepal and India for nearly four months, including living on glacier for 30 days. Toughest full body sport—ice climbing…

 

+ While it is not news that I am 6 feet tall, I also have a 6 foot wing span and size 11 feet. These metrics helped me land a large single room at college. Yep, I wrote an essay about being tall and needing space, which the housing dean found to be quite amusing. Bring on the double blocks…

 

+ Worked on a natural skincare beauty start-up. If you want to know about beauty products, just ask.

 

+ Gluten-free (for 8 years) and dairy-free (for 6 years).

 

+ Graduated from The Wharton School in Finance and Management, but also minored in English Literature proving that math vs. verbal or right brain vs. left brain are not mutually exclusive.

 

+ I love the ocean, but will always be a mountain girl. Climbed in the Himalayas, Patagonia, Swiss Alps, Grand Tetons, Yosemite and Appalachian Trail. Top of the bucket list: Denali (Mt. McKinley)

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