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Rachel Nicks

Rachel Nicks was born in Oakland, CA and resides in New York City. Rachel has fully committed her life to her boys and her nonprofit, Birth Queen. Previously, she was a founding Mirror trainer and a lululemon ambassador. Rachel is a certified Hatha yoga, barre, TRX, kettlebell, pilates, and pre/postnatal fitness instructor. She is a doula, lactation counselor, Juilliard Trained actor, and mother of two sons. 

Movement has always been a part of Rachel’s life, and she enjoys dusting off and flexing her skills with her boys. She has appeared in many plays and TV shows, and has a new role in Anthony Mackie’s new film Elevation

As a trainer, Rachel has always had a passion for mothers. She has collected numerous tools to support prenatal and postpartum women and is obsessed with the pelvic floor. She is determined to educate and equip women with the tools for a functioning pelvic floor. In 2021, she founded her nonprofit, Birth Queen, to combat the Black maternal health crisis. Rachel is committed to empowering Black mothers and families to thrive and live a life of joy and abundance. “Choose Joy daily.”

Rachel Nicks was born in Oakland, CA. She is a mother of two beautiful sons and resides in New York City. She is a trainer, doula, lactation counselor, actor, and the founder of Birth Queen, a nonprofit to combat the Black maternal health crisis.

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Rachel Nicks

Rachel Nicks was born in Oakland, CA and resides in New York City. Rachel has fully committed her life to her boys and her nonprofit, Birth Queen. Previously, she was a founding Mirror trainer and a lululemon ambassador. Rachel is a certified Hatha yoga, barre, TRX, kettlebell, pilates, and pre/postnatal fitness instructor. She is a doula, lactation counselor, Juilliard Trained actor, and mother of two sons. 

Movement has always been a part of Rachel’s life, and she enjoys dusting off and flexing her skills with her boys. She has appeared in many plays and TV shows, and has a new role in Anthony Mackie’s new film Elevation

As a trainer, Rachel has always had a passion for mothers. She has collected numerous tools to support prenatal and postpartum women and is obsessed with the pelvic floor. She is determined to educate and equip women with the tools for a functioning pelvic floor. In 2021, she founded her nonprofit, Birth Queen, to combat the Black maternal health crisis. Rachel is committed to empowering Black mothers and families to thrive and live a life of joy and abundance. “Choose Joy daily.”

Rachel Nicks was born in Oakland, CA. She is a mother of two beautiful sons and resides in New York City. She is a trainer, doula, lactation counselor, actor, and the founder of Birth Queen, a nonprofit to combat the Black maternal health crisis.

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