Nicole Esquibel has been practicing Buddhism for over 20 years. She began her journey at the San Francisco Zen Center. When she moved to Colorado, she became a practitioner in the Shambhala Tradition, studying at the Denver Shambhala Center, Shambhala  Mountain Center and the Naropa Institute. Nicole has been a member of the Rime Center since 2007 and a Board of Directors member since 2019.