Nelda has been a student of Yoga since 1988. Different disciplines of Hatha Yoga studied include Ashtanga, Power, and Iyengar Yoga. The therapeutic benefits of Iyengar Yoga led her to teaching in Ventura, California, in 1998, where she was a yoga instructor at the Ventura Family YMCA and the Ventura Yoga Studio before moving to Reno. In May 2000, she joined the staff at the Yoga Shack. Nelda is now part of the Studio Eight Yoga team.

Nelda's Iyengar instructors have included Bryan Legere, Beverly Graves, and Sally Schuster. She has attended numerous Iyengar workshops given by Felicity Green, Aadil Palkhivala, Manouso Manos, Gloria Goldberg, Roger Cole, as well as Teacher's Training with Felicity Green. Recognizing that all students have a varying degree of ability and needs, she personalizes attention to each student.

Nelda began her study of Ashtanga Yoga in Ventura in 1994 and continued through 1996. Upon moving to Reno in 2000, she resumed Ashtanga and began Power Yoga at the Yoga Shack. She has attended Ashtanga workshops given by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Richard Freeman, and Doug Swenson. In 2003 she became a Certified Ashtanga and Power Yoga Instructor through the Teacher Training Program at the Yoga Shack. She is also an ERYT-200 Member of the National Yoga Alliance.

March 2010