Erin Nikole Gums

Erin Nikole Gums is a certified coach and breathwork guide based in Los Angeles who works with accomplished leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs ready to close the gap between who they've been performing and who they truly are. Her practice centers on helping high-achieving women move beyond external validation into genuine self-trust, authenticity, and what she calls leading from wholeness.

Before founding her practice in 2023, Erin spent 15 years across consulting, education, and tech. A Harvard BA and Berkeley MBA didn't fill the quiet ache she felt—and rather than ignore it, she followed it. That personal journey informs how she shows up with clients: deeply familiar with the high-achieving identity, and equally clear that achievement alone doesn't equal fulfillment.

Erin works through 1:1 coaching, integrative breathwork, and group experiences. Her breathwork sessions guide clients into expanded states of awareness for emotional release and deeper presence. Monthly community gatherings in Mid-City LA (and virtually) blend breathwork, movement, and journaling in an accessible, donation-based format. An East Oakland native, she brings warmth, directness, and a commitment to healing-centered leadership to everything she does.