Welcome to April dear friends, strangers, family.
I'm Nikki.
I thought I'd take a moment to share a little bit about myself since some of you are new to following along here.
I was born in Los Angeles and moved to Australia at the age of ten when my mom died suddenly from colon cancer. My dad was living in Sydney, and thus began the journey of learning who he had become and learning about a whole new country. I moved back to the "excited states" (as my step mother, Ruby, calls it) when I was 21. Not sure where I was landing or if I would stay in this country. I found myself at Shakespeare & Co in Lenox, MA studying Shakespeare. It was here I found my voice, spoke my truth, and allowed my body to feel all things I'd been running from. I learnt about breath, and emotions, and I watched stories come alive that burst my heart and mind wide open. I met my husband staring at a photograph in a lobby. I knew looking into those eyes that I needed to know this person. 

 

My story keeps growing, evolving, and changing. I've spent many years studying theatre in Australia and then in the U.S. I spent many years running competitively beginning at the age of 12, and I still have a daily running practice. I then spent years studying the way the body works through yoga and massage therapy, I'm trained in both art forms. I then nerd out on Reiki practices and followed that practice and still incorporate many of the practices I've learnt into my daily self care routines. 

 

I now have two young girls, and through this pandemic, am learning how to bring all of my mindfulness into a practice of presence. It's calling me to adjust and wiggle, and listen deeply. Some days it's a turbulent wave, and other days, it's smooth sailing and fun. Today, has begun on the smoother side, as my youngest daughter, Elliette, just crawled onto my yoga mat with me to meditate.

 

At this present moment in time I am seeing so many friends and established teachers offer online content, some free and some by donation or for a class fee. This is wonderful, to have so much access at our fingertips. At the same time, I have found myself overwhelmed by all the content. As I have sat with the question, what do I want to offer at this time, my answer has been meditation. Here are two practices you can do anytime, anywhere. I hope they may serve you. Let me know if you find them helpful, and if you have an idea you would like me to speak to or share a practice on. I welcome your input.

 

 Short talk and guided meditation: 15 minutes

With more time at home these days I am inspired to use more essential oils as part of my daily ritual. I am currently using these two on repeat- in my morning diffuser and often in the bathtub at night. Together these two both ground and uplift me as I move through my day, find new ways of being and working more from home. I find joy in the fruitness of green mandarin and my two girls love this massaged onto there feet for a midday break. Sandalwood is a grounding force for me, and reconnects my senses to the Earth.

 

You can learn more about them, or purchase them from my site here:

 

Join us online in a virtual setting for many of these fun upcoming experiences to gather support, ground down, and process all the feels this current pandemic has us all living through. Let’s move together and get creative about how and why we show up for each other.