Schedule

September & October 2010
Monday
7-8:30pm @ Village Green. Yoga for Newbies.

Wednesday
6-7:15pm @ Taj. Beginning Yoga.
7:45-9pm @ Backside Bow. Yoga for Dirt Sports.

Thursday
7-8:30pm @ Village Green. Foundations.

Studios

Backside Bow
(206) 550-3358
5227 Ballard Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107
(Above King's and Rudy's)

Taj
(206) 782-9642
9250 14th Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98117
(In the old Crown Hill Elementary building)

Village Green
(425) 657-0411
17 NW Gilman Blvd - Suite 1
Issaquah, WA 98027
(On the Juniper Street side of Gilman Village)

 

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If you need some yoga bling, give Barefoot Yoga a try. They're a great Seattle local yoga shop with super friendly services, and you can pick up your items in Fremont for no shipping charges.

Barefoot Yoga

Feel All Emotions

I have been reading A Year of Living Your Yoga: Daily Practices to Shape Your Life by Judith Lasater since December 2007 (thank you, Amazon Orders History). Every time I read the daily entry, I get a new perspective and insight.

Today, February 27, the entry reads:

If you want to embrace the light, you must also [...]

Seattle Yoga News - Studio Closing, Opening, and Name Changing

The Yoga studio scene in Seattle is seeing some changes as we transition from February to March.

+ Om Yoga of Redmond is closing its doors after 2 years. Owner Karen Herold is an amazing woman for having a full time executive job, coaching her daughters’ sports teams, and of course, teaching and running a small [...]

The 2nd Niyama: Santosha

Last night in class I put my students in a Restorative Yoga pose. I asked that the students let their mind stay in their body. One strategy to do so is to hang on to something you can hear or feel, such as the breath and sensations in the body.

It was especially noisy outside the [...]

Gettin’ Waggy With It – A Downward Dog Mini Series

If you know me in person or have been following my blog, you know I have a thing for Downward Facing Dog. It’s nothing I need to get therapy for (yet), but I *can* talk about the fine details of this pose from sunrise to sunset.

So, this week and next, I’ll be teaching a Mini [...]

The Yoga Arms According to Stock Photos

Comrades, lock your doors, hide your children, The Yoga Arms are here, and they will make you cry.

Last month YogaSpy wrote about the yoga arms:

In Iyengar yoga, teachers emphasize classic yoga arms: straight but not stiff (including wrists and fingers). If tight shoulders prevent you from raising your arms straight and parallel, in line with [...]

Weird and Wacky Yoga News - Yoga Bust Up

Really? Like, really? Just when you thought the yoga world doesn’t get any weirder… it does. I got a tip from my teacher Theresa Elliott about this revolutionary technique! For only $79.99, you can be on your way to increase your bust size by doing these yoga moves for just 7 minutes a day!

I’m speechless, [...]

Goal vs. Intention – Yoga Teacher to Yoga Teacher

This is another video in the New Yoga Teacher to New Yoga Teacher series, part of my work to support new yoga teachers. Here I talk about how to deal with both good days and bad days, and yes, they do happen. As they say about riding and laying down a motorcycle: it’s not a [...]

Midwinter 2010 Newsletter from Nikki

Here’s my newsletter that I just sent out, like, literally. If you didn’t get one in your inbox and would like one, please email me at nikki@nikkiyoga.com.

You can also view the web version of this newsletter.

Is this email looking funky wonky? No problems! You can view it in your trusty web browser.

Happy New Year, Once More! [...]

Interview with Seattle Yoga Teacher Dylan Noebels

Dylan Noebels is a fellow teacher at Taj Yoga. Last week, I sat down and interviewed him on how he became a yoga teacher, and his new Immersion series at the Taj, which starts Monday March 1st. You can reach him at dylann @ gmail.com

Also check out a short clip of the interview of me [...]

Village Green Yoga Turns Two, and You Get Free Yoga!

Hey there East Side (and Seattle too!), Village Green Yoga in Issaquah is celebrating its 2nd birthday Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 19th, 20th and 21st.

As part of this celebration, there will be free classes for new and existing students all weekend, as well as special events and special deals in the boutique, so, [...]