Yoga with Nikki Chau » Alignment-based

Gettin’ Waggy With It – A Downward Dog Mini Series

Nikki Chau — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:04:25 +0000

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 [...]

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall – Using Mirrors in Yoga

Nikki Chau — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:08:22 +0000

Lately, I’ve been out and about with the Christmas and New Years Festivities, catching up with friends, reflecting on the old days, planning, hoping, dreaming for the days ahead.

One thing that would undoubtedly come up in the conversation is yoga. “How’s yoga going?”, is a popular question. “Do you teach hot yoga?”, is another popular [...]

Nikki Yoga News – Intro Series Starting at Taj Yoga

Nikki Chau — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:20:11 +0000

Taj Yoga in the Crown Hill neighborhood of Seattle is where I completed my 200-hour teacher training, where I’m currently doing my 500-hour training, and where I have spent many, many more hours studying and refining the craft with senior teacher Theresa Elliott. So, it was a defining moment of my teaching career when Theresa [...]

Why We Need Yoga Teachers

Nikki Chau — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:39:00 +0000

My boyfriend sometimes asks me why I go to yoga class when I’m a yoga teacher myself. The easy answer is that I’m a student first, and there is *always* something more to learn in yoga, it’s a lifetime’s work. Another reason is I cannot see myself when I practice, and the brain sometimes has a [...]

Alignment-based Yoga

Nikki Chau — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:21:07 +0000

I’ve had my car for over four years. After countless rock climbing road trips up and down the West coast, and crossing quite a few state and county lines this past August, my odometer is racking up some major mileage. I started noticing my car wanting to drift towards one side, and my brother pointed out [...]