Welcome!
I love helping people to slow down and decompress.
After doing massage for 29 years, I still enjoy slowing down, honoring the healing spirits, and helping my clients to release tension.
In our fast paced society massage is a blessing that helps us go within to our own peaceful place to become more aware of our body's needs.
Here's my December Newsletter:
Daring: Adventurous courage. Audaciously bold. Fearless.
December 11th is the Crown Chakra Yoga Class which completes the Monthly Chakra series and will include a review of the major energy centers in the body.
The Wednesday class will be canceled on Christmas Day and New Years Day.
Hello friends,
December is here already! Hope you had a good Thanksgiving.
I have a few more spots in my Yoga for the Chakras Retreat in Mexico!
It will be Jan 25-Feb 1 2025.
Join us for healing, rest and fun!
Click HERE for all the information.
Daring is the theme for this month!
How can we remain or become more fearless as we age? This is worth contemplating individually. Otherwise fears seem to creep in...
I like Buddhist readings and listening to meditations on the Insight Timer App.
Brene Brown's book Daring Greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead is full of important information on this topic! Here are some quotes:
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”
“The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time.”
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage.”
“To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly.”
There's some debate about whether or not to push through fear. I think it's vital to acknowledge any fears that are felt. Then it depends how intense they are. If you're in survival mode (fight, flight, freeze or appease) then the first thing to do is to create/find safety. We can sit with lesser fears for a longer amount of time and try to have compassion for ourselves. None of us want to get physically or emotionally hurt again. Yet sometimes it's a choice between love and fear or a choice to say yes to life instead of hiding.
If risk to our body is involved can we take sensible precautions? If doing Yoga poses on one leg is scary for you then stand next to a wall or a chair for backup. If I choose to drive in snow (which is still scary to me despite lots of experience) I go slow and use an appropriate vehicle. If I climb a very steep slope I try to hyperfocus and slow down to avoid falling.
In summary, radically accept and look at any fear you feel. Try to be open-hearted and speak the truth. Make practical plans to alleviate physical harm. Try new things. Go new places. Find lots of different ways to take care of your body, mind and spirit.
Love, Niki
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again... who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”
-Teddy Roosevelt
P.S. I have a coach named Joielle Shepherd who is a trained Love Mentor. She literally helps people to have more love in their lives whether they are single or coupled. What a gem! She has a brilliant mind, huge heart, and a perfect blend of bold honesty and gentle encouragement. She has been so helpful for myself and my husband both individually and as a couple. Give her a try if you're struggling to love yourself or to navigate difficult situations or emotions in your life. I am so grateful for her guidance!
joielle@joyfulloveguide.com
505-585-1006
https://www.joyfulloveguide.com/
Other Massage Therapists to try:
Officemate Becky Whiteman who is combining Thai Massage with traditional massage: (575) 613-2058
Officemate Genevieve Hawk who is great with deep tissue and specific work: (505) 459-5810
Mandy Hanson (505) 226-5999
https://mandyhansonlmt.square.site/home
Carl Hime (505) 681-6409
https://carlhime3lmt.amtamembers.com/
For a Physical Therapist who's also a Massage Therapist try:
Renai Gallagher (505) 514-6031
https://renaigpt.com/
For Craniosacral Therapy try:
Eric Moya, Jeanne Gorham, or Ellen Santistevan
For Polarity or Astrology check out:
Susan DeLeo
www.desertskyhealingandastrology.com
Yoga Videos for you to try:
Knee Aches or Instability https://youtu.be/XjA_jgrfyRc
Back Tension https://youtu.be/cKGlhNTp8tc
Jaw Tension or Clicking https://youtu.be/17ZZsQUdOsw
Low Back Pain https://youtu.be/FmpupA1Ib2c
Hip Aches or Pain https://youtu.be/lGuZxNMyj-U
Calf spasms https://youtu.be/-IhnZsCuwRo
Core Weakness https://youtu.be/gHF2HcftgDU
Shoulder Aches or Pain https://youtu.be/IngmVCoEL6Y
All my YouTube offerings are free. Enjoy and let me know if you have questions.
My Wednesday 12-1 Playful Yoga has 3 options: In person, Zoom, or get the video of class emailed to you. All for $15.
Playful Yoga With Niki
Tuesday 5:45-6:45 PM Yoga 1-2 at Midtown Sports n Wellness
Wednesday 12:00-1:00 Online and at Albuquerque School of Healing Arts
Bodywork with Niki: Voted into The Top Five Massage Therapists in Albuquerque the Magazine's Best of the City 2018, 2019 & 2021!
Tune up your body and quiet your mind with individualized bodywork.
$90/hr $110/75 min $130/90 min
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505-620-3965
"Listen with ears of tolerance.
See through eyes of compassion.
Speak with the language of love."
-Rumi
Anything that is not love
is only a visitor to your body.
You are not anxious
stress is simply flowing through you.
You are not permanently depressed,
sadness is simply visiting you.
You are not lost,
confusion is simply wandering within you.
And you are not broken,
pain is simply passing through you.
-Tahlia Hunter
Inspired by Rumi's poem "This being human is a guesthouse"