Yoga with Nika Heldridge
ABOUT NIKA
About Nika
Nika started practicing yoga 8 years ago in an attempt to heal some of the numerous sports injuries she had suffered in high school and college. At the point when she started practicing, she was not able to walk comfortably, or sleep on her sides because of her painful bursitis. She also had tendonitis in both wrists, and strength issues in a hand that had had extensive reconstructive surgery. She began practicing a very therapeutic form of yoga called Svaroopa yoga, which is an alignment based form of yoga that focuses on supporting your body and allowing it to let go of the stress and pain we all pick up during our regular lives. After six months of daily practice, Nika was able to sleep through the night, and had fallen in love with yoga.
For the last 2 years, Nika has been studying Iyengar yoga, which she found was a natural evolution from Svaroopa for her, as it continued to focus on alignment, but also included more strength and balance building poses. She has also found that the spiritual and emotional strength and balance that come from yoga are as important to her as what she gains from the physical practice. Being comfortable in her own body is Nika’s constant reminder about why she loves yoga so much, and she looks forward to helping her students find that same joy in using yoga to improve their quality of life.
Students practicing with Nika can expect a teacher who will work with her students to help them move beyond their current limitations and move forward in a fulfilling yoga practice. Her goal for all of her students is for them to be able to develop a strong practice of their own, and will help students in class work through whatever physical issues they come with to be more comfortable.
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