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Nikki Estes
Apr 3, 2021
Spring Forward Into the New Season
"Spring: a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be." ~Unknown Spring is in the air at the studio. Our orchid is in full...
Nikki Estes
Jan 29, 2021
Ayurveda Addresses All Aspects of Wellness
by Nikki Estes, CAP, E-RYT, YACEP Ayurveda is a traditional system of medicine from India that is said to be the oldest system of...
Nikki Estes
Jan 29, 2021
Presence is a Present You Give To Yourself
The mind loves to distract us. So often we ruminate about the past. History that we can’t change. We may even get caught up in the old...
Nikki Estes
Jan 13, 2021
Santosha - Contentment in the Moment
"Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to...
Nikki Estes
Dec 9, 2020
Self Study - Svadhyaya
"Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self." ~ The Bhagavad Gita We tend to identify our "self" as a human beings...
Nikki Estes
Oct 25, 2020
Change Through Challenge
"The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let things go."~Unknown I heard someone say recently, "It's going to be a long time...
Nikki Estes
Oct 8, 2020
Overcoming Obstacles
"Don't pray for your obstacles to be removed, pray to overcome your obstacles." ~ Dr. Ramadas I was studying in an Ayurvedic healing...
Nikki Estes
Sep 8, 2020
Feeling Stuck? It’s Time to Lighten Your Load
Through simplicity and continual refinement (Saucha), the body, thoughts, and emotions become clear reflections of the Self within....
Nikki Estes
Jul 14, 2020
Trust Your Truth
A theme we explore in class is the second "yama" or moral restraint known as "satya" or truthfulness. Truth directly correlates to...
Nikki Estes
Jul 6, 2020
Be the Change You Wish To See
In yogic philosophy, as told in the Yoga Sutras, there is an eight-fold path to enlightenment. The first limb of the path of yoga is...