About Nikki | Kundalini Yoga Teacher Leicester
Nikki is a Kundalini Yoga teacher based in Leicester with over 19 years of personal practice. Her teaching combines traditional Kundalini Yoga, meditation, mantra and breathwork in a calm, grounded and welcoming environment. She is a member of both the Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association and the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association.
My Journey Into Yoga
My first introduction to Kundalini Yoga was almost twenty years ago whilst visiting a dear friend in British Columbia, Canada. I hadn’t seen her for over two years, and I was amazed by how radiant she looked and how vibrant and content she seemed in her life.
She told me she had been practising Kundalini Yoga, something I had never experienced before and was immediately curious to try for myself.
After practising with her for the first time, I felt an immediate connection to the practice and soon began noticing its many benefits. What began as curiosity soon became part of my everyday life.
Through the practice, I began to trust myself more deeply. My energy, motivation, creativity, and focus all started to grow, and many of the self-limiting beliefs that had held me back for years slowly began to fall away.
Music, Study & Personal Growth
For a long time, I had wanted to study at university but never truly believed I was capable of it. At 37, with a four year old son, I made the decision to study Music, something that completely changed the direction of my life.
During my third year at university, I had my second son. I later graduated at the age of 40. Following graduation, I became a self-employed violin teacher and continue to share my love of music with both children and adults.
Over the years, my Kundalini Yoga practice continued to deepen, eventually leading me to train as a Kundalini Yoga teacher.
I completed my Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training with the Karam Kriya School in 2020 following a year of immersive study, meditation, philosophy, practical teaching experience, and intensive in-person training.
Today, I teach Kundalini Yoga classes in Leicester, alongside online sessions, workshops, and retreats designed to support wellbeing, self-awareness, and personal growth.
For me, teaching Kundalini Yoga is about creating a space where people can pause, breathe, and reconnect away from the pace of modern life.
My yoga space is designed to feel like an intimate retreat within the city, a calm and welcoming environment where through breathwork, movement, mantra, and meditation, people can slow down, reconnect with themselves, and experience a greater sense of clarity and calm.
Life Experience
During my mid twenties, I experienced panic attacks and a real lack of self-confidence, which often left me feeling frustrated and held back in life. I avoided situations that created anxiety for me and feel I missed out on many opportunities as a result.
Much of that period of my life became a search for meaning, confidence, and direction.
I spent several years travelling throughout India, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, and Japan, while also working in mental health support roles within the community. Both experiences had a profound impact on me.
Travelling exposed me to different cultures, perspectives, and Eastern philosophies, while my work supporting people through difficult circumstances deepened my compassion and understanding of the challenges many people quietly carry through life.
Those experiences continue to shape both my practice and the way I teach today.
Motherhood
Motherhood has been one of the most important and transformative experiences of my life. It has brought great joy, but also moments of challenge, growth, and deep self-reflection.
My two sons continue to teach me so much about patience, perspective, and unconditional love. Over the years, my practice of Kundalini Yoga and meditation has helped me approach difficult situations with greater calm and awareness, allowing me to step back first and respond from a more heart-centred space.
Yoga continues to remind me of the importance of presence, compassion, and responding to life with greater awareness.
Practice in Everyday Life
Being both a mother and a committed yoga practitioner has taught me that there is rarely a ‘perfect’ moment for stillness or meditation. Over the years, I have learned to embrace the noise and unpredictability of life, rather than waiting for complete quiet or calm.
My daily practice continues to ground me and bring me back to myself. Through meditation, mantra, and breathwork, I have learned the importance of presence, discipline, and creating space within, regardless of what is happening externally.
Some of the most meaningful moments in my practice have been the simplest ones. Moments of clarity, stillness, creativity, and deeper awareness that quietly change the way you move through life.
I remember leaving a class one day feeling deeply peaceful and noticing the beauty of a simple flower growing nearby. In that moment, I was reminded how little we truly need in order to blossom, just earth, water, and light.
Rising early for Sadhana, my daily spiritual practice, remains an important part of my life and teaching. It allows me to experience the practices I share with others from a place of consistency, understanding, and personal experience.
A Calm & Welcoming Space
My intention is to create a calm and welcoming space where people can slow down, reconnect, and experience the benefits of Kundalini Yoga in everyday life.
Whether attending a weekly class, workshop, gong immersion, or retreat, people are encouraged to come exactly as they are, without pressure or expectation.
