Nikki Bates lives in the pretty village of Orba on the Northern Costa Blanca, Spain. She lives with her husband Matthew and their dogs, Ziggy and Tin-tin. As well as teaching yoga and running Yoga and Wellbeing vacations, (see www.feelgreatbreaks.com) Nikki practises Reiki at Second Degree and makes home-made candles from soya wax.
Nikki has been teaching yoga for seven years and has accumulated more than 3000 hours of teaching experience. Her classes combine breathing, relaxation and light visualisation techniques, along with Hatha Yoga postures and vinyasa-style sequences, that will leave you feeling refreshed, healthy and heavenly. Her style is light-hearted and fun, yet with a strong emphasis on postural alignment and safety.
Nikki adds, 'I am a self'-confessed yoga bore! I love yoga and feel honoured and thankful that it is such a big part of my life.
Yoga will help you in more ways than you could imagine. It´s so much more than just coming to class and practising postures. You dont need to tie yourself in knots or do a headstand either. Yoga helps us to be aware, to be calm and to be in the moment.
The best antidote for stress is to laugh so we always have fun when we practise and we dont take ourselves too seriously. You just do what you can do and dont worry about what you cant do.
I love that there´s nothing ´to get´ in yoga. Nothing to strive for. You just enjoy the moment and enjoy discovering that yoga´ s just about being and accepting everything just as it is.
And if you´re new in Spain, going to class is a great way to meet like-minded, lovely people. Why not give it a go.... ?
Alternatively, join Nikki on a yoga and wellbeing holiday by clicking the following link www.feelgreatbreaks.com
Namaste.
Contact Nikki Bates with any questions on nikkibates@fsmail.net or call (0034) 627046315.
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Nikki is also a chandler (or candlemaker) and makes candles from soya wax, which is a natural, environmentally friendly product. If you would like her to make a candle, using your preferred essential oil, either for yourself or as a gift, contact Nikki with your specifications.
Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and good things will be yours.
Swedish Proverb
Hatha Yoga with Nikki Bates.
