Looking for a way to care for yourself naturally, practically, and wholly?
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Private yoga is a wonderful way to stay embodied, manage stress, and address any personal goals you might have. I’m here to help.
Hey, let’s Practice. Together.
What is yoga with Nikki Like?
SOME KIND + CARING WORDS
Nikki has been training with me at Brooklyn Aikikai for eight years and is Shodan (1st degree black belt). She has offered her expertise in yoga to me many times, through private classes as well as leading group classes at Brooklyn Aikikai Dojo. For a martial artist, I cannot recommend her highly enough. With her knowledge in both aikido and yoga, Nikki is able to look deeply into making a person's martial art more fluid, flexible and strong. My hope is that other martial artists of different styles will seek her out and work with her to further their own practice. Her help has been invaluable to me.
Ryūgan D. Savoca, Chief Instructor of Brooklyn Aikikai
Nikki Calonge is a skilled and thoughtful yoga teacher. Her classes attend to the whole body with smart sequencing, pranayama and moments of stillness. The sequencing is creative and awaken different parts of the body by inviting you to get out of old patterns and be present in each movement. She has a strong awareness of anatomy and cues postures in ways that help you understand the movement or shape better. Nikki often shares an anecdotal story during class, which adds something magical to the whole experience.
Libby Nicholaou, Creator of Setu Yoga Community
As a bodyworker with 18+ years of experience I can say her knowledge, care, and skill in yoga is significant. I have been working with Nikki for nearly two years. She has helped me recover from knee surgery and gotten me back to full activity. I can’t recommend her enough.
Michael Croes, Founder of Crow’s Massage
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about
Certified through Jaya Yoga Center’s 500hr teacher training program and a graduate of New York University’s Experimental Theater Wing / Playwrights Horizons Theater School, I continue to study the relationship between movement and soul. Classes and sessions are influenced by my love of Vinyasa Yoga, Katonah Yoga®, Aikido + Zen Meditation (Brooklyn Aikikai), holistic health (Ayurveda’s World), assisted stretching, and a commitment to liberation for all. I'm currently pursuing my MS in Dance/Movement Therapy at the Pratt Institute.
I offer well-informed yoga classes, remotely and in-person, specializing in hands-on assistance from Basic to Open levels, as well as Restorative. Together, we deconstruct, develop, and edify the posture for each person with emphasis on process, never product.
Body and breath are simply starting points, a place to play, create awareness and personal agency; an opening into ever-expanding potential.
