Niki Epps Wellbeing

06/12/2025

✨ Staying Consistent in the Festive Season ✨
December can feel full-on, so here are some simple mini practices to keep you grounded and connected:

🌿 2-minute morning stretch
Before getting out of bed, wiggle your toes, circle your ankles, reach your arms overhead and take 3 deep breaths. A gentle, grounding start to the day.

🌿 Shoulder & neck reset
Roll your shoulders slowly 10 times, then release one ear towards your shoulder for a few breaths. Great for easing tension from long days and screen time.

🌿 Kitchen-counter stretch
While you're waiting for the kettle to boil, place your hands on the counter and fold at the hips into a mini downward dog. Lengthen your spine, soften your jaw, and breathe.

🌿 1-minute calming breath
Inhale for 4, exhale for 6. This simple ratio helps settle the nervous system - perfect before plans, errands, or when things feel a bit much.

🌿 Evening hand-to-heart pause
Sit on the edge of your bed, one hand on heart, one on belly. Take 5 slow breaths. Let your body and mind soften before sleep.

Tiny practices, big support - especially at this time of year. 💛

🧘 Join me for online yoga
Mon, Wed, Fri - 7:00 - 7:30 AM (London)
First month FREE, then £20/month.

Props:
Mat, blocks (or 2 thick books), cushion, blanket, and a wall.

🔗 Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85410048878?pwd=WN2RSk3ei9t8DwPd1VLbNlk55SeC3y.1

Passcode: 250592

Move, breathe, and stay steady through the season. ✨
- Niki

13/11/2025

This is a beautiful story, 🐾❤️💙

While shopping at Walmart one afternoon, I noticed a woman quietly following me and my dog, Juno. He’s a ten-year-old GS wearing his service vest—just a regular grocery trip for us. But she kept her distance, watching us from aisle to aisle. It didn’t feel threatening, just deeply sad.
When we reached the parking lot, she finally came over.
Her voice trembled as she asked, “I’m sorry to bother you… but is his name Juno?”
Instantly, my guard went up. “How do you know that?” I asked.
And then, right there by the shopping carts, she started crying.
“I was his puppy raiser,” she said through tears. “I took care of him from eight weeks old until eighteen months, then sent him off for guide dog training. That was nine years ago. I’ve thought about him every single day.”
She showed me photos on her phone—baby Juno with the same curious eyes, and a final picture of her holding him, both of them crying the day she had to let him go.
“They told me he didn’t finish guide dog training,” she continued, smiling softly through tears. “Said he was too friendly. I always wondered where he ended up.” Her gaze fell on his vest. “What does he do now?”
“Diabetic alert,” I told her. “He’s saved my life sixteen times.”
I hadn’t planned to say the number, but it came out naturally.
She covered her mouth, sobbing again. “That makes sense,” she said. “Even as a puppy, he knew when something was wrong. He’d bring me my phone if my medication alarm went off. No one taught him—he just knew.”
We talked for twenty minutes. She told me stories only someone who truly loved him could remember—how he used to steal socks, run from the vacuum, and sleep upside down with his paws in the air.
Before leaving, she knelt down. Juno walked right over, wagging his tail, and rested his head on her shoulder as if no time had passed at all.
“Thank you for keeping him safe,” she whispered to him. Then she looked at me. “And thank you for letting me see that he’s exactly where he was meant to be.”
Now, I send her a photo of Juno every week.
And yes, he still sleeps on his back with his legs in the air.
For everyone who’s ever fostered, raised, or loved a dog they couldn’t keep—know this: they never forget you. You live in their hearts forever. ❤️

11/11/2025

03/10/2025

🍂 Yoga for Seasonal Changes - Morning Classes 🍂

As autumn arrives, ground your body, calm your mind, and start your day with balance.

🧘 Live Online Yoga with Niki
📅 Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
⏰ 7:00 - 7:30 AM (UK time)
✨ First month FREE - then £20/month (opt out anytime)

Props: Mat/floor space, cushion/blanket, 2 books or blocks, belt/scarf, wall optional.

🌟 Take time to ground, warm your body, and restore balance this fall. See you on the mat!

Zoom link below.

17/09/2025

🌿 Yoga for Focus & Concentration 🌿

This Autumn Equinox is the perfect time to bring balance to body and mind. Through gentle movement, breathwork, and stillness, yoga helps calm mental chatter, improve clarity, and support long-term brain health.

✨ Two simple ways to boost focus:

Take a 5-breath pause to reset your nervous system.

Try balance poses (like Tree Pose 🌳) to steady your gaze and sharpen concentration.

🧘 Online Classes with Niki

Next week only (due to the Equinox Festival): Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, 7:00–7:30 AM (London)

Usually: Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 7:00–7:30 AM

💷 Price: First month FREE, then just £20/month.

🔗 Join via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85728856675?pwd=nra8eNdQbiBxSb6PG1HzbnhraKSoT1.1

Meeting ID: 857 2885 6675
Passcode: 901215

Let’s honour the balance of the Equinox together - see you on the mat 🌞🍂

16/08/2025

🌿 Embodied Presence 🌿
Being fully here, breath by breath

This week’s practice is all about slowing down and anchoring into the moment.

✨ Try these two grounding tools:

Three-Breath Pause - Wherever you are, stop and take three slow, conscious breaths. Feel yourself soften into presence.

Feet on the Earth - Place both feet flat on the ground, close your eyes, and imagine roots reaching down. Notice the support beneath you.

🧘‍♀️ Join me for yoga online:
Special schedule this week (Due to upcoming Bank Holiday):

Mon 18 Aug, 7:00 - 7:30 AM

Tue 19 Aug, 7:00 - 7:30 AM

Wed 20 Aug, 7:00 - 7:30 AM

💻 Zoom link: Join Yoga with Niki
Passcode: 664092

💚 Class intention: “I am here, now. My breath and body guide me home.”

10/08/2025

✨ This week’s theme is Balance and Boundaries – Finding Equilibrium On and Off the Mat ✨

Balance is not just about standing on one leg - it’s about stability in movement, in stillness, in decision-making, and in relationships. And boundaries? They’re how we protect that balance.

On the mat, we practise listening to our limits with curiosity rather than judgment. Off the mat, boundaries help us honour our energy, time, and needs.

🧘‍♀️ Join me online - 30-minute morning sessions every Monday, Wednesay & Friday at 7AM (London).
🌿 First 2 weeks are free - then just £20/month!
🧺 Bring blocks/books, a scarf or belt, and a blanket or cushion.

🔗 Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84723845719?pwd=ie0mxcoKqoLxyLbDQNGwLJpDghTbac.1
📅 Starts Mon 11th Aug - Add to your calendar: iCal Download

💬 Come stretch, breathe and find balance with me 🌱