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NKB Sports Performance

Yoga for Sports and Athletes

Take Your Fitness To The Next Level With Yoga For Sports & Athletes

Professional or amateur – incorporating Yoga into an Athletes training routine can help prevent injuries, improve recovery and enhance overall performance.

Keeping your mind and body adaptable to the challenges of training and competing.

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What Qualifies Me?

In 2019 I took my first 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Emily Young and I have further trained with Sarah Ramsden who taught Yoga at Manchester United and Manchester City football clubs for many years. Completing 80 hours The Body Athletic  – teaching Yoga to Athletes & in Sport and 60 hours further training The Body Aligned – Yoga, Functional Anatomy & Injury.

You can find me on her page www.sportsyoga.co.uk under ‘Looking for an Instructor’.

I am a Yoga Alliance Professionals (YAP) member and hold Specialist Teacher status.

I am also a keen weekend warrior enjoying Triathlon and Cycling and have participated from sprint distance all the way upto two full Ironman Triathlons. I regularly train and understand the movement requirements of a sport and the likely resulting compensatory patterns, chronic adaptations and general dysfunctional movements.

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What I Offer

121 Sport Yoga that includes:

Range Of Movement testing to identify yours bodies restrictions from the training and repetitive nature of training for a given sport.

Bespoke Yoga based on improving and correcting the resulting compensatory patterns and chronic adaptations.

Breathwork and mindfulness to help create mind flow, learning breathing techniques to assist with easing nerves before a match, a race an event or switching on the para sympathetic nervous system allowing the the body to rest, restore and recover.

Workshops or Classes

Yoga workshop or a series of classes designed around known movement requirements of a sport or team and the common restrictions and dysfunctions of an individual or group dependant on the priorities of the sport.

Including spinal articulation, stability & warming up, flexibility and breath work.

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Check out this article

I had published in The Female Triathlete Magazine

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Public Classes

I hold public group classes specific to Sport and Athletes. These are delivered in blocks of 4 to 8 weeks across the year.

Nicola was introduced to my wife and I from a family friend and this was one of the best things to have happened.
My wife and I are on a journey in relation to pregnancy and following a baby loss early in the second trimester. We were open to trying any holistic therapies that would possibly help with our fertility. Following a consultation with Nicola we agreed a treatment plan and well what can I say! I have never been more relaxed, focused and whole body balanced.
And with regards to the fertility side, things are looking extremely positive for us and in some part I would definitely say the reflexology is responsible.
If you are looking for holistic therapy then I simply couldn't recommend anyone higher than I would Nicola.
Thank you for everything you have done so far!

Darren

I cannot recommend Nicola enough. I go for Reflexology and Reiki with her every month and I can honestly say she is the best person I have ever been too for either treatment. She makes you feel totally relaxed and I come out feeling 100% better each time. I cannot recommend her enough. Go to her and I promise you won't be disappointed.

Marilyn

I can honestly say Nicola does an amazing reflexology treatment. I have had regular treatments over the past few years and she is always very professional, in such a relaxing environment I always feel so chilled afterwards-highly recommended either as a regular session or a special treat.
As a result of having reflexology I also attend Nicola's regular yoga sessions which I have found hugely beneficial in my life for all my aches and pains and in my sporting hobbies. Nicola always makes you feel at ease and her humorous interactions relax everyone instantly.
Twice a week without fail for this ageing man.

PB

I have a regular reflexology appointment with Nicola and it is no exaggeration to say it is definitely a necessity to keep me healthy and support my well-being. The treatments are amazing and I always feel so much better when I've been.
I can't recommend her highly enough.

Kerry

Nikki is really lovely and friendly. And the reflexology is relaxing and informative. Nikki really knows her stuff and I have learnt so much about my own body.
I would definitely recommend .

Emma

I highly recommend Nicola at NKB Holistic and Yoga. She is friendly, professional and I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to experience her wonderful reflexology.

Sue

I have always been athletic, mainly a runner, but I have literally never spent any time stretching. Over the last 2 years I have started attending Nic's yoga class, which to my own amazement, I LOVE! I expected to feel silly and totally out of my depth, but in fact I have made progress that I can see and feel, in a safe and friendly group setting. Its now been 2 years and I cannot imagine not having my weekly yoga session.For anyone that hasn't tried yoga, is nervous about it or even just wants to do something with others in a safe environment, then I would totally say, "this is for you!

Fiona

Chair yoga has given me a new lease of life which I didn't have before. I have suffered several years with arthritis in my knees expecting to have replacements. now, because of your exercises and the support of my Physio, I no longer need to worry as the more exercise and balance I can get will improve my mobility.
You and your Chair Yoga have opened up a new dimension to my mobility. Well done. I would recommend it to anyone who has mobility problems.

Linda

I have practised yoga intermittently for twenty years in both the South and North West of England as as the South of France.

Nicola is definitely the best yoga teacher in my experience because she mixes a variety of breathing, asanas, stretching and relaxing together in a fun, friendly and happy atmosphere .

Added to that, her prices are the most reasonable in this area.

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Fiona K

Like most sixty year old men I have my share of aches and pains, in my case through old sports injuries and a life well lived. I thought that yoga might help me become more flexible but found the idea of attending a class daunting. I need not have worried, Nicola's classes are a great way to learn in a friendly environment. I've been attending them for two years now and the benefits, both physical and mental, are unbelievable. I love it!

Mr Malt Loaf

The highlight of my week is definitely attending the Monday night yoga class, everyone is friendly and welcoming. I feel so much better after I have been.
Nicola is a great teacher and makes the session light hearted too. Classes are mixed with yoga and some meditation at the end. Class size and venue is ideal and good value for money.
Looking forward to learning more.

Alex

Nicola is a fantastic yoga teacher. Classes are super friendly, and numbers are controlled so Nicola can really keep an eye on her students to make sure everyone moves into the postures safely.
I also love that she keeps it real and we often have a giggle! Its a really lovely environment for practising yoga and Nicola encourages everyone to do their best and push themselves but in a non competitive and safe way.
Highly recommend!

VS

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