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@nikkiweaver

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Mother & Artist
Work/Play: @ontheinside2
We empower women to change their story.
- PCT 🏔️ 2026: LEGZ
-Theatre, running, yoga, travel, play.

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Hi I’m Nikki, my friends call me: Nikx,
or Nikkaroo: I like to hop especially across stages when receiving my MFA
or Flying Kikkirikki: I like to run trails with my arms out like airplane wings & I eat more peanuts than anyone I know.
Today, a friend said, I’m calling you a “Fierce Firefly”. I like that too!

Some pieces of me:

I’ve been married longer than I believed was possible and I love the challenges partnership presents.
I love the underwater world almost as much as l love having my feet on the Earth.
Travel is my love language- give me adventure, the unknown, tell me to meet you somewhere and I will show up anytime of day or night.

I work in prison systems around the U.S and Australia facilitating change through creativity and connection.
I lead yoga and mindfulness retreats in some of the most stunning places around the world, almost always in collaboration cuz everything is better in community.
I am a lover of language- string me together a beautiful sentence or letter and I will swoon over you.

I am an artist.
I am a somatic EMDR practitioner, yoga & mindfulness leader, mind/body Coach, massage therapist and reiki practitioner.
I believe our stories will save us.

I love to run, mostly predawn when the world is asleep and I can witness the sky shake the world awake.
I love to be photographed- nude or clothed.
I would give everything away, except my eyes.
Coffee is my medicine.
I love the people I work with, they teach me how to be a better human every day.
I have the most stunning, inspiring, international group of friends.

My mum died when I was ten which forced me to move to Sydney to live with a man I have learnt to call Dad.
My husband, my love, surprises me everyday.
Sydney, some 30 years later, now feels like a home.

Home is something I’ve struggled to identify but now find it everywhere.

An invitation to connect and share a piece of you that maybe I don’t know yet…ready. set. GO!

*photo @karenpride always

#gday #gettingtoknowyou #hello #howdy #letsconnect #community #portrait #yogateacher #thisismyprocess #thisismypractice #mindfulness #play #adventure #travel #language #movement #somaticpractitioner #mindbody taken in Sydney, Australia by @nikkiweaver

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2 years ago

I have long been a fan of Jon Batiste, his music transcends time and genres. Watching him is witnessing an artist in his element- curious, playful, discovering, and oozing with immense generosity. I’ve been lucky enough to see him perform three times now, and each time my eyes leak with water. My tears fall cuz I am filled with AWE at being in the presence of genius at work.

Last night in the span of the first few minutes he sang, played the piano, played the saxophone and the melodica. Later, he also played the drums too. His mastery and playfulness with instruments and his voice are one thing, but the generosity in which he shares the stage is next level.

Beginning with an entrance thru the crowd with his young nephew onto the stage. The way in which he makes space for his band to SHINE over and over again, supporting their artistry in every interaction is witnessing a facilitator masterclass in action. Its generous, heartfelt, and supported as he plays to support their artistry too.
But witnessing his nephew witness him throughout the night was my favorite part.

Art, music, and community remind us of our shared humanity. So too did the song, Hallelujah, last night when he and the crowd sung aloud together. More tears, more smiles. A reminder, to keep going.

A HUGE gift to be in the moment with this masterful artist last night.

#jonbatiste #artistry #artist by @nikkiweaver

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Travel always awakens my sense of adventure and wanderlust. My first time to Berlin, and instantly I thought, “I could live here!” Easy to love, to roam, to run, and get lost in. A fun city to navigate both east and west and how the wall still exists, a reminder of history, and maybe how we might allow people in- to see us, to understand us, and to change us. Time is a great reminder of what was, and also that it keeps ticking.

Raced around the city Sunday morning in the Berlin Marathon with the BEST music! Rock, techno, funk, reggae, drums, jazz, at every mile. When the legs wanted to stop, the music kept me going. Ran this one for, Ernie, my friend’s Dad who loved to run and then walk. I thought of him a lot during these road miles. I had two butterflies trailing me that made me wonder if he was in the air too. No real training block for this one so just went at the speed of FUN.

Loved seeing my buddy, Sanjali, catching up and dreaming ahead. Nudey soaks and spa time. Ample time people watching and laying on the grass listening to the drum circle grow. Leisurely breakfasts with Lavanya, and searching out the best pastries the city had to offer.

Then a quick night in Iceland on the way home to soak at the Blue Lagoon, eat pastries and drown in coffee. Squeezed the most out of this week with some of the most wonderful friends.

#travel #berlin #berlinmarathon #runrunrun #playplayplay by @nikkiweaver

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9 days ago

Alright Berlin let’s hit it!

Ready to run these streets!

Chasing friends, fueling up on carbs, wandering and resting.
Race kit prepped with some of my WYN Republic favorites, my tried and tested precision fuel, and going back to Saucony which I haven’t worn since my high school days to see how they hold up.

30+ marathons in and still finding the fun, and reminding myself of that, tomorrow is just about FUN!

And for my runner friends- I have already qualified for Boston & NY next year, but most likely won’t run them. I’ve got some other goals in mind. But I’m curious to see after 4 months of hiking the PCT if my runner legs still remember what to do on the road. Giving my legs a little pep talk now 😉

For everyone running and cheering, 📣 have a blast! So much goes into the prep, now we get to let the hard work pay off.

My bracelet tomorrow says two things:

Bust A Move

&

Limitless.

Time to play, and then party.

#berlin #berlinmarathon #runrunrun by @nikkiweaver

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13 days ago

Practices to keep your heart bumpin’ and pumping.

Digging into these practices this week with waves of uncertainty, doubt, flight delays, and changes in relationships.

A practice to return to. Repetition strengthens the mind, body, and spirit. Joy, mischief, and play, you’ll find all of that here.

Link in my bio for the full creative and full yoga practice.

#joy #creativepractice #yogapractice by @nikkiweaver

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15 days ago

This week I have been working with this question from Morgan Harper Nichols:

What would you tell your younger self, to encourage her to live more courageously?

In my world of work this week this question has come with me into the yoga space at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility where I offer a weekly practice.
Each week, I begin with a question or a reflection because our minds need time to move from the head to the heart. This week, when I asked this question a wealth of knowledge emitted from our room. I always write down what is shared cuz as any teacher knows, the students are the real teachers. Here is what my room offered:

Don’t give too much of yourself to people that don’t deserve you.

It’s ok to fail.

Men ain’t worth it. Borrow them to make beautiful babies.

Don’t let anyone steal your light.

Keep trying no matter what.

It doesn’t hurt to not be popular.

Anger and fear don’t have to rule your life.

Take it one day at a time.

Keep going.

Keep trying no matter what.

I share these, because you too might be needing these reminders.

This work is constant, a process in growth and healing.
As I sifted through applications today for our new Mother Child Program, I couldn’t help but smile as I read through how brave, honest, and courageous these women are and continue to be.
Today, I also wrapped up another one of our outside four class series- open to anyone curious about the justice system- the next series opens in October.
Connect with me if you’d like to join us on the journey.

#ontheinside #prisonarts #community #growth @morganharpernichols by @nikkiweaver

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21 days ago

18 years walking together.

Then & now. And everything in between.

Tonight, we wrote in our shared journal. I gifted B the gift of music in the future. He gifted me these awful toe spacers, apparently my running or my feet might be happier…can you tell how I really feel about this gift? 😆 I told him I was going to gift them away before we left the restaurant. BUT, I brought them home, and will maybe try to pawn them off on my early morning running partner. 😉

Looking back and looking forward. More in my Substack, link in my bio.

#marriage #anniversary #substack by @nikkiweaver

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25 days ago

I haven’t let myself sing in a long time. Who knows why…but I’m digging my voice out from under the grave back to music lessons this fall. I feel like a kid at Christmas. I’ve always loved this song- New Soul by Yael Naim. A snippet of practice…

Feels good to be learning, to be playing, to be remembering that play is the point.

#makemusic #play by @nikkiweaver

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a month ago

This guy…he’s kind of a big deal. Today, he’s 80, my Uncle Bert. As a kid I use to call him, Big Bird. When my mom died I wanted desperately to live with him in Italy, but I’m glad I got pulled to Australia in hindsight. I’m also really glad to be here celebrating him today with my dear cousin, his daughter, Brett. We laugh so hard I have to try not to pee my pants, or my swimsuit. I carried a cake on the plane that Margot made just for him.

He’s often told us that anything over 70 would be the “bonus years”. He’s content, he’s happy, he tells stories till Brett and I curl up in the fetal position on his couch and fall asleep. Celebrating him is easy. So glad we get the bonus years with him.

#birthdays #family by @nikkiweaver

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a month ago

We have been off the PCT for exactly a week and I’m feeling the gratitude of piecing my life back together.

The girls heading back to school oh so soon- ready for that structure, all of us are. Moving without a backpack and getting back into my running gear. Having our dear friends, Kevin and Lezlie, working at the Playhouse, driving all our vehicles, and lingering over long outdoor dinners with them. Walking into prison yoga and having 40 students greet me yesterday made me weep, and so did the Officer who always stops to chat and helps me set up my room.

Today, playing the unofficial role of SuperMom, ushering Elliette and her friends to a water park and playing all the cool tunes in the car and trying to singalong with them. 💕

Life! It’s a full ride. On the trail and off. by @nikkiweaver

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Going to miss this one!

This gorgeous, kind, brave friend has been my yoga student, my boss, my theatre date, my photographer, my Board member, my ceramicist, my cook, my co-creator over the years.

But more importantly, she’s been my dear friend, and family.

You’re a treasure to many. Can’t wait to come visit you in Spain! by @nikkiweaver

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1,500+ miles on the Pacific Crest Trail over the last few months! Trail life=done (for now).

Riding the high of living in nature for the past four months. Headed home with fuller imaginations, a bee bite on my butt, a ton of new worldwide friends to now go visit, and happy feet.

I’ll share more of the last couple weeks on here when I feel like it, or maybe I won’t, and I’ll just hold them in my heart.

This was the adventure of a lifetime.

#pacificcresttrail #pctclassof2026 by @nikkiweaver

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