Nicola Helmink

17/09/2026

🌿 **Yoga Nidra – upcoming sessions** 🌿

I’m continuing to offer Yoga Nidra sessions this term — a gentle hour to pause, rest deeply and give your nervous system some space. 🧘‍♀️✨

No previous experience needed. You simply lie down comfortably and allow yourself to be guided.

**Upcoming sessions:**

✨ Tuesday 13 October, 12–1pm
✨ Tuesday 10 November, 12–1pm
✨ Tuesday 24 November, 12–1pm

If you’d like to join, you can book here:
https://events.humanitix.com/yoga-nidra-casual-session

And if you know someone who could use a little more rest and stillness in their life, feel free to tag them or share this post. 🌿💛

Would love to see some familiar and new faces there!

Nicola x

A Yoga Nidra journey into deep rest, nervous system restoration, and inner connection.

24/08/2026

Really looking forward to a collaboration sharing a relaxing evening of Sound healing with Amanda and Yoga nidra with me in Gisborne ❤

If you have any friends in the area - please forward them the link to the event.

https://events.humanitix.com/sound-healing-and-yoga-nidra-e837czkg

10/08/2026

✨ Rest & Digest | Red Tent ✨

Sunday’s Red Tent was such a beautiful afternoon of slowing down, connecting and coming back to ourselves. 🌿

There was lots of deep sharing, honest conversations, yummy food, laughter and, of course, some deliciously deep rest.

I was honoured to guide everyone through a Yoga Nidra — creating a little space to simply pause, soften and let the body and mind settle. 🧘‍♀️

It felt really special to be part of a space where there was no need to rush anywhere or be anything other than exactly where we were.

So grateful for the women who showed up, shared, listened, rested and connected. ❤️

A lovely reminder of how nourishing it can be to simply rest and digest together.

17/07/2026

There was something really special about the atmosphere at Te Pō | Winter Solstice Gathering — a day filled with creativity, connection, community and moments of pause.

As the evening drew in, we gathered together for Yoga Nidra: an invitation to slow down, rest deeply, and simply be.

Over the coming weeks, I'll be continuing this journey with a small 6-week Yoga Nidra course in Rothesay Bay.

Together we'll explore:
🌿 Gentle movement to release tension
🌙 Guided Yoga Nidra for deep rest and relaxation
☕ Tea and time to integrate before returning to the day

📍 Rothesay Bay Community Hall
🕛 Tuesdays 12:00–1:00pm
📅 21 July – 1 September
✨ No class on 4 August

Investment:
$108 for the 6-week course
$25 casual attendance

If your nervous system is longing for a pause, I would love to welcome you.

https://events.humanitix.com/yoga-nidra-6-week-course

17/07/2026

There was something really special about the atmosphere at Te Pō | Winter Solstice Gathering — a day filled with creativity, connection, community and moments of pause.

As the evening drew in, we gathered together for Yoga Nidra: an invitation to slow down, rest deeply, and simply be.

Over the coming weeks, I'll be continuing this journey with a small 6-week Yoga Nidra course in Rothesay Bay.

Together we'll explore:
🌿 Gentle movement to release tension
🌙 Guided Yoga Nidra for deep rest and relaxation
☕ Tea and time to integrate before returning to the day

📍 Rothesay Bay Community Hall
🕛 Tuesdays 12:00–1:00pm
📅 21 July – 1 September
✨ No class on 4 August

Investment:
$25 casual attendance

If your nervous system is longing for a pause, I would love to welcome you.

For more information and booking:

https://events.humanitix.com/yoga-nidra-casual-session

08/07/2026

Really excited to offer my first Yoga Nidra course starting on the 21st July in Rothesay Bay!
Ready for some me time, and restoration a cosy nest?!

Check out the event for more details and booking.

A 6-week Yoga Nidra course to support deep rest, nervous system regulation, and emotional balance—guiding you into profound relaxation and inner restoration.

16/06/2026

I'm honoured to have been featured by NZTC following my graduation and to have received the NZTC Values Award.

Returning to Aotearoa with my daughter and starting again wasn't always easy, but this journey reminded me that growth often happens when we step into the unknown and keep moving forward one step at a time.

The values recognised in this award—empathy, authenticity, and resilience—are also at the heart of my work supporting emotional wellbeing through Neuro Emotional Integration (NEI).

A qualification may mark the end of one chapter, but it's also the beginning of what we choose to do with what we've learned.

Thank you, NZTC, for sharing my story. 💜

“Because this ‘piece of paper’… is really just the beginning.” ✨

After returning to Aotearoa with her daughter and rebuilding life from the ground up, Nicola Helmink stood on stage as NZTC’s student speaker at last Saturday’s graduation ceremony (30 May), representing a cohort shaped by resilience, courage and growth.

During the ceremony, Nicola was also surprised with the NZTC Values Award, recognising the empathy, authenticity and resilience she demonstrated throughout her journey.

Her story is a beautiful reminder that graduation is about more than completing a qualification. It’s about the decisions, sacrifices and moments of growth that shape who we become along the way. 💜

Read Nicola’s inspiring story here: https://www.nztertiarycollege.ac.nz/early-childhood-education-profiles/more-than-a-qualification-nicola-helmink-reflects-on-representing-her-cohort-at-nztc-graduation

16/06/2026

❄️✨ TE PŌ | Winter Solstice Gathering ✨❄️
27th June 📍 Aroha Shanti, Huapai – Auckland

As the longest night arrives, we are invited into stillness, reflection, and deep rest 🌙

Join us for TE PŌ Winter Solstice, a nourishing evening of connection, ritual, and inner listening as we honour the turning of the wheel and the return of the light.

This is a space to slow down, soften, and come home to yourself.

✨ I will be offering Yoga Nidra as part of the evening — a guided practice of deep rest and nervous system restoration

✨ All food and snacks are provided to support deep nourishment throughout the evening

I would love to share this experience with you 💛

🎟️ Book here:
https://www.manawa.one/ecstatic-dance/p/manawa-wintersolstice

Use code NICOLA10 for 10% off ticket prices ✨

Let’s gather in the dark so we can more deeply feel the light returning 🌙

28/04/2026

Feeling really grateful after spending the last 5 days immersed in a Yoga Nidra teacher training at Pure Yoga.

It was deeply nourishing to reconnect with this practice of self-inquiry, presence, and nervous system awareness, and to bring it into deeper alignment with my NEI therapy work. I previously completed a Yoga Nidra training in 2019, but didn’t feel ready to share it at the time.

In the first year of motherhood, Yoga Nidra became a very important support for me personally, especially during a period of insomnia and sleep deprivation. It’s a practice I returned to again and again, and it now feels meaningful to integrate this lived experience into my work with others.

I’m now beginning the 6-week practicum, where I’ll be facilitating weekly sessions, and I’m also developing guided Yoga Nidra recordings to support clients with regulation, rest, and integration alongside NEI sessions.

It feels like a very natural extension of my work—supporting deeper nervous system settling and emotional integration.

I’ll be sharing more about Yoga Nidra and NEI in the coming weeks—feel free to connect if you’d like to follow along or join a session.