Meet Your Instructor

Nikki Dvorak Larsen, LAc, EAMP, LMT (she/her) has been helping people find relief, healing, and balance since 2004, when she began her career in massage therapy and sports bodywork. Her passion for holistic health led her to Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, while her own experiences with health challenges and emotional trauma introduced her to the transformative power of mindfulness and meditation.

What began as a personal healing journey grew into a lifelong commitment to mindfulness practice, study, and teaching. Today, Nikki is a Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher, a Practicing Teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), and is trained in Trauma-Informed Mindfulness.

Her teaching is rooted in creating safe, welcoming, and supportive spaces where people can explore mindfulness and self-compassion at their own pace. Nikki believes that cultivating presence, awareness, and compassion can help individuals navigate stress, build resilience, heal from life's challenges, and deepen their connection with themselves and others.

Nikki offers Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) programs, guided meditation classes, private group offerings, retreats, and other mindfulness-based experiences. New classes and events are added regularly.

In addition to her teaching, Nikki maintains a personal mindfulness practice through daily meditation, journaling, reading, painting, and intentional movement. Her mission is to make mindfulness and self-compassion accessible to all, fostering healing, connection, and well-being in the communities she serves.

While her acupuncture practice is generally at capacity, she warmly welcomes those interested in mindfulness, meditation, MBSR, MSC, and other contemplative practices.

Nikki is based in Snohomish County, Washington, and Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, and supports students worldwide through her online offerings.