The Issues in the Tissues with Nikki Myers
From This is Yoga Therapy by Michele Lawrence
March 9, 2026 · 34 min · Season 6 · Episode 18
About this episode
Michele Lawrence interviews Nikki Myers about the intersection of addiction recovery and somatic practices.
In this episode, I sit down with the legendary Nikki Myers—MBA, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, and founder of Y12SR: The Yoga of 12-Step Recovery. Nikki has spent decades at the crossroads of addiction recovery and somatic wisdom, teaching us that while the 12-Step meetings provide the "cognitive map," the yoga mat provides the "somatic laboratory" for true healing. We dive deep into the soul-level work of recovery, discussing how to come home to a body that has been through the fire. If...
People in this episode
Host: Michele Lawrence
Guest: Nikki Myers
Topics covered
- addiction recovery
- somatic wisdom
- yoga therapy
- healing
- 12-Step Recovery
Keywords
- addiction
- yoga
- somatic experiencing
- recovery
- healing
- 12-Step
- Nikki Myers
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Y12SR
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