How Dancing Transformed Nika Kermani’s Mental Health After Depression

For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passions

From booty-shaking to crying in the dish pit, we’re welcoming the breadth of human emotions with Nika Kermani of NK STUDIOS!

Nika is an artist, dance and yoga instructor, and the creative visionary behind NK STUDIOS, a repurposed autobody shop turned dance studio catering to movement, dance, art & community in Bingen, WA.

Nika lights up any room she walks into as she stunningly fuses music, movement and community.

But you can’t have the ups without the downs, as Nika eloquently shares today.

We talk about…

• Growing up with Persian culture and Bahá'í faith
• Moving to Israel, meeting a man and getting engaged soon after
• Infidelity, a cancer diagnosis and a death all occurring in one week
• The first time dancing after years sparking the start of recovery
• Body image as a dancer
• Entrepreneurship in a small town
• Your work doesn’t have to be your passion
• Programs at NK STUDIOS: dance, yoga, community classes like pole dancing, online classes

How to connect with Nika:

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/nika.kermani
• BIZ: https://www.instagram.com/nkstudiosbingen
• TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nika.kermani?lang=en
• WEB: https://www.nkstudiosbingen.com/

👋How to connect with Jeni and Angie:

• https://www.instagram.com/angvswild
• https://www.instagram.com/jenistembridge
• https://www.itsangiemarie.com/
• https://linkedin.com/in/angie-marie/

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Shout-Outs:

• Music: The Kind of Sandwich Island by Shut-ins
• Thank you to The Ruins, the best wedding venue in Oregon, for supporting the show.

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