The Practical Mystic

Nicki Kuurman
  • 5.0 (3)
  • Spirituality
  • Updated Weekly

The Practical Mystic — where universal wisdom meets modern life. I’m Nicki Kuurman. This podcast explores the patterns that keep you stuck, overthinking, or holding too much, and what begins to shift when you meet them differently. Blending intuitive insight with grounded, real-world application, this is about clarity, not fluff. If you’ve been doing everything “right” but something still isn’t landing, you’re in the right place.

  1. 2 days ago

    Why Chasing Certainty Is Keeping You Stuck

    Do you ever notice how certainty can feel like safety — even when it's keeping you stuck in something you don't actually want? In this episode, Nicki explores the base chakra as the true foundation of your stability and nervous system regulation, and why chasing certainty — even uncomfortable, familiar certainty — can quietly trap you in old patterns. She unpacks why knowing what to do isn't the same as doing it, and how to rebuild trust with yourself one small, foundational step at a time. 💬 Book an Aligned Conversation: https://calendly.com/nicki-kuurman/aligned-conversation 🌐 Work with Nicki: https://nickikuurman.com 👍 Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/thepracticalmysticpodcast 📲 Follow on Instagram: @nickikuurman

    26 min

  2. 16 June

    Why Grounding Comes Before Manifestation

    What if your anxiety is actually trying to protect you? In this episode of The Practical Mystic, Nicki explores the earth star chakra and why grounding — not more healing, more manifesting, or more self-improvement — is the essential first step back into your body, your power, and your presence. Modern life pulls us out of our bodies and into our heads, leaving us anxious, overwhelmed, and disconnected from our own power. Nicki shares why anxiety often shows up as a protective mechanism, how the breath is a gateway back into presence, and why grounded spirituality looks like stillness and calm rather than chasing signs and synchronicities. If you've ever felt like you're only 20% dialed into your own life, this episode will help you find your way back. 🔗 Work with Nicki: https://www.nickikuurman.com

    33 min

  3. 9 June

    You Are Not Broken: Chipping Away the Lies That Keep You in Stone

    What if you're not broken... And never were? In this episode, Nicki shares a profound realisation sparked by a single line from Michelangelo: "I didn't carve the David. I just carved away everything that wasn't David." What followed was a complete shift in how she sees growth, healing, and self-worth. This episode isn't about becoming someone new. It's about uncovering who you've always been, beneath the self-doubt, the rules, the conditioning, and the lies you've been living as truth. Nicki explores how the stone we're trapped in is made of societal expectations, family beliefs, and the quiet but crushing weight of not-enoughness, and how the path forward isn't more self-improvement, but honest, courageous self-revelation. If you've ever felt like something is missing in you, or like you need to be someone different to finally be yourself, this episode is the permission slip you didn't know you needed. 🔗 www.nickikuurman.com📱 Instagram: @nickikuurman

    18 min

  4. 2 June

    The Hidden Reason Your Desires Aren't Showing Up

    You don't manifest what you want. You manifest what you're available for. In this episode of The Practical Mystic, Nicki explores the hidden reason your desires aren't showing up. Not because you don't want them badly enough, but because manifestation is less about desire and more about what you're available to receive. Using stories of a dream car, a house, lottery tickets, and the subtle ways we sabotage our own success, Nicki unpacks how old beliefs, fears, and unconscious patterns can keep us tuned to the same reality, even when we're trying to create something new. If you've ever wondered why opportunities, abundance, relationships, or success seem just out of reach, this episode offers a fresh perspective on manifestation, frequency, and alignment. You'll discover:• Why wanting something isn't enough• How jealousy can reveal what's possible for you• The hidden ways we block what we desire• Why manifestation requires action, not just intention• What it means to become available to receive The Hidden Reason Your Desires Aren't Showing Up might not be what you think. ✨ Shift your state. Change your story. Work with Nicki: https://www.nickikuurman.com

    28 min

  5. 26 May

    The Hidden Loop Behind Overthinking, Burnout & Self-Doubt

    You might think your problem is overthinking. You might even be told you analyse too much. But what if the real issue isn't the thinking at all... It's what you're actually searching for? In this episode, Nicki unpacks the Seeker pattern: the stress response that drives intelligent, deep-thinking women into a loop of research, analysis, and information-seeking, mistaking the hunt for certainty as a search for clarity. She explores why more information often creates more confusion, how the seeking loop connects to burnout, and what it really means to trust yourself when the answers won't come. If you're constantly on the verge of figuring it out but never quite getting there... this one's for you. Alignment Pattern Quiz: ⁠https://www.nickikuurman.com/quiz⁠ ✨ Join Nicki every Thursday for the Quick Shift – LIVE resets to bring you back into alignment. https://www.nickikuurman.com/the-quick-shift-live About Nicki Kuurman: Nicki is a kinesiologist, energetic healer and spiritual coach, helping women regulate their nervous system, reclaim self-trust, and lead from within. The Practical Mystic is grounded spiritual wisdom for women who are done giving their power away and ready to come back to themselves. Work with Nicki: https://www.nickikuurman.com

    18 min

  6. 19 May

    When Fear Makes Your World Smaller

    Fear doesn't always show up dramatically. More often it creeps in quietly — shrinking your decisions, dimming your confidence, and slowly making your world smaller without you even noticing.In this episode, Nicki shares her own story of how one comment destroyed nearly a decade of work, the grief and resentment that followed, and the long road back to herself. She unpacks the difference between fear-based decisions and soul-led ones, why courage isn't the absence of fear, and what it really means to turn inward when the world feels loud and uncertain.If you've been playing it safe, staying hidden, or waiting until you feel "ready" — this one's for you.✨ Join Nicki every Thursday for the Quick Shift — live resets to bring you back into alignment.https://www.nickikuurman.com/the-quick-shift-live🔔 Subscribe or Follow so you never miss an episode of The Practical Mystic.About Nicki Kuurman:Nicki is a kinesiologist, energetic healer and spiritual coach, helping women regulate their nervous system, reclaim self-trust, and lead from within. The Practical Mystic is grounded spiritual wisdom for women who are done giving their power away — and ready to come back to themselves.🔗 Work with Nicki: https://www.nickikuurman.com📱 Instagram: @nickikuurman👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepracticalmysticpodcast💫 The Quick Shift — Weekly Live Recalibration: https://www.nickikuurman.com/the-quick-shift-live✨ Book an Aligned Conversation with Nicki: https://www.nickikuurman.com/aligned-journeys🧩 Alignment Pattern Quiz: https://www.nickikuurman.com/quiz

    20 min

  7. 12 May

    Aligned Confidence: Stop Trying to Force It & Start Remembering It

    What if confidence wasn’t something you had to earn but something you already are? In this episode, Nicki Kuurman breaks down the difference between confidence and courage, and why so many of us have been chasing the wrong thing. True, aligned confidence isn’t about doing more, pushing harder, or finally “getting it together.” It’s about coming back to the truest version of yourself. In this episode: • Why lack of confidence is actually a lack of alignment, not effort • The Dan Sullivan distinction between courage and confidence that changes everything • How decision fatigue and comparison are quietly draining your sense of self • Why jealousy is actually a sign something is in your field of possibility • How to tune back into your soul self and let the right things find you Whether you’re overthinking every decision or just feeling disconnected from yourself, this episode is your reset. ✨ Join Nicki every Thursday for the Quick Shift — live resets to bring you back into alignment.  https://www.nickikuurman.com/the-quick-shift-live🔔 Subscribe OR Follow so you never miss an episode of The Practical Mystic. About Nicki Kuurman Nicki is a kinesiologist, energetic healer and spiritual coach, helping women regulate their nervous system, reclaim self-trust, and lead from within. The Practical Mystic is grounded spiritual wisdom for women who are done giving their power away — and ready to come back to themselves. 🔗 Work with Nicki: https://www.nickikuurman.com📱 Instagram: @nickikuurman 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepracticalmysticpodcast

    15 min

  8. 5 May

    Navigating the In-Between Stages of Growth

    Sitting in the Static... Have you ever felt the itch — that deep, uncomfortable knowing that your life doesn't quite fit you anymore? In this episode of The Practical Mystic, Nicki explores one of the most disorienting parts of personal growth — the in-between. That static-filled space between who you were and who you're becoming, where the old life feels too small and the new one isn't quite here yet. This is the episode nobody tells you about. Because growth isn't just exciting — it can be lonely, destabilising, and deeply confronting. In this episode you'll learn: Why growth can feel so lonely — even when you're doing everything rightThe radio station metaphor for understanding energetic shiftsHow to recognise when your life is falling together, not falling apartWhy we're tempted to shrink back into old identities — and what to do insteadThe difference between discomfort and dissatisfactionWhy ignoring the signs means the universe will eventually decide for youHow to move through the in-between with more grace and easeIf this resonates, take the Alignment Pattern Quiz to discover which pattern you fall into when you're out of alignment — and what it means for your energy and your life. Subscribe to The Practical Mystic for grounded spiritual conversations about alignment, energy reclamation, and living with more clarity and truth. — About Nicki Kuurman Nicki is a kinesiologist, energetic healer and spiritual coach, helping women regulate their nervous system, reclaim self-trust, and lead from within. The Practical Mystic is grounded spiritual wisdom for women who are done giving their power away and ready to come back to themselves. Alignment Pattern Quiz: https://www.nickikuurman.com/quiz Work with Nicki: https://www.nickikuurman.com Instagram: @nickikuurman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepracticalmysticpodcast The Quick Shift — Weekly Live Recalibration: https://www.nickikuurman.com/the-quick-shift-live Book an Aligned Conversation with Nicki: https://www.nickikuurman.com/aligned-journeys

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The Practical Mystic — where universal wisdom meets modern life. I’m Nicki Kuurman. This podcast explores the patterns that keep you stuck, overthinking, or holding too much, and what begins to shift when you meet them differently. Blending intuitive insight with grounded, real-world application, this is about clarity, not fluff. If you’ve been doing everything “right” but something still isn’t landing, you’re in the right place.

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  • Creator
    Nicki Kuurman
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    16
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    © Nicki Kuurman
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