The Practical Mystic

Nicki Kuurman
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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.

  1. 22h ago

    What Actually Makes Your Life Feel Rich?

    We often think of abundance as having more — more money, more success, more time, more things. But the thing we're chasing is rarely just the thing itself. It's the experience we imagine it will give us. In this episode of The Practical Mystic, Nicki explores a different way of thinking about abundance — through aliveness, spaciousness, beauty, connection, freedom, choice and receiving. We explore: • Why having more doesn't necessarily create the feeling we're searching for• What your desires might really be pointing you toward• Why appreciating what you have doesn't mean settling• The difference between the thing you want and the experience you want from it• How I've been exploring spaciousness in my own life• The simple intention I've been using: Today I receive You can love what is here and still want more. You can appreciate this life and still be curious about what else you want to create. Perhaps abundance isn't a destination at all. Perhaps the better question is: What makes your life feel rich? 🌿 Explore MYST Rituals and the Abundance Mist:https://www.mystrituals.com 💖 Work with Nicki:https://www.nickikuurman.com 🎙️The Practical Mystic with Nicki KuurmanPractical spirituality for everyday life.https://www.nickikuurman.com/podcast

  2. Sep 29

    What are you available for?

    What are you available for? Not what do you want. Not what are you trying to achieve. But what are you actually making room to receive? In this episode of The Practical Mystic, I explore the difference between wanting something and being truly available for it. We talk about why creating space can feel uncomfortable, what our desires might ask us to release, and why receiving more sometimes means loosening our grip on the identities, responsibilities and patterns we already know. You’ll explore: • Why wanting something isn’t the same as being available for it• The relationship between spaciousness and receiving• Why getting what you want can sometimes feel uncomfortable• Why desire isn’t selfish• What jealousy can reveal about what you really want• How small everyday choices help you reconnect with desire• What you may need to release to make room for something new Sometimes the question isn’t, “Do I want it?” It’s “Am I willing to experience what comes with it?” This episode is an invitation to get curious about what you secretly want more of — joy, support, possibility, money, intimacy, freedom, connection, creativity, or simply more life — and whether you’re willing to make room for it. And it leads us beautifully into where we’re going next: abundance — not simply as money, but as a relationship with receiving, possibility and enoughness. 🌿 The Practical MysticPractical spirituality for everyday life. 🌸 Connect With Nicki https://www.nickikuurman.com

  3. Sep 22

    You Can’t Think Your Way Out of a Vibration

    Have you ever known exactly why you’re feeling off… but still couldn’t think your way out of it? Sometimes understanding what we’re feeling isn’t enough to change the state we’re in. In this episode of The Practical Mystic, Nicki explores vibration through the simple analogy of tuning a radio. If you’re tuned into fear, resentment, scarcity or depletion, simply thinking about peace, love or abundance doesn’t necessarily change the station. You’ll explore: Why you can’t always think your way out of a vibrationHow thoughts can reinforce the state you’re already inHow breath, movement, scent and sensory experiences can interrupt a loopWhy changing your vibration doesn’t mean forcing yourself into positivityHow ritual can help you move from one state to anotherWhy MYST was created as a sensory and energetic reminder to come back to yourself You don’t have to leap from fear to joy. Sometimes the shift is simply fear to safety, overwhelm to one breath, depletion to rest, or scarcity to possibility. Perhaps changing your vibration isn’t about forcing yourself to feel better. Perhaps it begins by asking: What am I tuned into right now and what do I want to tune into from here? 🌿 Connect with Nicki Explore The Practical Mystic, MYST Rituals and ways to work with Nicki https://www.nickikuurman.com/

  4. Sep 15

    Awareness Isn't The Answer

    You can understand your patterns. You can know exactly where they came from. You can even catch yourself in the moment they’re happening and still find yourself doing the same thing again. Because awareness and change are NOT the same thing. In this episode of The Practical Mystic, Nicki explores whathappens after awareness — the small but powerful space between recognising an old pattern and choosing what happens next. You’ll explore: Why understanding your patterns doesn’t automatically change themHow protective patterns once helped you feel safeThe pause between reaction and responseWhy curiosity and kindness create more change than self-criticismWhat happens when you stop automatically rescuing, fixing or protectingHow choosing yourself can build self-trustSimple ways to interrupt your state when thinking isn’t enough Perhaps the gift of recognising your patterns isn’t that you’ll never repeat them again. Discover your Alignment PatternTake the Alignment Pattern Quiz and explore whether you tend to Anchor, Seek, Attune or Guard. https://www.nickikuurman.com/quiz Connect with Nickihttps://www.nickikuurman.com/Instagram: @nickikuurmanFacebook: @thepracticalmysticpodcast 🎙 The Practical Mystic — Practical Spirituality for Everyday Life.

  5. Sep 8

    When Protecting Yourself Keeps Love Out

    Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I’m fine,” even when you’re not? Maybe you’ve learned to be independent, capable and careful about who you let in. Maybe you tell yourself you’re protecting your peace. But sometimes independence born from freedom feels very different from independence born from protection. In this final episode exploring the four Alignment Patterns, we meet The Guardian — the part of us that longs for deep connection but has learned that trust can be expensive. In this episode, we explore: • Why we build emotional walls in the first place• The difference between healthy boundaries and protection• When independence begins to become isolation• Why the same wall that keeps hurt out can also keep love out• The difference between protecting your peace and protecting your fear• Why healthy boundaries are more like doors than walls• How self-trust allows you to choose when to open and when to close Healing isn’t about tearing down every wall or opening yourself to everyone. It’s about trusting yourself enough to choose what’s right for you in each moment. Sometimes the bravest thing we can do isn’t build a stronger wall. It’s open the door just a crack and let life back in. 🌿 Curious about your Alignment Pattern?Take the free two-minute Alignment Pattern Quiz https://www.nickikuurman.com/quiz 💖 Work With Nicki https://www.nickikuurman.com

  6. Sep 1

    Why You Know How Everyone Else Feels — Except You

    Have you ever noticed that you can tell exactly how everyone around you is feeling… but when someone asks how you are, you're not quite sure? In this episode of The Practical Mystic, we explore the Attuner — one of the four Alignment Patterns — and what happens when your sensitivity to everyone else's moods, needs and emotions begins to disconnect you from your own. You'll explore: • Why Attuners become so skilled at reading the room• How paying attention to others can become a way of feeling safe• Why empathy without boundaries can become exhaustion• How listening to everyone else can become self-abandonment• What it means to include yourself in the circle of compassion• How to stay connected to others without disappearing from yourself The invitation isn't to stop caring or become less sensitive. It's to bring some of that beautiful attention back to yourself. Because when you stay connected to yourself, you don't lose your ability to care for others. You simply stop disappearing when you do. 👉 If you're curious about your own Alignment Pattern, take the free two-minute quiz linked below. https://www.nickikuurman.com/quiz 💖 Work with Nicki https://www.nickikuurman.com/ 🌿 The Practical MysticPractical spirituality for everyday life.

  7. Aug 25

    What If You Already Know the Answer?

    What if the answer you've been searching for is something you already know? The Seeker alignment pattern is curious, reflective and endlessly interested in learning. But sometimes that curiosity can quietly become a search for certainty. One more book. One more podcast. One more course. One more opinion. Because if we can just know enough, perhaps we'll finally feel safe enough to make the decision, take the step or trust ourselves. In this episode of The Practical Mystic, we explore the difference between knowledge and trust, why your mind wants guarantees while your soul wants willingness, and what happens when you stop asking What else do I need to know? and begin asking: What do I already know? Because eventually, curiosity has to become courage. Discover your Alignment PatternTake the free two-minute quiz to explore whether you're an Anchor, Seeker, Attuner or Guardian. You'll find the link below. https://www.nickikuurman.com/quiz 🌿 Connect with NickiWebsite: nickikuurman.comInstagram: @nickikuurmanFacebook : https://www.facebook.com/thepracticalmysticpodcast🎙 The Practical Mystic PodcastPractical spirituality for everyday life.Shift your state. Change your story.

  8. Aug 18

    You Were Never Meant to Carry It All

    Are you the person everyone relies on? The one who remembers, organises, checks in, keeps things moving and quietly carries the things nobody else seems to notice? In this episode of The Practical Mystic Podcast, Nicki explores the Anchor Pattern — the protective pattern where being capable, dependable and responsible can slowly become part of your identity. You'll explore: • How responsibility can quietly become identity• Why everything can start to feel like yours to carry• The fear underneath the need to hold everything together• The difference between helping and rescuing• How carrying other people's responsibilities and emotions can disconnect you from yourself• The simple question: “Is this mine to carry?” Your strength isn't the problem. Your caring isn't the problem. The invitation is to notice when caring has become carrying — and remember that you deserve to be included in the care you so freely give to everyone else. Because you were never meant to carry it all. 🌿 Take the Alignment Patterns QuizDiscover whether you're an Anchor, Seeker, Attuner or Guardian. https://www.nickikuurman.com/quiz 💖 Work With Nicki https://www.nickikuurman.com/ 🎙 The Practical Mystic PodcastPractical spirituality for everyday life. Shift your state. Change your story.

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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
    2026
  • Episodes
    31
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    © Nicki Kuurman
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