We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Niki Baklund a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Niki, so good to have you with us today. We’ve always been impressed with folks who have a very clear sense of purpose and so maybe we can jump right in and talk about how you found your purpose?
Did I find my purpose, or did my purpose find me? You know that great saying, “When the student is ready, the teacher appears?” I feel like that has been the last 8-10 years of my life.
I always had a feeling I that I was meant for something more. Although I have found successes in life, there always seemed to be this nagging little thought/feeling that perhaps there was a little more to it than I realized.
Having grown up in a home where it was normalized to seek and combine all forms of eastern and western health concepts, I found it natural when life led me to working the business side of a health and healing expo. I also found it natural to live a life within these concepts and to talk about them as such.
Like many, the pandemic brought about change in my business – and my thought process. Following my intuition, I started to say YES! to opportunities that magically landed in my lap. A “Find Your Purpose” workshop – YES! An “Awakener Certification” learning how to uncover your purpose and feel into your intuition on where life was leading me – YES! Meeting new business owners in the complimentary modalities and listening to my inner voice to see where I was being guided – YES! New classes, trainings and certifications – YES!
What I found was that pieces of me that seemed to be there all along started to unlock. I started working with energy and realizing that this had been with me my whole life!
The most amazing piece? My friends and family’s reaction wasn’t surprise, but rather “It’s about time you realized this! We have been expecting this out of you for years!”
This has felt like a grand awakening for me. A remembering of gifts I have had my entire life. I’ve linked childhood memories and experiences to present life abilities and realized this has been with me forever, I just had to wait until I was ready to see it!
Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
I work as an energetic transformation practitioner, specializing in energy transformation and low vibrational release.
I absolutely love energy work and talking/teaching about all things energy! Seeing as how EVERYTHING is energy, we have the opportunity to work around/with different vibrations and frequencies on a daily basis. It is through this knowledge and being aware of our surroundings that we have the ability to choose to view and understand what this means for us, individually.
I have a huge passion for helping people with their energetic health and the transformation and alignment of their energy. There are so many different ways and levels to work on assisting people, whether that is through education, support in their own self practice or working with them personally to move energy with and for them.
It is my vision to help as many people as possible and to assist the evolution of the energy and healing experience of the world. It is my personal intention that people receive what they need in any way they come in contact with me whether through my website, social media, emails, PDF booklets, videos, interviews, individual sessions or any other means in which they find me! I believe we all deserve a good dose of energy.
Working with clients in individual sessions is a great honor for me. This allows me to work one on one with their energy and to curate a unique experience based on what they need at that exact moment in time. The transformations that I have seen in people from these sessions are incredible, sometimes life changing! It really is an experience that is difficult to put into words.
My own personal word for this year is ALIGNMENT. Each decision that I make, session I add, business expansion idea I consider brings me back to this word and this word. I ask myself questions; Does this align with me, who I am, what I do and where I am going? Is it in ALIGNMENT?
This is something I plan to work on with clients even closer as I expand this year. I desire to teach them how to really assess their energetic health alongside their energetic transformations and look deeper into what alignment looks and feels like to them. I am excited to continue with what I currently offer, but to also expand into new sessions to allow people to work with me in intuitive guidance sessions and a few other ideas I am excited to bring forth. In addition, I am excited to collaborate in new ways and to help as many people as I possibly can!
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Patience, integrity, willingness to learn.
In a fast-paced culture in which we have all learned to anticipate receiving what we want rather quickly, this journey has actually been the opposite for me. While I would have liked to have known what I was doing, where I was going and how I was going to get there all in the snap of my fingers, this process has been a gentle and gradual unfolding for me. This has required me to be willing to learn anything that has come across my path that feels aligned, as well as the patience and trust that everything was going to make sense and click into place in the timing that makes the most sense for me. This has been so true that others have literally commented to me on the amount of patience and trust I have in my direction.
One very important aspect that I have been unwilling to stray from is the dedication to making decisions and proceeding with integrity and authenticity. Each decision that I make needs to feel true to me and speak to who I am, without feeling salesy, desperate or outside of what I stand for. People can FEEL your truth. Your authentic nature. If you are making decisions to move forward within that for yourself, things will remain in alignment for you. Without speaking, people will be able to sense that you are coming from a good and true place.
Looking back over the past 12 months or so, what do you think has been your biggest area of improvement or growth?
The past 12 months have been about trusting the process on a grand scale. We all grow and expand throughout our lives, both personally and professionally. I was at a point 12 months ago where I was feeling the nudge to work with coaching and marketing in a very specific way as I saw my business clientele pivoting. I hired a coach along with joining a program that would take me where I was heading – or so I thought.
Not even 2 months into this 10-month program, I felt a great shift occur with myself and my business direction. Nearly immediately, I also felt the alignment in the coaching and marketing program shift. I continued forward, but the more I tried to make it work, the more out of alignment it felt for me. It was like trying to fit a round peg in a square hole in all definitions of the phrase.
Being a person of integrity and one to follow through with what I start, it was VERY difficult for me to admit to myself- and the coach/founder of this program- that this was NOT the right direction for me or my business. Despite this being beyond difficult for me, financially straining, and definitely met with resistance from the company founder, I stuck to my decision and left the program. I immediately felt lighter and came back into alignment with myself, my business and my direction.
What I discovered were some important points to note.
1. Sometimes we make a decision that is right for us in that moment, but we actually outgrow that decision- and that is ok! Stay in alignment.
2. It is important to stay true to ourselves and not continue something that doesn’t feel right.
3. Pivoting or changing direction doesn’t make you wrong if you are following your path.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.nikibaklund.com
- Instagram: @nikibaklund_intuitivehealer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikibaklundintuitivehealer/
- Other: Email: niki@nikibaklund.com Ideas/Collaboration Request Form: https://www.nikibaklund.com/contact
Image Credits
Dreaming Tree Photography
