relativelyWhat? Nicole Jaquis' engagement in the world

Nicole Jaquis began using this umbrella term “relativelyLocal” in 2004, initially to describe their engagement within cross cultural collaborations (particularly between India and The West). Bridging Local and Global, East and West, Spiritual and Worldly, Simple Living and Modern Tech, though relativelyLocal, Nicole Jaquis has been collaborating with and providing consulting services for yoga teachers, schools and retreat centers globally.

Nicole Jaquis is available as a project based consultant to help you get set up and further develop along your path...

Wellness:

- as a guest teacher facilitating transformational retreats and workshops; as full time staff with a mix of organizational, curatorial, administrative, social media, hospitality, teaching and private coaching responsibilities; or as a project based consulting producing course materials (including Sanskrit typing and English translitteration).

Holistic Education:

- producing bi-lingual (Hindi-English) education learning materials from text books to facilitating practical learning activites, divising curriculum, and giving staff trainings.

Multimedia:

- field producing and fixing shoots throughout India, location scouting, translating in the field as well as for subtitles; producing electronic music for video projects and playlists for transformational events.

relativelyLocal -sadhana guidance - the yogic office

Spiritual Travel Guiding in India: You Don’t Plan India, India Plans You!

You don’t plan India, India plans you… with 20+ years experience navigating the most beautifully orchestrated chaos, surrender to the flow of #IncredibleIndia with this bi-lingual (Hindi/English) videshi as your guide.

relativelylocal.com - sadhana - yoga in the modern world, queering yoga

Sadhana Guidance: Yoga in the Modern World

Sadhana Guidance through a decolonizing lens.
While Honoring the Roots of Yoga (the wisdom traditions of the Indian Himalayan Yogis), bring traditional hatha yoga, meditation and Ayurveda into your daily life without compromising your involvement in the world.
Transform your working from home into #theyogicoffice, by transforming your workspace one asana at a time.

relativelyLocal - mindful media production, making media that matters Nikol (Nicole Jaquis) in the media & press... I’ve been in so many YouTuber’s and other documentary videos it hard to keep track of everything. I’m just beginning to find where I’ve been and post them here:

Mindful Media Literacy & Multimedia Production

Making Media that Matters: authentic, inspirational, and viral messages with integrity… Copy Writing & Editing, Photography, Video and Music Production. I got you covered!

Holistic Wellness Consulting

Decolonizing Yoga and Honoring the Tradition: for Modern Yoga Practitioners and Teachers, Yoga Studios and Wellness Centers.
Offering on-site or remote consulting: guidance for start-up endeavors within the Wellness sector.
*manage and promote your wellness business as holistically as your practice
*make your life as inclusive, as you want your social media to display.

relativelylocal.com - holistic curriculum development - The Purpose of Education - by Anand Divedi APV School

Holistic Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Trainings to Substantially Transform a Society

The current state of any society is a direct reflection of its educational system. In order to substantially transform a society, first its system of education must evolve.

Holistic Curriculum Development provides alternative ways of raising and educating children, keeping not only their academics and creativity, but also their overall wellbeing in mind.

Nicole Jaquis (Nikol Giri) - talking environment protection in Haridwar

Guest Speaker

With over 150 months experience living, studying, doing sadhana and seva in India, Nikol is able to give talks (online and in-person), where she can share her experience bridging the cultures of East and West.

consider this...

rel·a·tive·ly adv
- in comparison with other things
lo·cal adj
-relating to, situated in, or providing a service for a particular area
-typical of, or only found in, a particular area
-performed, processed, or transmitted within the same computer or one in a readily accessible network
lo·cal n
-somebody who lives in a particular area, was born there, or has lived there for a long time
-a train or bus that stops at all the stations or stops on the route
-a local branch or office
glob·al adj
-relating to or happening throughout the whole world
-taking all the different aspects of a situation into account
-covering or affecting the whole of a computer system, program, or file

…local is a relative term. That to which wherever you have access, is indeed local.

Considering we now live in world where things that are global are locally accessible (albeit though technology driven connectivity), for me that poses one major question:
How does this change the relativity between us?

Vision

I envision a diverse global society that fosters collaboration over competition, celebrates our commonalities while acknowledging our differences, and honors mental, physical and spiritual wellness as a human right.

Mission

To contribute towards the spiritual evolution of our diverse global society, so that all genders (beyond the binary), races, and religions can unite under the shared value to protect the nature and live mindfully with one another.

Offering

I develop curriculum that contributes towards creating a new society, by incorporating holistic wellness, sādhana, rituals and transformational retreats into the education system, as well as for those to use in their every day life.

Who am I here to serve?

• Those who cannot imagine wellness is for them, reminding them it is not a luxury but a right.
• Anyone who feels drawn to what I may offer: queer/non-binary, BIPOC, working class and low income folks whose struggle to make ends meet inhibits their access to mental, physical and spiritual wellness, to the front!
• Organizations (schools, yoga studios, ashrams and retreat centers) who want to incorporate sādhana curriculum into their programs.

The minds of humanity are cluttered with entertainment via the media we consume, impressions meant to distract us into material consumption and political complacency. Intoxication has been the coping mechanism for the masses. We as a society need to unite under the guidance of the universe, by clearing our minds of muck and providing a solid connection to source, for our intuition to be heard loud and clear.

Thus so far with capitalism as its base, spirituality as an industry unfortunately has been adapted to further promote and encourage consumerism, greed and material gains –none of which leads us to true contentment. I have a lot to say about this... see my blog.

I am here to hold space for and help facilitate others in their inner journey work, guiding them in a personalized sādhana to fulfil their spiritual potential. To contribute to the evolution of society beyond the insatiable greed and materialism towards cultivating contentment, acceptance, surrender and gratitude.

Local is a relative term...

You don't plan India, India plans you...

Yoga in the Modern World: #theyogicoffice

Queering Yoga...

Observations on Living...

Bridging... Local & Global

Bridging... East & West

Bridging... Spiritual & Worldly Life

Bridging... SimpleLiving & ModernTech

Start Small… Think big…

relativelyLocal is not any sort of official consulting company, but more of a concept that drives my Engagement in the World while Living a Spiritual Life: working within the intersections of wellness, holistic education, spiritual tourism and media production.

Nicole Jaquis’ relativelyLocal engagement in the world via On-Site or Remote Consulting: Guidance for start-up endeavors within the Wellness, Holistic Education as well as Multimedia sectors.