Tag: Nia Technique
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Honoring Your Body’s Way
When we step into Nia as a path of sacred embodiment, we step in as not only a student, but also as a practitioner. As a student we are learning technique, form, and physical & energetic listening skills. As a practioner, we feel an affinity or a pull to the devotion, a commitment, to practicing…
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Music Magic Embodied
For the month of November, we’ve been cultivating our attention on the music in Nia classes. Nia historically has it’s own very clear vibes. If you’ve been a student, you know that Nia feel. The music tends to stand out immediately to new people. Nia routines for me, are layered with music that brings texture…
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Nia ~ Then & Now
Nia Technique came into my life at the end of the 1990’s while I was in my 30’s. I taught for 1 year then stopped. For 20 years I danced with Nia off & on depending on if I could find classes in different places I lived. And now, I’ve returned home to Nia at…
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Nia Technique ~ a Movement Practice
We have wellness & spiritual practices that are commonly understood as just that, a practice. Meditation, yoga, playing music, any art form, or sports are some of the first examples to pop into my mind. What is the basic definition of practice? The Cambridge dictionary states that, practice is… the act of doing something regularly…
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Living Joyfully in our Sacred Vehicle ~ the Body
Often times in our culture we’re led to exercise, work out, become fit, strong and healthy, because of motivations of suffering. These may be that we’ve in fact been unhealthy, feeling lack-luster, or have injuries. Many times too, we’re unhappy with how we feel in our body or how we look. There is much conditioning…
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