Stress and Fitness

"Your feet are the hands that touch the earth and through your legs they carry the energy of the earth to your whole body. Connect to your foundation, your feet, the hands that touch the earth. Focus on your feet and legs with intent to move in a grounded, functional, and safe way." Pearls (words to trigger your mind and body to get the most out of the focus of Nia moves and your legs and feet): foundation, hands that touch the earth, balance, support, connected, texture, sensation, toes...Read Full Story

Understanding the fundamentals of Nia Dance Fitness, continued... The Thirteen Principles of Nia (a 13 part series) Principle Five, Part 2: Awareness and Dancing Through Life Principle 5 is about living in the present, about having all 5 senses turned on and about paying attention. Last month we addressed the pain half of Awareness this month we look at the pleasure half of the principle. Commentary by Julia Desmond,Certified Nia Instructor Pleasure : a state of gratification, a source of...Read Full Story

Given the fact that Nia exercises incorporate moves with outstretched, overhead arms for stretching and rolling around on the floor to increase flexibility, I shouldn't have been surprised when during my Nia White Belt training , I vacillated between high highs and low lows. I was so shocked ...Read Full Story

Given the fact that Nia exercises incorporate moves with outstretched, overhead arms for stretching and rolling around on the floor to increase flexibility, I shouldn't have been surprised when during my Nia White Belt training , I vacillated between high highs and low lows. I was so shocked by my energy. At times I was exhausted, left thinking that I wouldn't be able to budge from the ground for a week! Then, one of the patient Nia trainers would encourage the class to get on our feet, move...Read Full Story

Commentary by Sandy Enke , Certified Nia Instructor for Castle Rock Nia Fitness Studio To watch this video on YouTube, copy and paste this address in your web address bar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR-EIB14O2A One of Nia's 52 Moves, The Cross-Behind , reminds me to embrace t...Read Full Story