Uncategorized

Nia has seen an incredible change since the start of the pandemic.  There is so much Nia available online now, from Body and Life Trainings to ongoing Nia classes of all types, we can tap into it whenever we want.  The ease and convenience of doing it from home are perfect for many, but not…

I’ve recently returned from a Nia Moving to Heal® (M2H) training in Dallas with the founder of Nia, Debbie Rosas. Like Debbie, I have always believed that Nia, at its heart, is a healing program. The conditioning we get from practicing Nia has been the wonderful extra benefit we receive and I have loved that…

I just returned from a trip to Australia and New Zealand. It is spring time there now. Coming from the Midwest, preparing for winter, I was thrilled to be in the bright, hopeful energy of spring. The greens were fresh and young, and flowers were blooming everywhere. I was accompanying my husband on a scientific…

I’ve had many wonderful opportunities to expand Nia into Lincoln these last few weeks. It began with taking on a class at the new Firethorn Resort back in August. A new venue means new people, and I love introducing new people to Nia. Although classes are small, there is an enthusiasm that’s growing. I then…

I’ve enjoyed 25 years as a Nia® teacher, trainer and choreographer. In the years prior to my Nia career I studied dance and theatre, group fitness, kinesiology, human physiology, and human psychology. Dance has been the defining aspect of my life, beginning at age 20 when I studied dance at UT Austin. It was a…

My life is a story written in chapters that revolve around where I was living at the time. The chapters have included Venezuela, Nicaragua, Libya, Italy, Switzerland, England, the UAE and the US. My father took the opportunity to work in the oil business overseas, thus the international background. Relocating is a signature move of…

Long ago, when I first began my career as a group fitness instructor, my goals were driven by charts, measurements, distances, time, scales, and body fat percentage. These numbers, along with their ranking from poor to excellent, defined my reason for exercising and teaching aerobic dance classes. However, I had found my way into it…

Little did I know back in March that so much change and growth were at my doorstep. The transition to teaching online Nia classes was an epic shift for me and all of Nia. Beyond catching up with and understanding the technology, I have had an immense inward expansion that has connected me in new,…

One of the great gifts, and responsibilities, of being a Nia teacher is being able to bring music into people’s lives, in a powerful way. Music touches the whole being, directly mapped upon the brain. It’s a tool we use to bring physicality, emotional tone, mental fascination, and the mystical quality of the spirit into…

As Nia teachers, one of our key tasks is to learn a new routine. We are fortunate to have a team of Nia choreographers that produce an eclectic collection of Nia routines. The routines are built on the framework of Nia’s 52 moves, so there is a uniting language for them all. However, the music,…