Nia Mind-Body Fitness
San Rafael, CA 94901
ph: 415.577.4621
nia4ever
I started teaching Nia in 1989 and I must say that each year I feel stronger, more alive, more connected to my body.
When I stepped into my first Nia class, I felt a bit intimidated...yet desperate to try and help the extreme lower back pain I was experiencing as the result of an injury. I had never taken any formal dance or martial arts classes. There were about 25 people in the Nia class all seeming quite relaxed and comfortable.
The teacher invited us to take our shoes off and feel "the sand" under our feet. Of course, it was a wood floor but the invitation to sense the sand allowed my body to relax into the music and the movement that followed. By the end of the class I had a much deeper sense of my body and in particular, my spine. I understood that if I could continue to connect in a deeper way to my physical body and move my body the body's way, I would most likely be able to change and heal it.
That class took place over 20 years ago and that class changed my life. And, I have been doing Nia regularly ever since.
Nia Technique and The Body's Way
The Body's Way is a method of using the body in accord with its specific design and structure. It involves looking at the body as it really is, instead of viewing it in an idealized, conceptualized way. We use the science of the body as a map to guide us through the stages of becoming fit, experiencing personal growth, and creating a lifestyle practice of well-being.Although we all start out with the same kind of body parts, each body functions differently. The Body's Way is unique in that it works with the inherent, natural difference of every body.
San Rafael, CA 94901
ph: 415.577.4621
nia4ever
