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Yoga and Nia
Complementary practices
You’ve thought about yoga training (or are already trained in Yoga) but you also love music, dancing, and freedom of movement. You want a practice that’s heartful, lively, and expressive as a complement or alternative to Yoga.
For those already working in fitness, yoga, massage, or therapy, Nia is a wonderful add-on modality:
—Your yoga students might come to a Nia class one day and their yoga class another
— your massage clients can explore movement that supports and extends the benefits of your work.
Many Nia teachers also teach or practice Yoga - some trained in Yoga first, others trainined in Nia first and then Yoga. Here is just one Nia story from UK Nia Teacher, Jane Francis in Shrewsbury but there are many others...
We feel the highlights of Nia training are:
- 6 days with 1 or 2 Nia Faculty Trainers (depending on the group size) in-person - 'foundational + a holiday into your body' : certifies you to teach Nia - known as 'The Nia White Belt - Art of Sensation'.
- Dorit + Laurie's courses offer a bonus day with Dorit - after the course finishes on a date agreed with the group - for a group reunion and to deepen and refresh what they learnt and, perhaps work a little with a Nia routine
- included in the course is after course support including the SHARE program - a live zoom/recorded video (your choice) -offered by Nia HQ in the USA with Debbie Rosas, Nia Founder or another member of the Nia Faculty. A multi-week series going through class management, developing your practice, starting to teach, learning a routine and more (see video below). You meet with or watch videos with a group of aspiring teachers and it really helps you take those first steps.
A Nia class includes "floorplay" - picture Nia UK community Connecting Weekend, June 2024, Herefordshire (for teachers and keen students)
DISCOVER THE NIA DIFFERENCE
Move. Feel. Connect. Join the Grace Immersion and take your first step toward a fulfilling, mindful teaching path.
WHY YOU MIGHT LIKE TO TRAIN TO TEACH NIA
This would suit you if you perhaps....
* you have been attracted to perhaps sometime doing a level3 exercise to music but have been put off by the superficial way its taught (very little hands-on training) and the thought of learning all those bone and muscle names (actually very little use when teaching) ....etc
* have been to dance / fitness/ yoga classes and also wished there was something more - something different - something more magical
* perhaps you are certified in yoga but its really not floating your boat now -- and you love music and love to dance in your kitchen when nobody's watching! You want something that includes the heart-felt essence of Yoga but can also include lively exciting moments, music and to also reach those people for whom the mat-based idea of Yoga doesn't appeal
* you love dancing but don't want to qualify in dance per-se
* you are interested in somatics and mindfulness and love the idea of wellbeing through movement to music with an option to include the fitness aspect too
* you already have a 'sideline' business and teaching mindful fitness could be added on to your business eg. massage, yoga, aeroma therapy, reiki, mindfulness, meditation, sound baths, kiddies music & movement, craft work etc etc
you've dreamed of teaching 'exercise to music' but you feel you are not fit enough, not coordinated enough, not knowing how to start, not into marketing and want to be part of a community of like-minded teachers who are not 'gym bunnies' but those seeking to feel better, look after their bodies and live live fully AND love moving to music
MORE ABOUT NIA
Any body who would like 6 days spent with like-minded people learning and experiencing movement ease and enjoying a Nia class every day!
No previous experience needed - you don't even have to have ever taken a Nia class!
EMPOWERMENT AND CONNECTION
* expert trainers who will help you make sense of the ideas and practices presented for your own life and your own body
* gain confidence to adapt movement for your own current health or body limitations - both for your now-body and the future you
* make a new bond with those you already know on the course and with others you may meet from all over the world
UNIQUE ASPECTS OF THE ART OF SENSATION EXPERIENCE
* gain new insights from your trainers as to how The Nia Technique can help you and your family and friends both now and in the future
* experience all the info-bites and practices in your body and make them yours before you go home
- The White Belt is not dry information and endless powerpoints
- it is lead and experienced in a way where you experience the new ideas presented to transform how you move and think
- it is experienced in your body in your own way (your body's way) with the inspiration of your expert training duo, Laurie & Dorit.
* many of the ideas are very simple
- its the doing that makes them magical, personal, transforming and memorable
A holiday-into-your-body through somatic movement, embodied mindfulness, connection and joy.
No matter your age or current level of fitness, whether you dream of teaching or not, or if you simply feel an undeniable calling towards it, there are boundless treasures awaiting you in this deep, and immersive - yet gentle and empowering 6 day experience for body+life.
....we'd love you to join us for all these goodies for mind body and spirit.
Why this experience is for Nia class members who are sure they never want to teach
and for wanna-be-Nia Teachers.....
The Nia Technique is an awareness, lifestyle and somatic movement technique - and the Nia class is an expression of it.
Nia teachers are somatic movement practitioners.
Art of Sensation is the foundation of the Nia Technique, on which a Nia teacher relies, to craft and deliver a distinctive Nia class experience with music movement and magic, creativity, embodiment and relaxation...
providing wellbeing, fitness, movement and joy to their students.
Throughout class, and in his or her everyday life, a Nia teacher practices the Nia life-style tools, somatic movement principles and awareness techniques which then infuse their classes and are...
the secret of why Nia feels so special and different and reaches the whole person (it's holistic fitness) .
Whythis experience is for Nia students who are sure they never want to teach
and for wanna-be-Nia Teachers.....
The Nia Technique is an awareness, lifestyle and somatic movement technique
- and the Nia class is an expression of it.
Nia teachers are somatic movement practitioners.
Art of Sensation is the foundation of the Nia Technique on which a Nia teacher relies to craft and deliver a distinctive Nia class experience with music movement and magic, creativity, embodiment and relaxation...
providing wellbeing, fitness, movement and joy to their students.
Throughout class and in his or her everyday life a Nia teacher practices the life-style tools, somatic movement principles and awareness techniques which then infuse their classes and are...
the secret of why Nia feels so special and different and reaches the whole person (it's holistic fitness) .
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Every body - whatever their age or fitness level - whether they dream of teaching or super-sure this is what they were always meant fpr - can find many many things to gain and to love from this deep, and immersive - yet gentle and empowering 6 day experience for body+life.
....we'd love you to join us for all these goodies for mind body and spirit.
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WHO IS ART OF SENSATION FOR?
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The White Belt Training will take you on a journey of self-discovery by exploring Art of Sensation.
1. Beginning with the Joy of Movement, you’ll learn 13 foundational practices for embodied awareness.
2. From the Nia perspective, all movement should feel good. This course trains you to develop body awareness, using your own body wisdom to guide you towards self-healing and holistic conditioning.
3. By learning to move, feel, think, and live in sensation, you will become a master at Nia’s body-centered approach to health, wellness and fitness.
Dorit and Laurie bring a depth of knowledge, training, coaching and life experience. We welcome all bodies and levels of experience.
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