OCTOBER Challenge of UPPER Movement

Each month for 2023 we feature a New Fun Challenge (See full list below).

For the month of October welcome to our focus of "UPPER" (the third of a 3 month series that takes us through BASE, CORE, UPPER)

Focus: UPPER, Arms, Hands, Fingers, Expressive Movement, Movement from the heart.

Intent: Connect with our expressiveness and how to move from heart.

Sign up: https://www.somaranch.com/booking/nia-challenge

All 30 classes are provided online via Zoom.

The October Challenge “The UPPER” is all about the expressive movement. Providing you with classes that provide exploration of

  1. 19 Upper Extremities Nia Moves

  2. Expressive movement

  3. Emotions in motion

Some class Foci will explore the essentials of Expressive UPPER movement, for example

  • Sense the spiraling of your 2 lower arm bones (Ulna and Radius)

  • Sense the your heart connection to your humerus (upper arm) bone

  • “Isolate to Integrate” sense the different parts of your upper extremities

Other classes will explore duality and contrast between upper principles, for example.

  • Sense your upper extremities fully moving out and returning home (“home base”)

  • Sense palms up and down, to open shoulder girdle and release rhomboid muscles

  • Sense the relationship between your hands and heart

A month to help

  • improve your competence and confidence of your upper moves

  • you understand more about the anatomy, biomechanics and structure of your Upper

  • feed your brain with new novel and fascinating information and experiences

  • stimulate health and well being throughout your body and life

  • provide balance and a holistic approach to fitness and movement

  • enhance your dance with safety, comfort and pleasure

The “challenge” will provide a variety of modalities including Nia, Moving to Heal, Feldenkrais, Ageless Grace, 52 Moves, Move IT, offered by a stellar team of teachers, Helen Terry + Rock Stars and Special Guests. How to give gratitude for being able to move, feel vibrant, healthy and well, from an abundance of choice and variety.

Would you like to join us? Gain support and encouragement from a lovely welcoming community? Be inspired to develop a daily practice of self care through movement.

https://www.somaranch.com/booking/nia-challenge

When you sign up for the October 30 day challenge by September 28th you can bring a friend for FREE!

Receive 30 classes that include: 30 mins, 60 mins, Nia, Nia 5 Stages, Feldenkrais, Fabulous Rock Stars and Saturday Special guests.

Program includes Support, Coaching, Education, Community, Connection and lots of laughs along the way.

All for $99.

The UPPER extremities of the Body include:

  • 30 bones

  • 7 main areas covered in the upper limb; The muscles, bones, joints, nerves, blood and lymphatic supply, anatomical areas, and the structures in the hand.

  • Shoulder Girdle (ball and saucer joint)

  • Upper arms (Humerus)

  • Lower forearms (Ulna + Radius)

  • Elbow (simple pivot - hinge joint)

  • Wrist (classified as an ellipsoidal or condyloid joint)

  • Hands + Fingers (carpal, metacarpals, phalanges)

  • The musculature of the upper limb is quite vast, much more so than the lower extremity

  • Upper Body Muscles include: biceps, triceps, and chest/arm muscles (rhomboids, pectorials,

The 18 Upper moves of Nia are:

A. Arm Moves

  1. Blocks

  2. Punches

  3. Elbow Strikes

B. Hand Moves

  1. Touch

  2. Strike

  3. Chop Cut

  4. Fist

  5. Pump

  6. Palm Directions

  7. Web Spaces

C. Finger Moves

  1. Finger Flicks

  2. Finger Extensions

  3. Creepy crawlers

  4. Spear Fingers

  5. Catch the Flies

  6. Claw hand

  7. Power Finger Cross-Over

  8. Balance Finger.

When bringing a guest for free for the month thank you for completing the following form. The only information required is your Name and Email address, your Guest’s Name and Email address, and confirmation that your guest is new to the 30 day challenge. The other information is optional (helpful when available). Then scroll to the bottom and click submit.