During our Nia Blue Belt 7 day training retreat you are invited to join us for the public Saturday, 10am Class via Zoom, in person or via the 24HR recording.
FOCUS: Awareness of Bones
INTENT: Evolve a felt sense of bones, their relationship with each other, and with us.
ROUTINE: Bloom
MUSIC: Nia Sounds Bloom
We explore:
Long Bones
Short Bones
Flat Bones
Round Bones
Irregular Bones
Beginning with the Nia 5 Stages class, which most often is described as a luxurious healing hour of setting the focus for the 10am movement experience that follows.
The 10am class will be the Nia Routine “Bloom”. An experience led by Helen Terry that continues the exploration of bones in relationship with each other (+ the spaces in between) and the relationship of bones with us as humans. How the bones provide structure, form, protection, movement and storage.
“the Nia 5 stages class is
like a luxurious 60 minute movement meditation
that delves into the focus of class.
The following Nia dance class is
enhanced through this investment
bringing fascination up and frustration down
as we dance””
This Saturday let’s come together to dance and sense our bones. Every bone tells a story. The shape of the bones communicates how it’s designed to be moved. The form indicates the function. For example bigger bones bear more weight and smaller bones do not. Irregular shaped bones are designed for move movement variety whereas regular shaped bones provide more “reliability”.
“My moveable architecture provides
you with protection, support, and a place for the storage of minerals, salts, and a fresh supply of red blood cells.”
“There are no bones in the human body that are straight, there is a roundness and a spiraling action to most bones.
The forearm bones are the only two that spiral over each other. Energy moves along a curved line more functionally versus a straight line. ”
The BLOOM Routine uses imagination and imagery from the life cycle of a flower blooming to enhance the sensations of squeeze/release, positive tension, and dynamic ease in the body. In BLOOM, you will sense moving energy from in to out and intrinsic to extrinsic.
About
ROUTINE TITLE: BLOOM
CHOREOGRAPHERS: Christina Mae Wolf, Kellie Chambers, and Rossella Vanti
RELEASE DATE: 2022
DIFFICULTY: All Levels
The FOCUS of the Nia routine BLOOM is on Imagination.
The INTENT is to engage your mind to enhance your physical experience of conditioning and self-healing.
The BLOOM Routine uses imagination and imagery from the life cycle of a flower blooming to enhance the sensations of squeeze/release, positive tension, and dynamic ease in the body. In BLOOM, you will sense moving energy from in to out and intrinsic to extrinsic. BLOOM invites you to imagine moving from the positive tension of the seed to the dynamic ease of the sprouts, from the positive tension of a flower bud to the dynamic ease of the bloom, from the positive tension of creating new seeds to the dynamic ease of letting them go. This routine will build your brain-body connection and take you on a journey of body, mind, emotions, and spirit.
“That inner voice has both
gentleness and clarity.
So to get to authenticity,
you really keep going
down to the bone,
to the honesty,
and the inevitability of something.”
Oh my! if you’d like to get a little geeky, or simply enjoy listening the this beautiful run of anatomy words about bones. Check out this great video which provides a wonderful introduction to the different shapes in the body, and other, more in depth videos follow.
“To succeed in life, you need three things:
a wishbone,
a backbone
and a funny bone.”
When you sign up for a class you are automatically sent the Zoom link for class.
You are welcome to attend either class.
And, when you’re able to attend both classes, something magic happens! The entire Nia 5 stages class is like a rich 60 minute introduction to the 10am Nia class, a beautiful compliment and super preparation.
In this gentle, self discovering, potentially healing Nia 5 stages experience
your body gets to settle into and taste the Nia class focus
your mind can learn new and novel information,
your heart may open to receive more with fascination up and frustration down
your spirit could be tickled and curious to experience more