We had a great class this evening. I can barely contain myself as I anticipate tomorrow morning when I’m sharing the same playlist and similar moves again, in our Live STREAM Nia class (10AM CDT).
Our focus for class is: shoulders, elbows, wrists, palms (hands + fingers).
With the intent: to relieve tension, feel fabulous and free.
The playlist is tweaked by duplicating the last song, to include it as the first song, I call this “book ending”.
This is a fabulous way to play with playlists. It’s also super handy when there’s a need to stretch out a class where we are new and less familiar with the music and/or choreography.
There’s something very comforting about familiar; Playing the same song at the beginning and end of a class can bring joy. A benefit of doing this “repeat”, is how, when we dance the same song again, at the end of class, we can notice
how much better we feel
how mobility has improved
how creativity Is sparked and enhanced
how a sense of freedom has appeared
All from investing in our Nia class experience!
This is an example of how (although we can see ourselves as dancers in a Nia class) we are Sensation Scientists, exploring our body’s way and the body’s way, doing research for healing (feeling better).
Here’s the lyrics to the “BookEnd” song, You’re invited to take the time to read this wonderful poem with a beautiful message. I, if you do, you’ll agree with me that such a song deserves a double play, to be place both at the beginning and the end, the Alpha and Omega of this Grateful Nia Class experience. EnJoy xoxo
GRATEFUL
You're my life,
You're my breath,
You're a smile
You my guest
You're the earth
You're the sun
You're the grass
You are love
You're my hands
You're a bug
You're my eyes
You're a hug
You're the light
In the dark
You're the spark
You are fun
You're my mom
You are water
You're the stars
You're my daughter
Your my friend
Till the end
You're my dreams
You're my father
You're the ants on the ground
The miracles that surround I'm feelin' it all around
The hemisphere and the clouds
You're my pain you're my sorrow
You're my hope for tomorrow
You're the strength when I'm hollow
You're the path that I follow
You're the blessings that exist
The small things that are bliss
The gift to realize that
Everything is a gift
All that I am
All that I see
All that I've been and all that I'll ever be
Is a blessing
Its so amazing
And I'm grateful for it all, for it all
You're the blessings
Every time I try to count,
You're the lessons
That l learn
Every time I turn around,
You're the water when I'm burned
Every time I think I've found
Everything I'm looking for,
You're the sign sayin'
Stop to take a bow
And keep moving forward
And start looking towards your heart,
it'll open all the doors
And only then you'll start
To hear the world sing in With your mind and heart
Aligned in purpose
Everything will feel gorgeous
Everyday I sit and pray
Cuz what I have is
More than I deserve
Or could ever imagine
How do I give back
To all of this magic
And spread the love
So everybody can have it
Doesn't matter if I'm rich or poor
If I gotta family or if I'm all alone
Bad things happen I can just complain and moan
But there's a million things that I can be grateful for
So I lift up my hands now
And I open my heart
And my gratitude goes out
To everything near and far
Final Everything I am
And everything I see
Everything I hope
And everything I dream
Everything I feel
And everything I be
I Look deep down
And feel all the blessings
I'm grateful for it all
It's amazing
You're the blessings that exist
The small things that are bliss
The gift to realize that
Everything is a gift
Here’s both the original playlist for the Nia Routine “Grateful” and then the Tweaked version, where I played the last song as the first song as well, AND deleted a couple of tracks to make this happen (in the original play list notice I’ve unchecked the 2 songs I chose to omit for the Tweaked “book end” version.
Original Nia Routine - Nia Playlist - Grateful
Adapted Nia Routine - Nia Playlist - Grateful