BOO!! Hello My Nia Friends!
What better way to bring in the spirit of Halloween then focusing on our bones. Each of us has a skeleton made up of 206 bones. These bones give our body form, protect our internal organs, and allow us to be mobile in our world. Nia White Belt principle number 10, X-Ray Anatomy, asks us to pay attention to our bones and sense the lines, directions and rotations we are creating, and then consciously re-arrange our bones in order to seek more comfort. Our bones are alive and it is so important to keep them healthy and happy, and in a Nia class that is just what we do!! We create shapes with our bones; we fold and unfold our bones; we spiral our bones; we punch, block, and kick; we vibrate, snap, crackle and pop our bones; we walk, skip and play on the floor with our bones; and we create healing in our bones with the 5 Fitness Sensations of Nia...Flexibility, Agility, Mobility, Strength and Stability... Our bones..our posture...dynamic!! Making adjustments in the NOW so we can stay youthful, develop bone density and create peace in our body.
Here are some fun facts about your bones I want to share:
- We all had more than 300 bones at birth, which transforms to 206 bones as an adult. Over time, many small bones making up the skull and the spine fuse together as the body grows and becomes older.
- Every second, our bone marrow produces two million red blood cells.
- Over a period of about seven years, each bone in our body is slowly replaced until it is a new bone.
- Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete, the Femur bone is the biggest and strongest bone in our body. It is easily capable of lifting or supporting 30 times its own volume and weight!
- Our ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time we breathe!
WOW!!! Dancing Through Life - Dancing Your Bones. Feel free to express and dress up your bones if the spirit of the week moves you. See you in class!
My classes this week are Monday (Halloween) and Thursday at 5:30 pm, Saturday at 9:30 am and Sunday at 4:00 all at http://www.thesynergystudio.com.
As with all we do in a Nia class, so is life. Here is a link to a newsletter from Nia HQ which gives great everyday tips on moving our bones to stimulate health for our body, mind, emotions, and spirit. http://nianow.com/ntn/love-your-body-tip-move-your-bones-wellness. EnJOY!
Considering the Nia White Belt intensive? You can sign up now for intensives that Adelle and I will be holding, to include this December. Go to: http://nianow.com/joanie and click on My Trainings.
Hello Nia Friends!!
My Nia class focus for this week is on our hands, and we will be dancing & playing to the inspirational music of Songs of the Sanctuary by Adiemus. Our hands....right now rub your 2 hands together for about 15 seconds, release and sense the space around you with your hands. WOW...what do you sense? Whenever I do this I get a sensation of aliveness all around me! Now do the same thing and then touch any part of your body and sense the warmth and healing energy your hands provide that part of your body. It is amazing!!
Our hands create, express and heal. All throughout our day, our hands are creating...I'm creating this moment as I write this focus. Our hands express...love, joy, friendship, intimacy, protection and excitement. A simple wave of our hand to another expresses how we are feeling and creates a Universal connection to that person. Our hands heal...a simple hug can make someone feel better and brighten their day. When we are deeply moved, our hands reach toward our hearts. When we are excited by our achievements (or others), our arms burst up to the sky, toward unlimited possibility. Whether we are aware of it or not, we are always creating, expressing and healing with our hands. And in Nia we celebrate our hands and fingers with 15 unique movements that conditions our whole body and allows us to be the martial artist, the dance artist and the healing artist!! Touching, Fist, Pumps, Strikes, Chop Cut, Webbed Spaces, Palm Directions, Finger Extensions, Finger Flicks, Creepy Crawlers, Spear Fingers, Catching Flies, Claw Hand, Power Finger Crossover and Balance Finger.
So, as you Dance Through Life this week, notice what you are creating with your hands, notice how you use your hands to express yourself, and then notice how you use your hands to heal..yourself and others. I would love to hear from you on what you discovered!!
My classes this week are: Thursday at 5:30 pm, Saturday at 9:30 am and Sunday at 4:00 pm all at http://www.thesynergystudio.com/.
Sunday is a free class!!! I will be team teaching with Adelle and after class, we will discuss Nia and the upcoming Nia White Belt in December, (a split weekend), as well as the five we have scheduled in 2012 . Come learn of the many benefits for becoming a White Belt to enhance your on-going Nia practice! Bring family, friends, and those who might have some quandary around the question, WHAT IS NIA???
See you on the dance floor!
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Love & Light,
Joanie BrooksNia Black Belt/Trainer, Nia 5 Stages of Healing Facilitator, Mindful Change Coachhttp://www.joaniebrooks.me/
What a fantastic weekend of dancing the new Nia routine Cadence. Dancing bodies came together yesterday in a Playshop where we all learned the moves of the routine and then Eased into a Dynamic 4:00 class!! Ease...the absence of all effort. Dynamic....the action of infusing what you do with energy. Our body thrives on Dynamic Ease...the ability to sense Power, Grace, Peace, and Joy in all of our movements no matter if we are standing in a Closed Stance or executing a Front Kick. When our movements are infused with relaxation our body organically becomes strong and flexible, and energetically harmonious and balanced. By combining Dynamic actions with Ease, our hearts, lungs, nervous system, and breath, become more efficient in natural and organic ways that increase the sustainability of fitness and well being.
When I choose Dynamic Ease as my dance partner, my dance is more creative, expressive, alive, AND I have a sensation of SUCCESS!! The invitation is there for all of us!!!
So step into Dynamic Ease with me this week...in class and in life. If you have danced Cadence already, I invite you to creatively play with the dynamics of the routine...Mobility/Agility, Circular/Linear, Fluid/Percussive, Form/Freedom, Fast/Slow, Small/Big, Grounded/Off-Balance, Heavy/Light. Sense how these dynamic energies feel in your body AND at the same time, be aware if Ease is present. Such fun and excitement!! Our body, mind and spirit thrives on this!
