EXPANSION!

Expansion... Today I step into my 57th birthday and I am very excited with the year in front of me.  This morning as I danced in my Blue Storm Studio, the word EXPANSION appeared as my dance partner.  I didn't know why the word came; however, I allowed it to dance with me.  As I danced, desires and visions of expansion made brief appearances with their unique shapes and sounds.  I'd like to share some of these with you.  I desire to expand my body's ability to self heal by diving deeper into body literacy and self exploration; to expand the space inside and outside of my body. I desire the expansion of love; love for myself and love for others.  I just finished reading a book called Dying to be Me by Anita Moorjani.  One of the principles in her book that sang to me is the art of unconditional love for myself.  I desire to expand unconditional love for me, for it is ONLY through this expansion can I expand my unconditional love for others.
I desire to expand my touch, my outreach to others; to touch and be touched.  I desire to touch others through my healing actions, words, and thoughts, and to share my unique teachings and gifts.  I desire to expand beyond my comfort, to expand beyond my current thinking, and to expand my happiness. 

And a big desire I have is the expansion of the human healing potential, for we all have the ability to self heal through body awareness and intention.  This is my purpose and I am grateful each day Nia has created her pathway for me to share my purpose.

Thank you for listening and allowing me to share.  The desires and visions are still unfolding, and I have more dancing to do with this precious partner.   Join me and let's dance this week with the word and inspiration of Expansion and see what manifests.   Get your desire finger ready!!!

     
 Life finds its purpose and fulfillment in the expansion of happiness.        Maharishi Mahesh, Yogi.

My Nia classes this week:
Monday at 5:30 pm (birthday celebration!)Thursday at 5:30 pm
and Saturday at 9:30 am
all at http://www.thesynergystudio.com.

Considering taking the Nia White belt intensive?  Whether you want to teach Nia or take Nia for personal growth, it is an amazing experience!!!   Check out my trainings at: www.nianow.com/joanie and click on "My Trainings". Adelle and I have one starting on June 21st here in San Antonio.  Join us!

Go to my link & get 40% off of Nia clothing, music & much more!!  Look for the 40% off purple button:  http://nianow.com/joanie
Love & Light,
Joanie Brooks,  Nia Training Faculty, Nia White Belt Trainer, Nia 5 Stages of Healing Facilitator, Journey Dance Guide, Mindful Change Coach and Laughter Yoga Leaderhttp://www.joaniebrooks.me/


Nia - Somatic Education for EveryBody.  Nia is an expressive movement form & lifestyle practice that uses The Body's Way to achieve physical, mental, emotional & spiritual fitness & well-being."   

75 trillion cells in your body…Play with them all with Nia!

Come FLY With Me!!

Are you ready to FLY?!  Yesterday Adelle and I held a Nia routine immersion for the new Nia routine FLY!  We had great fun as 8 teachers came together to dance, share, laugh and learn!!  Today everyBody can learn the basic moves of this FUNtastic routine in a Learn the Move Playshop at 2:30. The Playshop also includes the fabulous music CD and the 4:00 pm Nia class. Click on this link and pre-register under workshops:   The Synergy Studio.  Let's FLY!!

The focus of FLY is the 5 Fitness Sensations of Nia:  Flexibility, Agility, Mobility, Strength and Stability (FAMSS).  Yummy!!  There are many benefits in developing body awareness of the 5 sensations of flexibility, agility, mobility, strength, and stability in your workout and in your life.  Each unique sensation is necessary for keeping your body physically fit and energetically balanced.  Integrating all 5 sensations in your dance keeps muscles relaxed, highly charged and ready for action over longer periods of time.  Your muscles can work with greater efficiency when they are allowed to move and rest as they go from one sensation to another.  

FLEXIBILITY is sensed as energy moving out.  It is a feeling of releasing power. Flexibility feels like a warm lengthening along the bone that stretches the belly of the muscle. Flexibility relaxes and never tenses the body.  Sense this…Stretch your arms out and reach for the stars.   The sensation that you feel is the sensation of flexibility!

AGILITY is sensed as energy starting and stopping.  It is a feeling of pulling and pushing. Agility feels like a playful tug-of-war action, changing; stop-now GO.  Sense this...Act as if you are reaching out and catching a fire fly, then another and another.  The sensation you feel is the sensation of agility!

MOBILITY is sensed as energy in constant movement, a continuous energy flow in a wide range of motion – a constant and varying excitation of the nerves around the joints, engaging the muscles, bones and joints.
Sense this… Move all 10 fingers simultaneously and act as if you are tickling someone.  The sensation you feel is the sensation of mobility!

STRENGTH is sensed as energy moving inward, like squeezing or packing energy against the bone.  It feels like a warm power moving along and into the bones.  Sense this… Clench your fist softly and draw power into your body through your fists and arms.   The sensation you feel is the sensation of strength!  YES!!

STABILITY is sensed as energy moving from the center out in all directions.  It is the feeling of harmony and peace, combined with readiness for action.   Sense this… Balance on one leg, and in slow motion, move your free leg and both arms. Stability is what keeps you from falling, even as you move and dance through life. And as with everything we do in a Nia class, the benefits extend to our daily life.  A Flexible mind that allows us to be open to all the possibilities the world has for us...take us out of our norm of doing things.  Agility gifts us with the ability to move through the starts and stops of life, changes that come to us, with grace and ease.  Mobility allows us to flow and blend with our day and feel excited about life.  Strength gifts us with personal power to say YES and NO, and to believe in who we are.  And Stability keeps us connected to heaven above and earth below, giving us the sensation we are Universally supported in our own unique Dance of Life.  FAMSS!!!
So let's train our body's to activate all 5 sensations and see what happens!  See you on the dance floor!  I will be teaching FLY all week.
 
My Nia classes this week:
Sunday (Today) at 4:00 pm,
Monday and Thursday at 5:30 pm
and Saturday at 9:30 am
all at http://www.thesynergystudio.com.

Considering taking the Nia White belt intensive?  Whether you want to teach Nia or take Nia for personal growth, it is an amazing experience!!!   Check out my trainings at: www.nianow.com/joanie and click on "My Trainings".

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Go to my link & get 40% off of Nia clothing, music & much more!!  Look for the 40% off purple button:  http://nianow.com/joanie
Love & Light,
Joanie Brooks,  Nia Training Faculty, Nia White Belt Trainer, Nia 5 Stages of Healing Facilitator, Journey Dance Guide, Mindful Change Coach and Laughter Yoga Leaderhttp://www.joaniebrooks.me/


Nia - Somatic Education for EveryBody.  Nia is an expressive movement form & lifestyle practice that uses The Body's Way to achieve physical, mental, emotional & spiritual fitness & well-being."   

75 trillion cells in your body…Play with them all with Nia!

Heart's On Fire - A week of dancing to the Rhythm of your Heart!

 

"Never extinguish the fire in your heart that sparks your desire for success and rekindles your hopes and dreams, no matter how small the flame gets or how hard the wind blows."  Vince Lo

Good Beautiful Morning EveryBody!

I am so excited to be back in my community with all you lovely dancers.  Adelle and I just returned from Ventura, California where we graduated 6 new Nia White Belts!  I love this work, and every time I share the Nia white belt my heart lets me know this is what I am meant to do in this world.  My life purpose is to Awaken the Human Healing Potential, and I am blessed to witness my purpose in action during this transformational week.  My Heart is on Fire!! 

My heart, your heart, our heart is about love - unconditional love.  Your heart has its own unique rhythm and it is through your heart you open and connect to harmony and peace.  Your heart wants to dance and be free...dancing blood!  Your heart speaks to you...can you hear the gentle whisper?  It speaks to your about desires and dreams, about joy, passion, compassion and bliss.  Place your hands on your heart and close your eyes.  Breathe and sense your heart beat, sense the flow inside, and open to the voice inside. 

This week we will open and connect with our heart, dance our heart, and ignite the fire inside - Heart's on Fire!!  See you on the dance floor!!!    

Join me in Nia and JourneyDance classes this week:
Sunday (today) at 4:00 pm,Monday, Thursday and Friday (subbing for Adelle) Nia at 5:30 pm,
Saturday Nia at 9:30 am,
and Saturday Special JourneyDance class at 4:00 pm with Jan Jarboe Russell.

Get ready for Mother's Day and join me at 10:00 am for JourneyDance and 4:00 pm for Nia class.  A special day of love!!!
All classes at The Synergy Studio. 

Considering taking the Nia White belt intensive?  Whether you want to teach Nia or take Nia for personal growth, it is an amazing experience!!!   Check out my trainings at: www.nianow.com/joanie and click on "My Trainings".

Go to my link & get 40% off of Nia clothing, music & much more!!  Look for the 40% off purple button:  http://nianow.com/joanie
Love & Light,
Joanie Brooks,  Nia Training Faculty, Nia White Belt Trainer, Nia 5 Stages of Healing Facilitator, Journey Dance Guide, Mindful Change Coachhttp://www.joaniebrooks.me/



Nia - Somatic Education for EveryBody.  Nia is an expressive movement form & lifestyle practice that uses The Body's Way to achieve physical, mental, emotional & spiritual fitness & well-being."   

75 trillion cells in your body…Play with them all with Nia!