The Dance of Empowerment!

Hello Dancing Friends!

I've had the opportunity over the last few weeks to discuss empowerment with someone very close to me, and how I use my dance to activate this sensation, and do my best to move forward in life in all situations.  Let's face it...the world has it's challenges and it is up to me how I choose to react to these challenges.  Empowerment is my ability to make choices. Choices that are good for me, my body and my life, my family and friends, and my world community.  I can get stuck, oh YEAH, I can get stuck, and the best way for me to move forward is in dance.  You see when I'm dancing, I am empowering myself.  I am making the choice to be in my body, to be in sensation, and to chose what I want to bring to my dance.  Do I want to make it a high powered workout, or a soft dance of Tai Chi?  Or do I want to just loose myself in abandonment?  All my choices, and some of my best insights, clarity and understandings have come to me during my dance. 

That is why I love Nia.  Nia empowers me, empowers EveryBODY...even if we did not chose to be empowered or did not start with this intention. The energy magically appears.  The act of sounding YES or NO during the class is activating empowerment.  Making the conscious choice to be in you body, deciding how fast or slow or big or small you want to move is empowerment.  Accepting the invitation to move, explore and create with you body cultivates empowerment.  Choosing to be in the Joy of Movement, taking on the archetype of the warrior, the dancer and the self healer through the 9 movement forms, empowers to break habits and move in unique and different ways.  Having the courage to shimmy and bump our hips, and allow our emotions to enter our dance is empowerment.   And when we choose to take the gifts of Nia out of the studio into our lives, we are showing the world we love our body and our life, and inspire others to seek this dance.  This IS empowerment and this IS the path of the Sacred Athlete.  Our focus this week!

I invite you to take this path deeper by taking the Nia White Belt Intensive.  It is 7 days dedicated to you, your body and your life.  You go deep into each one of the 13 principles of the Nia White Belt where you create a loving relationship with yourself and your body.  In this intensive you learn tools for managing stress, enhancing your relationships,  and creating a work/life balance. I invite you to explore techniques using your body, voice, intent, mind, emotions and unique spirit to master getting into and living in your body.  Empower yourself, open up to your potential and step into your greatness! Check out my trainings at: www.nianow.com/joanie and click on "My Trainings". Adelle and I have  a split weekend December 5th here in San Antonio.  Sign up by Nov. 5 and receive a free massage with Rachel Suarez, a gifted massage therapist at The Synergy Studio.  Great opportunity to take the Nia white belt and only take a couple days off from work.  It is also our last training for 2013 and a chance to give yourself a wonderful end of year gift - Join us!

My classes:
Monday & Wednesday at 9:00 am (NEW TIME) at
Total Harmony Yoga  (please note...Jan Braun also teaches a Friday 9:00 am class). 1st week of Nia classes is free for new students to this studio

AND

Monday and Thursday at 5:30 pm
Saturday at 9:30 am

at The Synergy Studio
Love & Light,
Joanie Brooks,
http://www.joaniebrooks.me/
Nia Training Faculty, Nia White Belt Trainer



Nia 5 Stages of Healing Facilitator, Journey Dance Guide, Mindful Change Coach and Yoga Laughter Leader

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