Nia's Blog

Unleashing Feeling, Healing and Expression with White Belt Principle 8

By: Debbie Rosas Stewart  |  Published July 27, 2010

When you watch a Nia class, it is clear every person is bringing something unique to the dance. Yes, the choreography is the same, yet each pelvis, chest and head seems to be dancing to a different drum. You see people expressing thoughts and feelings from a deep and empowering.... Read more

A Dialogue of Trust Within Myself

By: Nica Cornell   |  July 27, 2010

Whenever people meet a parent whose child is in matric, they ask “You’re doing matric?” Apparently the experience is so intense, the need for sympathy extends into the next generation.

A few months ago, when I was one week into my first set of matric exams, I was beginning... Read more

The Nia Technique, featured in "Moods Magazine," is credited with being an integral part of wellness plan for bipolar disorder and anorexia

By: Nia  |  Published July 8, 2010

In the Spring 2010 issue of Moods Magazine, Nia is described as a “mood stabilizer” by Speech-Language Pathologist Jennifer Hicks, who has bipolar disorder.

“I have learned to manage my bipolar disorder. Yes, I need medication and psychotherapy, but there’s more to my wellness plan. I use Nia — a.... Read more

Upcoming Nia Green Belt Trainings with Helen Terry, Ann Christiansen and Holly Curtis Nastasi

By: Nia  |  Published July 1, 2010

Ten Nia Green Belt Trainings are now open for registration. Nia Trainer Helen Terry will be hosting four of these trainings at RanchONia, the new residential Nia training facility in Montgomery, Texas. The first is scheduled to begin August 1, 2010, and the second will start on.... Read more

Riding the Wave of Principle 7: Three Planes of Movement and Intensity Levels

By: Debbie Rosas Stewart  |  Published June 29, 2010

I'm lucky I do Nia; I get to enjoy my body and life in "peak" experiences every day. Nia has taught me how to engage with my body so that everything I do – how I move, think and feel – results in "peak experience" sensations that help me stay.... Read more

Nia Called to Me

By: Suzette Clement  |  June 29, 2010

Submitted to contact@nianow.com on June 1, 2010
Thank you for sharing your Joy, Suzette!

I read about Nia last year in a health magazine. After reading the interview with Debbie, I knew Nia was what I needed on several levels. I joined a Nia class late last year and have been... Read more

Nia Co-Creator Debbie Rosas Stewart embarks on European tour to teach Nia classes and workshops internationally

By: Nia  |  Published June 23, 2010

Debbie Rosas Stewart is traveling to Stockholm, Amsterdam, London, Hamburg, Budapest, Paris and Rome to teach a series of Nia classes and workshops in July.

“After 26 years, I’m still thrilled to share Nia with people around the world. I marvel at how healthy and beautiful I feel, at the age.... Read more

Brown Belt Training at Nia International Headquarters in Portland, Oregon

By: Nia  |  Published June 22, 2010

Nia continues to make a lasting impact on the way we feel and live with its Brown Belt Training this week. Led by Nia Co-Founders Debbie Rosas Stewart and Carlos AyaRosas, this seven-day training is the third level of education in a multi-level series.

"The Nia Brown Belt Training focuses.... Read more

Nia's Answer to Stability—Naked Feet

By: Debbie Rosas Stewart  |  Published June 2, 2010

I thought a lot about what to discuss for this month's focus, White Belt Principle 6: The Base of the Body. After much deliberation, I decided to talk about the feet and also to share part of Nia's history with information from our first book from 1987. This.... Read more

Finding Nia After 20 Years

By: Cindy Kelly  |  June 2, 2010

Cindy's letter to Nia Trainer Caroline Kohles:

It is one of those crazily serendipitous stories that led me to you the other day. I have been sharing a workout routine that I put together to music with my friends on Block Island this winter, there being very few options for socializing... Read more