With your generosity and the dedication of Mercy Corps, we can help the 20 million people affected by the floods in Pakistan. Donate using Nia's fundraising page on the Mercy Corps website.

Or attend Nia's "Dance Jam for Pakistan" on Friday, September 10th at 5:45PM in Portland, Oregon at Studio.... Read more

The letter below is from Carmen Finn, who had been given a 3 percent chance to survive by her doctors at UCLA. She is currently taking Nia classes at Jodi House, and says, “We at Jodi House are grateful for Nia… Our classes are terrific and challenging.”

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The journey of creating a routine is just that – a journey. While my process over the years has remained fairly consistent, it has also evolved as a result of small tweaks that go along with learning and improving.

Getting ready to film a routine video takes about six months and.... Read more

We captured some beautiful photographs of aspiring Black Belts training at StudioNia in Portland, Oregon this week. It's hard not to be inspired by such an incredible group. The Black Belt represents the highest level of mastery in a multi-level series taken for both personal enrichment and professional development..... Read more

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

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

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

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

“What our lives are about is what awareness is.”
—Stanley Keleman

If you go to any self-help workshop, new age gathering, or transformational seminar, you will hear the word "awareness." Awareness is sold as something tangible, something you must acquire – something that will change your life if you do.... Read more

“When we know that the transmission of experience is somatic, we can see how to find our way back to a somatic reference. It brings another body into existence. This mimics creation. From our body’s deep desires, tissue consciousness grows. The body communicates it in stories we call myth."

—Stanley Keleman,.... Read more