Welcome to Nia’s continuing education course, Becoming a Sensation Scientist. In this course, you will learn to research The Body's Way to develop body literacy, or the ability to “hear,” understand and consciously respond to the information your body sends to you via sensation. This is the Nia way of gaining information about your body and your current state of health and wellness.

We will begin our course by exploring breath, and then move on to systematically research the entire body, including all its individual parts and systems. In the title of each month’s topic, you will find the word “awareness." This p...

Lynett Putterman has been teaching Nia since 2002 in Chicago, Illinois and Chesterton, Indiana.  

I have presented Nia at a nursing school, a center for victims of torture, a Gilda’s Club (for people living with cancer) and numerous physical therapy offices, but the latest venue I taught at was a ground-breaker:  the party room of a high-rise in my own city.

When the building manager asked me to lecture on the benefits of exercise at his staff meeting, I agreed but insisted on giving everyone a Nia class in order to practice all the points in my lecture. I described the benefits of exercise in Nia language (the 5 Sensations, 13 joints, 200 bones, 700 muscles, pl...

This February, I'm excited to introduce this year's course of study: "Becoming a Sensation Scientist." We'll be focusing on developing body literacy, by closely observing and studying physical sensation. With the Joy of Movement as our guide, the body will become our "laboratory" to experiment, play and gain a deeper understanding of ourselves. (Talk about adding some fun to the word "research!")

Through our practice, you will first become more aware of sensation itself, and then begin experiencing entirely new sensations—physical and beyond. Most importantly, you will develop the ability to understand the information these sens...

Presented to Mario Reinthaler 
Nia Black Belt Teacher

The close of 2010 marks the third year Nia has presented the "Nia Teacher of the Year Award." In 2008, we presented this to Trainer Ann Christiansen, for her dedication to the depth of the work and her astounding perseverance in building the Nia business in and across Europe. Our second award in 2009 went to New York Nia student Joanne Edgar, who, while not a professional teacher, was chosen because she teaches us all through her choices and actions—by modeling what it means to live as a sacred athlete. (She ran her first marathon at a...

The following article is written by Laura Mabe, and first appeared on Swing Into My Walk Space.

On Friday I found myself back on 10th and Yamhill in downtown Portland. I was sent on a mission by Polaris Dance Theatre to pass out flyers about the upcoming event the Fertile Ground Festival's new dance hub, the Groovin' Greenhouse, which is hosted at the Read more