It’s that time of year again when I give thanks for all that has happened and cast the future of Nia into the next year. I love this part of the year. It’s a time when I go into the office, light a candle and put my fingers to the keys, sensing and feeling from my heart what I want to say.

2010 has been an extraordinary year for me and for Nia. Every day has been filled with opportunities to keep my heart open, to stay focused on my work and craft Nia as if crafting an elegant diamond. Some personal challenges ripped my heart apart this year—and therefore wide open to the possibilities of stepping into my greatness. I’ve been telling everyone, “Debbie is ...

To celebrate an amazing 2010 at Nia International Headquarters, and the arrival of the new year, we’re offering the following specials:

• A $500 discount on all intensive trainings co-taught by Debbie Rosas at StudioNia when you register by December 31, 2010. Find an upcoming training here.
• $5 NiaSounds CDs while supplies last! Shop here.
• Nia gift certificates for the holidays.

We are also thrilled to announce the followi

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“Dance along with me, for the best is yet to be!”

A new consciousness is emerging in and around us—a wave of awareness affecting everything we do in life and in business. I believe it is the 21st century soul creating a measurable “brain wave” of change and transformation. I believe we are experiencing the birth of a new archetype, which offers a new vision—a new face, heart and purpose for humanity. As I watch the world changing and shifting, I see more actions intended to create a higher standard of living, being and doing business for all people. I cannot help but think this is all part of a grand plan for us to become better human beings, people who do things not merely for s...

If you’ve only taken the Nia White Belt Training, you may not know that you’ve just barely touched on an entire movement lifestyle practice. So to help you go deeper – and to discover Nia’s true potential to positively affect your body, mind, emotions and spirit – we created the Nia Livelihood Membership Package. This package serves as the perfect complement to Nia’s training series, and is available to all Nia White Belt Training graduates. It gives you:

Discounts on Nia Products

Livelihood members receive exclusive discounts at the Nia Store, including 50% off most NiaWear purchas...

There is, has been, and will continue to be so much going on here at HQ—in the life of Nia and in my life.

I am very excited to be a part of this moment. For so much of my time with for Nia, I felt restricted by time, money and resources. We are now delivering on promises we made to ourselves—and in some cases to all of you—that have been in process for years. This feels great and revitalizing. I have never seen Debbie this happy! I have said it before: she is really on a roll. It feels like we just let the racehorse out of the gate and she is gleefully charging ahead!

As you probably remember, Debbie and I did a six-city European tour in July. For me, this was profound—meeting new friends...

In an article on Psychology Today, Alan Fogel (Professor of Psychology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City) discusses the benefits of movement with body sense awareness. He states, "Cardiovascular exercise with body sense has more benefits than exercising while otherwise preoccupied." He goes on to say, "[Nia] combines a cardiovascular workout with movement awareness and is done barefoot to music. Nia uses elements of tai chi, aikido, modern dance, Feldenkrais, and yoga, among other methods. Using the sounds and silences of music, students experience feeling the sense of joy in movement in a way t...

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.”

About Jodi House:

Since 1982, Jodi House has been helping survivors and their families cope with life after brain injury. Jodi House is a nonprofit, community-based, day-habilitation program based on the Clubhouse Model. This means that Jodi House has members, rather than clients or patients. Members, volunteers, and staff work collabor...

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 involves choosing the music, licensing the music, configuring the order of the songs, doing the bars numerous times, and progressing through at least thirteen rough renditions until I have a working skeleton. This skeleton is then refined until it results in the final product: a routine that conditions the body and inspires both teachers and students by delivering a new focus and experience.

R1, the newest routine (which wi...