Watch Philippe Beaufour and Sabine Zweig, Black Belt Nia Teachers, share Nia in Auroville, India.

The Black Belt experience was truly an adventure with all the elements to call it that; unpredictable, surprising, grueling in parts, exhilarating and highly stimulating for the creative soul. Debbie and Carlos held the space magnificently for 45 of us from all corners of the world to step into this... Read more

I am in the midst of reading another great book. It’s a story filled with science to explain the “reading brain.” The book is called Proust and the Squid, by Maryanne Wolf, a professor at Tufts University. This is yet another book that spoke to me while walking... Read more

X-Ray Anatomy is a Nia tool to help practitioners find more comfort in their bodies, both inside and outside of class. The practice of X-Ray Anatomy while Dancing Through Life involves becoming aware of your bones, noticing how they relate to your body sensations, then consciously rearranging them in order... Read more

On Saturday, the 27th of June, Nia Brown Belt Regine Petit danced the Magic of Nia with a group in Paris at the prestigious "Cirque d'Hiver" or "Cirque Bouglione"!

It’s easy to see how profound it is when Mother Earth touches us. Her hands reach out and touch us with her creations. She touches us with her trees, flowers, and plants that entertain all of our senses. Whether it’s by smelling, tasting, seeing, hearing or touching, it’s almost impossible... Read more

I haven't yet shared the Crystal Bowl CD in a class or workshop, but it has helped with my own self-healing and wanted to mention my experience. 

I was on a medication that's known for causing 8-12 hours of painful side effects. I was very fearful, and that's the day the... Read more

I am a guy and a non dancer. I always had an issue with dancing. I always refused to dance.  It was a big issue for me.

It was a big step ahead to go to the first Nia class. Andrew made is very easy and simple for me and I... Read more

“Every brilliant experiment, like every great work of art, starts with an act of imagination.”
- From Proust Was a Neuroscientist - by Johah Lehrer

It is the first day of spring and the air reflects change and growth. The colors are beginning to emerge and the poetry of... Read more

Read the poetic words below, activate your imagination, and experience your anatomy as never before.


The Voice of Your Respiratory System

I am the Voice of your Respiratory System. My design functions as a self-sufficient, self-cleansing system with two parts, upper and lower segments, that work... Read more

There are many places Carlos and I have been lucky enough to visit and teach in. Rancho La Puerta Spa in Tecate, Mexico is one of our favorites. The Ranch was one of the first places to invite Carlos and me to share our new barefoot program. Deborah Szekely, the... Read more