Nia 5 Stages Training
August 9, 2012 StudioNia in Portland, Oregon United States
About the Nia 5 Stages
The Nia 5 Stages is an integrative movement practice based on the five stages of human development: Embryonic, Creeping, Crawling, Standing and Walking. Practiced with awareness, these stages have the power to facilitate optimal alignment, improved function and comfort in the body. Whether practiced at length or for as little as five minutes a day, this system provides a tool for reclaiming and sustaining mobility, flexibility, strength, agility and stability.
The Nia 5 Sta...
The Nia 5 Stages is an integrative movement practice based on the five stages of human development: Embryonic, Creeping, Crawling, Standing and Walking. Practiced with awareness, these stages have the power to facilitate optimal alignment, improved function and comfort in the body. Whether practiced at length or for as little as five minutes a day, this system provides a tool for reclaiming and sustaining mobility, flexibility, strength, agility and stability.
The Nia 5 Stages Training provides students and teachers alike with the tools to embody the practice. It also qualifies Nia teachers to facilitate a 60-minute Nia 5 Stages class and to integrate this body of work into Nia classes, private sessions and two-hour experiential workshops. The Nia 5 Stages Training program adds a whole new skillset to the Nia teacher’s realm of expertise. It includes three comprehensive modules: Pre-Training, Training and Post-Training.
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Dates
Start: Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 8:30 am
End: Friday, August 10, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Location
The Nia 5 Stages is an integrative movement practice based on the five stages of human development: Embryonic, Creeping, Crawling, Standing and Walking. Practiced with awareness, re-tracing these stages have the power to facilitate optimal alignment, improved function and comfort in the body. Whether practiced at length or for as little as five minutes a day, this system provides a tool for reclaiming and sustaining mobility, flexibility, strength, agility and stability.
Pre-Training:...
The Nia 5 Stages is an integrative movement practice based on the five stages of human development: Embryonic, Creeping, Crawling, Standing and Walking. Practiced with awareness, re-tracing these stages have the power to facilitate optimal alignment, improved function and comfort in the body. Whether practiced at length or for as little as five minutes a day, this system provides a tool for reclaiming and sustaining mobility, flexibility, strength, agility and stability.
Pre-Training: A guided self-study, exploring the Nia core competencies of music, movement, methodology, anatomy and philosophy as they relate to the Nia 5 Stages. Completion of the pre-training prior to the training is encouraged to prepare for the training. Pre-training materials include:
Pre-Training Manual: Readings, exercises and reflections to guide the learning about and embodiment of the Nia 5 Stages.
The Voices of the 5 Stages CD: A guided moving meditation experience
Nia 5 Stages Pre-Training DVD 1: Includes an introduction to Classic and Athletic Nia practices, Building the Architecture of the Nia 5 Stages
Nia 5 Stages Pre-Training DVD 2: Focused lessons on the Voice, Base, Core and Upper Extremities as they relate to the Nia 5 Stages
Training: Two full days of experiential education, providing the information and tools for you to safely and effectively embody and/or deliver this powerful work. Session topics include:
Science, Craft, and Art of the Nia 5 Stages
Nia 5 Stages Class Format
The Body’s Way Lesson – Look, Listen, Imagine
7-Minute Workout
Guided Meditation
Movement Observation
Interfering and Adaptations
The Art of Verbal Guidance - Language, Words and Voice
Post-Training: After completing the two-day training, individuals receive a certificate of completion and are qualified to teach the Nia 5 Stages as an apprentice upon licensing to do so. Prior to teaching, successful completion of the self-assessment is highly encouraged. Teachers may use the 52 Lesson Plans to personally study then deliver the Nia 5 Stages body of work.
Individuals interested in continuing with the Nia 5 Stages as a personal practice may use the lesson plans as a personal study of The Body's Way, Anatomy and the Nia 5 Stages.Learn more here.