Ann Christiansen, born in Sweden, now lives and works in Hamburg Germany. With a 10 year career as a physical therapist/kinesiologist, Ann's history includes representing Sweden in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics as a long distance swimmer, and placing as swimming Masters World Champion in 1998. Ann discovered Nia in 1997 and has never stopped dancing since. She was the first Nia Teacher in Germany and continues to teach and spread the Joy of Nia throughout Europe. In addition to teaching and training Nia students, she has worked with stress management, chakra balancing and sound therapy. Ann is currently the only trained Trainer for All Belts in Nia´s educational program  White Belt, Green Belt, Blue Belt , Brownbelt and Blackbelt. She is the first selected "Nia Teacher of The Year" in 2008.Ann brings a level of play, sophistication, joy, humour, intelligence, and a deep understanding of human physique into her Nia classes and Trainings crafting movement with meditation, movement with play, and movement with intergration of all Nia principles.

Ann says: I love Nia, it has changed my life! It completly changed my view and perception about what movement and Training the body is. Coming from athletics and performance sports I had diciplin and training experience, wich continues to be good partners in my life today where a lot of Stamina and Sustaining is needed-I did not have a clue about how to move with Joy the way Nia has taught me to do this. I love the Dancing, I love the Music- Nia is full of Magic. I am selfhealing with Nia and I am thrilled and excited to Share this Joy with anyone and everybody that comes across my path- in a class, in a training, in a retreat or workshop! Welcome.