Nia Calendar

6th Annual Women's Wellness Weekend -
The Power of You

The conference circuit for Nia began in March with the 6th Annual Women's Wellness Weekend at the Sagamore Resort on Lake George in New York, sponsored by Health Magazine. Read about how the participants got connected with their bodies, voices, and power as women in Debbie's follow-up article

Science of Consciousness Conference

April 21 through 26, trainer Holly Curtis presented Nia at the International Conference on Science and Consciousness in Santa Fe, NM.

Nia Week

The week of June 17th is "Nia Week" at Rancho La Puerta. Debbie and Carlos will give daily Nia classes, and there will be a special Summer Solstice Celebration with Phyllis Pilgrim.

The National Wellness Conference

Debbie and Carlos will present at The National Wellness Conference, July 16-19, where Nia has been presented for years. Unique to this year is that Debbie and Carlos are presenting a full day pre-conference event, Dancing Through Life, as well as other sessions and movement classes.

Inner IDEA and IDEA World

Debbie and Carlos will get to stand as highly respected leaders in the field of body-mind fitness at the first annual Inner IDEA Conference and the widely popular annual IDEA World Conference. The first of its kind, Inner IDEA invites people to "experience wellness through body, mind, and spirit, with plenty of inspirational sessions in Nia, pilates, gyrotonics, yoga, and more.

At the annual IDEA World, Debbie and Carlos have an opportunity to attract fitness professionals looking to add more to their practice and business. Nia will have a booth where we can show-and-tell, and meet-and-greet to share the joy of Nia.

International Sound Healer's Conference

In November, Debbie and Carlos will present a unique Nia workshop at the first annual International Sound Healer's Conference in Santa Fe, NM.

Also, look for Nia advertised in Utne Reader, and in Fitness Now, IDEA's magazine for fitness professionals.

Debbie Rosas Reflects on the Success of Women's Wellness Weekend

Giving the women empowering words to say, sounds to make, and emotions to express unleashed energy within - a release of tears and laughter tumbled out, all coming from the opportunity to move energy.

What is it to be connected to one's body, to fully experience in detail the many aspects of living in a body? What is it to experience Joy and Pleasure as an empowered woman in a woman's body? At the 6th Annual Women's Wellness Weekend, March 17-19 in Bolton Landing, New York, I and Caroline Kohles, a Nia teacher and trainer from New York, had the pleasure of guiding participants through experiencing their bodies, minds, emotions and spirits as powerful, engaged women.

Co-sponsored by Natural Health Magazine and the elegant the Sagamore Resort and Spa, this intimate event was limited to 250 participants. Women of all ages attended, and some said they specifically came because Nia was there, and because Caroline and I were presenting! It is always a fun stroke to the ego to know people come to be with you.

On Friday the women got a taste of Nia's body-mind system with "The Joy of Moving in A Woman's Body-The Body's Way," a barefoot movement practice where we guided the women through the experience of discovering how living in a their bodies can become a whole new and pleasurable experience when they seek the sensation of Joy. The class buzzed with energy as the women became more familiar with each other and with Caroline and me.

Saturday morning we focused on creating a deeper connection with the body by leading the group through an exercise of “Discovering Your Feet, The Hands That Touch The Earth.” For many of the women, the mere fact that they took off their shoes to exercise was new and thrilling, and the classic Nia moves were welcome medicine to many. One woman commented, “I never knew my feet felt!”

The "Pelvis, Chest and Head- Finding Your Pleasure Buttons; Moving Into A Woman's Core Power" was our focus for Saturday night. Many of the women said this was the first time their pelvis got to be taken out of the garage for a joy ride!

And, I often find with the class, "Emoting and Expressing Yourself - Arm and Hand Expressions of an Empowered Woman," the final class on Sunday, the participants delved deep into their emotions and caused healing. Giving the women empowering words to say, sounds to make, and emotions to express unleashed energy within - a release of tears and laughter tumbled out, all coming from the opportunity to move energy.

Throughout the weekend the women became more and more expressed in their bodies and with their voices, and really tapped into their personal power as women, bonding and sharing their lives. Most of all, the women spoke to the grace, power, fun, and energy they received from moving to find health, and said they want to keep in motion and keep using their voices!

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