In 1999, I discovered the practice of Nia -- a body/mind approach to fitness and wellness that includes physical conditioning, awareness training, and centering work. I became a Nia instructor in 2000 and have since been teaching classes and workshops in Charlottesville and around the country, and leading retreats around the world. As a Certified Nia Black Belt, I love sharing the power of awareness, movement variety, habit breaking and the pure fun of physical wellness with people of all levels of fitness and experience. Expanding the body~mind connection, deepening connection to sensation, and making powerful choices based on those sensations are practices I teach for fitness, wellness, and healing. I use tangible, practical techniques (and a generous dose of humor) to enhance self-awareness and expand possibilities in movement, in business, in relationships and in life.