Fitness

Movement for pleasure, not for change.

Movement does not have to be stressful, painful or a chore. And using movement as punishment or way to change your body is not a healthy path to wellness. Movement for pleasure is possible – not only that but it’s a choice that you have! You don’t have to suffer through boring or painful workouts.…

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Fit and fat

Thin ≠ fit. Fat ≠ unfit. It is impossible to tell if a person is “fit” just by looking at them. Likewise, it is impossible to tell if someone has high cholesterol or diabetes by appearance alone. We have what some people might call a bias (and what I would call fat phobia) to believe…

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Challenge your mind and body with Nia MOVEit

Do you challenge your mind and body? How often does your body (and brain!) encounter something totally new? Something never ever experienced before?  Something that taxes or increases the demands on your body and brain? Regularly? Great! Often? Fantastic! Rarely? Let’s talk about the benefits of mind-body challenge.   Nia is a challenge! It sure…

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Self-Healing: Visualization and Self Talk

My right arm, which I had cut in the playground earlier, began to throb. I knew what that meant. Instinctively, I knew that the pulsating, rhythmic beat was the sensation of healing. And I knew that if I concentrated I could amplify the healing. And so I did. The throbbing increased, and I could *feel* healing happening.

No one taught me this. It just seemed obvious.

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Dancing Through Life With Pleasure: Nia Student Stories

Meet Sue: she has been attending weekend classes at Joy of Dance since 2012.  She is a very dedicated student of Nia and graciously responded to my invitation to share her Nia story. My experience with Nia has been about getting more into my body and so I am so inspired to know that Sue shares that!…

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Dance Anywhere!

“What if there was a public celebration of dance everywhere, around the world, simultaneously? What if, in one moment, the whole world started dancing?”   That’s exactly what I did today by participating in Dance Anywhere Day today! Here, at my desk, in front of my closest colleague (my MacBook Pro), I took a dance…

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