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5 Approaches to Self-Healing: The Nia Way
“You can fix a car or a bookcase, you can repair a television set or a computer, but you don’t heal them. And they don’t heal themselves. Only living systems heal; they don’t get fixed or repaired or anything like that….Healing is an act of self-recreation…..Living systems self-organize, self-create, self-maintain, and in many ways, direct…
Read MoreI cast my ballot
I’m not really a politically minded person, so don’t like to get wrapped up in the emotion behind elections. But I do take an interest in anyone who wants to make my country a better place. I am so thankful to have the right to vote and am honoured to be able to do so.…
Read MoreNia for Japan
Yesterday I attended a Nia fundraiser organized by Andreea Diaconescu at Hart House. It was amazing to see so many folks come together to connect and donate through fitness. In total, we raised $1350 for the Canadian Red Cross! Take a peek at the event here: Nia for Japan Fundraiser (benefiting the Candian Red Cross’…
Read MoreA Nia Dance Break in Toronto
As part of our FAB (For All Belts) 52 Moves Choreography training, Nia teachers took our dance to the streets on April 3, 2011. We are led by Debbie Rosas, co-founder of Nia and Kevin VerEecke, Nia Black Belt & New Generation Trainer. It all started like this: With scarves wrapped over their heads and…
Read MoreI have STOPPED WASTING TIME trying to change my body
Change is such a complicated concept on so many levels. In my early 30s, when my world was changing all around me, I felt helpless. I don’t know if it was one thing or a combination of things, but the changes happening in my life made me feel out of control. Change challenged me and…
Read MoreYou can dance ANYWHERE
Phil does! Dancing at No Frills! You would not believe how much more pleasant this would make my grocery shopping experience (read: I don’t like grocery shopping. Not one bit). This Phil dude, who by the way lives in Toronto, is the epitome of freedom! How liberating must being authentic like that be? Wait…
Read MoreI’m all this and more
Last Friday, Jamie Ridler created and published and shared the amazing badges above. When I claimed them for myself I affirmed that, yes, I AM all these things and more. It is so lovely to own all these beautiful parts of my self, to know that I have so much to offer this world. I…
Read MoreWishcasting Wednesday #4 – Where do you wish to make a fresh start?
Jamie Ridler, over at Jamie Ridler Studios, asks us to reflect on where we wish to make a “fresh start”. Image by kalyan02 via FlickrSimply put, I need to make a fresh start at one of the studios I’ve been teaching Nia at for the past year and a half. This class needs to have…
Read MoreWishcasting Wednesday #3 – Where Do You Wish to Send Some Love?
Image by Parvin via Flickr Thanks to Jamie Ridler for this prompt. It’s the perfect thing to do every Wednesday – make a wish and let it growth through the energy of other wish-casters! Today I wish to send love to: ~ myself ~ my supportive family ~ my dear friends ~ my neighbours ~…
Read MoreWishcasting Wednesdays #1 – Who is the “you” you wish to be?
I love it! Here’s my first post to Jamie Ridler’s Wishcasting Wednesday The “me” I wish to be is…. ~ my best~ my strongest~ my liveli-est~ my tired-est~ my bitchiest~ my angriest~ my happiest~ my frivolous-est (when I CAN be, and am ABLE to; not when I THINK I should be!) ….even by wishing I’m…
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