Posts Tagged ‘Nia’

Joint Friendly Exercise: Nia

Image of Nia Technique Today I googled “joint friendly exercise”, and can you believe that Nia didn’t come up? So, I thought I’d change that with this little post. I love running. But I can’t do it anymore. It hurts too much. When I first started Nia, my knees ached, my low back was sore…

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Can I showcase Nia in 2 minutes?

I have the opportunity to showcase Nia in a Spring Showcase the Joy of Dance Studiowhere I teach here in Toronto. Dilemma:  I only have 2 minutes on stage. Max. Question: Can I do Nia justice in 2 minutes?  I’m inspired by what my colleagues in France did. They had 4 minutes. Double the time.…

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My Nia Community

My Nia students and community rock! (image courtesy of Barb Kunz, Nia White Belt Instructor in London, ON) This week my Nia classes were the subject of not one, but TWO blog posts! In her post, Lauren (a personal image consultant) at Image for Change said in her post: “Forget Mama Mia–I can be a…

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Nia with Jenn 2009 Survey Results

Below are the results of my 2009 Nia survey (Click on the images that follow to enlarge them. You will find a summary of these results and a plan at the very end of this post). SUMMARY Here’s what I’ve learned about how best to describe the Nia experience to potential participants: The most common…

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Nia FUNdraiser: The Children’s Storefront

  Nia: Dance & Donate  A FUNdraiser to support The Children’s Storefront                          Date:   Wednesday, November 25, 2009                           Time:   7:00pm – 9:00pm                                 Location:   1443 Bathurst (south of St. Clair; side door entrance)   Nia FUNDRAISER: Join Lainie Magidsohn, Martha Randall, Jennifer Hicks and other Toronto area teachers for an evening…

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Sunday Scribblings #106 – Oracle

I must admit, until just now, I had no clue what the word “oracle” meant. I mean, sure, when I first read the word, I thought about fortune tellers and Ouija boards, but really had no clear concept about the word’s meaning. In other words, I read the prompt for Sunday Scribblings this week and…

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