Posts Tagged ‘Toronto’

How I feel is more important to me than my appearance

When I focused on how my body looked, my appearance was all I could think about. I was deeply anxious and solely focused on what others saw. Nothing else mattered – my appearance took priority over my mental well being, my relationships and my ability to engage in anything other than maintaining how I looked.…

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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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Get your hands on these moves!

Condition the hands and fingers? Yes!

Why wouldn’t we move the hands and fingers? They are vital to our everyday activity and are the most active part of our upper bodies! Our hands and fingers perform an extraordinary number of fine-motor movements every day so we need to take care of them. We need to move all the complex and intricate parts of the hands and fingers so that our tendons, bones, tissues and nerves remain healthy and allow us to pick up our cup of coffee, wash dishes, write, type and so much more.

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Coming Soon: Nia Move IT classes

Nia Move IT classes I’m cooking up something NEW in my Nia class offerings! A few weekends back, I had a privilege of studying with Kelle Rae Oien, a Nia trainer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Here’s a short video of some of our classes:   That weekend was INCREDIBLY energizing for me. We…

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Sing-a-long Nia Dance Jam: A fundraiser

~ Dance – Sing – Raise $ to Save Dogs ~
In celebration of 10 years as a Nia teacher, Jenn is having a fundraising party!

Join Jenn and her Nia colleagues as we dance and sing to fun & familiar songs!

Proceeds from this event will benefit Save Me Rescue, a local dog rescue organization.

There will be a silent auction, raffle and you’ll have a chance to meet some adorable dogs (who are looking for fur-ever homes)!

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