Nia! A Joy-filled experience of living in your body, connected to sensation moment to moment!
Take a breath, Smell the Moment, and say “AHHHH! Joy!”
As I was driving to the studio yesterday to take Christi Messer’s Pilates class, I noticed how my head and eyes were moving around, looking at the beauty of the landscape, the signs on the street, the people walking. The movement of my head and eyes? Joy.
As I stepped out of my car, and walked through the door, I sensed my joints opening and closing, oiling all the stiffness out in preparation for class. The movement of my joints? Joy.
With her amazing knowledge of anatomy, Christi instructed us in class to engage certain muscles for improved posture. The movement of my muscles? Joy.
In Nia, we experience Joy as a physical sensation, which encourages us to embrace our body and life, and move in ways to experience Joy and pleasure. Joy of Movement (JOM), the 1st Principle of Nia, is a physical sensation experienced through our body. Our body is the source of JOM. To experience JOM, we simply need to consciously choose to sense Joy- and it is there!
The Body is designed to move. YOUR Body LOVES to move. The BIG J… Joy of Movement. 🙂
This week is a JOY-filled week, as Joanie and I introduce the new Nia routine named JOY! JOY, created by Ann Christiansen, Nia‘s Master Trainer, is a magical routine, filled with life and love, and FUNtastic music. Join us in classes and in a Nia Playshop, where you can learn the moves of the routine.
Check out the JOY picture that I took at our recent Nia Trainer’s Summit in Portland.
Nia Trainer’s living their Joy!
I added the Nia logo, and posted it on Facebook. It has been shared all over the world. Note the Joy that is expressed in each face, and in the hug of our Nia male trainers in the background. We had just arrived, preparing for a week filled to the brim with Joy!
There is also a link at the bottom to a short YouTube video of Ann Christiansen, Joanie and me in Portland. A short clip from Ann to YOU, about JOY!
See YOU my Joy-filled friend on the dance floor!
Dancing with Joy, Adelle
- This week at The Synergy Studio!
- Nia: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Sprinkling bits of JOY routine in our dance!
- Nia FreeDance: Thursday 9:15am, Body/Emotions/Mind/Spirit Joy filled to the brim!
- Friday at 5:30 pm: Team-teaching JOY routine with Joanie
- Saturday at 9:30 am: Team-teaching JOY routine with Joanie
- Sunday at 2:30: Nia Playshop – Learn the Moves of JOY. Register HERE!! It includes the 4:00 pm class.
- Sunday at 4:00 pm: Team-
- teaching JOY with many of your favorite Nia teachers!!! It’s a JOY Nia jam!
Link to YouTube Video of Ann speaking to YOU! Click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?