Touching… one of the 52 moves of Nia.
I’m sitting in bed surrounded by my pups, touching the keyboard with my skin, my precious cottage home with my eyes, the cool air with my breath, and the sounds of the early morning with my ears as the world wakes up.
The power of touch to heal, soothe, sense… touching space, oneself, a loved one. Are you a ‘touchy, feely’ person? I am. I love to touch and be touched. So much connection, expression and love can be expressed through touch. There is a beautiful energy exchanged in a hug, a smile, a hand, a kiss, a voice.
I got home last night from an amazing week of connection, support and hard work. I buckled down with fellow Nia trainers from all over the world, as we produced and filmed four new Nia routines for teachers and students to grow in their practice. I dove deeper in relationship with my colleagues as we spent time together sweating, smiling, laughing, and crying. It was especially touching to spend quality time with Sabine and Philip, two trainers who reside in Auroville, India. They found each other through Nia nine years ago, and their deep love and appreciation for each other was shared in their new routine Awake. The routine Fly was choreographed by four younger trainers, focusing on the FAMSS and is fantastic fun. Soul is to Native American music. Touch was crafted by two fellow trainers in Portland, a beautiful body of work that uses four touchstones as a focus… skin, eyes, breath and sound.
So many ways to touch and be touched.
We will focus on touch this week, using the four touchstones, with the intent to connect to living meditation… places where our body is in stillness.
I put a playlist together that includes two songs of the new routine Touch… come get a preview!
I am very happy to be home and can’t wait to see you!
The week has arrived… we will have Dave Stringer performing in the Laughter studio on Sunday evening, November 4 at 7:00! If you haven’t purchased a ticket, go online to get one… it will be an incredible evening of song and dance, as Dave and his full kirtan band touch us with his explosive talent. The Sunday Nia class is being moved to 3:00pm this week, to accommodate the band’s load in, set up, and sound check. Get ready for a memorable evening!
Touched deep in my soul, Adelle
My classes this week: Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm, Sunday 10:00am for Journey Dance and note the class time change for this week… Sunday 3:00pm for Nia!
