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Sacred Body. Sacred Sound. Sacred Silence.



Sacred: dedicated or devoted exclusively to a single use, purpose or person.*American Heritage dictionary

Sacred is a special word in the English language. It is descended from the Latin word sacrum, which referred to the gods or anything within their power. It also refers to the base of your spine, those beautiful fused bones that turn in, creating a hand that supports you from underneath and behind. Amazing… the human body… a sacred vessel of life.

In Nia, we use the word ‘sacred’ when we talk about our lives, our body, our breath, our voice… devoted to us, our health, our well-being. We are Sacred Athletes.

Our body is also our sanctuary, our oldest friend, a deep and sacred connection that unites our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual ‘selves’ into one place… one Sanctuary. 

Every year, I save a very special routine for this season. A sacred time of year to celebrate the old, the new, family and friends. The routine? Sanctuary. 

Sanctuary is a old routine originally choreographed by Nia founder Debbie Rosas. Through the many years of teaching it, I have made it my own. My favorite way to teach Sanctuary is by incorporating the sacred silence of my voice, listening for the sacred sound of my breath, the music, and my fellow dancers of life. I am adding candlelight this year, (great for 6:45am!) and with the pending rain at the end of the week, the classes will be extra special. 

Join me as we celebrate this sacred season with Sanctuary. I will be teaching this until Christmas Eve. As many of you know, every time the dance is different. We will dance with the triad Sacred Body, Sacred Sound, Sacred Silence.

I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and appreciation for you and the abundance of your spirit. We are an amazing community of friends, healers, lovers of life and givers of light. You have enriched my life in so many ways and I am forever blessed. Thank you!

My classes for the coming days…
Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm, Sunday 4:00, Tuesday, Dec 23 6:45am, and Wednesday, Dec 24 9:15am, all at The Synergy Studio

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyBody!
Adelle

The music of Adeimus: Sanctuary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX__4aHwYzM

Lengthen, Strengthen, Open and Release!

Happy Wonderful Holiday Weather!

In the midst of the holiday excitement, do you sense your body’s need to lengthen, strengthen, open, release and relax?

The psoas is a large muscle, with a length of up to 16 inches, that attaches to the bottom of the thoracic spine and travels along the lumbar spine, then runs through the pelvic bowl, down over the front of the hip joint, and attaches at the top of the femur. It is the only muscle connecting the spine to the leg. 

Our psoas muscle is magical in the way it supports us standing, walking and running, and when healthy and relaxed, allows the diaphragm to function with ease and grace….and we can breathe to our full potential.  The psoasprovides us with mobility and core stability, and it affects the ability of our legs and spine to move freely.  

Our psoas muscle is considered the most important muscle of our body and the muscle for most people that needs awakening and lengthening!

Look around you in life and at work, and notice people’s posture.  Much of the contraction in our psoas occurs due to our use of technology, hovering over our laptops, driving hunched over the steering wheel, walking with our head looking down….the list goes on and on.    

In Nia, we move the body organically in ways that support the conditioning and lengthening of our psoas muscle.  When we move through the planes of our body (high, middle and low) we are opening and closing the front of our groin, contracting and expanding our psoas muscle.  When we roll on the floor “embryonic like” we are spiraling our psoasmuscle.  When we engage our chest with chest isolations, we are mobilizing and vibrating our psoas  (***it attaches to our thoracic and lumbar spine).  When we use toes in, out and parallel, and express with our arms and hands, we are conditioning our psoas muscle.  Nia awakens our psoas, and can potentially release stress in our body!  

Guess what?! Nia heals and conditions every part of our body…YEAH FOR NIA!

I’ll see you on the dance floor this week, dancing and conditioning our Psoas!

Love you all, Adelle
My classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm


I Join in the Glorious Dance of Life!

Sunlight sparkles across a blue lake. Shadows play across a wall. Winds rustle through evergreen forests. Even the busy city streets have a steady flow about them. All of life is a dance, a perfect choreography of Spirit.
With joy and delight, I step in the beautiful flow of creation. As I turn my attention to the indwelling Spirit, I sense the underlying rhythm of all living things. It is in my own breath and my own heart.
When this tempo changes on the outside, I stay attuned to my inner music­—my divine guidance. I whirl and jump through twists and turns with seamless grace. In sync with Spirit, I play my unique part in the dance of Life.

Touch… a sensation that feels sooo good!




Good morning my friends!

As I was resting on the sofa yesterday, all three of my puppies were cuddled around me, in my lap, on my shoulders… all within hand’s reach for their favorite sensation, touching. They love to be close to one another in a puppy pile, close to my body, and also loving the sensation of my hand stroking their ears, their fur, their bellies. Ahhh…. Touch… my favorite ’52 Move’ of Nia. 

Touch… touching… a sensation that is available to us all the time. While it can involve the hands, there is so much more to the power of Touch. When we recognize that we are touching and being touched with our words, our voice, our eyes, our skin… our body comes alive with sensation. 

Touch is necessary for our survival, as we are mammals, and just observing animals will give us the answer to a vital part of our health and wellness. Hugging feels sooo good.



Wrap your arms around to your back right now and give yourself a hug… notice all the ways you are being touched… hands, skin, heart, breath, muscles, bones, emotion… the list goes on.

We will focus on the Power of Touch this week, waking up to the many ways that we touch and are touched. 

Step in… sense your feet touching the earth… and join me on the dance floor!
With love, Adelle

My classes this week: Monday 5:30 (subbing for Joanie), Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm, and Sunday 4:00pm

***Read a note from Debbie Rosas on the Power of Touch.



Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy Studio
Nia 1st Degree Black Belt Somatic Educator + Trainer
Certified Transformational Breath® Facilitator + Trainer 

Certified JourneyDance™ Facilitator

Let’s Play! Run Run Breathe Breathe!

Hi precious friends,
 
When my children were little, one of their favorite made up games was Run, Run, Fall, Fall… hahahha… it didn’t require any toys except their energetic bodies to play… the rules? A leader says, “Run Run!” and everyone runs around like crazy until they say, “Fall Fall!”
I was laughing about this game my children played last night, one that is a perfect metaphor for the last three weeks of my life, with one caveat… the words ‘Fall Fall’  became ‘Breath Breathe’ for me. 
Three weeks ago, I was in California completing my ‘trainer’ status in Transformational Breath®. I flew home two Fridays ago, and took a cab straight to the studio to welcome 4 beautiful friends on their first day of Nia White Belt training with me and Joanie. After a full weekend, we had 4 days ‘off’ to integrate and return on Thursday to finish the week. My ‘off’ days were… well… NOT! hahaha!
So here I am… three weeks of ‘Run Run’… and I’m so grateful that I always remember to ‘Breathe Breathe.’
Let’s ‘Breathe Breathe’ this week with the magical routine Prana. I will be teaching with only ‘Breath’ cues, so join me for an amazing dance of your breath and beautiful music, uninterrupted by any words. 🙂
My classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30 is CANCELLED due to Halloween (I have lots of little ones in my neighborhood!), Sunday at 4:00pm… AND

Join Angie and me Sunday morning from 10:00-12:00 for a JourneyDance™ Energy of the Heart! 
OH! It will be wonderful! Sign up online by clicking here. You can also use two punches on your class card. 
ITS A GREAT WEEK TO BREATHE BREATHE!


What’s Your Passion?

Dancing De-light-filled Friends, 
What do you have a Passion for? Music, books, singing, cooking, gardening, biking, ???… it is ALL a Dance of Life. 
No matter what you have a Passion for, every movement your body makes is a dance. Your body LOVES to move and is designed to move and self-heal. Even doing the dishes is a dance… recognize it and sense it in your body. 
We call it ‘Dancing Through Life’ in Nia, but it is a life skill that is available to everyBody. 
Bring your Passion(s) to class this week. Join me tomorrow morning, Tuesday at 6:45am, and Wednesday at 9:15am. Joanie and I will team-teach Friday 5:30pm, Saturday 9:30am, and Sunday 4:00pm, as we celebrate our wonderful new White Belts from our community! They graduate on Sunday, so be sure to dance in the celebration dance with us on Sunday at 4:00!
Its all a Dance ladies and gents… a dance of Passion!
Loving life and YOU, Adelle


Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy StudioNia 1st Degree Black Belt Somatic Educator + Trainer
Certified Transformational Breath® Facilitator + Trainer 

Certified JourneyDance™ Facilitator
www.transformationalbreath.com
www.journeydance.com/adellebrewer

Considering taking the Nia White belt intensive?  
Whether you want to teach Nia or take Nia for personal growth, it is an amazing experience!
Check out my trainings: www.nianow.com/adelle

From Portland to San Antonio!


Good evening dancing beings!

… today has been a long travel day… from Portland to San Antonio. We had an amazing weekend, welcoming the new 47 Nia Black Belts, sharing time with dear friends from all over the world, and filming some amazing new Nia routines! 

One of the gifts for me was being with Ann Christiansen. We see each other only once or twice a year when she travels from Germany. She taught a beautiful 52 Moves Level 1 class Friday morning, and then gifted me with the playlist. It was a yummy, intrinsic experience.

I am inspired to focus on Nia Principle #7, Planes and Levels. By truly experiencing a Nia class at Level One, it gives us the chance to go deep in our intrinsic muscles, the tiny muscles that keep our skeletal structure strong. 

Get ready to play this week, and be amazed how Level One is a different, very powerful workout for the body and soul.

On Sunday, join Angie and me for a JourneyDance® Embodiment Workshop from 10:00-12:00. Learn the JourneyDance™ Embodiment series of release technique exercises and powerful core connections. We will get out of our mind and into our body, taking time to slow down, roll and feel our body in contact with the earth. We will get grounded, releasing, surrendering and feeling supported. We will drop deep and let go of stress and pressures. 
Sound yummy? Its $25. or 2 punches on your class card. Sign up here!

Get ready for a nurturing week… all for you!
With love, Adelle

My classes this week: 
Nia: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm
JourneyDance™ Embodiment Workshop: 
Sunday 10:00-12:00


Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy Studio
Nia 1st Degree Black Belt Somatic Educator + Trainer
Certified Transformational Breath® Facilitator + Trainer 

Certified JourneyDance™ Facilitator
www.transformationalbreath.com
www.journeydance.com


Considering taking the Nia White belt intensive?  
Whether you want to teach Nia or take Nia for personal growth, it is an amazing experience!
Check out my trainings: www.nianow.com/adelle



Balance in the Central Nervous System!




A gorgeous day to everyBody!

I woke up this morning, relaxed, read, drank coffee, and then headed out for a Pilates class. My mind was engaged in my reading about our central nervous system.

In class, I became acutely aware of when my sympathetic nervous system came into play, as my body was challenged in some poses. At the end of class, I felt tears flow as my parasympathetic nervous system kicked in, bringing relaxation and balance to my body. Tears often come up as we let our guard down.

We learn in Nia that the ‘body demands balance’, one of our Five Principles of The Body’s Way. We find balance in yin and yang movements, in right/left, up/down, in systemic movement as every cell is activated. We also find balance by exciting both our sympathetic nervous system, fight or flight… as well as our parasympathetic nervous system, the relaxation response that restores calm to the body’s inner workings.

We will focus this week on bringing awareness to our central nervous system, both sympathetic and parasympathetic, experiencing the balance of each that brings our body into homeostasis as we sense our endorphins lift our spirits!

Sound like education? Ha!… Nia is educating each one of us as we connect with the beautiful vessel that has been gifted to us, our body, all wrapped up in an hour of fun!

I look forward to our dance… Adelle
My classes this week: Tuesday, 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm, Sunday 4:00 pm… at The Synergy Studio!

Dancing Through Life!

Hola wonderful friends!
I’m in the Las Vegas airport, waiting on my flight home to San Antonio, after a wonder-filled week of teaching and vacationing.
I was in Duvall, Washington, at a gorgeous, small retreat center… Mosswood Hollow. I was co-training a Transformational Breath® Seminar with 4 other trainers, including the founder Judith Kravitz. We had 17 participants from all over the world, including China and Saudi Arabia. 
It was a magnificent experience for everyone, and I HIGHLY recommend it for you! Judith returns to San Antonio Nov 7-13 for another Seminar, and I will be co-training with her… I really hope you will join us. Ask me more via email. I would love to share with you.
THEN, I traveled back to Seattle and met three of my children for an exquisite mini -vacation in the San Juan Islands, WA. Some of you have followed my pics on Facebook… it was truly magical… from whales, otters, fantastic food, lavender farm, magnificent boats, and most importantly… wonderful company. 
Every day is a dance of life. Even as I sit here in the Las Vegas airport (the LAST place I want to be), I am watching the dance of families, vacationers, and business people. I love to people watch. 🙂
Join me tomorrow, Friday, at 5:30, for the only class I teach this week. We will Dance Through Life, exploring Nia Principle #5… my fav! Recognizing that every moment of life can be experienced as a dance changes the perspective of living in the now. 
From the foothills of Washington, to Seattle, the San Juan Islands, Las Vegas airport… to home sweet home…
It is ALL a Dance of Life. 🙂

I can’t wait to see you tomorrow at 5:30. 🙂

With deep love, Adelle 

Savoring the Moment… Lots of Delicious this week!

Good evening wonderful friends!
‘Yummy, Yummy, Delicious’ continues this week after a WONDERFUL weekend routine immersion with teachers from all over Texas! From Austin, Katy, Edinburg, Port Isabel, and San Antonio… we gathered to learn the new Nia routine Feeling. A weekend of commUNITY, fellowship, friendship and loads of FUN. 🙂
As I embody this new routine, it gets yummier and more delicious. 🙂 The focus is the Core of the Body… head, chest, pelvis… and when we activate these three body weights, our beautiful spine releases blocked energy and we feel fantastic! 
Join us this week as we dance Feeling, diving even deeper into the new moves, embodying and learning together as sensation scientists. It is indeed yummy, yummy, delicious. 🙂

Another delicious experience is coming this Sunday, as Joanie and I teach a Detox Yoga Flow Special Class from 10:00-11:30 am. Read on! 

                                  Detox Yoga Flow
with Adelle Brewer and Joanie Brooks
Healthy from the inside out!

The detox yoga flow class is an invigorating Vinyasa flow class that uses specific doTerra essential oils for an effective and gentle method to eliminate toxins within your body. The class will be 1 hour and 20 minutes. During the class we will have oil infused water for you, and afterwards we will have a light snack and tea, both infused with essential oils. You can also sample other essential oils, and find out more information on the oils.

Sunday, August 17
10:00-11:30 pm
$25

– Yoga class and oils
– Oil infused water during class
– Oil infused tea and light snack after class

Sign up by August 14,
and receive a small sample of one of the oils we use in class to take with you, along with the Vinyasa class asanas (poses), so you will be able to re-create the experience at home.

AND… our Drum and Dance Circle with David and Cameron Montalvo is this Friday at 6:45pm, after my Nia class! A FULL week of amazing FUN!
I will see you on the dance floor!
Loving the dance of life, Adelle
My Nia classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm, Sunday 4:00pm

  

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