I’m starting my mornings with Nia’s 5 Stages. I love how Nia trainer Laurie Bass has described this practice on her web site.
For my non-dancing friends, this isn’t dance. It’s a stretching/moving routine that only takes five minutes. For me this simple morning ritual brings a wonderful body-centered awareness. I have a lovely recording of “Where Giants Walk” that I move to. It’s on the “Feather, Stone & Light” CD, which features Native American flutist, R. Carlos Nakai, guitarist William Eaton and percussionist Will Clipman. It’s just the right length.
Also, since I seem incapable of refraining from Nia evangelism, I can’t overstate how good it feels to dance with Laurie Bass, who has fine online recorded routines through the Nia on Demand website. She also teaches live online classes through her website.
The other cool thing about Bass’s website is its excellent articles about Nia.
I’m appeciating how good feelings that start in the body feed the brain. The 5 Stages help me with that.
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