Two weeks of taking it easy because of an injury left me hungry for full-on dance. While the brief healing routines I did felt right, my brain also craved the endorphins from fully aerobic dancing. Yesterday, I got back to it, keeping my movements small while dancing Synchronicity with Debbie Lee van Ginkel and then today getting a little bigger doing Alchemy with Kellie Chambers.
Holy smokes! So so so good. Nia has become a mental health thing as well as a physical health thing. They are so intertwined for me now.
I am coming up on my one-year anniverary of Nia white belt training, a week embedded in dance. I found it transformative. Because I’d spent a few years dancing Nia, I think I felt the training in deep ways. It’s a body-mind-heart-soul thing.
I’ve been writing regularly about this (almost) daily dance practice since last August, and I get a little evangelical about it. There are lots of opportunities to take the white belt training all over the world. For those willing to make the trek to Eugene, Oregon, Kellie and Debbie Lee are offering it here in April. Here’s a link: https://kelliechambers.com/workshops
I’ve had many mentors across several disciplines over the years. Kellie and Debbie Lee rank among the most meaningful because they helped me be aware of what’s going on in me physically and mentally. The helped me learn how to dance my dance. I treasure that experience.
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