A thing Nia dance practice allows me is free-flowing thoughts. My body is moving to music. I’m following the trainer’s lead and tracking choreography. Meanwhile, my mind wanders. I have these pit stops at how my body feels (Wow! Great!), plans I’m looking forward to (Wine with Kristen tonight! Super!), stuff from the past (a year since I took Nia white belt training! Stunning how it infused my life!) And then, of course, the people I’m dancing with: Amazing Karen! She can’t have just turned 80. Look at her rock this dance!
Today I imagined women all over the world dancing Nia. What a tribe to be part of. And then, of course, all the people of all the genders who love dance of any kind. Ballet, hip hop, two-step, ballroom — all of us living in the joy movement. It filled me with such deep gratitude to feel connected across space and culture.
So glad to have found this tribe. So glad to celebrate it.
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 