Category: Exercise
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Day 49 of 52 Nia dance A great New York Times article last summer explored some current research on the neuroscience of dance. It’s worth a read, but requires a subscription. To summarize the findings of researchers tracking what happen in the brains of dancers: Dance activates multiple areas of the brain: sensory, motor, cognitive,…
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48 of 52 days of Nia It’s not like I just took up Nia last week or last month or last year. I’ve been dancing pretty much twice a week since 2019. This year in April I trained to receive my Nia white belt. That experience, seven days of learning and dancing, gave me back…
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Day 47 of 52 Nia dance I haven’t selected any of the “Moving to Heal” routines from Nia’s online library, so I chose one today: “2gether” with Jule Aguirre. This 45-minute routine begins with a little trick Nia instructors have. The first time I heard it, I thought it was dumb. “Smell the moment,” they…
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