Category: Exercise
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Day 29 of 52 Nia dance The use of narrative with choreography sets Nia apart (in my experience) from other exercise practices. Today, for example, instructor Dael Parsons led us in Levity, which uses a marionette metaphor as a guide. What is it like to move as though strings are attached? It’s less flowy than…
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Day 28 of 52 Nia dance I’ve been thinking the last several weeks that my various Nia trainers have instinctively chosen a routine that was (somehow miraculously) meant to meet my specific needs on any given day. Today, while dancing Deep Dive with Kellie Chambers, I realized instead that I am embodying the RAW guidance:…
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Day 27 of 52 Nia dance I just never know which me will show up for dance. Today, dancing at our local YMCA with Kellie Chambers, my six-year-old self ran the show. What a party! There was leaping, skipping, laughing, off the beat, on the beat. I barely kept her from bumping into other dancers.…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 