Category: NIA dance practice

  • 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:…

  • 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.…

  • Day 26 of 52 Nia challenge I promised myself when I started this effort that even dancing for five minutes would be a success. Here on day 26, I gave myself permission to just do Nia’s five stages, which is a lovely floor exercise. Supported by the floor, not fighting gravity at the start, I…