Day 20 of 52 Nia dance challenge
I danced Ignite with Nia on Demand, just 35 minutes, not the full hour.
Lots to like, but for me the warm-up song Deep Dive Corp’s “The Groove is You,” was the best. Rhythmic, slow, almost meditative, and somewhat luscious with the line “You’ll never have to wonder where the groove went, the groove is you.”
Great way to start a new week.
Day 19 of 52 Nia dance challenge
A light Nia day, 20 minutes online reviewing the 52 moves to the Bloom soundtrack.
I really connected this morning with just running through basic Nia steps.
Dance instructor Kellie Chambers in this video reminds to “soften the joints.” I have heard this many times in dance class but today I really heard it. I have no clear idea what it means, but when I internalized the word soften, joints suddenly seemed less stressed. Not sure what just happened there. I give my brain a word and consciously I’m not sure what the word means for my joints but somehow my brain does a thing?
Ready for the rest of my day.
Day 18 of 52 Nia dance challenge
Today teacher Dael Parsons invited us to feel each step in the routine Rise as though it were brand new.
She also said something about pleasure, can’t quite remember the exact phrase, but this helped me be aware that my shoulders were tight and sore, perhaps from too much time spent at the computer this week. So I turned my attention to where things were achy, and there were a lot of little achy spots. So I limited movement to the “not achy” zone. It’s surprising how well this works. Reminds me of the classic doctor joke:
Home now, and I am pain-free and moving about and happy to step into the rest of the day. The link in the caption here goes to an eight-minute free routine available on You Tube. I like how it shows a seated dancer. I have done parts of Nia sitting when I needed to.
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 