Nia: Mind and body fitness
Who says exercise has to hurt? With Nia the phrase ‘no pain, no gain’ does not exist. Established in the 80s by Debbie Rosas, Nia is fusion fitness – a dynamic blend of the dance arts, martial arts and healing arts. It creatively integrates the mindfulness of the martial arts and meditative techniques, the grace and fluidity of the dance techniques, and the awareness and alignment of integrative body therapies.
In Swahili Nia means ‘with purpose’ – and that is how Nia teaches people to move. It is a path to condition, heal and express yourself though movement and sensation.
Balancing technical precision with free-form expression, Nia brings the body, mind, emotions and spirit to optimum health though music, movement and self-expression, guided by the sensation of Pleasure.
It is a technique that starts with fitness and ends with comprehensive healing of the body, mind, emotions and spirit. Nia is so kind to the joints, it is usually done barefoot. It is non-intimidating and focuses on dynamic movement – and is effective and fun.
Nia has been in South Africa for almost 10 years now with classes and instructors available all over the country. (There are currently 2 200 licensed teachers in more than 43 countries worldwide.)
Go here for more info, Marie Claire readers who reference this post will get their first class free!
Thabile Mnguni, Jo’burg intern
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Its a great concept, I do Nia classes at the Rosebank bowling club.
I love Nia!!! I have been practicing for 5 years and have increased the the JOY and pleasure in my life 100 fold!!! Thank you Nia! And I am in the best shape I have ever been in!!!
I’ve been loving Nia for the past 16 years! I am a Nia Instructor in Las Vegas.
I have been doing Nia for 8 years in Cape Town. Amazing way to keep fit and stay sane!!!
congratulation for this information.
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Thanks for sharing…..
Nia has been going strong in SA for more than ten years now. In fact this month (and maybe even today) it is exactly 11 years and growing day by day!! Thank you so much for this article – we appreciate you sharing what we do with your readers. It really is great for anything that ails you and will bring you huge pleasure!!.