The Nia Technique
What is the Nia Technique? Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that leads to health, wellness and fitness. It empowers people of all shapes and sizes by connecting the body, mind, emotions and spirit. Classes are taken barefoot to...
Jill’s Philosophy
Here’s what I really think about becoming more fit, the fitness industry, and how Nia turned fitness on “its deaf ear”. We seem to think “working out” is the holy grail. Running means I’m healthy, pushing it means...
Beyond Fitness
Once upon a time at the IDEA World Fitness Convention in Las Vegas, a young hard-bodied fitness professional entered into a Nia class entitled “Guts and Grace”. It was 1996, people were still mispronouncing Pilates and...
Beyond Fitness
Once upon a time at the IDEA World Fitness Convention in Las Vegas, a young hard-bodied fitness professional entered into a Nia class entitled “Guts and Grace”. It was 1996, people were still mispronouncing Pilates and only whispering the benefits of Yoga. Step Aerobics was huge and Tae Bow was a passing fad. Little did she know in her brown unitard that “Guts and Grace” would change not only her career path but also her life.
Jill’s Philosophy
Here’s what I really think about becoming more fit, the fitness industry, and how Nia turned fitness on “its deaf ear”.
We seem to think “working out” is the holy grail. Running means I’m healthy, pushing it means I’ve got willpower and pain in my body is a good thing.
Working Out is a lot of c@#!
I’m here to tell you, that rhetoric is a load of crap fed to you by an industry that wants you to buy more memberships you won’t use, equipment that becomes a clothing rack and diet books that taste better than the food they force on you/create/recommend.
The Nia Technique
What is the Nia Technique?
Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that leads to health, wellness and fitness. It empowers people of all shapes and sizes by connecting the body, mind, emotions and spirit. Classes are taken barefoot to soul-stirring music, in more than 45 countries. Every experience can be adapted to individual needs and abilities. Step into your own joyful journey with Nia, and positively shape the way you feel, look, think and live.
The Philosophy of Nia?
Through Movement We Find Health
Our body reveals how to find health and wellbeing and with Nia we pay close attention to the design and function of the human body. We cultivate health, fitness and well-being by choosing Pleasure over pain. We listen to the Voice of our Body, Sensation, to make choices that benefit our body and our life in positive ways.