Nia is a holistic fitness program that is all about how to get in your body and how to learn to feel so you can heal. 

Nia originally stood for “non-impact aerobics” and evolved to mean “neuromuscular integrative action.” 

A combination of martial arts (Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, and Aikido), dance arts (modern, jazz, and Duncan) and healing arts (yoga, the Alexander technique and Feldenkrais), you might trivialize Nia down to a workout class, much like Zumba or step aerobics or spin class, but you’d be missing out on the most important part of Nia. While it is a complete fitness program Nia is also a lifestyle program that’s all about living a fully embodied life tuned into sensation, pleasure, health, and fulfillment.

 

Benefits of Nia

• Increase the pleasure of living in your body
• Facilitate weight loss and proper weight maintenance
• Strengthen muscles, improve muscle tone and increase muscle definition
• Calm the mind and relieve stress
• Improve endurance
• Increase grace and flexibility
• Balance the autonomic nervous system

• Improve posture and even increase height
• Improve organ function, particularly that of the heart and lungs
• Enhance sensory awareness
• Heighten sexual function
• Build reservoirs of chi energy
• Alleviate emotional problems, including depression, anxiety and stress
• Improve circulation of blood and improve lymphatic drainage
• Strengthen immunity
• Improve concentration and cognitive function

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