Archive for dancing through Life

Nia Nudge: Rock Around The Clock

Base Move
Rock Around The Clock
Say it: “wow”
 
Standing with your feet hip-width apart, rock around the outside edges of both feet, moving in a circular motion from the front to the side, to the back and to the opposite side. Reverse directions.
 
Move from the ground up using the strength of your feet and the mobility of your ankles to create small rolling actions that mimic a hula-hoop. Read More→

The 1st law of physics: A body in motion remains in motion!

body in motion
Ever take a few days off from exercise?  It feels good to get back to it, doesn’t it?  Ever take a few weeks off from exercise?  It sucks to get back into it, right?  Ever take a few months off?  Then, after your reconnaissance exercise class, you declare, “Oh my God, I am so out of shape.  I should’ve never gone off my program! I’ve got to get it back.”

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Nia Nudge: Open Stance

Nia-Nudge

 Base Move
Open Stance
Say it: “align”
 

Standing in place, align your feet in the parallel position, hip-width apart. Keep your feet, ankles, knees and hip joints relaxed and spring-loaded. To sustain upright balance, slip into the posture of at-ease and ready, sensing your posture as if falling up towards the sky. 

When practicing Open Stance, sense the inner and outer arches of your feet connected to the earth; this will help you to avoid collapsing inward or falling outward. Use your core and upper extremities to support you in moving down and up and vice versa. As you lower, point your tailbone backwards, generating the movement from the balls of your hip joints. As you rise, press your feet into the ground.  Read More→

Nia Technique® Demo Class Presented by SuzWorks Wellness and City Fitness

June 14, 200912

11:30 am

Join me, Suzannah Weiss, Nia Blue Belt Instructor, for a dynamic, energizing, fun, body-mind-emotion-spirit movement class.

Nia teaches you how to listen to the voice of your body and allow the body to be your guide in discovering Dynamic Ease.

Practiced barefoot to great music, Nia is self-guided, adaptable and safe for any fitness level, from stiff beginners to highly fit athletes. Delivering cardiovascular, whole-body conditioning, Nia is based on creating a loving relationship with the body and following The Body’s Way – the innate intelligence of the body.

The most fun you’ll have in a group exercise class!

Nia Technique® Demo Class
Presented by
SuzWorks Wellness
and
City Fitness

Are you sustaining passion?

Passion Flower in Bloom

At New Year, what did you imagine you’d do, have, or be six months down the line?Did you commit to exercise and diet so you could change your look or improve your health? Did you start to straighten out your finances, your closets, and your office so you could lead a more organized life?  Did you declare that you’d have a new job, a new car, a new attitude so you could start fresh? Maybe you knew you’d be having a baby, or be getting sworn in as president, or moving to a new house. If so, you left yourself no option. If you had a baby, became president or sold your house, chances are you met your goals.  Good for you. Read More→