NIA ~ Love Your Body, Love Your Life!
A new NIA session starts Monday in Coronado. You can sign up for this innovative fitness and dance class through Coronado Adult Education. Classes are held Monday and Wednesday from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm in one of the dance studios at Coronado High School. Tuition for 6 weeks of classes is only $34 and $31 for people over age 65.
NIA stands for neuromuscular integrative action and is a fusion of fitness for your mind and body. It combines the Martial Arts techniques of T’ai Chi, Tae Kwon Do and Aikido with the dance styles of Jazz Dance, Modern Dance and Duncan Dance and incorporates the healing arts of Yoga and the Alexander Technique.
By balancing technical precision with free-form expression, NIA brings the body, mind, emotions and spirit to optimum health through music, movement and self-expression. It is an activity that is enjoyed by people of all ages as you participate at whatever level you feel comfortable.
During the last session, my classmates varied in age and fitness level and each one joyfully participated at their own pace. We each left every class feeling energized, peaceful and thoroughly worked out.
Come give NIA a try and have fun getting fit in mind and body!
Take a moment and check out this great article about NIA on WebMD. Find Fitness Bliss with NIA is written by Dr. Gila Leiter.
The first time I laid eyes on the Pacific Ocean…it was night, I was walking down to the beach from the Hotel del Coronado. I’ll always remember the smell, the breeze, the sound….I was present, alert, relaxed, excited, and tickled.
To think of taking Nia classes on Coronado Island…creates a most pleasing vision, complete with a full range of wonderful feelings.
Have fun….I’ll be there in Spirit….while here in Austin, TX in ‘Body’
Thank you for sharing such a lovely vision Julie! I have been lucky enough to have many of such moments here it is magical.
Hmm, the thought of Nia on the beach is very enticing…
Do you take Nia in Austin? I love finding fellow Nis fans. I’ve connected with people as far away as Canada & Australia ~ it is such a wonderful thing to share.
I think a field trip to the beach this summer is in order!
I agree, and I know that the rest of the class would love it! NIA in Sunset Park was wonderful and I think many more outside NIA classes are in order