Events

New Classes!

Mondays & Wednesdays
5:45 p.m. at StudioNia Santa Fe!

Play-Power-Potential!

Come Play with the Nia Technique principle: Three planes of movement and intensity levels.  Explore the Power and freedom of moving your body from earth tosky and back again while creating the Potential to take it deeper the next time.  Build your perfect body through pleasure and sensation: The Body’s Way !

Join Nia Black Belt instructors, Kelle Rae Oien and Randy Miller for this exploration of the 3 planes of movement and 3 intensity levels.

Sunday, April 25th, 2010
1:00 - 5:00pm

StudioNia Santa Fe
$35 Early / $45 Door

'Aya' Routine Review For Teachers

For those of you who did the Aya Playcamp with me and would like a review so you can 'tighten' the routine, OR for anyone learning the routine now who wants to JUMP IN with us for 2 hours of creative review, focusing on *EMBODYING for REMEMBERING*!

When: Saturday May 8th 2:00-4:00pm
Cost: $20.00
Where: StudioNia Santa Fe
To register contact Kelle: 505-310-8227 or StudioNia Santa Fe: 505-989-1299

'Alive' Playcamp

New Nia Routine Immersion for Teachers

When: Sunday May 23rd 12:00 to 7:00pm
Tuition: $60.00
Where: StudioNia Santa Fe

Add this new routine by Carlos AyaRosas to your body of work! Build your routine-learning muscles by utilizing principle #12. Get energized and feel supported by learning w/ nia belts in our community! We'll go through every song; do the bars, look at the big and little picture, dress the bars, watch for important musical cues, and teach the songs together.

By the end of the day, we will take our own class, and everyone will transmit and receive the gift of teaching ALIVE!

You must be at least a white belt, but do not need to be teaching in order to take this workshop. By the time you teach this routine in public, you must own the routine and be licensed. It is helpful to have the music beforehand and to FreeDance the songs beforehand. (you can buy CD's from Kelle or at StudioNia) Workshop is from 12:00-7:00pm, with time for a few breaks, and plenty of immersion time. Bring Snacks!

Register w/ Kelle (kelle@niaspirit.com), 505-310-8227, or @ StudioNia Santa Fe. 505-989-1299

Trusting the Mystery with Barbara Powell and Kelle Rae Oien

Yoga & Nia Retreat
February 12-19, 2011
Chacala, Mexico

Join inspirational teacher Barbara Powell, affectionately known as Yoga Ma by her students, and Black Belt Nia instructor Kelle Rae Oien, who return to the Sayulita area for their popular retreat. Barbara and Kelle infuse their work with an ongoing inquiry into the wild force that runs through everything andeveryone. They extend the challenge and invitation for us to live more of our lives with an awareness of this force - exploring it through the practice of yoga, and the healing and creative power of Nia. Alternating plenty of time for relaxation along with meditation, Nia, and yoga classes, guests can enjoy the activities available in the area, or simply renew in the presence of the abundant prana offered by the sea. Volunteer service during your stay is also an option, in concert with the ongoing work of our hosts who use proceeds from their business to provide medical services for local townspeople.

Our retreat site is Mar de Jade Holistic Lifestyle Center: part retreat center, vacation spot, volunteer site and holistic healing sanctuary. Inspired over 25 years ago with a humanitarian vision, the spacious layout of Mar de Jade includes a Mediterranean - style main house, plus suites and guest rooms on a natural property where you'll find mango and papaya trees, and hammocks beneath the palms. The site is nestled at the base of an extinct volcano covered by lush tropical jungle, overlooking blue-green waters lapping gently at the golden shore.

One client commented on the 2009 "Trusting the Mystery" retreat: "The rooms, staff, classes, participants and thunder of the ocean were fantastic. Thanks for this amazing experience." Don't miss this powerful opportunity to leave behind the clamors of daily life, and engage in a week of connection and renewal.

Book your flight to Puerto Vallarta. The retreat site is located about 90 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta, on the south end of Chacala Beach, in the municipality of Compostela, state of Nayarit, Mexico.

For more information, contact Kelle.

Workshops (Please contact me if you're interested in organizing an event.)

You, Fabulous You!

Give yourself the ultimate gift—An intimate relationship with your body and your life.

Do you ever feel that your inner talk interferes with your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual fitness?  What if you could break out of your old habits and patterns to create a vibrant new way of being in your body?

‘You Fabulous You’ offers the opportunity to shift the way you relate to movement, and create a new path towards health and well-being. Using a combination of techniques, you will track the previous story you’ve been living, and dance your way into energized awareness. This workshop will begin to transform your ideas about how fit and healthy you can be—and offer you the freedom to dance through life with joy and ease.

“How to Be a Freedance Superstar!”

Open up to your most expressive, playful self! Uncover your inner freedom and learn to move spontaneously and organically.

Discover how Nia Freedance can help you cultivate energy, stimulate imagination, and have fun! Delve into the science, craft, and art of Freedance as a way of exploring body, mind, and spirit to achieve new heights of freedom and potential.

In this workshop, you will be guided through the Nia Freedance practice. You will be introduced to the art of listening and be guided to be in your body and with the music. You will learn to transcend internal blocks, access your creative source, and discover your authentic mover. The session will culminate with an experience designed to celebrate and unleash your creative potential!

“Nia’s Pleasure Principle”

How often do you truly experience joy when you move? Do you want exercise to be more fun? Start building a lifetime fitness practice based on pleasure.

Pleasure is at the heart of Nia. Instead of “No pain, no gain,” Nia’s philosophy is, “If it feels good, do it—if it hurts, stop.” In fact, if you’re not having fun, you’re not doing Nia! When you seek pleasure in every movement, fitness happens naturally. There’s no need to force it or experience discomfort to achieve your goals—and you look forward to moving as a joyful part of every day, rather than seeing exercise as an obligation.

This workshop guides you through a meditation and series of exercises designed to help you connect with pleasure, and emerge with new tools for experiencing the many physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits of Nia…not only during class, but in every aspect of your life.

Movement Meditations

Movement and meditation offer us moments of silence and stillness. In these one- hour Movement Meditations, find respite from your hectic lifestyle, restore the inner wisdom of your body, and move with its guidance.  Regain connection and balance between the activities of body and mind. Let your spirit dive deep without being still, while nurturing the experience of your physical form. Enjoy, restore and heal with pleasure in these vocally guided experiences. Meditation focuses include: “The Voices of the Body,”  “The 5 Stages of Self Healing,” “The Rhythms of Life,” and “Renewal for Body and Soul”.