Nia White Belt
13 White Belt Principles
- The Joy of Movement
- Natural Time and the Movement Forms
- Music and the 8BC System
- FreeDance
- Awareness
- The Base of the Body
- Three Planes of Movement and Three Intensity Levels
- The Core of the Body
- The Upper Extremities of the Body
- X-Ray Anatomy
- Creating a Sacred Livelihood
- Continuing Education
- Teaching What You Sense
Focus: Physical sensation | Intent: To know your body
The Nia White Belt Intensive lays the foundation for all Nia training and education. In White Belt, you are introduced to the first 13 principles of Nia focusing on the physical realm of the body.
All 52 principles of Nia are explored with your body and movement through the lens of Science-Craft-Art. During your training, you will be guided to place attention on your self, on your body, and on physical sensation, using movement to develop cognitive and somatic knowledge.
Principle 1, The Joy of Movement, is the foundation for the entire body of Nia work. This principle teaches you to choose sensation to connect to Joy. In Nia, the word Joy expresses a universal energy, different from emotional enjoyment. As you learn to sense your body, you can invite Joy into the experience of your life. Over time and through Nia practice, you can learn to sustain and increase the amount of Joy you sense in every experience.
In the Nia White Belt, you will learn:
- A deeper understanding of self: knowing your body, mind, emotions and spirit.
- Techniques to sustain and increase pleasurable sensation in your body.
- Ways to integrate Nia's nine movement forms: Jazz Dance, Duncan Dance, Modern Dance; Aikido, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do; The Alexander Technique, The Work of Moshe Feldenkrais® and Yoga.
- The 52 Moves of Nia: the language of conditioning and self-healing.
- How to work with the 8BC system: Developing listening skills to code and map music and sound.
- The practice of RAW: Relaxed, Alert, Waiting and what it means to be in "living meditation."
- How to stimulate movement creativity using the eight stages of FreeDance.
- The Body's Way method for moving and physical conditioning.
- How to listen to the voices of your body.
- How to move Your Body's Way.
- How to "create space."
- About your "witness" and how to use it as a tool for self-healing.
- How to create an optimal learning experience working with the Energy Allies.
- How to communicate what you sense in your body.
- Nia's business philosophy and what it means to create a sacred livelihood based on your unique life purpose.
The $1599 USD price of the Nia White Belt Intensive includes:
- 7-day White Belt Intensive Training, including 50+ hours of somatic education
- 200+ page White Belt Learn book
- NiaNow DVD
- Subscription to Nia's monthly e-Newsletter
- Access to the Nia's online Community Forum
- Access to Nia's monthly public telecourses
- Nia White Belt (upon graduation)
- Nia Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of your White Belt Intensive Training, if you would like to continue your education and/or teach Nia in a fitness class or professional setting, you may do so by purchasing the Nia Livelihood Package for $520 USD, renewed annually.
White Belt Learn Book
This 200+page book is an educational tool that corresponds to each day of the Nia White Belt Intensive Training. It contains graphics and detailed information about music, movement, anatomy, philosophy and science, as related to the information transmitted each day of your training. It also includes journal pages for you to record your experiences and personal discoveries.
NiaNow DVD
This beautiful marketing DVD introduces you to the Nia Technique, offering a taste of the Nia experience and transformational benefits through images, music and testimonials.
Subscription to Nia's monthly e-Newsletter
Stay connected to the co-founders and the global Nia community through this artful e-Newsletter, featuring articles, tips, special announcements, inspiring stories and graphics, and messages from Nia International Headquarters.
Nia Online Forum
The Forum provides support and camaraderie among Nia graduates from around the world. This online community includes discussions about personal experiences, teaching, cueing, business development, personal growth and more!
Monthly Mentoring Telecourses
Each month, join Nia's mentoring Telecourses hosted by Nia co-creator Debbie Rosas Stewart, along with other Nia Trainers. These telecourses provide an opportunity to connect live with the masters and keep you moving forward along your path. Telecourses include a 15-minute discourse by Debbie Rosas Stewart and/or the hosting Nia Trainer, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. Each year, a specific course of study is shared through a curriculum of monthly topics. Past courses of study, archived audio files, and upcoming schedules and topics are available online at NiaNow.com.