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Area events
In addition to weekly walk-in group classes, members of Nia San Antonio, and other practitioners who teach movement forms of Nia, offer private lessons, workshops and trainings and other celebrations. Here’s a list of events coming up in the area in the near future...
CALLING ALL MEN: An Introduction to Nia!
Date: Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Location: The Synergy Studio
Cost: $15.00
Instructors: Adelle Brewer and Jan Jarboe Russell
Contact: Adelle Brewer for more information, 210.872.0751
This workshop is designed to introduce men into the basics of Nia, a body-mind fitness program that focuses on three arts: Martial Arts, Dance Arts, and Healing Arts. This particular workshop will focus on the three forms of martial arts that we express In Nia -- Tai Chi, a relaxed experience of alignment of body weights by moving mindfully, Tae Kwon Do, the explosive dance of precision using strikes, punches, and kicks, and Aikido, the physical awareness of neither fight nor flight but blending.
The practice of martial arts gives us the opportunity to sense what the body naturally knows how to do, but faster and with greater awareness, mindful control and precision.
This class is designed for men who have never taken a Nia class, who have no prior training in the martial arts, but who want an experience of feeling powerful, balanced and grounded.
"A warrior must learn to make every act count, since he is going to be here in this world for only a short while, in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it." From the Teachings of Don Juan
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Finding Your Voice: A Nia Sounding Playshop!
Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Location: The Synergy Studio
Time: 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Cost: $25.00
Instructors: Adelle Brewer and Jan Jarboe Russell
Contact: Adelle Brewer for more information, 210.872.0751
Movement is born in stillness. Words are born in silence. Join us for an exploration of the voices of the body as a means to express and experience your own authentic, embodied voice. In every Nia class, we use sound as a means of engaging the core, of letting the bones speak, of intensifying the five sensations -- strength, stability, agility, flexibility and mobility - and of transformation. This workshop is designed to help students find their individual voice and to blend with the voices of the community.
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Nia Class and Teacher Workshop with Black Belt Trainer Holly Curtis!
Class for all Nians: The Dynamics of Conditioning
Movement dynamics are necessary to continue conditioning in Nia. Regardless of your level of experience, there is always more to be felt, more to be noticed, and more to dance to in a Nia class. Sharpen up your practice in this 75 minute class with Nia Trainer, Holly Curtis, from Santa Fe, New Mexico!
Date: Saturday, June 27th, 2008
Location: The Synergy Studio
Time: 9:15 am
Cost: $15.
Nia Teacher Workshop: Silence and Sound... Following the Map of the Music as You Teach
Our most
important source of guidance and inspiration as a Nia teacher is the music. In
this session we'll practice mapping silence and sound with the bars and taking
this intimate connection in the art of teaching.
Date: Friday, June 27th
Time: 1-4:00pm
Cost: $75.00
Contact: Adelle Brewer for more information, 210.872.0751
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AND... coming in Fall, 2008
A Nia White Belt Intensive with Black Belt Trainer Holly Curtis!!!
Dates: October 10th-16th
Location: The Synergy Studio
Cost: $1599.00
Contact: Adelle Brewer for more information, 210.872.0751, or visit Holly's web site, www.niaeducation.com
We are excited to host Holly Curtis, Black Belt Nia Trainer from Santa Fe, New Mexico in the Fall of 2008. Join us at our beautiful new studio for a week of learning and friendship... delve deeper into the magic 13 Principles of Nia!
The Nia White Belt Intensive Training is highly interactive. using both cognitive and experiential learning models along with the Nia principles. When you attend you will study movement dynamics, body-mind physiology, kinesiology, choreography, music appreciation, physical and x-ray anatomy, and more. You will also participate with other students in Nia classes to witness the power of the technique in practice.
The 13 Principles are:
Principle #1 - Joy of Movement
Principle #2 - Natural Time and the Movement Forms
Principle #3 - Music and the 8BC Syste,
Principle #4 - FreeDance
Principle #5 - Awareness
Principle #6 - The Base
Principle #7 - Three Planes of Movement and Intensity Levels
Principle #8 - The Core
Principle #9 - Creative Arm and Hand Expressions
Principle #10 - X-ray Anatomy
Prniciple #11 - Business and Marketing
Principle #12 - Continuing Education
Principle #13 - Teaching What You Sense
The White Belt Intensive is the first step in teacher training, although it is not necessary to want to be a Nia teacher to benefit deeply from the experience. Thousands of people have embarked on this path of personal development and self-discovery by incorporating the Nia principles into their lives. The results of a Nia Intensive training, for anyone, are education, personal and professional growth, self-empowerment, and self-actualization. |
 Announcement!
The Synergy Studio is now carrying The Nia Technique book in their retail area! This book, written by Debbie and Carlos Rosas, the founders of Nia, is a tremendous tool for all Nia students. Ask any teacher to see a copy, and you will see what an invaluable resource it is. Books can be purchased for $20.00 before and after class.
The Synergy Studio also has NiaWear for purchase in the lobby. NiaWear, from Portland, Oregon, is made with fabulous material that moves with you, and doesn't wear out! Perfect for any movement class, as well as a night on the town. Check out the variety of available pants and tops in our retail area. 
In addition, The Synergy Studio carries the Nia music of DreamWalker, Sanjana, Clarity, Opal, Earthsong, Amethyst, Canta and Zensation for $15/CD! We also have NiaUnplugged! on DVD... buy one for your home practice and travel! $15/DVD |
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