Location(s)

1 hour classic Nia with Lesley

Session Theme:  Vitality

Focus:  Love in the Heart

Benefits:  Free yourself through the 4th chakra-s-the heart, the center of love; sensation of touch.

Youngstown Arts Center (Movement Studio)
4408 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106

Location(s)

1 hour classic Nia - with an Easter twist - with Lesley. 

Special Nia Class with Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Prizes include Nia CD, DVDs, foot rub cream, chocolate, and more.

1 Easter Egg per person.  Dancers ages 12 and up welcome.

Free to NiaDivas members.  Drop-in $14 (+tax).  Dancers 12-17 dance free with parent.

Youngstown Arts Center (Movement Studio)
4408 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106

Location(s)

1 hour classic Nia with Lesley. 

Spring Session Theme: Vitality--aliveness, vigor, energy, growth and development.

March 8th Focus Resp-i-ar-e (Latin)--To breathe.

Benefits:  Practice belly breathing for relaxation; diaphragmatic breathing for dynamic ease and increased stamina.

References:

The Tao of Natural Breathing: Dennis Lewis. Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA; 2006. ISBN-13: 978-1930-485-14-X.

Anatomy of Breathing: Blandine Calais-Germain. Eastland Press, Seattle, WA; 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0-939616-55-8.

Series Syllabus

March 8th: Focus: Respirare, to breathe. Vitalize through natural belly breathing, the sigh, the yawn, the laugh, and sounding.

March 15th Focus: Fire in the Belly. Vitalize through the third chakra, the belly, the center of power and will, center of gravity (hara), and center of laughter.

March 22nd: Special Guest Nia Teacher, Maggie Sprague

March 29th Focus: Love in the Heart. Vitalize through the fourth chakra, the heart, center of love, sensation of touch.

Location(s)

1 hour classic Nia with special guest teacher Maggie Sprague.  Join Maggie for this class and get into your sassier movement side.  Maggie's regular Nia base is M'Illumino Movement Arts Studio on Roosevelt and 69th. Click here for more about Maggie.

Youngstown Arts Center (Movement Studio)
4408 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106

Location(s)

1 hour classic Nia with Lesley

Session Theme: Vitality

Dancing through Life 1:  Dancing through Life

 Benefits:  Integrate Nia into life; Weave together sound and silence, action and inaction, perception and reality.

Youngstown Arts Center (Movement Studio)
4408 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106