Nia, an internationally acclaimed practice for over 30 years.

Nia is now taught in 49 countries around the world. Awakening the senses, Nia teaches you to love your body and your life. Here in Australia, Nia is shared with enthusiasm by a lively community that has grown organically since 2004.

 

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  • 3rd August, 2021 in Body-Mind, Mental Health, Nia 13 Principles

    CHANGE BEGINS WITH AWARENESS by Erica Kostiuk

    We all have different opinions, beliefs and fears about what is going on in in our country and the world, but one thing I’m sure we can all agree on is that it has certainly taken its toll on our body, mind, emotions and spirits.

    Financial stress, being socially isolated, feeling like I can’t express myself authentically and anxiety around what the future may hold, have all had a significant impact on my own physical and mental health over the past 18 months. I have personally gained 30kg since January 2020, putting me at the heaviest I’ve ever been. I have judged and beat myself up for this, telling myself “Erica, you know better. What are you doing to yourself?” I have set the intention to “start the diet” every Monday for the past 18 months and every time I don’t follow through, I judge myself more which just makes it worse.

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  • 5th December, 2019 in Nia 13 Principles, Nia Practice, Nia White Belt Training

    STALKING WHAT STEALS YOUR JOY & HOW TO GET IT BACK

    Find out what brings you Joy and do it more often…

    Stalk what steals your Joy and give it less attention.

    Sounds simple enough. But the way our brains are wired… we tend to focus on the negative. Our “fight or flight” sympathetic nervous systems are being flooded daily by external and internal stressors, real and imagined. There’s so much going on in the world that is beyond our control and these are troubling times for our planet and many who are suffering and struggling.

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  • 7th May, 2019 in Music & Videos, Nia 13 Principles, Nia Belt Trainings, Nia White Belt Training

    MUSIC – Nia PRINCIPLE #3

    “If music be the food of love, play on.”    Willliam Shakespeare

    I can’t imagine life without music. 

    Music can make your heart sing or make your heart cry.  Music has the power to bring back such strong memories you feel like you are reliving the moment.  Music is primal, emotive, sensual – it can energise and excite or relax and soothe. 

    And above all … it can make you want to dance!!

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