Posts Tagged ‘feet’
love your feet day!
Love your feet day! What sort of treat will you give your feet today? A soothing massage? A refreshing exfoliating scrub? A relaxing bubble bath? Some silky smooth lotion? Sparkly new nail polish? A chance to rest? How about a little elevation? How will you thank them for all that they allow you to do? How can you show them a little affection? How will you love your feet today? ❤ Love your feet! ❤
Nia ~ Love Your Body! Love Your Life!
nia co-founder, debbie rosas stewart, on “feet”
Want to read more about dancing in bare feet? Check out this article by Nia co-founder, Debbie Rosas Stewart!
Nia’s Answer to Stability—Naked Feet
by Debbie Rosas Stewart
Published on NiaNow.com, June 2, 2010
I thought a lot about what to discuss for this month’s focus, White Belt Principle 6: The Base of the Body. After much deliberation, I decided to talk about the feet and also to share part of Nia’s history with information from our first book from 1987. This book introduced our crazy notion of working out in bare feet and eliminating the high-impact jumping and jogging of popular aerobics. It was all about stability and comfort – and it ultimately became the foundation of Nia movement.
beautiful grounded dancing feet
Hello! Welcome to our new fall session of Nia classes!
In Nia, we always have a focus for class. The focus is sometimes about sensing a body part, sensing a particular movement dynamic, etc. It’s always about sensing something. Sensing your body… Tapping into the wisdom of your cells… Integrating body and mind through sensation… Staying present as sensations are happening here and now… Staying relaxed, yet focused on what we are doing, how we are moving, seeking more comfort… Well, you get the picture…
This week our focus will be on sensing our feet. Whether we are dancing them around the space or holding a strong, grounded, stable stance, our dance always begins with our feet. Focusing on sensing our feet helps us to move in ways that are safe and pleasurable, and ways that create a strong, grounded, powerful foundation.
danceological footprint
Happy Earth Day!
Debbie Rosas and Carlos AyaRosas, Nia Co-Founders, say “The feet are the hands that touch the earth.” So today, let’s pay attention to how we D*A*N*C*E on the EARTH! As we “touch” the floor with our feet, we sense our bodies and listen to the feedback we receive about the impact of each step we take! Is it pleasurable? Is there a way to touch the floor that would feel even better? Let’s find out! See you soon! …
Want more? What else can you notice about how you D*A*N*C*E on the EARTH today (in class or in life)? Here are some potential sensations to explore (pick a question…any question)…
happy healthy base of the body
Hello! This morning, let’s spend a little quality time with our Base, shall we?
The Base of the Body
In Nia, the “base” refers to our feet, ankle joints, lower legs (shinbones), knee joints, upper legs (thighbones), and hip joints (basically, our feet and legs). Our base is our foundation. At any moment we might have a wobbly foundation, a hesitant foundation, a tired foundation, a stable foundation, a grounded foundation, etc. So today, let’s really notice the foundation we create with our feet and legs.
Why
How we step, stand, and kick with our feet and legs greatly impacts the safety, comfort, and conditioning of our base. We therefore want to pay attention to our base in order to keep our feet and legs happy and healthy! read more
barenaked footsies
In 1983, Debbie and Carlos (co-founders of Nia) stopped leading aerobics classes full of jumping jacks and jogging in place and decided instead to kick off their shoes and find ways to move that felt better.
It is generally believed that each foot has over 7000 nerve endings that talk amongst themselves and with the rest of your body. Some are there to activate the muscles. Some of these nerves communicate via the language of Pleasure (“yay, I like this – this feels good”) and Pain (“ouch”). Some nerves let you know which part of your foot is currently supporting your weight or contacting the ground. Some are more reflexive in nature, signaling “HOT!,” “Brrrrrrr!,” or “I’m about to fall so you better reach for something, QUICK!” Some nerves are more subtle, telling your body that more fluid is needed in your knees due to the current forces being put on them. What’s my point? Our feet are awesome… read more
