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Written by Danielle Eastman

April 22, 2010 at 9:35 am

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happy healthy base of the body

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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

Written by Danielle Eastman

March 31, 2010 at 6:36 am

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