The Movement forms are a diverse blend of Eastern and Western movements, concepts and philosophies from the worlds of the healing arts, martial arts, and dance.
Kathy Wolstenholme, a Black Belt teacher and Trainer in the Nia Technique, has been teaching Nia for over 13 years and training people to teach Nia for the last 5 years. She moved to South Africa from America and with her brought the gift of Nia. Nia South Africa began with Kathy – and has now spread from Cape Town throughout the country. www.niasouthafrica.co.za The Nia Technique® is now offered in twenty-nine countries across the globe by over 1 500 certified licensed practitioners. Over 60 000 people embrace this body-mind movement and lifestyle practice.
Fitness, health, well-being and self-love naturally result from the Nia experience. What makes Nia so innovative is its unlimited adaptability. Nia enables people of various fitness levels, various ages and physical limitation to participate, and in addition; uniquely offers an integration with a wide range of therapeutic, wellness, self-growth and educational models.
Nia’s ground-breaking work is now recognized as one of the most innovative and safe cardiovascular programmes to date.
Benefits:
- Enables weight loss and proper weight maintenance;
- Strengthens muscles and improves muscle tone;
- Calms the mind and relieves stress;
- Heightens sexual function;
- Increases mobility and flexibility;
- Improves stamina and vitality;
- Strengthens immunity and organ function;
- Alleviates emotional problems, incl. depression & anxiety;
- Better circulation and postural alignment;
Nia is Fun!
Nia Cape Town North - Kenridge Centre - Bellville
Nia turns your workout into body work, making comfort and pleasure priorities. The cardiovascular conditioning, flexibility, muscle definition, increased overall agility, natural grace, muscle balance, and strength are a given.
Teachers
Zanéta Zylstra-van Huyssteen: (Partner & Core Teacher) ......................
“Nia helps me every day to find comfort in my own skin!
To fall in-love with my body and life!
Through Nia I play, I express and I explore.
My body, mind and emotions get a workout and through all of it my
spirit, my essence…shines.”
Please contact us for further information or enquiries:
Zanéta 082 784 6211 OR Email: info@niacptnorth.co.za
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO NIA CAPE TOWN NORTH
For details of the class times and costs, please go to www.niacptnorth.co.za
Below some comments from our clients:
Hettienne Grobler: ‘Nia has changed my life. It has restored my joie de vivre and bodysense. I find my inspiration for my paintings and writing in my daily dose of Nia. It is a wonderful form of self-expression and one is able to access feelings and thoughts deeply stored in your subconscious through this discipline. It is based on sound principles of natural healing and psychological processes. Nia replaces all forms of therapy as you dance yourself into health, wellness and joy.’
Jacqui: A great way to get your groove back! Safely!
Louise (46): So much fun! The most relaxing workout for body & mind. A highlight in the week. The best thing this year!
Bev: The classes are invigorating, refreshing and great for de-stressing! It’s like a fresh breeze in my life.
Janet: Lots of fun and a great workout – The Best!
Verika (artist): I love Nia. It changed my life! It inspires me in everyday life – in my art! Amazing!
Jes: Nia has brought so much to my life! Joy, harmony, balance, health, and a wonderful approach to living. Love it!
It is our intent to create a space where every client feels safe to explore, open to express and comfortable to be themselves.
Each class is ALL about you!
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Over the years I have tried all possible forms of exercise and none have come close to giving me the pleasure and benefit I get from Nia. The flowing movements and freedom of self-expression make it unique and I thoroughly enjoy it, while staying fit and healthy. And it's fun, fun, fun.
Nia Stellenbosch - 17 Oewerpark - Stellenbosch
Nia, Stellenbosch classes:
Stellenbosch Dance Studio, Oewerpark 17
When:
Mornings: Thursdays, 8h30-9h30 am.
Evenings: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 19h25-20h25 pm.
Class-fees:
(Please contact me, Lucia Brand at 021 88 00 846 / 082 552 0303.)
“We have come to be danced
Not the pretty dance
Not the pretty pretty, pick me, pick me dance
But the claw our way back into the belly
Of the sacred, sensual animal dance
The unhinged, unplugged, cat is out of its box dance
The holding the precious moment in the palms
Of our hands and feet dance…"
Lucia Brand
.. Nia Stellenbosch - Oewerpark - Stellenbosch
Nia stands for Neuromuscular Integrative Action, which simply means that Nia utilises physical activity to integrate one’s neurology (including the mind, emotions, and spirit), with one’s outer body, or musculature. To achieve this whole-being integration, Nia addresses the whole person, using a comprehensive, holistic exercise approach designed with a combination of nine classic movement forms.
Discover the Joy of Movement
In 1983, at the height of the no-pain no-gain fitness mentality, Carlos Rosas and Debbie Rosas, both successful fitness instructors in America, began to question the traditional models of exercise and began to craft a more holistic way of being healthy in one’s body. They incorporated mindfulness, comfort, passion, the Joy of Movement and pleasure, into their lives and their workout as the new way to feel and create both fitness and well-being. They discovered that getting fit and healthy through pleasure is the way to heal, and is key to health.
