Sacred Body: Biology and Soul

Going about the practice 
of dancing through life, 
living meditation and life 
as art, the body invites us 
into its deep reservoir of
sensation, perception and 
proprioception in all its 
75 trillion cells.  
The body itself is awareness.
Dancing through life invites
us to experience all of life to
be as pleasurable as when [...]

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In Nia we call the feet, “the hands that touch the Earth,” and the hands, “the feet that touch the space.”  Front paws, back paws, four paws radiating from the body center.
Check out these beautiful photos of feet and hands from the Olympics in Beijing:
Feet
Hands
Hands are feet, feet are hands
Look how the [...]

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Yesterday I received a Watsu session from my friend Sharon Dvora.  Wow! 
Watsu (from “water shiatsu”) is type of bodywork done in the water.  (Find out more about Watsu here.)  
Talk about the sensation of being Embryonic!  
You are floating in warm water, while being continuously cradled, rocked and stretched by the Watsu practitioner.  Stillness alternates [...]

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My Black Belt sister, Lisa Cassidy from Canada, created this compilation of the beautiful photographs taken by Nia CEO, Jeff Stewart, during Black Belt and set it to music.  It’s lovely.  It may take a little while to download, depending on your system, but it’s worth it to see and feel the soul of Black [...]

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