Regular Nia Actually Makes You Happier
Research has shown that even a moderate amount of any exercise, done regularly, increases happiness.
Nia Technique does so even more, because Nia is designed to create happiness, alongside fitness and wellness. Happy-making is Nia’s superpower! A single Nia class will make you happier for a few hours. Regular participation - once a week or more - can make you happier all the time. Here’s why.
Top 5 Happy-Making Powers of Nia
Joy of Movement. Nia is designed to create a feeling called Joy of Movement. You will experience it during class and feel uplifted for a few hours afterward. When you take class every week without fail, you will get more joy from each class as your brain learns the feeling. Twice a week and joy starts accumulating in your tissues; it will last longer, perhaps into the next day. Three times a week or more, and within a month or two you will be feeling noticeably happier literally all the time. It’s not denial; it’s a skill learned by the brain. People do drugs to feel like this.
Holistic benefits. Unlike most exercise classes, Nia benefits all aspects of you: body, mind, emotions and spirit. To your body, Nia delivers the “Five Sensations of Fitness” (flexibility, agility, mobility, stability and strength) - which you can physically sense in your body. To your mind, Nia delivers imaginative imagery, fun choreography, rich somatic education programs, and a body-centered philosophy that can help you through life’s rough spots. To your emotions, Nia delivers resilience, encouragement and the safety to express feelings during class. To your spirit, Nia delivers the freedom to play, be inspired and do the moves your own unique way. All of these benefits FEEL GOOD and come together synergistically in Nia like in no other practice.
Body-Love. No matter what state your body is in or how you feel about it, Nia shifts your relationship with your body towards the positive. By refocusing your attention from how your body looks to how it feels…from what’s wrong with it to what’s right…from external judging to internal appreciation…Nia teaches you how to love and honor your body from the inside. You will experience a whole new kind of happiness simply because your relationship with your body has shifted towards fun, pleasure and gratitude.
Psychological Healing. The pain and trauma you have experienced in the past may still be inside your body, trapped in your tissues, reducing your ability to experience pleasure and happiness every day. Nia’s emphasis on sensation helps release the issues in your tissues - especially in combination with other healing practices such as psychotherapy, meditation, breathwork and affirmations. Sensing your body is a major pathway to emotional healing - and Nia puts you right on it.
Community. With regular participation, you will get to know other Nia people who are also using movement to find health, fitness and happiness. They will support you as you dare to take better care of yourself and dare to take steps, actual literal steps, toward happiness.
Regular participation in Nia is one of the best, most efficient, least expensive ways to create more happiness for yourself. Nia uplifts your whole being, body and soul - for the cost of an exercise class.
Start now. Look at my class schedule, decide how many classes you can commit to every week (they’re all on Zoom), and buy a 10-class pack. By the time you finish your 10th class, you will be in a better place or I will eat my hat!
