This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Nia Faculty Trainer Britta von Tagen returns to Embody to share a master class and her workshop focusing on ‘Your Body’s Way’.
In the workshop you’ll learn to dance your own dance (your body’s way) amidst choreography. You’ll get to practice delicately listening to your body while also listening to your teacher.
Your Body’s Way workshop is valuable whether you are a Nia teacher or Nia student and especially good if you are new to Nia.
Friday, December 30th
Master Class: 5:30pm-6:30pm – $20*
Workshop: 6:30pm-8:30pm – $35*
Both: $45* Early Bird (Save $10! Ends 12/23)
Both: $55* General (Begins 12/24)
*Unlimited Members receive 10% off!
MORE INFORMATION:
The Master Class is open to ALL students and will be a one hour Nia class formatted similarly to other Nia classes using the 7 Cycles with a hyper concentrated focus of “Your Body’s Way”.
The Workshop is designed to encourage individuals to become their own conscious personal trainer using the Nia 52 Moves to sense each move as a tool for self healing. You will learn to modify the 52 moves to fit your body’s design and function. In the Workshop you will be learn Nia’s definition of “Your Body’s Way” and how adapting movements and perceptions can assist you in your dance. You will dance focusing on the Nia 52 Moves, the three stages of the practice and self healing to a variety of sounds.
Curious about YOGA? Never taken a yoga class? Not sure what to expect? This is the workshop for you!
You’ll learn the basics of yoga, get your questions answered and experience a slow-paced beginning-level yoga class. All levels of fitness are welcome and no experience or special equipment required.
In this 2 hour workshop, you will learn:
*WHAT IS YOGA? – Introduction to yoga foundation, history and philosophy and benefits of Yoga
*PRANAYAMA TECHNIQUES – Using the breath to relax the body and calm the mind
*ALIGNMENT PRINCIPALS – How to practice yoga safely
*FOUNDATIONAL POSTURES – An introduction to basic yoga postures
*INTRODUCTION TO PROPS – Getting to know the tools that will help your practice.
*MEDITATION – Quiet the mind and gain peace and clarity
$15* Early Bird (ends 12/31/16)
$20* General (begins 1/1/17)
*Unlimited Members receive 10% off
Bring a water bottle and wear loose-fitting comfortable clothing you can move freely in.
Ease Pain and Feel Great with MELT!
Join MELT Instructor, Jill Pagano, for an introduction to The MELT Method. With MELT you’ll experience the results of melting away stuck stress and compressed joints.
This simple to learn and do method has helped thousands of people get out and stay out of chronic pain. The MELT Method is not exercise or diet, it is a self-care treatment that in just 10-15 minutes a day leaves you feeling like you just had a massage—that you created yourself! With regular practice, you too can become pain-free!
$30* Early Bird (Ends 12/31/16
$35* General (Begins 1/1/2017)
*plus tax. Unlimited Members receive 10% off
ABOUT JILL:
Jill Pagano has spent three decades teaching fitness and somatic movement.
She enjoyed 20 years as a Nia Instructor and 4 years as a Nia Trainer. Her latest exploration is excavating her goldmine of experience to bring people into a deeper relationship with their body.
Are you ready to fall in LOVE with a workout?Are tired of forcing yourself to go to the gym or feeling guilty for not going at all? Are you ready to completely change not only your body but your relationship with your body?
THEN GET READY FOR NIA and dance, move, laugh, shake and put PLEASURE into your workout!
Experience Nia in this 2 hour workshop designed specifically for beginners. We’ll introduce the basic concepts and principals of Nia and get moving in a beginning-level Nia class. All levels of fitness are welcome and no experience required!
$15* Early Bird (ends 1/6)
$20* General (begins 1/7)
*plus tax. Unlimited Members receive 10% off
Nia is a fun, energetic dance fitness workout that helps you become healthy, powerful and beautiful. This joy-fueled non-impact, full body, barefoot workout is focused on sensation, cultivating awareness and joy. Nia is about enjoying being present in the body and moving to your own individual intensity level and in your body’s way. A dynamic blend of dance arts, martial arts and healing arts, Nia is a path to condition, heal and express yourself through movement and sensation. Nia is more easily experienced than described. Movement variations offered for different levels of fitness. To learn more about Nia, visit NiaNow.com.
Join us for this introductory workshop and experience this captivating and empowering dance for women of all ages, shapes and sizes. Dance to the music of powerful Middle Eastern drum rhythms that connect to the heartbeat, inviting you to move. Explore the beauty and power of Tribal Belly Dance and the Divine Feminine Self while you dance, play and connect in safe and supportive community. Please wear comfortable clothing such as yoga pants, a fitted tank top or tee shirt, and a sash or scarf around your hips (optional).
$10 Early Bird* (ends 1/20)
$15 General* (begins 1/21)
*plus tax. Unlimited Members receive 10% off
Deepen your self-healing skills as Siere guides you on a somatic journey through ‘Moving to Heal’s’ 7 cycles of Self-Healing.
Learn how to adapt and personalize movements to fit your body’s way of self-healing. Drawing from the rich landscape of each cycle you will explore the dynamics between sensation-based movement and the art of feeling better. Receive tips and practices designed to increase self-healing in your life, work, play and dance.
This workshop is open to everybody and is suitable for those living with long or short term illness as well as those who simply desire to connect with the restorative movement of Nia as a healing art.
Saturday January 28 ~ 2pm to 5pm
$35* early bird (ends 1/19)
$40* general (begins 1/20)
*plus tax. unlimited members receive 10% off
Siere Munro, Nia Black Belt,Training Faculty Member, has been leading people through movement for over 25 years. Her background is in healing arts, expressive arts and fitness coupled with a passion for music and choreography. Siere has also lent her expertise to Nia Headquarters, launching two brand-new Nia Programs: Moving to Heal (MTH) and FreeDance. Siere teaches MTH and FreeDance in her home city Portland, Oregon. You can contact her directly at siere.munro@nianow.com.
Move from the stillness of meditation to outward expressions of the Divine. The unique format for this class includes Freedance, moving meditation and community connection. Movers of all ages and ability levels are welcome to attend.
$15* Drop-In
$25* for BOTH 9:00am Freedance the Divine AND 10:30am Moving to Heal.
* plus tax. Embody Unlimited Members receive 10% off!
This class is based on the Nia technique, emphasizing soft music and simple choreography that invites you to drop-in to your body and relax your nervous system in a supportive atmosphere of safety and trust. Personalize the movements while focusing on pleasure, resulting in improved overall feelings of wellness regardless of current physical/medical condition. Classes are designed to meet the needs of those diagnosed with long-term or chronic illness and mobility limitations as well as individuals with short-terms personal healing goals for body, mind and emotions. Beginners of all ages are welcome.
$15* Drop-In
$25* for BOTH 9:00am Freedance the Divine AND 10:30am Moving to Heal.
*plus tax. Embody Unlimited Members receive 10% off!
“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.” Thich Nhat Han
Nia invites us to breath from our hara (Low Belly) while we are dancing through life and in class.
Join Britta von Tagen for the ‘Art of Breathing,’ a Nia workshop that will teach you to use belly breath and other methods to find comfort and relaxation in your body and mind.
Friday, February 3rd
Master Class: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Workshop: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Cost:
Master Class $20*
Workshop $35*
BOTH Early Bird $45* (ends January 27th)
*plus tax. Unlimited Members receive 10% off!
