Create a Positive Space for Your Mental Health With Nia Dance

Made to nurture and fulfil your mind, body, and soul, Nia Dance offers an abundance of mental and emotional wellness benefits. There are numerous ways that Nia Dance is able to do this, no matter your ability, age or the number of times or consistency you perform it at. One of its methods of boosting your wellness is through its music design. Using binaural frequencies and specific chords and instruments, these sounds can stimulate your neural pathways and brain to produce positive benefits such as calmer energy, higher mindfulness levels and a sense of peace.

Nia Dance is made up of nine different movement arts that originate from dance, martial and healing techniques. Adapting both their physical and verbal teachings, Nia Dance incorporates this with mindfulness practices to help provide positive energy and mindset, and feelings of productivity.

The technique of Nia Dance is set up into 7 different cycles, each one stimulating your mind differently. The cycles help you focus on goals and intentions, become in-tune with your body, energise your being and recentre and harmonise with your soul.

Boost Your Wellness and Energy At Dance NZ

Whether you’re looking for online HYBRID-style classes or in-person sessions, Dance NZ has you covered for Nia Dance lessons! Having classes based on Zoom, and in Hamilton and Raglan, Dance NZ offers 5 different classes allowing a diverse range of individuals to participate. 

There’s Gentle Nia, a class focused on soft movement for lower mobility and beginners. Nia Dance Move to Heal is a class specialising in movements that relieve pains and aches. For those with Parkinson’s and their carers, there’s Nia for Parkinson’s Freedom Dance. There’s also Classic Nia for seasoned dancers, experienced Nia students and those with good mobility. 

Also coming to Raglan on the 12th of December, there will be a wonderful Nia Dance event that you can take part in to further boost good energy and feelings of wellness. Register for the 2021 Nia Dance Jam at The Kokiri Stage in Raglan today to secure your booking. For only $45, you can experience Nia Dance in a way that you never have before! Take to the Kokiri Stage for 55 minutes of Nia Dance with your favourite instructors,  Deidre, Lisa, Hilda, and Belinda. After your Nia routine, the session will flow into a beautiful 45 minute sound meditation journey with the Didgeridoo, led by Jimi, and pure crystal bowls, played by Karin.

The proceeds of this event are going towards hiring a professional photographer to take still shots and videos of your teachers for their 2022 Marketing, so you can feel like you’re dancing for a cause! To book entry for this lovely event and to prioritise your wellness, click here. https://forms.gle/dKBJt7MQ3NYq3W9fA

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Take care of your body and mind at the same time with Nia Dance. The beauty of this technique is that it can cater to any mind and any body to make sure no one is left out of receiving all its bountiful benefits. Attend Nia Dance classes at Dance NZ and rejuvenate your mental health with positivity, and take advantage of the upcoming Nia event now before it’s all booked up!

Do you have a query? Reach out and CONTACT Dance NZ here to receive the fastest response.

Kind regards, Belinda.

Brown Belt in the Nia Technique. A Certified Parkinson Dance Teacher.

Weekly Dance NZ Courses: Online and Physical HYBRID-Style Nia Dance Classes 

Participate in your favourite in-person and HYBRID-style sessions and join as a free Dance NZ member here. 

• Nia Dance Move to Heal: Take part in this session here. Time and dates: 11:15 a.m, Tuesdays mornings. Official class location: Waikato Sports Fishing Club (designated venue place: 499 Grantham Street in Hamilton).

• Classic Nia: Take part in this session here. Time and dates: 5:30 p.m, Tuesdays evenings. Official class locations: Waikato Sports Fishing Club (designated venue place: Grantham Street in Hamilton).

• Gentle Nia: Take part in this session here. Time and dates: 9:30 a.m, Wednesday mornings. Official class location: Raglan Town Hall (designated venue place: 41 Bow Street, Raglan).

• Classic Nia: Take part in this session here. Time and dates: 9:30 a.m, Friday mornings. Official class location: Saint John’s Hall (designated venue place: Hamilton, 20 Wellington Street).

• Nia for Parkinson’s Freedom Dance: Take part in this session here. Time and dates: 12:00 p.m, Friday afternoons. Official class location: Saint John’s Hall (designated venue place: 20 Wellington Street, Hamilton). 

Information, booking accessibility and viewing for 24-hour replays, in-person sessions and Nia HYBRID-style class sessions with Belinda Goodwin, can all be found here on the Dance NZ site.

Delve further into the world of the Nia Technique at nianow.com.

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Nia Dance Strengthening Your Brain and Cognitive Function

Nia Dance is unlike any other mentally stimulating exercise you would have participated in or heard of before. It is a holistic movement art that is uniquely composed of 9 different techniques that stem from the martial, healing and dance arts. Some of these techniques that inspire the 52 movements of Nia Dance includes Duncan dance, Jazz, the Alexander Technique, Yoga, and Ta-Chi.

Each one of these techniques that makes up Nia Dance has interwoven its own unique movements and teachings into the Nia Technique to maximise the level of attention to stimulating and improving mental health and cognitive function. The technique of Nia Dance was also carefully designed following the complex makeup of the human body, including cognitive, neural, nerve, and organ functions. In turn, this significantly optimises the positive impact Nia Dance has on your mental health and brain function.

As mentioned before, Nia Dance is made up of a total of 52 movements. Each movement benefits you in a particular way, and you can take different movements and create a routine that provides a particular group of benefits or focus on different areas, such as organ function or circulation. The Sun Levitation is a routine of set movements within Nia Dance that strengthens the neurological pathways within your brain. Boosting the power of these pathways improves the function of your brain and cognition overall, creating a healthier and happy brain.

Many commonly reported mental benefits that are a result of Nia Dance includes improved coordination, heightened balance, higher levels of cognitive function, reduced mental anxiety and stress, the release of endorphins (feel-good chemicals), and better concentration and focus.

Improve The Health and Function of Your Cognition at Dance NZ

All of Dance NZ’s classes are available online as a live stream on Zoom. If you haven’t already, installing Zoom and using it to access your class is really simple. Online classes are just as effective as in-person classes and provide the same brain and mental health benefits.

There are also 24-hour replays of various classes available for purchase, which may be explored and purchased here. Replays are available for 24 hours and may be seen as many times as you want during that time frame. This frees you from feeling obligated to attend a set class time and have a time that suits you to focus on your mind.

Dance NZ offers a wide choice of lessons that are specifically tailored to meet the demands and abilities of each individual. All classes, although different, still target your brain and neurological pathways to help boost mental clarity and health. Classic Nia is suitable for everyone and comes highly recommended whether you’re a seasoned dancer or fitness enthusiast.

Gentle Nia is ideal for beginners, but it also works for people who aren’t in that group. Nia Dance Move to Heal is a soft-movement-focused class for those healing from injuries or illnesses and can be great for mental healing too. Nia for Parkinson’s Freedom Dance is a class created specifically for people with Parkinson’s disease and their caretakers. This class was made specially to stimulate minds affected by Parkinson’s and reduce symptoms.

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Don’t underestimate the power of your brain! Participate in Nia Dance at Dance NZ online and take care of your mental health to achieve a healthier, happier lifestyle. Boost your cognitive functions and neurological pathways in your brain with the Sun Levitation technique practised only within Nia Dance. Book the class that suits you best today!

Have any concerns or questions? CONTACT Dance NZ here and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Kind regards, Belinda.

Brown Belt in the Nia Technique. A Certified Parkinson Dance Teacher.

Nia Dance Sessions Transpire Weekly at Dance NZ: Online HYBRID-style Classes And In-Person Sessions

Sign up as a Dance NZ member for free here and have access to booking online HYBRID-style classes and in-person Nia sessions.

• Nia Dance Move to Heal classes: Book here. Class start time is at 11:15 a.m. The dates and location are Tuesday in the Saint Aidan’s Hall location. The location of the mentioned venue is the corner of Heaphy Terrace and Thames Street, Hamilton.

• Classic Nia classes: Book here. Class start time is at 5:30 p.m. The dates and location are Tuesday at the Waikato Sports Fishing Club. The location of the mentioned venue is Grantham Street in Hamilton.

• Gentle Nia classes: Book here. Class start time is at 9:30 a.m. The dates and location are Wednesday in the Raglan Town Hall venue. The location of the mentioned venue is 41 Bow Street, Raglan. 

• Classic Nia classes: Book here. Class start time is at 9:30 a.m. The dates and location are Friday in the Saint John’s Hall location. The location of the mentioned venue is 20 Wellington Street, Hamilton.

• Nia for Parkinson’s Freedom Dance classes: Book here. Class start time is 12:00 pm. The dates and location are Friday at the Saint John’s Hall location. The location of the mentioned venue is 20 Wellington Street, Hamilton. 

Click here to be able to purchase Nia HYBRID-style classes and purchasable 24-hour replays with Belinda Goodwin, your instructor.

Click here to be redirected to the Dance NZ site for more information about HYBRID-style classes and 24-hour replays to purchase.

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