When considering exercise, you may not realise how important your mental strength is in terms of your health. When you think of maintaining a healthy and happy lifestyle, you may first think of your physical health and eating habits. However, taking care of your mental and cognitive health is just as important, if not more. Today’s blog post will be discussing a healthy brain exercise online that will leave you feeling mental refreshed and cognitively boosted.

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.

Book Now

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.

Discover more about the Nia Technique at nianow.com.