Cross-Training Body Mind Emotions Spirit | Rachael R. Resch

Yesterday was my friend Judyth Hill’s birthday.  Here is the poem she sent out to celebrate.  I read it at the end of class today.                                                        *     […]

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The focus of Saturday’s class was Music, Movement and Magic.   Music, Movement and Magic is part of White Belt Principle #3, Music and the 8BC System.  The focus arose out of my desire to bring to the class a deeper understanding both somatically and cognitively of sound in the Nia practice.  It also arose out […]

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I’m back home in Ashland.  I will be back at The DanceSpace teaching Tuesday morning, February 5th.  I hope that this blog has been useful to you in getting a flavor of my Nia intensive training experience and of the greater Nia practice and presence available to us all, each in our own body’s way […]

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A member of the Nia community has asked, “You already have a Brown Belt and you’re now doing White. Would you explain how that works?” Two years ago, when I was auditing two days of Sarah’s Blue Belt training in Portland, Carlos asked that I consider repeating my White and Blue Belts before continuing on […]

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1.  The Joy of Movement 2.  Natural Time and the Movement Forms 3.  Music and the 8BC System 4.  FreeDance 5.  Awareness 6.  The Base 7.  Three Planes and Three Intensity Levels 8.  The Core of the Body 9.  Creative Arm and Hand Expressions 10.  X-Ray Anatomy 11.  Business and Marketing 12.  Continuing Education 13. […]

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 Nia Principle #13: Teaching What You Sense. The practice of this final White Belt principle is quite beautiful.  When we teach we cycle through a three stage process.   First I practice listening to the music, receiving it with my whole body.  Next, I dance to the music just for fun.  Finally I ask my […]

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