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

Stage 2:  Creeping.  Lizard-like. You are belly to belly with the Earth.  You are moving on solid ground.   Hands feel the Earth.   Pull with hands and forearms.  One arm pulls, the the other.  Drag your pelvis.  Push with feet.  One foot pushes, then the other. With the support of the Earth, you are learning how to […]

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The practice of the Five Stages of Self-Healing brings many benefits to the human system.  The movements have a  direct relationship to our everyday activities and how the body is biologically designed to function. They organically condition muscle, bones, nervous system and brain, emotional body and energy body.  The Five Stages of Self-Healing are the body’s natural […]

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The Five Stages of Self-Healing is a Nia movement practice based on the developmental stages we went through as babies: Embryonic, Creeping, Crawling, Standing and Walking. (See my Blue Belt post, Developmental Anatomy.) By calling on The Body’s Way, The Five Stages of Self-Healing organically realign your body, helping you reclaim flexibility, agility, mobility, strength […]

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The sensation of repeating my Blue Belt training is totally different from the sensation of repeating my White Belt.  In retrospect, this makes perfect sense, but I was surprised.   The sensation of repeating White Belt felt like going back to marvel at the foundation of Nia, to see more details, to replace some old […]

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Blue Belt Day 7   Blue Belt Principle #12 is Observe, Listen, Guide: Co-Creating Movement Change.  When we did this principle on the final day of Blue Belt, it brought me deep healing.  This was the center of my Blue Belt experience. Observe, Listen, Guide is conscious, embodied learning through a practice of slowing down […]

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The Joy of Being in Relationship The Power of Two: Communication Awareness, Insight, Clarity Developmental Anatomy The Power of Three: Relationship Split, Ellipt, Blend Nia Class Format: Body, Mind, Spirit The Power of Silence and Sound Form and Freedom FloorPlay Music, Movement and Magic Observe, Listen, Guide  Vertical Routines   

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Blue Belt Day 6   Today was my best day so far!  My mental realm brought relaxation, my emotional realm brought happiness and openness, my body brought less pain and more pleasure, and my spirit brought freedom to their relationships with me.  I’m feeling more comfortable in my own skin, more engaged, more present.  I […]

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 Blue Belt Day 5   Today we practiced the Art of Intimate Listening to music.  I also practiced the art of intimate listening to myself.  I noticed my mental realm brings intimidation to its relationship with me.  It tells me I must learn instantaneously.  I cannot move through a developmental process of learning that takes […]

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I’ve been run down physically since arriving in Portland.  Keeping up with self-care amid the busy intensive schedule is challenging.  This helps stir the pot of personal work that occurs during any intensive, especially one about relationship and intimacy.    There are about 23 people in this Blue Belt group, including two trainers who are […]

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