Nia in the News...

“No pain, all gain...Nia is about rejuvenation, restoration and healing... We want to be dancing for a lifetime.”
 - Daily News, May 7, 2001

“Nia contributes to self-healing by allowing the body to move and release tension...Students with carpel tunnel, back problems, and fibromyalgia...have been helped by practicing Nia... A study completed by Deborah Kern, Ph.D. published in Women’s Health Issues, Vol. 7, 1997 showed that the internally directed teaching approach of Nia was superior to traditional aerobic exercise in reducing trait anxiety. Nia...is a way to get a good cardiovascular workout that purposefully relieves stress.”
 - Washington Woman, August 2000

“By the second song...a smile had somehow found its way to my face. I was dancing. And it didn’t matter that I was not very good at it (although in my head I was worthy of sharing the stage with Michael Flatley himself). No one cared. It didn’t matter what foot we were on... The energetic tempo...resulted in my experience being more of a tension release.”
 - Herbs for Health, March/April 2001

“A study at the University of Texas in Dallas found that Nia, with its slower, pleasurable, whole-body movements, offers the same cardiovascular benefits as a step class... As for relaxation, Nia came out ahead...because Nia is performed barefoot, and 7,000 nerve endings in your feet come in contact with the floor, you receive a reflexology treatment every class.”
 - Canadian Living, November 1998

“I’m a curvy woman, and no fitness class has ever made me feel so good about my body. Hips are an advantage when you’re shaking your groove thing. Hey, don’t take my word for it. Taste NIA for yourself.”
 - Mode, February 2000