Am I Teaching Nia Again?

A Personal Answer to a Frequently Asked Question

Lately, I’ve been receiving a familiar question: “Now that you’re offering movement again… will you be teaching Nia?”

The short answer is: no.

I am no longer a licensed Nia Technique teacher, and I no longer wish to be affiliated with the brand or organization.

But as with most things in the realm of embodiment, purpose, and meaning, the real answer lives in the deeper layers.

For over a decade, I poured myself into the Nia practice. I studied. I trained. I taught. I invested not just time and money, but my full heart and body.

My classes were often described as soulful, liberating, cathartic, healing.

But what made them special wasn’t just the sequence of steps, the principles, or the technique. It was the presence, the intention, the raw spirit, authentic expression, joy, and healing beneath it all.

These weren’t just Nia classes.

They were my classes - woven by a lifetime of movement, study, and soul work: over a decade of formal dance training; thousands of hours studying and teaching yoga; deep dives into the realms of spirituality, personal growth, community building, energetics, ritual, music, embodiment; and the living philosophy that guides how I move through the world.

While many students fell in love with what they thought was Nia, the truth is, much of what moved them wasn’t owned or even created by the brand. They fell in love with something ancient, timeless, and true - something that may have come through me, and through us, in a co-created field of presence and trust - but it isn’t “owned” or “trademarked” by anyone.

It emerged in the pauses.

In the permission.

In the way we moved and laughed and cried and circled and sweat together.

In the way I held space - with reverence, intention, and care.

So no, I won’t be teaching Nia again.

But I am creating space for movement.

I am facilitating somatic experiences.

I am holding containers for truth to rise through the body.

Yes, what I’m offering now is barefoot, body-centered, and music-led.

It is also alive and new.

It is intentional.

It is heart-centered.

It is crafted with care and presence and devotion and love.

Yes, each session will follow an arc - building gently, rising in intensity, and then grounding in the earth and breath.

Yes, we’ll move with both structure and freedom.

Yes, there may be form, but it’s not about “practice” or perfection or performance.

It’s about permission.

It’s an invitation to remember.

To reclaim.

To rise.

To return.

Yes, it may feel familiar to those who’ve moved with me in the past. And that’s no accident. I carry my lineage with me - what I learned, what shaped me, and what now lives and moves through me as uniquely my own.

I honor the practices that shaped me. But I no longer outsource my authority. I’m no longer willing to shape-shift to fit inside a brand that doesn’t reflect my values - or create space for my full expression… or yours.

“The Body’s Way” is not a trademark.

It is not a brand.

It is truth - the intrinsic, undeniable intelligence of life moving through every cell. And it belongs to no one.

It belongs to everyone.

I trust the body.

I trust my body.

And I trust yours.

If you choose to move with me now, you won’t be learning a method or perfecting a technique.

You’ll be remembering what it feels like to be fully alive in your own skin.

And if you feel called, I hope you’ll join me.

P.S. I’ve added a Wednesday evening 5:30pm class to my summer schedule. ✨

If your body feels the call, you’re warmly invited to join me. Come as you are. Move as you are.