Movement Classes
Moving of all sorts for MaryLee is dancing, walking, biking, gardening, strolling--I love it all. And two of my favorite movement practices are Nia and Pilates. I teach throughout at the Winona Friendship Center at the East End Recreation Center located at 210 Zumbro St in Winona, Minnesota.and Iron Bluff Fitness and Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts . I've been teaching Nia for over 11 years. we are currently practicing Nia
Classic Nia
Nia is a class, practice and lifestyle that bring awareness to the body, mindfulness to the spirit, and connection to joy or adjusting to pain in the whole being to feel better. Classes are 45 – 60 minutes and often done bare foot. (If a person has foot tenderness, wearing soft indoor shoes works well.) Nia is for everybody at any age, fitness level, size, shape and ability.
In Nia
class, we begin with warming up the body. All types of music are found in Nia from around the world. There’s a get moving part of the class and a
cooling down at the end where everyone goes down to the floor to move and
stretch. We move the whole body in Nia
with 52 moves. The three main parts of
Nia are the dance arts, martial arts and healing arts. The simple moves are repeated to engage the
body and the mind in the movement. One
of the main principles in Nia is to feel good in our body's way. This may look and feel different for each person. One of my students, Barbi, who's been dancing with me for over 10 years says, "Nia is fun!"
Wear clothing that’s easy to move in with layers to add or subtract as you warm up and cool down.
Nia Moving to Heal
Moving to Heal Nia is a gentler version of classic Nia. Similar principles of sensing the body and moving in each person’s individual way are taught with fun music from around the world. We begin class with sensing how the body feels—checking in if there is sensation of pain in a part of the body and then giving it a number as we walk around the room in warming up. We move either on our feet or sitting in a chair depending on each movers need. Nia is based on the design of the body and can be modified to accommodate physical disabilities and support self-healing for most injuries and illnesses. At the end of class, we assess again our sensation in the body and then stretch and move into the rest of the day. Our intention is that everyone feels better after doing Nia.
Many of my students have gone through their healing process with carpal tunnel in the wrist, shoulder injury, recovery from Lyme disease, or COVID 19 and move through their lives with more ease due to moving in Nia.
"Through movement we find health." says Debbi Rosas is the Co-founder of the Nia Technique.
Nia classes in Winona with MaryLee
Classes are year round.
East End Recreational Center, 210 Zumbro St, Winona, Minnesota is the current location of MaryLee's class at Winona Friendship Center.
507 454-5212
Mondays Moving to Heal Nia 9:15 am – 9:55 am
Classic Nia 10:15 am – 11:15 am
Tuesdays Classic Nia 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Cost for classes: $4.00 per class for members; $6.00 per class for non-members
Iron Bluff Fitness, Winona Mall, 1213 Gilmore Ave, Winona, MN 55987
Mondays Classic Nia or Pilates 8:00 am – 8: 45 am
This class alternates every other week; see schedule below
6/8 Nia
6/15 Pilates
6/22 Nia
6/29 Pilates
7/6 Nia
7/13 Pilates
7/20 Nia
7/27 Pilates
8/3 Nia
8/10 Pilates
8/17 Nia
8/ 24 Pilates
8/31 Nia
All abilities are welcome to join class.
Call or text: 507 429-8357 Mary Lee to check the current class or with questions.
Drop-in fee $10 per class
Moving together to feel better! See you soon!
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Come Join us! Your body will say, "Yes!"
Mary Lee Eischen is a trained and licensed instructor
Black Belt Nia instructor
Nia Moving to Heal instructor
Pilates instructor
