Upcoming Movement Classes
Community Education Scheduled September through May
Pilates for Everyone
Section 2 Current session drop-in fee available $10 per class
Section 3 Begins April 4
Section 4 Begins May 2
Tuesdays 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm
WK Gym, 365 Mankato Ave, Winona
Nia and the Joy of Movement
Section 2 March 30
Section 3 April 27
Thursdays 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm
WK Gym, 365 Mankato Ave, Winona
Movement Class throughout the Year
Moving of all sorts whether it's dancing, walking, biking, strolling--I love it all. And two of my favorite movement practices, Nia and Pilates, I teach throughout the Winona Community. The photo above was taken at the Winona Friendship Center where I've been teaching Nia for over 10 years.
Classic Nia
Nia is a class, practice and
lifestyle that bring awareness to the body, mindfulness to the spirit, and
connection to joy in the whole being. Classes
are 40 – 60 minutes and often done bare foot.
(If a person has foot tenderness, wearing soft 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. 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. The intention is that
everyone feels better after doing Nia.
Through movement we find health.
Debbi Rosas Co founder of the Nia Technique
Nia classes in Winona with MaryLee
Classes are year round.
Winona Friendship Center, 251 Main
St, Winona, Minnesota,
507 454-5212
Mondays Moving to Heal 9:15 am – 9:55
am
Classic Nia 10:15 am – 11:15 am
Tuesdays Classic Nia 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Thursdays Classic Nia 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Iron Bluff Fitness, Winona Mall, 1213
Gilmore Ave, Winona, MN 55987,
(507) 454-7500
Mondays Classic Nia 8:00 am – 8: 45 am
Pilates classes are another form of somatic movement practice. Somatic movement begins with the thoughts of how one moves the body. Sensing the body's needs, if there is pain for example, a person can choose to change the movement to create more ease.
All abilities are welcome to join class.
Come Join us! Your body will say, "Yes!"
MaryLeeEischen is a trained and licensed Brown-belt Nia and Nia Moving to Heal and Pilates instructor.