NIA 5 STAGES TRAINING WITH DEBBIE ROSAS + LAURIE BASS

November 15 - 16, 2025

Pythian Building
918 SW Yamhill St, 3rd Floor | Portland OR, 97205


Training will begin on November 15 at 9:00 AM & end on November 16 at 5:00 PM


Join Debbie Rosas + Laurie Bass for the Nia 5 Stages Training.

Nia 5 Stages is an integrative movement practice based on the five developmental movement stages humans experience from the embryonic to walking. Practiced with awareness, these stages have the power to facilitate optimal alignment, improved function, energy flow and comfort in the body. As a practice, Nia 5 Stages supports your body holistically to sustain mobility, flexibility, strength, agility and stability.

Nia 5 Stages Training provides you with tools to deeply embody the Nia 5 Stages practice and experience its self-healing benefits - whether you are a Nia teacher, student, movement practitioner, somatic educator or health professional, Nia 5 Stages  Training will give you a new skill set to add to your somatic toolbox.

In this Training You Will Explore: 

  • The Science, Craft, and Art of Nia 5 Stages;
  • Adapting and Personalizing;
  • Nia 5 Stages Class Format; 
  • The Body’s Way Principles and Nia Lifestyle
  • Body Awareness + Body Literacy
  • Body Gratitude + Sensory IQ
  • Sensory Anatomy – Look, Listen, Imagine
  • The 7-Minute Body's Way Workout
  • Voice + The Art of Somatic Guidance.


For Nia Sacred Athlete + Livelihood members, this training includes 52 ready-to-deliver lessons plans and access to a post-training program. Anyone can take the training for personal experience and growth.  




TRAINING DETAILS

This Training Intensive Includes:

1)    2-days of in-person, experiential learning including a Nia 5 Stages class experience each day. 
   

2)    Pre-Training ONLINE Training Portal with materials to prepare you for your training including:

  • PDF Download of Nia 5 Stages LEARN Book

  • Podcasts, Audio Guided Meditations and Movement Exercises

  • And more...


3)    7-Week Post-Training Access to FULL ONLINE Training Portal with 5 Stages EMBODY Curriculum including:

  • Agendas with suggested embodiment practices

  • Podcasts to support your embodied learning

  • 2 week FREE Trial of Nia On Demand (for new Nia On Demand subscribers)

  • PDF Download of 5 Stages LEARN Book


COST: $599 USD + tax

Invest in the Art of Self-Healing. Payable in two installments ($180 + $419)

  • $180.00

    Registration Fee (due upon registration) + $419.00 Trainer Fee (paid 30-days prior to training start). Sales tax may apply.

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THIS 5 STAGES TRAINING BEGINS IN...

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MEET YOUR TRAINER

Founder, Director, Educator, Author, + Artist of Nia Technique, Inc. Debbie Rosas

Debbie Rosas celebrates decades of research and mastery in the Arts and Sciences, including 40+ years of experience with essences of martial arts, dance arts, and healing arts, as well as, expertise in anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology. Founder, Director, Educator, Author, and Artist of The Nia Technique, a neuromuscular integrative action methodology for health and wellness; Nia is based on Debbie’s development of the principles known as, “The Body’s Way,” which situates a personal relationship with the physical body through sensory awareness that engages the holistic mental, emotional, and spiritual growth and development of each human experience for sustainable change in their world and the world around them.

Nia Faculty Trainer Laurie Bass

Laurie Bass is an international Nia® teacher-trainer, yoga instructor, Gyrotonic® teacher and life coach. She holds BA degrees in Mathematics and Psychology from Pacific University, Oregon. Laurie honed entrepreneurial skills in the specialty coffee industry before discovering Nia® and pursuing her passion as mind/body educator in 2003. She believes that movement as medicine. Laurie masterfully blends somatic wisdom, leadership and coaching to create transformative movement experiences. She is committed to inspiring others on the path of self-discovery, self-healing and self-mastery.

COST: $599 USD + tax

Invest in the Art of Self-Healing. Payable in two installments ($180 + $419)

  • $180.00

    Registration Fee (due upon registration) + $419.00 Trainer Fee (paid 30-days prior to training start). Sales tax may apply.

    REGISTER NOW

YOUR 5 STAGES JOURNEY AWAITS

Space is limited. Register today!

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PRE-REQUISITES:

Anyone can take the Nia 5 Stages Training; no experience is required. The Nia 5 Stages is adaptable to all levels of fitness, experience and abilities. 

If you desire to share the Nia 5 Stages in a professional capacity, you also need to complete the Nia White Belt Training and have an active Nia Sacred Livelihood Membership.  


AFTER YOUR TRAINING:

After you graduate from the Nia 5 Stages, you are invited to continue your Nia journey through one of three Nia Membership paths:

  • Dancing Through Life: For the passionate and committed Nia graduate

  • Sacred Athlete: For the Nia graduate interested in learning and practicing teaching skill

  • Sacred Livelihood: For aspiring Nia Teaching Professionals

If you do not choose to become a Nia member, you will have access to your online training portal for 2 weeks after your training graduation.

CLICK HERE to learn more about Nia Membership.

CANCELLATION + TRANSFER POLICY

Registration and instruction fees are non-refundable. Should you cancel your registration more than 30 days prior to the training start date, the registration fee will be credited to your Nia account. Should you cancel your registration less than 30 days prior to the training start date, you will incur a cancellation fee of $250 which will be deducted from your registration fee. The remaining balance will be credited to your Nia account.

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