Nia White Belt ONLINE with Dorit Noble & Laurie Bass
STEP-IN TO THE ART OF SENSATION
NIA WHITE BELT WITH DORIT NOBLE & LAURIE BASS
August 21 - December 4, 2022
SUNDAYS
5:00 - 7:00 PM BST/9:00 - 11:00 AM PDT
[Replays available for the duration of the training]
Join DORIT NOBLE & LAURIE BASS for the Nia White Belt Training ONLINE.
What does it mean to live a sensory life?
Is it possible to bring more pleasure, joy, beauty and connection to your life at any age?
The answer is yes.
We are born sensory beings who discover our world through touch, sight, sound, smell and taste. We sense the world through what feels good (pleasure) and what doesn’t (pain).
Children follow pleasure and discover joy naturally by moving their bodies and expressing themselves. In human development, traumatic experiences - whether physical, mental or emotional - can cause dissociation and begin to separate the body and the mind. Culture and conditioning reinforce this separation through education (desks), work (computers) and entertainment (televisions/phones/video games).
As adults, many people no longer feel connected to their body or aware of Sensation.
Even most fitness practices that MOVE the body, keep people tuned out and disconnected
from the sensation of their bodies - leading to Injury.
The body speaks in sensation - and sensation speaks in pain and pleasure. Pleasure is quiet. Often the pain must get very loud in order for people to listen.
Through Nia’s embodiment practices, people often describe the sensation of coming “home” to their bodies for the first time in many years.
Nia’s powerful blend of embodied movement, mindfulness and somatic practices empower people to experience a greater sense of vitality, joy, and pleasure in their lives. Nia helps people feel better - body, mind, emotions and spirit.
With this increased awareness of sensation and reconnection to their bodies, people are able to source choices and decisions through their bodies, and live a sensory life.
WHITE BELT SOMATIC TRAINING, the first step on your Nia Embodiment Path:
FOCUS: Art of Sensation
INTENT: Embody the 13 Foundational Somatic Principles of Nia
Nia White Belt Training takes you on a journey of self-discovery by exploring the art of sensation through 13 somatic principles.
Each principle guides you through a variety of skills and practices to increase your body literacy - the ability to listen to your body’s subtle, physical and energetic messages that empower choices to enhance vitality, joy and well-being.
The Nia White Belt guides you through the Art of Sensation in five core competency areas of embodiment:
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Movement - the study of somatic movement, health + potential
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Anatomy - the somatic study of body design, parts + systems
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Science - the sensory study of body’s felt sense, awareness + vitality
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Music - the study of somatic listening, vibration + sound resonance
- Philosophy - the study of the body's sensory intelligence + wisdom
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Movement - the study of moving, health + potential
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Anatomy - the study of body design, parts + systems
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Science - the study of body awareness, health + vitality
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Music - the study of sound, health + expression
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Philosophy - the study of the body's inherent wisdom
TRAINING DETAILS
This 16-Week Online Training Includes:
1) Weekly 2 Hour LIVE Experiential Sessions via ZOOM
(live participation is encouraged, however replay access is available)
2) ONLINE Training Portal with access to the White Belt EMBODY Curriculum including:
- Weekly agendas with suggested homework exercises
- Podcasts to support your embodied learning
- On-demand Nia classes for you to use throughout your training
- 1 month FREE Trial of Nia On Demand (for new Nia On Demand subscribers)
- Community portal to stay connected with your trainer and fellow trainees between live sessions.
- PDF Download of White Belt LEARN Book and EMBODY Journal
- Audio Guided Meditations and Movement Exercises
- And more...
3) Weekly LIVE Online Nia Classes with your Trainer
FOR COACHES
If you are coach wanting to train in somatics and become a body-centered coach, read here:
TRAINING DETAILS
This 16-Week Online Training Includes:
1) Weekly 2 Hour LIVE Experiential Sessions via ZOOM
(live participation is encouraged, however replay access is available)
2) ONLINE Training Portal with access to the White Belt EMBODY Curriculum including:
- Weekly agendas with suggested homework exercises
- Podcasts to support your embodied learning
- On-demand Nia classes for you to use throughout your training
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1 month FREE Trial of Nia On Demand (for new Nia On Demand subscribers)
- Community portal to stay connected with your trainer and fellow trainees between live sessions.
- PDF Download of White Belt LEARN Book and EMBODY Journal
- Audio Guided Meditations and Movement Exercises
- And more...
3) Weekly LIVE Online Nia Classes with your Trainers
FOR COACHES
If you are coach wanting to train in Somatics and become a body-centered coach, read here:
Nia's somatic training for trained, certified and / or accredited coaches with the ICF or another recognized coaching body with Dorit Noble PCC CPCC ORSCC ICF registered mentor for many years.
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
Nia’s somatic online training will blend both cognitive knowledge and theory of the body’s way as well as kinesthetic experiencing of the many different somatic practices and principles using somatic movement and Nia’s language of the 52 moves.
Every part of the body, through our felt-sense, has the power to influence our mindset, our ability to make decisions and our ability to gather information and be 100% present moment by moment.
Sensing, seeing, listening, smelling, tasting, thinking, feeling, expressing, all of which arise the body and from the relationship we have with our body, is our connection to aliveness. A deeper sense and spark of wholeness which comes from this somatic connection to life, gives us greater access to to our own aliveness and our own limitless potential.
Taught in a creative, interactive atmosphere online and in person when circumstances allow, the Nia White belt training uses direct, present moment experiences to intimately connect you to the experience of the nested system of the physical, mental, emotional and unique parts of the self.
All Nia training education is based on five core areas of study: philosophy, science, anatomy, listening, and movement. These combine the learning methods of somatic awareness, movement work, cognitive discussion, and interactive group sessions.
To ensure the best learning outcomes, lessons build from simple to complex. The methodology uses direct movement to increase our ability to be in the felt-sense of our body which in turn trains a key skill of body-based thinking and body-based feeling.
Learning to draw on the felt-sense in order to gain self-trust, body confidence, and achieve personal mastery. As a coach this training will expand your ability to lead groups, hold the space online and in person as well as bring an expanded far greater layer of awareness in the coaching sessions of the unconscious conversation that is happening in the relationship between you and your coach.
The way that your coaches shows up in relationship and communicates, is a mirror for all their relationships and is a key part of supporting their transformation into who they are becoming in relationship with themselves and in relationship with the other in their life.
The Nia Intensive experience empowers everyBody to take their practice and their life the next level. The Nia White Belt training is the art of the felt-sense.
The Nia training faculty has been providing somatic education since 1983. It offers the very best in somatic education, personal development and becoming a body-centered coach.
SUCCESS STORIES:
Lola Fayemi CTI certified coach, BA honours psychology
"I took the training to increase my knowledge of somatic work… From training with Dorit I now have access to the wisdom that was lying in wait for me in the body. The white belt training with Dorit has activated a new life-long relationship with my body.
As a Life Coach I have done many personal development courses over the years but this was on a completely different level and is benefiting me in every single part of my life, my relationships, career, finances, health and so much more."
WHITE BELT TESTIMONIALS
STORIES FROM WHITE BELT GRADUATES
Nancy McNichol
"The White Belt was so much more than I had anticipated. As we went deeper into Nia principles, I went deeper into me and my old beliefs about myself. What surprised me was the safety and support I felt while doing this. The experience truly is crafted to be a firm, loving and accepting base to grow from."
Diane Lyons
"This training has awakened my love for Nia and the importance of incorporating the principles into my everyday life. I understand the power of healing to a greater degree. Beginner’s Mind provides me a lens to experience things anew!"
Summer Gray
"The Nia White Belt Training was truly a body, mind, spirit transformational experience! I came in thinking this was all about the body and somatic practices but danced away with so much more--a greater awareness and appreciation for my body and its connection to my mind and spirit. Before this training, I would often minimize messages from my body, mind, and spirit. Now, I have learned to listen to their voices. While there are many things to love about Nia, what I love most is how it honors each person's uniqueness rather than being focused on performance. "
Lydia Hudson
"White Belt has deepened my practice of Nia as it has given me tools to sense my body even more. It has also helped changed my mindset about my body, and has helped my love my body and treat it better."
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DISCOVER THE ART OF SENSATION ...
YOU WILL EXPERIENCE:
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A deeper understanding of self: knowing your body, mind, emotions and spirit.
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Techniques to sustain and increase pleasurable sensation in your body.
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Ways to integrate Nia’s nine movement forms: Jazz Dance, Duncan Dance, Modern Dance; Aikido, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do; The Alexander Technique, The Work of Moshe Feldenkrais® and Yoga.
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The 52 Moves of Nia: the language of conditioning and self-healing.
- The Five Sensations of Functional Fitness
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How to work with the 8BC system: Developing listening skills to code and map music and sound.
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The practice of RAW: Relaxed, Alert, Waiting and what it means to be in “living meditation.”
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How to stimulate movement creativity using the eight stages of FreeDance.
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The Body’s Way method for moving and physical conditioning.
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How to listen to the voices of your body.
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About your “witness” and how to use it as a tool for self-healing.
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How to create an optimal learning experience working with the Energy Allies.
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How to communicate what you sense in your body.
- Nia’s BODY + LIFE philosophy and what it means to create a sacred livelihood based on your unique life purpose.
13 WHITE BELT PRINCIPLES
PRINCIPLE 1: Joy of Movement is the foundation for the entire body of Nia work. This principle teaches you to choose sensation to connect to joy. in Nia, the word JOY expresses a universal energy, different from emotional enjoyment. As you learn to sense your body, you can invite JOY into the experience of your life. Over time and through Nia practice, you can learn to sustain and increase the amount of JOY you sense and experience!
PRINCIPLE 2: Natural Time + Movement Forms
PRINCIPLE 3: Music + 8 BC System
PRINCIPLE 4: FreeDance
PRINCIPLE 5: Awareness
PRINCIPLE 6: Base
PRINCIPLE 7: Planes + Intensity Levels
PRINCIPLE 8: Core
PRINCIPLE 9: Upper Extremities
PRINCIPLE 10: X-Ray Anatomy
MEET YOUR TRAINER
Nia Faculty Trainer Dorit Noble
My name is Dorit, I'm delighted to meet you here. I stumbled on Nia 16 years ago in Cape Town, South Africa while on holiday and my life and body changed forever. I had no intention of teaching Nia, just being a happy student. When I got back to London and discovered there were no classes, sheer desperation led me to take the training six months later and now here I am.
Nia is a Mind Body Soul dance that is a pathway to self knowing through the wisdom of your body.
I am the UK's resident Nia white belt Trainer and in February 2014 I was awarded Nia Trainer of the Year by the Nia Training Faculty.
Nia is the ultimate personal development journey through the body. If you love your nia classes which really is just 5% of what nia is about, the whitebelt and other trainings will take you into the other 95% of what nia's body of work is about. This incredible journey into the body and the art of the felt-sense, transforms lives by shifting to a life lived in the body where all decisions and choices come through your body and physical sensation. Nia is empowering, graceful, playful and tender and the very very best in somatic education.
I was invited to become a trainer after bringing Nia to London and building the Nia London community of teachers.
Before finding the Nia Technique I worked as an Opera Singer for my local house CAPAB in Cape Town as well as small Opera companies such as British Youth Opera in the UK.
I believe that this work transforms every life it touches, I would love it to touch yours.
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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.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PRE-REQUISITES:
Anyone can take the Nia white Belt; no experience is required. The Nia White Belt is adaptable to all levels of fitness, experience and abilities.
AFTER YOUR TRAINING:
After you graduate as a Nia White Belt, you are invited to continue your Nia journey through one of three Nia Membership paths:
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Dancing Through Life: For the passionate and committed Nia graduate
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Sacred Athlete: For the Nia graduate interested in learning and practicing teaching skill
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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.
QUESTIONS?
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Email us at [email protected] with any questions and we'll be happy to help you get started.