Nia White Belt Training with RESIDENTIAL Option 

Focus: Physical sensation  |  Intent: To know your body

Trainer: Winalee Zeeb

August 13-19, 2011 

Get the most out of your training by staying (in-residence) with the group on Madrona's campus. On-Campus package provides you with a private room, meals and lodging for 6 nights stay.  All meals are local and organic. 

Madrona is peacefully nestled within a 434 acre park surrounded by salt water inlets and wooded hiking trails. Madrona's beautiful studio is located a scenic drive from Seattle in the "City of Dreams,"Port Townsend, WA.

On-Campus Package includes your own (individual) private occupancy guestroom  for 6 nights, meals include dinner on Aug. 13th (Sat.), and  (B/L/D) Sunday through to Friday lunch.  Package includes linens, bedding, pillows.  On-campus option also has a full kitchen area with a stocked refrigerator with essential for residential guests. See Accommodations page for more details.

Nia White Belt Intensive (tuition only): $1599 (see below for details of training packet).  You need to REGISTER with Nia Headquarters to reserve your space in the training.

On-CAMPUS (residential) OPTION for TRAINEES~ is $125/night which includes 6 nights lodging (own room, linens, bedding, pillow), organic meals, plus a shared full kitchen with a refrigerator (stocked with essentials and snacks).  Package: $750 (10% occupancy tax not included). You will need to register your tuition with Nia Headquarters and REGISTER with Madrona MindBody to reserve your housing space.  We look forward to hosting and being part of this experience with you!

On-CAMPUS (residential) OPTION for AUDITORS ~ is $140/night for a 3 night minimum which includes 3 nights lodging (own room, linens, bedding, pillow), organic meals, plus a shared full kitchen with a refrigerator (stocked with essentials and snacks).  Package: $420 (10% occupancy tax not included). Call Allison Dey at 360.344.4475 to schedule session/days to audit. REGISTER with Madrona MindBody to reserve your housing space. We look forward to hosting and being part of this experience with you! 6 night audits are the same price and packaging as the trainee special (above).

OR...come reTREAT with us and take part in Nia BLAST Week - twice daily classes taught by Master Teachers as well as PLEARN the newest Nia Routine, "BIRTH", Created by Winalee Zeeb, Debbie Rosas, Caroline Kohles & Kevin VerEcke (see details on schedule/offerings). Pleasure Packed Plearn (Play + Learn = Plearn a new routine) - 1 day journey

LOTS OF OPTIONS PACKED INTO THIS WEEK OF LEARNING.

NIA WHITE BELT TRAINING:

All 52 principles of Nia are explored with your body and movement through the lens of Science-Craft-Art. During your training, you will be guided to place attention on your self, on your body, and on physical sensation, using movement to develop cognitive and somatic knowledge.

Principle 1, The 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 in every experience.

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The Nia White Belt Intensive lays the foundation for all Nia training and education. In White Belt, you are introduced to the first 13 principles of Nia focusing on the physical realm of the body.

In the Nia White Belt, you will learn:

• A deeper understanding of self: knowing your body, mind, emotions and spirit.
• Techniques to sustain and increase pleasurable sensation in your body.
• 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.
• The 52 Moves of Nia: the language of conditioning and self-healing.
• How to work with the 8BC system: Developing listening skills to code and map music and sound.
• The practice of RAW: Relaxed, Alert, Waiting and what it means to be in "living meditation."
• How to stimulate movement creativity using the eight stages of FreeDance.
• The Body's Way method for moving and physical conditioning.
• How to listen to the voices of your body.
• How to move Your Body's Way.
• How to "create space."
• About your "witness" and how to use it as a tool for self-healing.
• How to create an optimal learning experience working with the Energy Allies.
• How to communicate what you sense in your body.
• Nia's business philosophy and what it means to create a sacred livelihood based on your unique life purpose.

The $1599 USD price of the Nia White Belt Intensive includes:

• 7-day White Belt Intensive Training, including 50+ hours of somatic education
• 200+ page White Belt Learn book
• NiaNow DVD
• Subscription to Nia's monthly e-Newsletter
• Access to the Nia's online Community Forum
• Access to Nia's monthly public telecourses
• Nia White Belt (upon graduation)
• Nia Certificate of Completion

White Belt Learn Book

This 200+page book is an educational tool that corresponds to each day of the Nia White Belt Intensive Training. It contains graphics and detailed information about music, movement, anatomy, philosophy and science, as related to the information transmitted each day of your training. It also includes journal pages for you to record your experiences and personal discoveries.

NiaNow DVD

This beautiful marketing DVD introduces you to the Nia Technique, offering a taste of the Nia experience and transformational benefits through images, music and testimonials.

Subscription to Nia's monthly e-Newsletter

Stay connected to the co-founders and the global Nia community through this artful e-Newsletter, featuring articles, tips, special announcements, inspiring stories and graphics, and messages from Nia International Headquarters.

Nia Online Forum

The Forum provides support and camaraderie among Nia graduates from around the world. This online community includes discussions about personal experiences, teaching, cueing, business development, personal growth and more!

Monthly Mentoring Telecourses

Each month, join Nia's mentoring Telecourses hosted by Nia co-creator Debbie Rosas Stewart, along with other Nia Trainers. These telecourses provide an opportunity to connect live with the masters and keep you moving forward along your path. Telecourses include a 15-minute discourse by Debbie Rosas Stewart and/or the hosting Nia Trainer, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. Each year, a specific course of study is shared through a curriculum of monthly topics. Past courses of study, archived audio files, and upcoming schedules and topics are available online at NiaNow.com.

Winalee Zeeb is earning her PhD in life, as she incorporates her experiences and skills into her speaking, teaching and facilitating. As a fitness teacher since 1981, she strives on sharing the joy of movement, along with innovative philosophies for creating balance and wellness.  Today that involves actively and eagerly teaching mind/body fitness on land and in water. Through her business, Heartdance, she is fulfilling her dream of following her heart’s desire—using her teaching skill to create a variety of ways in which people can gather, share from the heart and heal.

Previously Co–owners and operators of a scuba diving business, she and her husband Ron have traveled the world leading diving trips to exotic, as well as remote places. For Winalee these trips aren’t just about the diving (although she’d be the first to tell you she is such a water baby that it’s amazing she hasn’t grown fins.) Many unexpected gifts in these trips have come by being with the natives—observing, listening and feeling the pulse of other cultures, and gaining from the lessons inherent in mindful interaction. And then there are adventures with the dolphins, the teachers that are both a sacred connection and her inspiration.