Terra Karda Blog:

April 2011: 12: Nia Demo at Toronto's International Dance Day 2009; 12: Nia Demo at Toronto's International Dance Day 2009; 12: Nia Dance Break on the streets of Toronto
January 2011: 03: My Beautiful Soul Sister ~ Nia; 03: Qi Gong
November 2010: 06: Am I worthy of LOVE?
September 2010: 05: Conscious YOGA; 01: Pre-Natal Yoga; 01: Post-Natal YOGA; 01: VERY Gentle YOGA; 01: Yoga for Runners!
August 2010: 31: Nia Classes; 30: Adult and Child (6 - 12 yrs); 30: Adult and Tot (18 mos - 5 yrs); 29: NEW Nia CLASS IN INGLEWOOD, ON; 25: Top Ten Reasons to do YOGA; 20: So excited to see the Next Generation of Nia Trainers; 04: SIGN UP FOR THE NEW E-NEWSLETTER; 04: Sign Up NOW!
July 2010: 03: Classes on Fort Myers Beach, Florida
June 2010: 30: Nia Class on Fort Myers Beach
April 2010: 12: LIVE WELL: Dance, Kick & Roll Around On The Floor with Nia
February 2010: 25: Nia ~ 87 year old Dancing with Replaced Knee; 17: Students' Thoughts about Nia; 12: Rare Opportunity to take a Nia Class with Winalee Zeeb; 12: The Joy of Plearning "Butterfly" blog; 12: Learn to Teach Sanjana ~ In ONE Day! blog
December 2009: 31: Yoga for Runners!
October 2009: 31: Wonderful Nia Weekend with Winalee Zeeb; 31: Nia Technique with Barb Kunz w.s.w.; 29: The Queen in Queens, New York USA
September 2009: 10: Fall 2009
July 2009: 15: I Can Read!; 15: Reach Out to Touch the Universe; 14: Whole Being Healing for Adventurer and Entrepreneur; 13: The Healing Power of the Crystal Bowls CD; 12: Move Your Bones for Wellness!; 10: We Are the Art and the Artist; 08: Nia X-Ray Anatomy: A 3-Step Process; 06: Love Your Body Tip: Touching; 04: Nia Featured on Israel's Channel 23 (in Hebrew); 03: Top Billing; 01: Soaringwords; 01: O CANADA
June 2009: 29: Body-mind-spirit fitness program; 29: Blue Belt with Helen Terry Aug 22 - 28th, 2010; 15: Photos from the Nia Poker Run on June 13th; 14: Weekend with Winalee Zeeb
May 2009: 27: Biggest Canadian Nia Event EVER!; 26: Buy NOW and SAVE!; 23: Nia Palooza in London Ontario; 11: Halton Hills Total Health Fair; 07: Dance Parade 2009 in New York, NY; 06: Nia Poker Run; 04: Nia Demo April 26th 2009; 03: My teleseminar experience with David Meerman Scott; 01: Nia Telecourse for EveryBody
April 2009: 15: A Novel: Daughter of Mine by Laura Fabiani; 09: Nia in South Africa; 08: A Beautiful Spring Story by Anna Schantz; 03: FREE Nia Telecourse - April 2009
March 2009: 12: Hello Friends Nia and Far; 12: Response to "Healing Oneself, Healing the World"; 05: A Passion for Sharing Movement; 03: Self-Healing ~ A Nia Practice; 02: Class Cancellations; 01: Nia Practices That Promote Healing
February 2009: 24: VIDEO ~ Spirit of Nia: the Future of Fitness; 16: TEEN Nia Classes; 16: TEEN Yoga Classes; 14: Nia Call 2 Action; 12: The 7 Cycles of a Nia Class; 09: Nia ~ The 9 Movement Forms; 05: Nia ~ LEARN INTELLIGENT MOVEMENT; 02: BREATHE IN: Celebrating 25 Years of Nia
January 2009: 29: Phil is FINALLY home!; 24: My husband's snowmobile accident; 09: Emailing Oprah and Participaction!!!; 07: Images for Oprah; 06: 2009 Happy New Year
December 2008: 29: Nia - Video by Helen Terry
November 2008: 24: Oprah Winfrey and Nia; 05: Nia at Riverdale Fitness Mill
October 2008: 31: Latin Dance Lessons at Terra Karda Studio; 17: Nia @ GoodLife Fitness in Georgetown, Ontario; 15: FREE YOGA CLASSES; 14: Nia on Fort Myers Beach; 11: Nia Movement Form #1 - Tai Chi; 10: Nia Movement Form #2 - Tae Kwon Do; 10: Nia Movement Form #3 - Aikido; 09: Nia Movement Form #4 - Jazz; 08: Nia Movement Form #5 - Modern; 07: Nia Movement Form #6 - Duncan; 06: Nia Movement Form #7 - Feldenkrais; 05: Nia Movement Form #8 - Alexander Tech.; 04: Nia Movement Form #9 - Yoga; 03: What is Feldenkrais?; 02: Tips for Nia Students
September 2008: 30: VIDEO: "Nia and Habitat: building healthy bodies, building healthy communities."; 28: VIDEO - Helen Terry speaks about Nia; 23: Chocolate Martini Nia Night; 23: Classes cancelled this week-end; 19: Global Mala Project; 18: Filled with Energy and Joy; 17: Nia in a Piano Teacher’s Life; 15: "Celebrating 25 Years of Pleasure"; 15: Ageless and Strong with Nia – 74 Year–Old Nia Teacher Dances Through Life; 10: From Pain and Poor Health to Joy; 07: FREE - Sunday morning Pranayama; 03: FREE CLASS - Chakra Meditation & Nia; 03: VIDEO - Team Nia dances for Habitat for Humanity; 01: Fall Yoga Retreat
August 2008: 31: Nia - The Neuroscience of Dance; 20: Fall Schedule
July 2008: 31: KARDA'S on Fort Myers Beach; 28: VIDEO - Nia and The Five Stages of Self-Healing; 28: Nia's Five Stages of Self Healing; 23: "TEAM NIA" Supporting Habitat for Humanity Halton; 22: Nia Aids in Healing Bipolar Disorder, Brings Joy; 22: Nia - Voices of the Body; 22: Nia - Voice of the Connective Tissue; 22: Nia - Voice of the Muscles; 22: Nia - Voice of the Ligaments; 22: Nia - Voice of the Tendons; 22: Nia - Voice of the Bones; 22: Nia - Voice of the Joints; 22: Nia - Voice of the Lymphatic System; 22: Nia - Voice of the Respiratory System; 22: Nia - Self Healing; 22: Nia - The Body's Way Principle 1; 22: Nia - The Body's Way Principle 2; 22: Nia - The Body's Way Principle 3; 22: Nia - The Body’s Way Principle 4; 22: Nia - The Body's Way Education - An Overview; 22: Nia - The Body's Way Education; 21: NEW BUILD DATE offered to "Team Nia"; 17: Nia Education - The Upper Arm Bone; 14: VIDEO - Nia presented on CTV Vancouver; 13: Move, Groove and Rejuvenate!; 13: Nia Education - The Pelvis; 13: Nia Education - The Chest; 04: Nia Education - The Ankle Joint
May 2008: 07: Ground Breaking News; 07: Donate. Participate. Advocate.; 06: HfHH 2008 Partner Family - 51C John St.; 05: HfHH 2008 Partner Family - 51B John St.; 04: HfHH 2008 Partner Family - 51A John St.
April 2008: 23: Laughter Yoga Classes; 23: Nia Jam in Carlisle; 08: Supta Surya Yoga and Wellness - OPEN HOUSE; 08: Local Media - SNAP Halton Hills; 08: Going with the flow at 25th Nia celebration
March 2008: 28: Discover Your Life Force; 27: Earth Hour; 16: CTV Vancouver 2008 - Video Interview; 10: FREE Nia Class Invitation; 01: NIA : un mélange danse-yoga-arts martiaux énergisant
February 2008: 28: Expressive Movement & Art Exploration; 10: Welcome to our new website

What People are saying about Terra Karda Studio:

“I highly recommend the Yoga for Runners class. I started running fairly late in life, at 47. I love running and I love racing. When I turned 49, as a challenge, I ran ten 1/2 marathons in 10 weeks. I was 50 when I ran my first marathon. In the following 18 months, I ran 5 marathons, including Boston and New York City (2008). For the last two years I constantly felt “off balance” (recurring sore right knee, recurring sore left Achilles). I started the Yoga for Runners class in September 2009. The Yoga for Runners class has improved my flexibility and range of motion (Achilles tendon) and has started to strengthen and restore my muscle balance. Yoga is much more of a workout than I ever anticipated. After the first class, I felt I had run a 1/2 marathon. I think that the class would be good for non-runners too and I look forward to the 2010 season, for both running and yoga.”
Sheldon Gragg of Georgetown referring to 6:30pm Thursday evening class at Terra Karda Studio

“I have never had such personal attention during a Yoga class. A relaxing shoulder massage, gentle assistance, warm blanket and a soothing eye pillow. If that wasn’t enough, I even received a gentle scalp massage at the end of one class! Denis is AMAZING!”
Lee-Ann Poff, Georgetown, ON

Nia Movement Form #9 - Yoga

Posted: Oct 4, 11:40 PM

HEALING ART: Yoga

Catch Phrase: Conscious Alignment of Bones and Joints

In Your Nia Practice: Nia moves inspired by Yoga take the emphasis off muscle and place it on creating comfort by sensing bone and joint alignment. A Nia Yoga experience teaches you to maintain volume and space inside by positioning bones and joints so that the body is continually encouraged to open and free itself of unwanted tension. Opening the body becomes a way of making space in and around the joints. Lengthening and feeling the sensation of flexibility, your energy moving out and along the bones, teaches you to stretch in a way that respects muscle attachments. Looking inward, sensing your body as you move and at rest develops the awareness of purposeful bone alignment that makes moving into most any yoga posture a natural process.

Yoga Teaches You: Vertical and Horizontal Line Flow. Stillness. Postures. Length of Bones. Relationship to Muscles and Joints. Healing. Forward and Back Bending. Inversions. Flexion. Extension. Twists. Restorative Poses. All Styles. Conscious and Spiritual Connection. Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Relationship.