What is Nia?

Each Nia class experience combines music, mindfulness and dynamic movement to leave you physically energized, mentally clear, and emotionally balanced. Nia workouts combine 52 simple moves with dance arts, martial arts, and healing arts to energize and enliven well-being in 60 minutes - body, mind, emotion, and spirit. Nia, the original Love-Your-Body Workout, is non-impact, practiced barefoot, and adaptable to individual needs and abilities.

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Class fee $10

Maria Whitley is a somatic educator devoted to helping people feel at home and happy in their bodies through mindful movement. She has taught Music & Movement for over 20 years to young children and their families and the Nia Technique since 2008, when she opened Shine, the first integrative wellness studio in Louisville KY. After 10 years of running the studio, she is now spreading the Shine around Louisville (and further afield!) through holistic movement, offering MELT classes and privates, Classic Nia, MOVE IT (Interval Training) and Moving To Heal (therapeutic). Maria is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in the Nia Technique and a Level 2 MELT Method Instructor,