Nia Technique classes with Marcia Coakley, certified Blue Belt Instructor
About NiaSways
NiaSways
Marcia Coakley
certified Blue Belt
Nia Technique instructor
info@niasways.com 508.499.9664
Dancing since she was young, Marcia Coakley loves guiding people to experience the Joy of Movement. From her first Nia class she was hooked. THIS was what she was looking for...to move, and be healthy for the rest of her life. EveryBody can!
Come get moving - for a gentle and safe challenge, or a dynamic, athletic workout. Increase strength and function … feel connected and able. What’s YOUR body’s way?
Initially a college dance major, she has a BFA in Ceramics, has been a studio potter for more than 25 years, and an educator in many disciplines. She is a certified Nia Blue Belt instructor, certified Brain Gym instructor for movement and Educational Kinesiology, long time yoga practitioner, and thrilled to bring Nia to you.
Come get moving - for a gentle and safe challenge, or a dynamic, athletic workout. Increase strength and function … feel connected and able. What’s YOUR body’s way?
Initially a college dance major, she has a BFA in Ceramics, has been a studio potter for more than 25 years, and an educator in many disciplines. She is a certified Nia Blue Belt instructor, certified Brain Gym instructor for movement and Educational Kinesiology, long time yoga practitioner, and thrilled to bring Nia to you.
About Nia
you feeling recharged, rejuvenated, and fully alive. Nia blends dance, martial arts, and healing arts
(including yoga) to allow your dancer, athlete, warrior, and child within to expressively emerge.
Nia, pronounced "knee yah", is an acronym for Neuromuscular Integrative Action. It incorporates a
diverse blend of movements from martial arts and dance, with body-integration therapies including,
T'ai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, Duncan Dance, Jazz, The Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais and Yoga.
It is non-impact and aerobic, encouraging whole-body movement. It is movement with purpose.
For its creators, Debbie Rosas and Carlos Rosas, Nia is as much about "tapping into the mental,
spiritual and emotional aspects of being, as... the physical. It aims to make movement more conscious, to release blocked energy,
to enable participants to connect to a greater whole and learn to be guided by the pleasure principle: if it feels good, do it."
For James G. Garrick, M.D., director for Sports Medicine, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, California, "by combining
non-impact aerobics, dance and martial arts, the Rosas have created an imaginative program that integrates aerobic conditioning,
balance and flexibility. Although high in energy, the program appears both safe and adaptable to any fitness level."Web MD Article
"Find Fitness Bliss with Nia" by Gila Leiter, MD.
Nia is a fitness, personal growth and lifestyle program based on three arts: martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. What does N-I-A
stand for? Initially it stood for non-impact aerobics, reminding and teaching people how to move in a new and gentle way to get fit.
More scientifically, Nia stands for neuromuscular integrative action, which is a descriptive term for the complex actions that occur when
we consciously integrate body mind actions. However, Nia is very personal, so we say it is like chocolate, you have to taste it to know it!
What is unique to Nia? Nia is a barefoot, grounded, cardiovascular program which incorporates East and West functional movements
and integrative concepts with all kinds of music, and is an adaptable group exercise program that blends movement and energy variety
to help people get fit in a holistic, joyful and pleasurable way.
Who goes to Nia? People of all ages and fitness levels enjoy Nia. Even people with limitations such as fibromyalgia and arthritis can
benefit from Nia's safe, user-friendly and adaptable program.
“I love Nia! It’s a total mind, body, spirit celebration.” - Christiane Northrup M.D., author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom
“A fun and comprehensive workout that exercises not only your body, but also your mind and your heart…whatever your age or
body type, Nia offers you a point of entry.” - Gloria Steinem
"Nia is medicine for the body and the soul."
you feeling recharged, rejuvenated, and fully alive. Nia blends dance, martial arts, and healing arts
(including yoga) to allow your dancer, athlete, warrior, and child within to expressively emerge.
Nia, pronounced "knee yah", is an acronym for Neuromuscular Integrative Action. It incorporates a
diverse blend of movements from martial arts and dance, with body-integration therapies including,
T'ai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, Duncan Dance, Jazz, The Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais and Yoga.
It is non-impact and aerobic, encouraging whole-body movement. It is movement with purpose.
For its creators, Debbie Rosas and Carlos Rosas, Nia is as much about "tapping into the mental,
spiritual and emotional aspects of being, as... the physical. It aims to make movement more conscious, to release blocked energy,
to enable participants to connect to a greater whole and learn to be guided by the pleasure principle: if it feels good, do it."
For James G. Garrick, M.D., director for Sports Medicine, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, California, "by combining
non-impact aerobics, dance and martial arts, the Rosas have created an imaginative program that integrates aerobic conditioning,
balance and flexibility. Although high in energy, the program appears both safe and adaptable to any fitness level."Web MD Article
"Find Fitness Bliss with Nia" by Gila Leiter, MD.
Nia is a fitness, personal growth and lifestyle program based on three arts: martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. What does N-I-A
stand for? Initially it stood for non-impact aerobics, reminding and teaching people how to move in a new and gentle way to get fit.
More scientifically, Nia stands for neuromuscular integrative action, which is a descriptive term for the complex actions that occur when
we consciously integrate body mind actions. However, Nia is very personal, so we say it is like chocolate, you have to taste it to know it!
What is unique to Nia? Nia is a barefoot, grounded, cardiovascular program which incorporates East and West functional movements
and integrative concepts with all kinds of music, and is an adaptable group exercise program that blends movement and energy variety
to help people get fit in a holistic, joyful and pleasurable way.
Who goes to Nia? People of all ages and fitness levels enjoy Nia. Even people with limitations such as fibromyalgia and arthritis can
benefit from Nia's safe, user-friendly and adaptable program.
“I love Nia! It’s a total mind, body, spirit celebration.” - Christiane Northrup M.D., author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom
“A fun and comprehensive workout that exercises not only your body, but also your mind and your heart…whatever your age or
body type, Nia offers you a point of entry.” - Gloria Steinem
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