The focus of today’s Nia practice, chosen at random from the basket of cards, was ‘Loving Movement’. Loving movement: as in ‘I love to move!’ Loving movement: as in ‘a gesture of love or an offering to a person or to the Holy.’ Loving movement: as in ‘a chapter, an episode, a section of music [...]

‘I accept my brilliance.’ This was the focus of our Nia practice today, chosen at random from the basket of cards we created for 2010. Your mission:  should you choose to accept it, is your brilliance. Accept the wild brilliance of your body; with all its 75 trillion cells shimmering like stars, metabolizing and burning bright [...]

This is the second in a series of articles on alignment and safe body mechanics by Ashland physical therapist and Nia instructor, Rachael R. Resch. In last month’s Locals Guide, we looked at how we can use body awareness and imagery when we are sitting to activate the body’s natural ability and desire for healthy, dynamic [...]

This is the first in a series of articles on alignment and safe body mechanics by Ashland physical therapist, Rachael R. Resch. Imagine your spine is a flower.  A tall, beautiful flower. Why? Because the most effective way to activate the deep postural muscles of the spine is through visualization. These muscles, the multifidii and rotatores, which [...]