Comments on: Nia and Tai Chi http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/26/nia-and-tai-chi/ In the realm of health, wellness, fitness, and the like, or whatever inspires me. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:41:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: terrepruitt http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/26/nia-and-tai-chi/#comment-654 terrepruitt Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:44:01 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-654 You are so funny. I love that we all learn from each other! I learn a lot from you. And you often make me laugh, which as you know, is great medicine! You are so funny. I love that we all learn from each other! I learn a lot from you. And you often make me laugh, which as you know, is great medicine!

]]> By: terrepruitt http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/26/nia-and-tai-chi/#comment-653 terrepruitt Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:43:22 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-653 So Tai Chi has helped with your back pain? Awesome. Did you practice Tai Chi before you found Nia? I have come to respect a lot of the mind-body practices out there. I really like the body-mind aspect of Nia. I like that it is based largely on science and the body, so people that aren't "into" mind-body stuff can still enjoy Nia. So Tai Chi has helped with your back pain? Awesome. Did you practice Tai Chi before you found Nia? I have come to respect a lot of the mind-body practices out there.

I really like the body-mind aspect of Nia. I like that it is based largely on science and the body, so people that aren’t “into” mind-body stuff can still enjoy Nia.

]]> By: Tina Kiely http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/26/nia-and-tai-chi/#comment-652 Tina Kiely Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:19:29 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-652 P.S. Thanks for helping me increase my vocabulary. glean! Terre, I learn so much from you! P.S. Thanks for helping me increase my vocabulary.

glean! Terre, I learn so much from you!

]]> By: Tina Kiely http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/26/nia-and-tai-chi/#comment-651 Tina Kiely Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:18:00 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-651 I have been taking the 24 forms for 5 years now and when I stumbled onto Nia that combined dance, Tai Chi and the other art forms. I was in seventh heaven, it was like the big O. I was so ecstatic! Tai Chi has cured my chronic back pain, opened up my hips and wow! Then I love to dance and I hadn't danced for years! So, as an instructor, I've been Niafying my Tai Chi moves just for the fun of it and it's been quiet beneficial. Rosas are genius! I have been taking the 24 forms for 5 years now and when I stumbled onto Nia that combined dance, Tai Chi and the other art forms. I was in seventh heaven, it was like the big O. I was so ecstatic! Tai Chi has cured my chronic back pain, opened up my hips and wow! Then I love to dance and I hadn’t danced for years! So, as an instructor, I’ve been Niafying my Tai Chi moves just for the fun of it and it’s been quiet beneficial. Rosas are genius!

]]> By: terrepruitt http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/26/nia-and-tai-chi/#comment-650 terrepruitt Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:10:09 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-650 Well, Jill it would be a sight to see if the parks were FULL of people doing Tai Chi. (That made me laugh because I pictured it and I was shocked because I had not actually seen that.) I see a few people. I remember when I was young a man used to do it at the bus stop. Then . . . I thought he was crazy. Now I think back and I have a great admiration for him. I think that we could benefit from "heel lead" in our everyday walking, yes? And thank you for mentioning that not ALL moves we do in Nia are heel lead, but when we do them we are doing them for a reason. Balance, flexibility, stability . . . The book did mention bare feet in the Tai Chi section, but I was thinking the barefeet could be tied to all the martial arts, and the Yoga and also Duncan Dance, right. It is all done bare foot. Even thought the driving force might have been Tai Chi. I love your blogs too. I love the way you express yourself. Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting. It is always so great to receive a comment from you because you add so much to the post! Well, Jill it would be a sight to see if the parks were FULL of people doing Tai Chi. (That made me laugh because I pictured it and I was shocked because I had not actually seen that.) I see a few people. I remember when I was young a man used to do it at the bus stop. Then . . . I thought he was crazy. Now I think back and I have a great admiration for him.

I think that we could benefit from “heel lead” in our everyday walking, yes? And thank you for mentioning that not ALL moves we do in Nia are heel lead, but when we do them we are doing them for a reason. Balance, flexibility, stability . . .

The book did mention bare feet in the Tai Chi section, but I was thinking the barefeet could be tied to all the martial arts, and the Yoga and also Duncan Dance, right. It is all done bare foot. Even thought the driving force might have been Tai Chi.

I love your blogs too. I love the way you express yourself.

Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting. It is always so great to receive a comment from you because you add so much to the post!

]]> By: terrepruitt http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/26/nia-and-tai-chi/#comment-649 terrepruitt Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:02:01 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-649 Hugs, to you my friend! Hugs, to you my friend!

]]> By: Michele http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/26/nia-and-tai-chi/#comment-648 Michele Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:49:53 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-648 Yes - very interesting, thanks Terre! Yes – very interesting, thanks Terre!

]]> By: Jill Campana http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/26/nia-and-tai-chi/#comment-647 Jill Campana Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:38:41 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-647 Oh, I so envy you living where you get to see parks full of people doing Tai Chi. How glorious that must be. Thanks for this post Terre. I love the Tai Chi-like aspect of Nia. You mentioned the heel lead...so very important in Nia and one that is so foreign to some folks. I see so many people stepping forward in class and instead of leading with the heel they put the ball of their foot down first...in some instances this is okay obviously -- especially when the direction is to step onto the ball of the foot!!! (ha ha). However, I find that when I do that (step on to the ball of the foot rather than leading with the heel) I have a very unbalanced sensation. Thanks for this reminder. Also I believe that the whole essence of doing Nia barefoot comes from the Tai Chi aspect. Love your blogs!!! Jill Oh, I so envy you living where you get to see parks full of people doing Tai Chi. How glorious that must be.

Thanks for this post Terre. I love the Tai Chi-like aspect of Nia. You mentioned the heel lead…so very important in Nia and one that is so foreign to some folks. I see so many people stepping forward in class and instead of leading with the heel they put the ball of their foot down first…in some instances this is okay obviously — especially when the direction is to step onto the ball of the foot!!! (ha ha). However, I find that when I do that (step on to the ball of the foot rather than leading with the heel) I have a very unbalanced sensation.

Thanks for this reminder. Also I believe that the whole essence of doing Nia barefoot comes from the Tai Chi aspect.

Love your blogs!!!

Jill

]]> By: terrepruitt http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/26/nia-and-tai-chi/#comment-646 terrepruitt Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:13:17 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-646 Hey Alex! Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Now you know a little bit more about Nia. :-) Hey Alex!

Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Now you know a little bit more about Nia. :-)

]]> By: Alex http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/26/nia-and-tai-chi/#comment-645 Alex Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:08:07 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-645 Good post Terre. Thanks! Good post Terre.
Thanks!

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