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Posts Tagged ‘speak with impeccability’

The Nia “Energy Allies”

Posted by terrepruitt on June 21, 2023

The Nia “Energy Allies” are a bit different now. The Energy Allies when I learned them in 2008 were more closely aligned with The Four Agreements. In 2022 Nia reinvented the Allies a little bit because they were so similar to the Four Agreements but that is not where they originated from. According to the “Art of Sensation” the Nia Energy Allies were based on the Toltec Principles of the Nagual after Carlos AyaRosas had attended a workshop in the 1990’s. But the ideas remain somewhat the same. I feel like #2 and #3 of the “old” ones have been swapped in this new version.

Instead of:

*Speak with impeccability* it is being called “MINDFUL SPEECH”, with different bullet points with one similar to “I communication” stating “speak about your experience” but there is no mention of staying on “task” which I feel is very important in a training situation because often things get take way off track and can take away from the training.

*Don’t assume anything* number 2 is now “EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE” which I feel is more akin to “OPEN-MINDED” when I read the bullet points that mention calmness and composure.

*Don’t take anything personally* or the new three which is “OPEN-MINDED” with one bullet point being “Assume Nothing”

*Always do your best* is now “AUTHENTIC SELF” with “do your best” as a bullet point

My original intent of sharing these when I posted about them in 2010 was to give examples of how the Nia training was conducted. I appreciated that the stage was set to keep us on topic so that we could have a chance to learn the material. That we were reminded not to make up stories and again . . . go off on tangents. Also to keep in mind that things were not being said and/or done to attack us. And lastly to remind us to do our best even if that changed day to day. Since the Allies have been changed or clarified to (I believe) be uniquely Nia I want to give you the opportunity – should you decide to take any Nia training – to learn them yourself so I am not sharing all the information here.

Are you familiar with the Principles of the Nagual and/or the Four Agreements?

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Nia’s Blue Belt Principle #2 Connection To Nia’s Energy Allies

Posted by terrepruitt on December 8, 2012

Off the top of my head, Nia’s Blue Belt Principle #2 – The Power of Two makes me think of Nia’s Energy Allies or the more commonly known four agreements.  The tag line for this principle is Communication.  The details involve a transmitter and a receiver.  So to me it is a perfect connection to the energy allies.  To me to be a clear transmitter one must speak with impeccability.  One must stay on task of what the idea is that is being communicated.  It is the job of the transmitter to be clear so that the receiver can understand what is being conveyed.  To add to that the transmitter doesn’t assume the receiver knows what is being said, another reason to be impeccable.  To be a pure receiver, the receiver shouldn’t be assuming they know what the transmitter is saying.  The receiver shouldn’t be making up stories in his/her head as the transmitter is speaking.  The receiver should be quietly listening, with no inner dialog happening.  Also there is the added mission of not taking anything personally.  This can be more easily accomplished if the third person — the one in the receiver’s head — is quiet.  Both the transmitter and the receiver always strive to do their best.  That is how I connect Nia’s Energy Allies to Nia’s Blue Belt Principle #2.

Dance Exercise, Nia, Nia at the City of San Jose, Nia classes in the South Bay, Nia Teacher, Nia Class, San Jose Nia, Nia San Jose, Nia workout, Nia, ZumbaSince communication can be thought of as the exchange of energy between two, this principle and its details can easily be applied to everyday life.  The exchange of energy can be between people or  things.  The exchange is a giving and a receiving.  It does not have to be verbal, the exchange, the communication, could be a touch, a gesture, or any of the other ways things are communicated.  So you might be able to see how within the scope of life it can be applied to more than just communicating with another person.

As a Nia teacher we can apply it to our Nia practice.   There is a transmitter and a receiver with our bodies’ movements.  There is a transmitter and a receiver with the music.  There is a transmitter and a receiver with a Nia routine and the choreography.  There is definitely a transmitter and a receiver in a Nia class and the transmitter is not always the teacher.

With the principle being The POWER of TWO, I can’t help but connect it the Nia Energy Allies when thinking of the communication between people.  My connecting probably stems from the fact that I truly feel I need to strengthen my relationship with all FOUR allies in order to allow the POWER of two to shine through.

This is just my immediate thoughts on Nia’s Blue Belt Principle #2.  As I live with it longer and read the manual and process it, I am certain I will come up with more.  My relationship with will become stronger.   Nia has a “craft” for working with this principle, but I am still determining my relationship with that idea.  We will see if a post ever becomes of their idea.

Are you familiar with Nina’s Energy Allies (or the four agreements)?  Can you see how they can be instrumental in communication?  Can you see how the Allies could assist in making two powerful?

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