April 2012
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Celebrations in New York
I’m in New York, and I’ve decided to stay a bit longer than planned, as I will be leading a Nia White Belt Training in New Jersey with Caroline Kohles later this week.
In the mean time, I’ve been celebrating life with my husband Jeff, his daughter and his daughter’s boyfriend who recently experienced a heart attack (and he’s a med student)! That’ll stress you...
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Finding Power and Beauty in Your Dark Side!
I invite you to listen to the message of one of the most powerful women I know: Mama Gena! She’s changing my life and I want you to get a taste of what I experienced this past weekend in New York while exploring the idea of finding power and beauty in our dark sides. Listen and learn by registering for Mama Gena’s tele-class, “Do You Love Your Dark Side?” Get inspired,...
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Join Me For The Inspiring Women Summit 2012
On Tuesday, April 10th, from 12:00-12:30 PM PST, I will be a speaker for The Inspiring Women Summit 2012, a free, virtual event you can be a part of from the comfort of your living room.
This amazing, online gathering runs from April 9-15th and features 30 of the world’s most inspiring, transformational women leaders—including Marianne Williamson, Lisa Nichols, Lynne Twist, Barbara Marx Hubbard...
March 2012
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WatchHaving fun at dinner.
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WatchFrom our party at Still and Moving Center…
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WatchWatch as Hawaii Blue Belt trainees use the technique of freedance to energize and explore their relationship to each of the four realms: body, mind, emotions and spirit.
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WatchReady to be serenaded!
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Honolulu Reflections
I often share how blessed I feel to be living a life fulfilled, doing what I love—teaching and sharing Nia. Sometimes I am given the gift of receiving the bounty of my creativity and passion in a unique way. Last night was one of those nights. I was asked to participate in Renee Tillotsen’s Still and Moving Center’s one-year birthday celebration in Hawaii. Renee’s dream, an...
February 2012
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Maya 2012. Transformation at the Source!
I am excited to invite you to join me for a once-in-a-lifetime experience: “Maya 2012: Transformation at the Source” — an international conference and global gathering at Chichen-Itza on December 13-22, 2012. When I was invited to be one of the presenters with Power Place Tours, I jumped at the opportunity. They are the best when it comes to group tours to sacred sites. With so...
January 2012
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If Today Was My Last Day
I went to bed last night thinking about what I would do if this was the last day of my life. I was quite entertained at what came out, in this order:
Be in the snow… lot’s of it. (I am.)
Wake up, lay in bed and pray watching the snow fall. (I did.)
Have a coffee with chocolate. (I did.)
Think of all the people I love and am grateful for. (I did.)
Have apple pie, cherry pie and...
A Snowy Celebration
I love surprises and I love snow. And last night, I got both! Jeff surprised me by taking me to a restaurant where a table full of my girlfriends were waiting for me to celebrate my 61st birthday. It was wonderful and unreal.
As we left the restaurant around midnight, it was like entering a winter wonderland. Pure bliss. Snow makes my heart melt and open like nothing else, except for dogs!...
A Sensuous Reality
Today I pulled out the book, “The Spell of the Sensuous” by David Abram. In it he says:
Humans are tuned for relationship. The eyes, the skin, the tongue, ears, and nostrils—all are gates where our body receives the nourishment of otherness. This landscape of shadowed voices, these feathered bodies and antlers and tumbling streams—these breathing shapes out family, the beings with whom we...
As many of you now know, I have committed to a...
Researching Pleasure & The Juice Cleanse
It’s January. I love it and I hate it. In one month I let go of things that no longer serve me, and with great enthusiasm, I commit to taking on new challenges – to be better, do better and to heal. I am a sensation scientist, and I am dedicated to researching sensation.
This year I’ve decided to take on the challenge to research a whole new kind of pleasure by paying attention to the...
December 2011
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The Woman's Tribe
I love syncronisity. Here I am working on my “Awakening the New Feminine Spirit” book and workshop for 2012, and I come across two posts from two of my favorite women, Mama Gena and Lissa Rankin. I got so excited I wanted to share it with all my girl friends. Watch and enjoy the magic of women sharing their knowledge, inspiring the world, coming together, hanging out, and growing and...
October 2011
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An Interview with Stacey Hall, Creator of...
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Stacey Hall, who is a long-time Nia student and teacher. She also happens to be the creator of Chi-To-Be! Read on to learn about her wonderful book, program and movement.
Debbie Rosas) What is Chi-To-Be?
Stacey Hall) Chi-To-Be! is the process of aligning one’s intentions to activate one’s intuition to attract all one desires with velocity and ease!
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Mama Gena Goes to Denmark!
One of my favorite people (AKA the “Queen of Pleasure”) will be in Denmark on October 29th for a live event dedicated to unleashing your full-throttle power and life force. This event marks the first time Mama Gena has taught outside the U.S. Sign up now to receive the juicy details and get free access to a 12-video feminine leadership jumpstart kit.
September 2011
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Pondering In Beginner's Mind
I’m always humbled by the power of this work. It’s one thing to create something; it’s another to practice it. This week, I have the opportunity to learn from Nia Trainer Ken Gilbert. It’s not that I haven’t learned from Ken before, it’s just that this week, I’ve allowed myself to slip into beginner’s mind.
I’m hearing, seeing and sensing Nia...
August 2011
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July 2011
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Awakening the New Feminine Spirit in Jerusalem
I am sitting on the balcony of our hotel, listening to the sound of the waterfall from below and an Arab celebration over the fence. An Arab bride is getting her pictures taken. It’s very dream-like.
The first day in Israel, we rested. Our long flight was made easier by the fact that I had just spent two days in New York at the Omega Institute giving a workshop. Jeff is, as always,...
FAB Choreography & 52 Moves Training in London
In just two short months, on August 13-14, Kevin VerEecke and I will be in London at Hampstead Town Hall Centre to teach the Nia FAB Choreography & 52 Moves Training.
Designed for all Nia belt training graduates, this two-day experience is a special opportunity to master the art of moving and/or teaching the Nia 52 Moves that form the choreography for all Nia routines. You’ll learn...
June 2011
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The Body's Way Workshop at Omega Institute
If you are looking to heal, condition and transform your body to live the life of your dreams, join me on July 15-17th in Rhinebeck, New York at the Omega Institute. It’s here, on a stunning and nurturing 195 acre campus, that Nia Trainer Caroline Kohles and I will be teaching a workshop devoted entirely to The Body’s Way – a method of using the body according to its natural design...
April 2011
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Touch and Skin
This month’ focus for the current Nia Continuing Education Program (Becoming A Sensation Scientist) is touch – something that is inherently linked to skin. Skin is a part of the body most of us take for granted until it starts to sag or wrinkle. It’s something most of us drag around, cover up, and rarely touch with love; we usually leave that up to someone else. The largest organ in...
If it Weren’t for Nia, I Would Have Become an...
Today is day thee of my second experience with the amazing Gil Hedley. He is an anatomist extraordinaire. I’m so impressed at how he addresses the body and teaches others to research it. I come away from each day knowing more intimately the gift I have: my own body. Somehow, I feel at home in this experience. I’m not sure why, but I do know that to donate your body to science – for people...
A Yoga Retreat on Vancouver Island
I love my sister, Jenni, and my brother-in-law, Paul. They move me. Actually, they move a whole lot of people; they are amazing yoga teachers – and the co-owners of NamaStay Retreat near Santa Cruz, California. I take total credit for the fact that they found the light in yoga. They met at my house when they both came to take the Nia Brown Belt! Over the years, I’ve been witness to their...
Nia 5 Stages Training in California
If you’re a Nia White Belt graduate who wants to take your practice to the next level, come get certified to teach Nia 5 Stages classes and workshops at my upcoming training May 6th-8th at Equinox in Rolling Hills Estates, California! To learn more, contact Miriam Nash at nianut (at) gmail.com or 310-347-6820. Or register now to reserve your spot!
The Nia 5 Stages is an integrative...
marjay1 asked: Dear Debbie,
I got excited just listening to your call the other night, I am 60 years young and now fully recovered from a serious life threatening illness. I was reasonably fit prior to that and would really love to get into Nia and transform into a super new me. The problem is I live in Scotland and can't find a teacher or class, could you please advise on how I might do this. I...
I got excited just listening to your call the other night, I am 60 years young and now fully recovered from a serious life threatening illness. I was reasonably fit prior to that and would really love to get into Nia and transform into a super new me. The problem is I live in Scotland and can't find a teacher or class, could you please advise on how I might do this. I...
Reflections on the Toronto FAB Training
The Nia FAB Choreography & 52 Moves Training was created to bring all belts under the same roof, hence the term FAB (which stands for For All Belts). The first Nia FAB was in Portland, OR with more than 100 Nia teachers coming together. I’ll never forget it.
Last week, on my way to Toronto, after almost 30 years of having Carlos as my creative partner, I couldn’t imagine feeling what...
My Interview for the WISH Summit
To follow up on my previous post from February about the Women’s International Summit for Health (WISH), I wanted to share some of the feedback that listeners sent in. I was deeply touched and honored to be a part of such a phenomenal cause.
Tera Warner did a wonderful job introducing Nia, saying:
If you’ve ever worked out tirelessly with bands, bricks, barbells and way too tight running...
“Music is invisible, but we know it is there. We cannot touch it, but it can be...”
– Ortiz Ph.D., John M, The Tao of Music: Sound Psychology
March 2011
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wwwexpressivelifeartscom asked: Hi there Debbie I have just come across Nia and am blown away. I used to dance many years ago but have reached the mid life age of 52 and am now as fat as a whale and super unfit with a bad back....that said I would dearly love to take up dance again and even dream of being a Nia teacher- I am a writer and creativity coach and have had several successful businesses over the past 30 years and a...
Weight Gain, A Family Doctor, and Cleanse Organic
I’ve always been lucky with my weight – much thanks, I’m sure, to Nia. But over the last three weeks I’ve gained the dreaded “menopause 12 pounds.” I was so concerned that I went to the doctor (allopathic) and had a bunch of tests to make sure nothing is wrong. In some way I am hoping there is a magic explanation. I don’t want to hear, “there’s nothing wrong with you...
February 2011
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Coaching, Love and Human Potential
I’ve had the joy of working with many personal coaches in my 30-year career. Each has allowed me to discover my personal areas of strengths and weaknesses, and has given me a new perspective and influenced who I am today. I’ve learned that working with a coach requires understanding your position, which entails sharing but also shutting up and listening. The coach knows things you do...
The School of Womanly Arts Mastery Program Begins... →
Do you yearn to be a deeply fulfilled, gratified, joyful, creative, adored, passionate woman? Are you ready to work less, attract more and have more pleasure than you believed possible?! I highly recommend The School of Womanly Arts Mastery Program! I’m a graduate and a guest speaker. This class has changed my life. JOIN me this spring. It kicks off March 5th in NYC.
Women’s International Summit for Health
Many months ago in April of 2010, I got a call from the beautiful and talented Tera Warner. A passionate online entrepreneur, she created The Raw Divas as a means of building an international community to support women who are seeking health through nutrition and working to achieve natural, sustainable lifestyles. Her intent is to create opportunities through this project to enable and support...
January 2011
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Turning 60!
Just last Friday night, I found myself surrounded by a group of vibrant, empowered and loving people – people who have been like family for many, many years – as I celebrated my 60th birthday. It seems in alignment that this day would occur on the same week that the NGTs were in town for the second part of their training program with me in Portland. I felt like the luckiest woman in the world to...
Exploring MELT with Sue Hitzmann
I first met Sue Hitzmann, the creator of MELT, in 2009 at the IDEA World Fitness Convention. Her breakthrough technique keeps our connective tissue and nervous system in top condition, and slows down the aging process by rejuvenating tissue hydration and relieving the tension of day-to-day life that gets trapped in our bodies. She developed MELT to simulate the techniques, benefits, and results of...
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Upcoming "Awakening the New Feminine Spirit"...
I believe a woman’s life is her canvas, and a woman’s personal journey is her work of art. It is this journey that we must awaken to and unfold through a conscious exploration of ourselves.
That’s why I’m inviting you to my experiential workshops, which are dedicated to helping you tap into your innate power, unique beauty and individual greatness to live a fulfilling life.
We will use dance,...
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Special Price on Mama Gena's Spring 2011 Womanly...
Wow! I can’t believe how time flies. It’s been four years that I’ve been living my life with the influence of Mama Gena, and I can tell you, nothing is the same. I feel more alive than ever in my skin, as a woman, thanks to her amazing course. I love myself even more than I did before, and I understand things about myself, my husband, and our relationship that makes us better.
I’ll be...
“All are but parts of one stupendous whole.”
– Alexander Pope
November 2010
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A Recap of "What's Up Down There?" with Lissa...
It was such a joy to have Lissa Rankin, author of “What’s Up Down There? Questions You’d Only Ask Your Gynecologist If She Was Your Best Friend,” in Portland at StudioNia. Prior to her book reading, we danced together with about 80 other women – then grabbed some cocktails.
Read Lissa’s account of the event here. As she describes,
“It was far and above the...
October 2010
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Cleanse Organic
I’m a big fan of Cleanse Organic, a 28-day non-fasting, non-laxative, anti-inflammatory, whole foods program designed to cleanse, detoxify, and rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit. Created by Dr. Aimee Gould Shunney and Chef Jennifer Brewer, it’s easy to integrate into your everyday life. Check out the program overview, or read more about the creators.