A Dedicated Scholar 

Awakening Body & Life online interactive ezine is based on Debbie Rosas’ decades of research and mastery in the Arts and Sciences, including 40+ years of experience with essences of martial arts, dance arts and healing arts, as well as, expertise in anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology. Founder and Creator of The Nia Technique,  a neuromuscular integrative action methodology for health and wellness; Nia is based on Debbie’s development of the principles known as, “The Body’s Way,” which situate a personal relationship with the physical body through sensory awareness that engages the holistic mental, emotional, and spiritual growth and development of each human experience for sustainable change in their world and the world around them.  

A Seasoned Educator

Debbie’s fluid design of The Nia Technique, through nine specific movement forms from three key disciplines has grown to become a social and cultural phenomenon.  Through 55 years as a popular international speaker, lecturer, and educator in key areas of health education, wellness education, and lifestyle education; Debbie identifies, supports, and advances exponentially diverse and inclusive populations on both individual and collective journeys. Through her transformational educational programs, which are energized by her remarkable, innovative, and creative pedagogical style, as well as her studies in philosophy, Debbie has credentialed over 2100 Nia Teachers who serve populations in over 43 countries across the globe.

A Grateful Visionary 

And today, in the Nia Global Community, there is celebration not only about Nia’s 40+ year anniversary, but about 40+ decades of healthier and happier worldwide generations: all smiling, moving, and reaching their Body & Life wellness potential for a sustainable lifestyle and age growth wellness on the earth.  In this, Debbie owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to Nia Members. But Debbie especially acknowledges her Nia Senior, Junior, and Associate Teaching Faculty for bringing all the joy and wonder for the journey to every hour of Nia.  They have made all the difference and she recognizes, uplifts, and supports their contributions.  Without them, Debbie cannot continue as she has begun, to transform the planet one body at a time. 

A Powerful Innovator

Debbie’s Nia Education Programs continue, as Nia has done since its inception, to evolve and change for the accommodation of new and revolutionary somatic research, study, and discovery in science and medicine, while driven by her standard of excellence, authenticity, and credibility.  Often invited as a global presenter at conferences and events for thousands of others in search of expertise in health, wellness, and fitness; Debbie’s work is forged in the fires of popular, political, and purposeful culture, as she is determined to continue to provide a voice for that which is sacred within us all.  In this, her inspiring narrative unfolds through a unique new platform, so that you too, may find an account of the remarkable ways in which to begin Awakening, which have never been timelier in the history of our planet, Earth.

An Awakened Dreamer

Coming Soon! Debbie’s new Body & Life Nia Education Program, Nia, Art of Awakening and An Awakening Project have been designed and formatted as a transformational journey through a diverse and inclusive experience for everyone. Bringing global participants together, with extended invitations to their own communities from around the world, Nia, Art of Awakening begins with Debbie’s live 13 weekly class gatherings together with live 13 weekly Creative Collective gatherings hosted by Nia, Art of Awakening leaders. Participants will enjoy celebratory movement, music, and magic in the tradition of the Nia experience, led by Debbie, that focuses on extraordinary body, mind, and emotion growth and development of creativity available for every human being.

A Mindful Leader

Creative Collectives will gather for weekly discussions on a variety of inspirational subjects from weekly classes. At the conclusion of the program, all Creative Collective participants will be invited to submit creative workshop proposals for an invitation to An Awakening Project Symposium, where they will gather to discuss, organize, and finalize An Awakening Project calendar year. These privately conducted workshops will be offered by them in any possible area of study for the emerging artist, maker, artisan, or crafter who wants to pursue such things as geometric gardening, performance writing, earthwork painting, sound composition, forage recipe design, earthwork photography, and more. At the conclusion of An Awakening Project Symposium, selected Creative Collective members will submit all their workshop information for release to An Awakening Project communities. The remainder of the 13 month calendar year will follow with the creative process that will result in finished works.

A Gracious Host

An Awakening Project Gallery Show events will conclude the annual Awakeningjourney with a celebration, as Debbie and others host live and live streamed gatherings for the global community that will honor participants and their online exhibitions of creative works. An evening of meeting and greeting others, followed by viewing online galleries, and concluding with enjoying celebrations together in break out sessions to share memories and imaginations, will close out An Awakening Project experience with a nod to the next year’s journey for new participants. The focus of An Awakening Project is to guide participants toward discovery of their creative potential, while the intent is to create thriving world wide communities.

A Profound Transformer 

The meaning of An Awakening Project is entirely nested within everyone’s unique creative potential as an artist, maker, artisan, or creative that contributes their story to an extraordinary layered narrative, while the purpose of An Awakening Project is rooted in holistic, joyful, vibrant, health and wellness for personal growth and development that is transformational for everyone which is, as Debbie describes, “A new contextual sound for a sing-along network of consciousness stimulation to help everyone dissolve, transform, and surpass…a song like, ‘We Are The World,’ with lyrics that celebrate personal identity and the sound of every human spirit in union with a harmonic resonance powerful enough for Awakening culture and society into a better and brighter future.

Published Books: 

Debbie Rosas has also authored or co-authored the following books:  The Nia Technique, (2004) by Broadway Books;  Non-Impact Aerobics (1987) by Random House (hardback);  Non-Impact Aerobics (1988) by Avon (paperback); 

In-house publications include: Seven Minute Workout, Art of Sensation, Art of Communication, Art of Perception, Art of  Self, and Art of Alchemy.

Referenced in Books: 

A Woman’s Book of Power and A Woman’s Book of Strength, by Karen Andes; Mind-Body Fitness for Dummies, by Therese Iknoian;  The Fitness Instinct, by Peg Jordan;  Overcoming Osteoarthritis: My Healing Journey, by Audrey Buchanan; Create the Body Your Soul Desires, by Dr. Karen Wolfe, MBBS, PhD.  Fitness Theory + Practice, by the Aerobics Association of America;  Wellness Wisdom, by Susan Tate;  Mind-Body Exercise and Inspiration, by IDEA Health and Fitness Association,  Daughter of Mine, by Laura Fabiani;  Perfect Breathing, by Al Lee and Don Campbell;  Women of Spirit, by Katherine Martin.  Persephone Rising: Awakening the Heroine Within, by Carol S. Pearson;  Sex and the Seasoned Woman: Pursuing the Passionate Life, by Gail Sheehy;  Women’s Way Home: Navigating Your Path to Embodied Power, by Leela Francis; Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan. 

Referenced in Magazines: 

Oprah; Yoga Journal; Vogue; New York Times; Ms.; Elle; Time; Weight Watchers; Self; Shape; Glamour; People; Harper’s Bazaar; Woman’s Day; Newsweek; US News and World Report; Allure; IDEA Fitness Journal; Good Housekeeping; Dance Magazine; SPA Magazine; Healing Lifestyles & Spas; Natural Health; Natural Awakenings; Parents; Publishers Weekly; Delicious; Flare; Organic Times; Modern Woman; Canadian Living; Chatelaine; ALIVE; Redbook; Cooking Light; Philadelphia Magazine; Lansing State Journal. 

Referenced in News:

Over 45 Newspaper sources including the San Francisco Examiner, Washington Post, New York Daily News, and San Francisco Chronicle. 

Contact:

For Debbie: An Awakening Speaker, Lecturer, and Educator requests:

Monday-Friday 9am-5pm PT

debbieanawakening@gmail.com