Nia Intensives

Become a Nia Teacher or enhance your personal Nia experience in a Nia Training

The White Belt Intensive is the first level of Nia Training for Nia students interested in diving deeper into the Nia Education. Fusion fitness pioneers Debbie Rosas and Carlos Rosas have developed the most comprehensive body-mind-spirit fitness training in the industry. Whether you are a student desiring to go deeper in your practice or an aspiring Nia Professional, the white belt intensive is for you.
The intensive is a week-long program in expressive mind-body movement that will take you “deeper in and higher up” in a lifestyle practice that can heal & strengthen your body, relax & release your mind, and refresh and restore your heart and soul! Explore Martial Arts, Dance Arts and Healing Arts, the five sensations, the thirteen major joints and twenty digits, and the thirteen principles of Nia, as you discover “Your Body’s Way” to a happier, healthier life.

The trainings are offered in South Africa by international Nia Trainers, who have dedicated years to the personal and professional study, practice, teaching and living of Nia’s principles and education. The Nia Way is a holistic approach rooted in a somatic (body-based) approach to learning. Nia education is designed to allow students to develop and participate in their own way, embodying cognitive information by engaging the whole person:

  • The Body is used for exploration, discovery, and sensory-based experience
  • The Mind is used to focus, witness and direct attention
  • Emotion is used to create a personal connection to experience, and thus becomes a conduit of body-mind connection
  • Spirit (that which is unique to a person) is used to recognize personal power, foster self-healing and expand each person’s potential

All Nia training is highly interactive and delivers foundational principles through both cognitive and experiential learning models. You are eligible to license as a Nia teacher upon completion of the Nia White Belt Intensive Training.

Depending on your goals, Nia is everything from a fun class experience to a philosophy, lifestyle and profession. While often practiced in a group-fitness format, the true depth of Nia lies in a richly layered body of education, which for many becomes a lifelong journey and/or professional practice.

Embrace your body…quiet your mind…express your spirit – joyful and transformational – it is unlike any other educational training you have ever experienced.

Green Belt training is an optional training, which focuses entirely on developing and embodying the skills to effectively teach Nia. All belt levels who teach or desire to teach are strongly encouraged to attend this training.

Its focus is The craft of teaching Nia with the intent of effectively delivering the Nia experience.

The Nia Promise and Delivering the Nia Experience are phrases we use to express the transformative power of Nia; to a Nia Teacher’s ability to deeply move and touch people within the classroom environment. As a teacher, your role is to guide people through a meaningful journey of physical conditioning and self-discovery. Teaching Nia is all about sharing your personal experience – your physical and emotional sensations, visual images and feelings. To do so, you must have a solid understanding of the form, objective curriculum and communication techniques.

Green Belt comprehensively explores all mechanics of delivering the work, including:

  • embodying the choreography
  • cueing
  • creating intentional silences
  • dancing to the music
  • helping people achieve their personal fitness goals

Whether you are a novice or a seasoned teacher, Green Belt will further your teaching skills. New teachers develop confidence, craft and skill by learning and practicing the foundations of teaching. Seasoned teachers refine and deepen their understanding, building on their craft and receiving feedback from peers to deliver the most powerful experience possible.

The Green Belt training includes a pre-training course based on the 13 White Belt principles. As part of the training, you will learn and work with the routine, Sanjana.