Centering with Stillness
Today is our final newsletter in our five part series on “The 5 Sensations of Fitness” (FAMMS) included in our Nia practice, which are:
- Flexibility
- Agility
- Mobility
- StrengthÂ
- Stability
To truly be physically fit, and respond effectively to demands of our daily lives, Nia teaches that we must cultivate all five of these sensations.
Today I’m focusing on #5, STABILITY.
Stability is sensed as calmness in the muscles, combined with readiness for action. It is the physical feeling of harmony between muscles and joints.
Dynamic stability is the perfect balance of opposites that energizes your body and is sensed as a powerful peace.
When you sense stability, you can connect to your center point and find stillness, intrinsically grounded by a strong foundation.
Loss of stability is sensed as weakness and loss of balance.
Stability is nurtured by practicing balanced postures, bringing awareness to structural alignment and engaging in both momentary and sustained periods of movement and non-movement while integrating the […]