NIA - Meditative Dance Class

This one-hour NIA class is a gentle, joyful, full-body movement experience that blends dance, martial arts, and mindfulness practices to support strength, mobility, balance, and body awareness. Set to inspiring music, the class guides participants through expressive movement sequences that emphasize sensation, alignment, intention and ease rather than forcing or pushing the body. The class includes a gradual warm-up, dynamic movement phases, and a grounding cool-down that promotes relaxation and integration. NIA is practiced barefoot to increase sensory feedback and connection, but shoes are optional. No prior dance or fitness experience is requiredthis class welcomes all bodies and celebrates movement as a pathway to health, creativity, and joy. About the Instructor Laurel Lenski, a NIA White Belt Instructor, also holds degrees in Dance and Expressive Art Therapy. Recently completing a course in Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy her passion to share the therapeutic powers of dance, movement and expression are present in her approach to facilitating client groups throughout western Massachusetts. She enjoys engaging each participant and meeting them where they are at, in the moment. **This program is made possible by the Sarah Gillett Services for the Elderly** intrinsicmovementexperience.com