"... When the building manager asked me to lecture on the benefits of exercise at his staff meeting, I agreed but insisted on giving everyone a Nia class in order to practice all the points in my lecture. I described the benefits of exercise in Nia language (the 5 Sensations, 13 joints, 200 bones, 700 muscles, pleasure principle, etc.) and showed them several ways they can create stability in their spine and joints while on the job. I talked about how to lift packages and open doors for residents with safe alignment, the plume atop the crown of the head, and the benefits of shaking and hanging during a break..."
Lynett Putterman has been teaching Nia since 2002 in Chicago, Illinois and Chesterton, Indiana. Read more at
http://nianow.com/story/2011/02/nia-on-the-high-rise