Dynamic Ease

Today, as with Friday evening, the focus of my Nia class is dynamic ease. This routine invites each person to connect to these two sensations. The sensation of dynamic is how we each power or infuse a movement with energy. When we are learning a new movement, we may put more energy into it and less as it becomes more familiar. Ease, as a sensation, can be experienced as relaxation. Ease is not the sensation of collapsing into a movement but rather a resting into it.

Modulating these sensations and finding your perfect balance can be achieved with practice and most of all with awareness. Sense into your body and listen for the prompts. When we play with the balance between energizing a movement, dynamic, and resting into it, ease, the body can become physically strong and flexible. And on an energetic level, it can become more harmonious and balanced. Nia reminds us that the “body thrives on dynamic ease,” which is ultimately the ability to perform any movement with maximum efficiency and minimal effort. This sensation allows you do various movements without thinking too hard about it.

To get a feel for dynamic ease, think back to a time when you learned a challenging physical task, such as riding a bike or learning to ski. At first, you may have felt weak, clumsy, intimidated, and frustrated. But you persevered until one day, suddenly: Bingo! Dynamic ease!*

Below is a photo of my first class. This fabulous group of seven masterfully played with dynamic ease in their own unique way. You should have seen them. They blew me away.

I invite you to come join me in playing with these sensations and experience the effortless power, elegance and grace of dynamic ease. Class is tonight, Sunday, at 5pm, at NW Community Yoga: 701 NW 70th St., Seattle, WA 98117

*Rosas, Debbie and Carlos, The Nia Technique (New York: Broadway, 2004), 31.