Nia Workshops: The Intelligent Body Series
Move Smarter. Feel Stronger. Age with Power.
Your body is intelligent by design. When you understand how it’s built to move, everything changes — your balance, your strength, your confidence, even how you age. The Intelligent Body Series is a four-part Nia workshop experience exploring how stability and mobility work together. You’ll build strength without strain and leave each session with tools you can use in daily life — walking, reaching, standing, lifting, living.
This is not about pushing harder. It’s about moving wiser.
What Is Nia?
Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that blends dance arts, martial arts, and healing arts into one integrated experience. It strengthens your body, sharpens your mind, and supports emotional well-being — all through joyful, expressive movement.
You don’t follow a “perfect” form.
You follow sensation.
Nia meets you where you are — whether you’re rebuilding strength, maintaining vitality, or simply looking for a new relationship with your body.
Often called the “Art of Sensation,” Nia invites you to move in ways that feel good, powerful, and sustainable for a lifetime.
Meet Holly Nastasi
From her first Jane Fonda-style aerobics class in 1982 to becoming a leading voice in the Nia® community, Holly Nastasi brings over four decades of movement expertise and wellness leadership.
With a B.S. in Kinesiology and a Master’s in Health Education from UT Austin, Holly’s background spans anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and holistic wellness. But everything changed in 1993 when she attended a transformative session titled “The Motion in Emotion.” That single moment sparked a lifelong journey with Nia.
Holly has taught thousands of Nia classes, opened studios across multiple states, and now brings her energy and passion to The Dance Barre as one of its newest instructors.
Take the Next Step
You don’t have to be a dancer.
You don’t have to be flexible.
You don’t have to be “in shape.”
You just need curiosity.
Join us for one workshop or experience the full four-part series and build a foundation for movement that supports you for decades to come.
Reserve your spot today. Move smarter. Feel stronger. Age with power.