
Lonehill

“Nia is
an expressive movement form & lifestyle practice that uses
The Body's Way to achieve physical, emotional, mental and spiritual
fitness & well-being”
BRENDA
LOUKES
My Connection to Nia
Being a mom and working
long hours in television production, I had not sustained
any form of regular exercise for many years. As I reached
my mid-thirties, everything I read in magazines or newspapers
was saying to me that I needed to exercise if I was to
be healthy and strong in my old age….. I was getting
nervous. But the word “exercise” makes me
want to go back to bed and hibernate. I read about Nia
in a magazine in 2002 and realized that “movement
with purpose” was in fact what I was searching for.
Nia resonated with my soul. Nia was something
I could embrace and I knew it would keep me stimulated,
interested, fit and healthy physically, mentally and emotionally
– well into my old age.
Nia was so new in South
Africa, it took a while to find a Nia class, but when
I did it was like a breath of fresh air in the domain
of fitness and health. At last I had found exercise
with soul! I am not a gym person and although
I love nature and walking, it is hard to find a way to
do that in Johannesburg. I decided to become a Nia teacher,
in order to be able to do Nia when it suited me, to stay
committed to something, and to be able to offer Nia classes
to other people who want to move with purpose.
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Nia takes me to my soul. To
my true self. It allows me to express my creativity, my fears,
my joy, my pain. Nia gives me back the JOY. It reminds me
of who I am and what I can be. It places me in my life fully
and squarely, sometimes gently, sometimes with a shove. It
keeps me connected to myself – my body, my mind, my
emotions, my spirit. It reflects back to me what I need to
work on and where I need to just accept. Nia is a moving meditation,
a living art, a fluctuating, transformational, organic process,
just like life. It is an ongoing dance…. And it keeps
me FIT! (I am now forty two and feel fitter than I have ever
been in my life. ) ~ Brenda
I have completed two White Belt certifications, and did my
Blue Belt training in Feb 2009.
“In Nia, we use the body
to heal the mind and spirit by joining muscular movement with
introspection, intention, visualization, imagery, and expressiveness."
Debbie Rosas and Carlos Rosas “The Nia Technique”
(Broadway Books 2005)
Nia is like chocolate
– you have to taste it to know what it’s like.
Join us and discover the Joy of Movement:
NIA WITH BRENDA 2009 (in
Lonehill)
*please book for these classes in advance as the
venue is small and space is limited – sms me on 083
226 1967
To join contact Brenda
: 083 226 1967 or email: nia@telkomsa.net
I look forward to dancing
with you.

If you cannot attend
regular Nia classes, we also offer NIA workshops, retreat days
and other Nia events including parties (Nia Jams), Nia demo’s
at Corporate Wellness Days and Nia private parties (bridal showers,
baby showers, birthdays etc). Please email me for further information.
~ t h r
o u g h - m o v e m e n t - w e - f i n d - h e a l t h ~
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MOVEMENT
SIGNATURES
BY
B r e n d a L o u k e s
PAINTINGS
OF BODIES IN MOTION…. Inspired by Nia



COMMISSION
YOUR OWN SIGNATURE…. CONTACT BRENDA
nia@telkomsa.net
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