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Studio Kairos was created by the people who have been
coming to Nia classes since 2003. When myself, Ann and Michelle
qualified as Nia White Belt Instructors, we started sharing teaching
1 class / week. It just grew from there. People; our friends and
their friends and colleagues wanted more classes. So from one
class / week , we went to 2 classes / week, then 3, and now since
February 2006, the Parktown North Masonic Hall became ours to
use as Studio Kairos.
In November 2006 Studio Kairos moved from Parktown
North to the Rosebank Bowling Club, 15 Hume road,Dunkeld West.
It was sad to have to leave the safe space of the Masonic hall,
which we had used for years to grow and nuture ourselves through
Nia. However, we now have an even bigger, brighter space which
feels more connected to the outside world, with it's huge windows
overlooking the green. We are grateful for the time we had to
build our Nia community, and feel the new space will bring us
into our next chapter of Music, Movement & Magic; allowing
us to bring in more light, more sound and celebrate with our dear
fellow Teachers and International visitors and other events (see
web-site every month for details). And from November 2006, with
Avril Joffe joining me at Studio Kairos as a Partner, we can only
be excited about our future with Nia!
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Kairos comes from the Greek word meaning "Timeless",
the opposite of Chronos, which means linear /mechanical
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We all live in man-made mechanical time with tight deadlines and
are constantly racing against time.
In Kairos or "Natural Time",
we are able to tune into our natural rhythms and cycles, which
fluctuate according to our bio-rhythms. In Nia one of
the White Belt Principles is "Natural Time".
It was my dream to create a dedicated space for us to do the wonderful
work of Nia. I have endless gratitude for this dream coming to
fruition. Once again, this Nia JHB space could not have been created
without the following of the amazingly enthusiastic students /
participants and the dedicated White Belt Teachers who display
and share their gifts with such courage and generosity.
Thank you to Kathy Wolstenholme for instilling
this passion and purpose and paving a "road-map" of
how to use it, through our White Belt IntensiveTraining.
Susan Sloan
Nia Black Belt Instructor
The Literary Journal Defines Kairos as:
…”the right moment” or “the opportune.”
The two meanings of the word apparently come from two different
sources. In archery, it refers to an opening, or “opportunity”
or, more precisely, a long tunnel-like aperture through which
the archer’s arrow has to pass. Successful passage of a
kairos requires, therefore, that the archer’s arrow be fired
not only accurately but with enough power for it to penetrate.
The second meaning of kairos traces to the art of weaving. There
it is “the critical time” when the weaver must draw
the yarn through a gap that momentarily opens in the warp of the
cloth being woven. Putting the two meanings together, one might
understand kairos to refer to a passing instant when an opening
appears which must be driven through with force if success is
to be achieved.
Click
here to download the Class Schedule for Studio Kairos, Dunkeld
West
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