Brownies are Back!!!!!!!!!

Dina, Fran, and I are back from Brown Belt, y'all! We come fully armed with a new set of tools to share with our communities making the Nia experience even better than before! Can you believe that!?!?!

41 of us gathered at Studio Nia for 7 days of intense training - they don't call them intensives for nuthin'!

Here's the fabulous Fran Kao with her new Brownie friend, Connie! Connie has the cutest southern accent!

People flew in from all over the world to receive this training - not just from the South. We're talking England, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Some more happy Brownies taking a well deserved stretch on the floor!

Jeff Stewart, CEO of The Nia Technique (and Debbie's hubby) took TONS of photos the whole week. Once those are posted in HQ's Flickr pool, I'll have more to share with you!

I'm so glad to be home and look forward to moving with you all soon! Enjoy the sunshine!

Brown Belt! Woot! Woot!

I'll be at Nia HQ in Portland gettin' my brown belt June 19th to June 25th! But don't cry! I've got awesome coverage for classes at NU next week.

The always fabulous, Mollia Jensen, will be taking over on June 19th. Come spend your Saturday afternoon with the goddess of rock Nia! (Dina will be at the training as well and Mollia will be covering all her classes. Check out Niadu for a full schedule!)

Kat Gillett will be your hostess with the mostess for the 6 pm classes on 6/21, 6/22, and 6/23! Check out her "International Freedance" routine created just for you Nia Undergrounders! (Kat will also be teaching Dina's 6 pm class on 6/24).

I'll be back for June 26th for Saturday's class at 12:15 pm hopefully with lots to share!

Have a great week, y'all!

Spread the Joy!

Don't you want a super sweet bumper magnet for your car? How 'bout your fridge, your filing cabinet? You know you do!!!!!!

Get'em while they're hot! Awesome new bumper magnets just for you! Only 5 bucks!!!! What a bargain!

Always wanted to shout from the rooftops, "Nia rules! Nia is amazing! Nia changed my life," but had trouble finding a rooftop or overcoming your fear of heights???

Spread the joy and get a magnet for all of Seattle to see. Buy one, buy twelve! Put them everywhere and anywhere!

Magnets available at any Nia Underground class. Cash only, please! Woot! Woot!

The Dirty Dozen

The Environmental Working Group just published it's 2010 list of the the "dirty dozen," the list of the 12 fruits and vegetables with the highest content of pesticides. They also list the "clean 15," the 15 fruits and vegetables with the lowest pesticide content.

Why care about pesticides? According to the EWS, "The growing consensus among scientists is that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can cause lasting damage to human health..."

Buying all organic can be pricey for many so having both lists the next time you hit the grocery store can be very handy when you are working within a budget. A convenient wallet size shopper's guide or an iPhone app can be downloaded here!

And don't forget that the Seattle Farmer's Markets are in full swing. Buy organic and local - it's good for you and good for your community!