Nia Fitness Technique 1st Degree Black Belt Teacher & Trainer; provides classes, playshops and presentations at retreats, events and conferences. Nationally Certified Health Professional with 18 years' experience at spas, resorts, on television, and on cruises. Nia offers a unique, wholistic approach to body-mind movement integrating Martial Arts, Dance Arts & Healing Arts, and including tai chi, aikido, tae kwon do, jazz, Duncan dance, modern dance, yoga, Alexander method and the work of Moshe Feldenkreis.

Nia Fitness Technique 1st Degree Black Belt Teacher and Trainer: A youthful 52-year old, Denise has been featured on television, in publications such as “American Fitness”, and at such internationally acclaimed facilities as Canyon Ranch Health & Fitness Resort (Tucson, AZ), The Oaks Spa (Ojai, CA) & The Pebble Beach Resorts (Pebble Beach, CA).

Denise was a senior officer and board member of one of the largest communications companies in New York City for 14 years, as well as a marketing & PR consultant in California for another 11 years. She brings excellent marketing & stress management skills to her trainings!

She also utilizes more than 35 years of acting, singing & dancing experience to make every Nia class fun and unique! Movement classes, playshops & retreats are also a part of her business, Feather on the Moon – a “spa without walls” for the body, mind & spirit. She is in a Masters program in Gerontology and specializes in movement for those with physical challenges, injuries and those over 55 years of age.

In addition to playshops, retreats, presenations adn clases, Denise also provides week-long White Belt training programs for personal growth-- or for those who want to teach the Nia Teahnique.

Call Denise Medved at 828-696-3060 or email
her at nia@magicalweb.net. Or call White Belt Training Intensive Producer Anne Lowry Parr at 828-253-5110, or email at niaskywalker7@aol.com for details or registration.

Our bodies were created to move -- and move in miraculous ways! Through mind-body movement, we not only find a healthier, happier quality of life, but can reconnect to our creative and spiritual selves -- and heal not only our bodies, but our minds, emotions and spirits as well. Organic, natural movement -- something Nia calls "the body's way" -- is a practice, a way of life that pervades the way we walk and talk; the way we perceive ourselves -- and the way we present ourselves to the world. It is also a doorway to longevity, through an ageless body and a timeless mind.

Denise provides everythng from 1 hour classes to 3-day retreats; from playshops and seminars that last a few hours -- or week-long trianing intensives for those who would like to become certified Whtie Belt Nia teachers. Prices are available upon drequest depending on the length and content of the program you would like provided. Week-long trainings are provide throughout the year in both Hendersonvile, NC and other US cities. On-going classes for the general public are 1-hour long and are available in Hendersonville on a reguarlarly scheduled basis. An 8-class card costs $64.

For personal growth or teacher certification.A week-long training in expressive Body-Mind movement, exploring the science, craft & art of Nia,which includes the Martial Arts, Dance Arts & Healing Arts. Near Asheville, NC, where the Blue Ridge& Smoky Mountains meet! $1499 including all manuals, video, pre-training materials, handouts, resources, 50+ hours of hands-on trianing and an elegant graduation dinner. Call Anne at 828-253-5110 for more information or registration.

For personal growth or teacher certification.A week-long training in expressive Body-Mind movement, exploring the science, craft & art of Nia,which includes the Martial Arts, Dance Arts & Healing Arts. Near Asheville, NC, where the Blue Ridge& Smoky Mountains meet! $1499 including all manuals, video, pre-training materials, handouts, resources, 50+ hours of hands-on trianing and an elegant graduation dinner. Call Anne at 828-253-5110 for more information or registration.

For personal growth or teacher certification.A week-long training in expressive Body-Mind movement, exploring the science, craft & art of Nia,which includes the Martial Arts, Dance Arts & Healing Arts. Near Asheville, NC, where the Blue Ridge& Smoky Mountains meet! $1499 including all manuals, video, pre-training materials, handouts, resources, 50+ hours of hands-on trianing and an elegant graduation dinner. Call Anne at 828-253-5110 for more information or registration.

For personal growth or teacher certification.A week-long training in expressive Body-Mind movement, exploring the science, craft & art of Nia,which includes the Martial Arts, Dance Arts & Healing Arts. Near Asheville, NC, where the Blue Ridge& Smoky Mountains meet! $1499 including all manuals, video, pre-training materials, handouts, resources, 50+ hours of hands-on trianing and an elegant graduation dinner. Call Anne at 828-253-5110 for more information or registration.