Terre Pruitt's Index for the Nia Technique Book

Index arranged with subsections within the index

Index arranged with a separate index of the subsections

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13 Joint Exercise 11-12
13 White Belt Principles 24-25
16 Benefits of Nia 26
Aikido (Martial Arts) 269-270
Alexander Technique (Healing  Arts) 275-276
Arm and Hand Movement 61-62
Awareness 304-305
Body Awareness 82
Body to Heal 18
Chakras 51-52, 54-55
Chest - Nia and the Chest 45-46
Conscious Movement 17
Cool Down - Cycle 5 227-233
Dancing Through Life 293-398
Discovering Your Energy Type 87-95
Duncan Dance (Dance Arts) 272-273
Emotions and the three Body Weights 49-50
Five Basic Principles of the Body's Way 31-33
FloorPlay - Cycle 6  235-255
Full Fitness 17
Get Moving - Cycle 4 195-225
Glossary of Terms 311-315
Head  - Nia and the Head 46-47
Jazz Dance  (Dance Arts) 270-271
Joy Of Movement secret to Fitness 16-19
Kicks (Moves) 131-134
Least Resistance 18-19
Life As Art 302-303
List of the 52 Nia Moves 98-99
Living meditation 299-301
Mobility and Stability 77-81
Modern Dance (Dance Arts) 271-272
Moving with Nia 105-107
Natural Time 75-76
Nia and the Arms, Hands, and  Fingers 58-60
Nia and the Shoulder Girdle 60
Nia Fundamentals* 16-19
Nia Tips for Beginners 104-105
Pelvis - Nia and the Pelvis 43-45
Pleasure Journal Questions 86-87
Positive Tension 34
Principle 1 - The Joy of Movement 264-265
Principle 10 - X-Ray Anatomy 286-288
Principle 11 -  Fitness is the Business of the Body 288-289
Principle 12 - Continuing Your Body-Mind-Spirit Education 289-290
Principle 13 - Dance What You Sense 290-291
Principle 2 - Natural Time and The Movement Forms 265-266
Principle 3 - Music and the 8BC System 277-279
Principle 4 -  FreeDance 279-280
Principle 5 - Awareness and Dancing Through Life 280-281
Principle 6- The Base - Feet and Legs 281-282
Principle 7 -  The Three Planes and Three Levels 283-284
Principle 8 - The Core - Pelvis,  Chest, and Head  284-285
Principle 9 - The Upper Extremities - Arms, Hands  and Fingers 285-286
Rhomboid Muscles 60-61
Self-Healing 305-308
Sensory IQ 84
Setting Focus and Intent - Cycle 1 171-174, 263-291
Seven Cycle Examples * 173-259, 263-291
Shoulder Girdle 62
Spine - Nia and the Spine 47, 49
Stepping In - Cycle 2 175-177
Stepping Out - Cycle 7 257-259
Tae Kwon Do (Martial Arts) 268-269
T'ai Chi (Martial  Arts) 266-267
Teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais (Healing Arts) 274-275
The Arms and Hands 62
The Base - feet and legs* 34-42
The Base (Moves) 108-130
The Body's Way 64-68
The Chest 56
The Core (Moves) 135-141
The Core: pelvis, chest, and head* 42-47, 49-57
the  feet 39-40
The Five Sensations 102-104
The Five Stages of "Self  Healing" 69-70, 305-308
the Head 56
the knee 41
the lower leg 40
The Moves* 108-165
The Nia Workout (Classic vs. Athletic) 168-169
The Nia Workout Format (List of 7 Cycles) 170-171
The Nia Workout Menu (Focuses)* 263-291
the Pelvis 55
the Spine 57-58
the thigh 42
The Upper Extremities (Moves)  142-165
The Upper Extremities:  arms, hands, and  fingers* 57-62, 64
Three  Stages of A Nia Practice 100-101
Traditional Exercise Vs. Nia 19
Use Body As Designed 17-18
Voice of the Base* 39-42
Voice of the Core* 55-57
Voice of the Upper Extremities* 62, 64
Warm Up - Cycle  3 179-193
Witness 75
X-Ray Anatomy 73-74
Yoga (Healing  Arts) 276-277





The Nia Technique book was written by the creators of Nia, Debbie Rosas and Carlos Rosas.