Merging the Science with the Sacred
niio stands for new integrated and inspired openings
and invites you to be wild, playful and free
Dance is a celebration of what it means to be fully human in this life.
To find your joy, freedom and flow
To take up your place in the world, from a deep place of confidence and calm
with your unique energy and essence
find the courage creativity and compassion to break free from expectations of society, work, family and peers
and have the audacity to follow your dreams to know the truth of who you are
'Really surprised by the depth of experience. So valuable to get in touch with the inner truth of my body, from my body. Great to give my body time to freely express my self. I heard so much and learnt so much. Helene is a wonderful workshop leader - sensitive, kind, encouraging, empowered and with good, clear boundaries'
Sonia, Therapist
'I felt really held and supported by you – your intention was palpable, tangible and I had some deep connections to the universe, the matrix, mother - thank you it was just medicine'
Caroline, Counsellor
Discover your presence, power and purpose through your dance
Supported by the niio map which travels from deep into the earth and reaches for the stars
as we dance in moving meditation our molecules and atoms literally shift and change
Insight, inspiration and transformation are possible
the niio dance soul journey
niio dance gives you the roots and wings to follow your own path and fly free
Discover the wisdom you have within you
Bask in the essence of your sensual feminine and divine masculine
in this dance Love is stronger than fear
DARE TO DO YOU
Body-Mind Centering
We journey deep into our bones, fluids and tissues, which have energetic as well as structural qualities. Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen who created BMC, gives us the alternative holistic anatomical map of the body that Medical school overlooked.
The Tao
I am Chinese and the Tao is the ancient Chinese ‘Way’ which celebrates acceptance, change, creativity and the natural order and 'flow of the universe.' Symbolically, its element is water with its qualities of yielding, adapting, being soft and strong.
Lifetime Exploration and Research
This has been my life journey - beginning with Ballet, Hung Gar Kung Fu, Yoga, Meditation, Dance Movement Therapy, Somatic Movement Education and extended Conscious, Ecstatic and Shamanic dance journey spanning five decades.
Life Art Therapy
Created by one of my teachers the late Anna Halprin, who discovered how dance is connected to our emotional world, healing herself and designing the Life Art process, that uses movement and art.
Yoga and the Chakra system
This ancient philospophy and system for holistic wellbeing has now seeped into the mainstream. I was fortunate to 'discover' yoga and meditation in India in 1995, and it has been my companion with dance every since.
Nature and the Elements
There is a force and power in nature that human can never match, and indigenous cultures are in tune with its rhythms and cycles of life. We have the elements of nature within us, and it can inform, inspire and heal. Interestingly the Inca word for the 'body' is 'animated' or 'luminous' earth...
'Your class was a breath of fresh air and you hold the space so well. I can't remember the last time I laughed like that and played, just being completely authentic in such a long time, it was so refreshing. The classes are really deep and I'm getting a lot out of them. I’m hugely grateful on so many levels.'
Paul-Adam, Multi-disciplinary Artist
‘I love your way of working with me. You have got such wisdom, humbleness and congruence’
Satu, Esalen Therapist