Helen Suchting - Spirited Movement & Sound

24/04/2026

Yes it does. I am grateful to be in Canberra, travelling, dancing, moving, meeting up with friends, creating new ones. Doing what I love for which I am so grateful!!

18/04/2026

At All Saints Anglican Church in Ainslie checking out our grooving space and putting up flyers!

Get grooving Canberra!!

21/03/2026

2026 Gathering tix are on sale!! Get in quick if you want to go.

🔥 UPDATE: ONLY 12 SPOTS LEFT!! BOOK NOW!! 🏃

Nia Australia Gathering 2026
Dance & Wellness Retreat- Embody the Elements
2pm Friday 12/6 - 1pm Sunday 14/6
Byron Yoga Centre, Byron Bay NSW

Join us in Byron Bay for a weekend of movement, music and meaningful connection. Set in a beautiful natural environment, you’ll be invited to explore Nia, yoga, Qi Gong and more - all woven through the elemental themes of Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Spirit.

Expect moments of expansion, rest, laughter… and that unmistakable feeling of coming home to your body.

If this is calling you, now is a great time to secure your place.

✨ Booking Information

💰 Early bird savings of $50 end 3 April.
👉 Visit the Nia Australia Gathering page for detailed information and to book your place.
www.niaaustralia.com.au/the-gathering-2026/

Current Nia Australia members can use the discount code sent last week.

Only 20 places remain and bookings are first come, first served!

💫 What’s included in your ticket:

🥗Accommodation and nourishing meals (slow food vegetarian menu with organic produce grown on site)
🌀A full program of movement and wellbeing practices including Nia, yoga, Qi Gong and more
💧Access to a heated 20-metre magnesium mineral salt pool
🍉 Herbal teas and fresh fruit available throughout your stay
👌15 months Nia Australia Community membership (for new members)

20/03/2026

Why IS dancing so good for your brain?

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12/03/2026

Thank you to Carol Greenwood - Vitality with Carol - for having me sub her classes while she jaunted to Womad! Pleasure to teach classic and gentle classes in Yamba with her friendly Nia community.

06/03/2026

21/02/2026

What we have known for years in Nia - but always a good reminder! Dancing is beneficial for depression!!

A meta-analysis of 218 trials found it provides larger reductions in symptoms than walking, strength training, or antidepressants alone.
Dance simultaneously releases serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin while lowering cortisol. When performed in groups, it creates interbrain synchrony that strengthens social bonds. Researchers are now advocating for dance to be considered a front-line treatment for depression.
Whether in a living room or a ballroom, moving to the beat is proving transformative.
Source: The BMJ

16/02/2026

Stanthorpe - its Ali’s turn. Great to dance with the Granite Belt tribe! Who knew Nia was accessible in this regional town! Mondays at 10.30am at Yoga Tree.

10/02/2026

Dancing with the Nia Toowoomba tribe! Thank you Suesette for a fabulous class this morning. If you are on travels this way Suesette holds Nia classes Tues & Fri 9.30am at the Senior Citizens Hall!

24/11/2025

I love to play with up and down to the floor in class …. Now you know WHY!! 😂

11/11/2025

Friday 21 November - instead of my usual Nia class on a Friday morning, Julienne and I are hosting a Yin yoga and sound bath session.

For those with current Nia passes (5 or 10 classes) you can use one of your passes for this. OR $20 on the door.

Please arrive by 8.50am to start class at 9am.

Bookings are not essential but would appreciate if you can let me know if you are planning to come.

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