Lyrics to Song "Break the Chain"

Break the Chain Lyrics

Lyrics by Tena Clark, Music by Tena Clark/Tim Heintz

Intro-solo vocalist
I raise my arms to the sky
On my knees I pray
I’m not afraid anymore
I will walk through that door

other
Walk, dance, rise
Walk, dance, rise

vocal
I can see a world where we all live
Safe and free from all oppression
No more rape or incest, or abuse
Women are not a possession

You’ve never owned me, don’t even know me I’m not invisible, I’m simply wonderful I feel my heart for the first time racing I feel alive, I feel so amazing

chorus
I dance cause I love
Dance cause I dream
Dance cause I’ve had enough
Dance to stop the screams
Dance to break the rules
Dance to stop the pain
Dance to turn it upside down
Its time to break the chain, oh yeah
Break the Chain
Dance, rise
Dance, rise

vocals
In the middle of this madness, we will stand I know there is a better world Take your sisters & your brothers by the hand Reach out to every woman & girl

This is my body, my body’s holy
No more excuses, no more abuses
We are mothers, we are teachers,
We are beautiful, beautiful creatures

chorus
(Repeat Chorus)

FreeDance Break other

Dance, rise
Dance, rise

Sister won’t you help me, sister won’t you rise x4

Dance, rise
Dance, rise

Sister won’t you help me, sister won’t you rise x4

—vocal-
This is my body, my body’s holy
No more excuses, no more abuses
We are mothers, we are teachers,
We are beautiful, beautiful creatures

chorus

(Repeat chorus)

Solo vocalist - “One billion rising….”

Fantastic 6am Nia Class with Laura Haley

I questioned my choices when my alarm awoke me at 5:00am this morning. Now I Am delighted I attended Laura Haley’s 6:00am Nia class at NiaMoves. I find the more I teach the less I take class, something I want to rectify. My experience with Laura this morning was a nourishing reminder of how great it is to receive, learn from others, feel part of community, meet new people, have fun, be a student, give attention to myself, sense and heal my body. I felt connected to something greater than myself and at the same time a deep connection inside.

I had a funny moment when I heard myself telling myself “wow this teacher is awesome and what a magical studio this is, great ambiance, lights, people….” I then was reminded “hey you have something to do with this, you’re the co-owner”. An embodied out of body, chuckling kinda of moment.

Thank you Laura I feel blessed and honored with you as part of our team at NiaMoves.

Shift Happens! airing on PBS in March

Soma Ranch gift shop is a collection of “our favorite things”. A top seller is “Shift Happens!”. In March there’s an opportunity to experience how to “Live an Inspired Life” With Dr. Robert Holden on PBS.

Best-selling author Dr. Robert Holden shares essential principles and practices at the heart of his work on happiness, success and loveability. Key themes include: living an authentic life, miracle of self-acceptance; following your joy; forgiveness gives you wings; and live now, procrastinate later. Airing March 2013 on PBS - Check your local listings.

About the Author
Robert Holden, Ph.D., is the Director of The Happiness Project and Success Intelligence. His innovative work has been featured on Oprah, Good Morning America, and media worldwide. Robert coaches leaders in business, education, politics and healthcare. His clients include Dove and the “Real Beauty Campaign,” and also Virgin and The Body Shop. Robert is a student of A Course in Miracles. He is author of the best selling books: Happiness NOW!, Shift Happens!, Authentic Success (formerly titled Success Intelligence) and Be Happy. Robert also hosts a weekly show on Hay House Radio called Shift Happens! Visit www.RobertHolden.org

One Billion Rising Dance at a Houston Rockets Game

Rockets vs. The Suns Basketball Game, Toyota Center,
Wednesday, March 13,
6 pm pre-show, 7pm game

Dancers, Hoopers, Yogis, Sports Fans, Families and Friends.

WE NEED YOU

Perform “Break the Chain” at pre-show.
Be a part of the One Billion Rising movement.
Have fun, raise awareness and be part of something GREAT.

How can I help?
We have to sell 175 tickets at $20 each.
Purchase tickets at www.NiaMoves.com.

You can Dance, Spectate or Sponsor a ticket.

Invite colleagues, friends, neighbors and family.

“Dancers” please arrive before 5:50pm

How can I learn the dance?
We are here to support/help you…
“Break the Chain” is easy to learn

Visit www.NiaMoves.com for:

1. Free “Break the Chain” song download
2. Link to online video tutorial
3. List of FREE practice sessions

Click HERE to download and print fliers to distribute.

Learn the Moves Video Tutorial:

Donna Summers ~ Adapted Nia Routine

I’m LOVING this new routine. Moves from Passion work well - song for song.

Feedback from class:

1. extremely high energy, challenging cardiovascular
2. most love the music and find this brings more out of them
3. a few don’t like the music (mostly younger generation). They work through it to sustain enjoyment

Focus: “enough” concept
Intent: take fitness to your next level

No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)	4:48
I Feel Love (12” Version)	8:15
This Time I Know It’s for Real	3:36
Could It Be Magic (Single Version)	3:54
She Works Hard for the Money (Single Version)	4:10
Hot Stuff (12” Version)	6:41
This Time I Know It’s for Real (12” Extended Remix)	7:22
Dream-a-Lot’s Theme (I Will Live for Love) [12” Extended Remix]	9:14
Last Dance (Single Version)	3:19
On the Radio	4:05
State of Independence (Single Version)	4:25

Songs from: The Journey: The Very Best Of Donna Summer

"RISE" Nia Class ~ Feb 14, 6:15pm NiaMoves

Valentine’s Day, also known as V-Day, is a day of activism and action in the name of the One Billion Rising. One billion women on the planet will be raped or beaten in their lifetime. Rise and dance to support efforts to end violence against women by participating in this dancing revolution.

NiaMoves is holding a fundraising Nia class in collaboration with this effort to realize our collective strength and solidarity across borders to end violence against women and girls.

For more information about this unprecedented, international event, visit www.onebillionrising.org

and view this powerful video: http://youtu.be/gl2AO-7Vlzk.

Nia “Rise” class is a 100% donation class for The Mission at Serenity Ranch

Mission at Serenity Ranch provides a safe, long term, holistic home environment that promotes physical, emotional and spiritual well being to survivors of human sex trafficking.

Playlist: Love Music for "Rise"

Happy V Day ~ enjoy TWO super love playlists:

We’ve tweaked our class and have a new play list! Here it is.

“No More I Love You’s”	Annie Lennox	Medusa
“Love Can Move Mountains”	Celine Dion	Diva
“Break The Chain”	Tena Clark	OBR
“I Need Your Love”		Passion
“I will Always Love You”	Whitney Houston	Best of
“Love Will Find A Way”	Rick Braun	Body and Soul
“Dream-a-Lot’s (I live for love)	Donna Summer	Journey Very Best
“Lovers Rock”	Sade	Lovers Rock
“Free”	Illumine	Shannon Day
“Break The Chain”	Tena Clark	OBR

Thanks to Kevin V, This was the original playlist for V day.
to be enjoyed at another time :-)

“If I Loved You”	Anthony Warlow	Midnight Dreaming
“No More I Love You’s”	Annie Lennox	Medusa
“Americano”	Lady GaGa	Born this Way
“When Love Takes Over”	David Guetta	One Love
“Love Shack”	The B-52’s	Cosmic Thing
“Love Is Gonna Save Us”	Benny Benassi & B	Hypnotica
“Learn 2 Luv”	(J Vasquez Remix)	Kim English
“Love Is Crime” T P Club Mix	Anastacia	Pieces Of A Dream
“Temple of Love”	Brent Lewis	DrumSex
“Maddest Kind of Love”	Big Bad	Voodoo Daddy
“When I Need You”	Celine Dion	Let’s Talk About Love
“I Will Always Love You”	Dolly Parton	16 Biggest Hits

Congratulations Nia White Belts

Wow! an amazing training to kick off 2013. Congratulations to Annette, Alexa, Brenda, Susan and Lucy. Thank you Katrine, Mary Clare and Bing for re-visiting Soma Ranch.

Our vision for Soma Ranch is coming true. Folks experiencing an enrich learning environment and having such a great time they keep coming back for more and more. Welcome Home!

Success Versus Significance

I’m enjoying pondering Success and Significance today…

A quote from Biju joy inspired me:

Success is measured when we reach a milestone or achieve a Goal,
Significance is measured when we touch a heart or change a Life.

Success may be defined as aiming for the stars and hitting the moon,
Significance may aim low but achieves high because it cared for the lowliest ones on earth.

Success may be highly recognized and applauded on earth,
The only reward of Significance is changed lives that continue even after the individual has passed away.

Success attracts money and recognition ,
Sometimes Significance may attract trouble and persecution.

I am all for Success if it leans on a wall called Significance.

If Success is a Tree then Significance must be the roots.

If Success creates Wealth then
Invest it to make Significance in others .

Good things that continue to happen even after we are gone away into eternity is the measure of Life of Significance.

Minute with Maxwell shares:
Significance is born within us. We are created with potential for purpose and greatness. We often search in life until we find something we can be significant in. Folks can do nothing due to the belief they can’t do anything big. Don’t worry about doing something big, ask yourself how can I help people today? What can I do and say that will help add value. Do something, say something, be something that makes a difference in someone’s life.

Bill Butler shares 12 ways to help us live a SIGNIFICANT LIFE:

1. Break away from the mundane and into the meaningful.
2. Build bridges… Placing LOVE first.
3. Challenge Complacency. NO EXCUSES = NO REGRETS.
4. Defeat discouragement by harnessing happiness.
5. Give generously of your time to others.
6. Intentionally improve. Work a little each day on being better.
7. Mind your mind ~ what thoughts occupy your head space.
8. The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the extra you put into life.
9. Plan purposefully. Keep your goals and objectives fresh in your mind throughout the day.
10. Reflect regularly. Remind yourself of what is important.
11. Take time. balance work and play.
12. Transform thinking by practicing positivity.

Nia ChakraDance Experience

A magical multi media healing energy ride.

Thursday, 7:30 - 9:00pm, $15

7 tracks, tuned to the vibration of each chakra, with synchronized color projected through out the studio. Moves designed for each energy center.

Helen has been developing this is a Nia Experience for a while. Thursday’s class is the debut for Soma Ranch. With the super big screen, the power point presentation will illuminate the studio with the color of each chakra. The slide show is programed to magically change from one color to the next to align with the songs and chakras. OOoohh! ~ can you sense my excitement?

Nia Graduates Invited to Revisit Complimentary

EveryBody who has experienced the Nia White Belt is ENCOURAGED to return to the training COMPLIMENTARY up to 4 sessions.

All you need to pay for is classes, meals and accommodation.

If you would like to experience more than four sessions, contact Helen. It can easily be arranged.

This is a fabulous feature of the Nia Continuing Education program.

Click HERE to Download the full schedule.

Welcome 1st Class of 2013

Joe and I are prepared and delighted to be welcoming our first “class of 2013” to Soma Ranch.

This group is a lovely balance between folks arriving for the first time (We LOVE seeing their faces on the initial tour) and folks who are coming back home.

Joni is offering massages, Michelle, Foot Detox and Reflexology.

I’m especially excited to share the ChakraDancer Nia Routine synchronized color power point on Tuesday.

Participants	From
Alexa Herzog	Germany
Annette Clayton	The Woodlands, TX
Brenda Owens	Temecula, CA
Lucy Hewitt	Minneapolis, MN
Susan Duerksen	San Diego, CA
Returning Visitors	From
Bing Reynolds	Boulder, CO
Jan Coralli	Las Vegas, NV
Katrine Nielsen	Canada
Mary Clare Coleman Brown	Scottsdale, AZ
Sue Korthauer	Montgomery, TX
Charlotte Kerr Jorgensen	San Antonio, TX

Nia Classic Rock Playlist + Notes

Great class. Participants shared they liked all the songs! High favorites were “Pride and Joy” + “Dude”. I felt “Whole Lotta Love” was the weakest point (curious that it was track 2 which I often regard as the strongest song in vertical architecture of a routine. I may put the track somewhere else or loose it completely! It’s a tricky song, probably well advised to do my bars on this one!

Funny, I don’t think of Pride and Joy as being classic rock (even my itunes says “Blues”) however when I saw the suggestion it was an immediate hit. I’ve taught this song over a decade ago and it was lovely to revisit. I liked how this song balanced with the Queen songs.

Class started late, I choose to pull “Go your Own Way” and “More Than A Feeling”, feel good to close with “Dream On” however I think there is an all time better way to conclude this experience. Maybe “Angie” by Rolling Stones…

Thank you FaceBook Friends - I now have 80+ recommendations. Awesome to see a constant flow of suggestions coming in. I will down load, create playlist then teach on shuffle a few times to filter out what works, what doesn’t, what’s best.

Fun :-)

Track	Time	Artist	Album
Stairway To Heaven	8:03	Led Zeppelin	IV
Whole Lotta Love	5:33	Led Zeppelin	II
Smoke On the Water	5:39	Deep Purple	Best of
Heartbreaker	3:28	Pat Benatar	Greatest Hits
Dude Looks Like a Lady	4:22	Aerosmith	The Essential
Pride And Joy	3:40	Stevie Ray Vaughan	Greatest Hits
Back In Black	4:16	AC/DC	Back In Black
Crazy Little Thing	2:44	Queen	Greatest Hits
We Will Rock You	2:03	Queen	Greatest Hits
Free Fallin’	4:16	Tom Petty	Full Moon Fever
Go Your Own Way	3:40	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours
More Than A Feeling	4:45	Boston	Pure 70’s
Dream On	3:27	Aerosmith	Era 76-99

"Mind the Gap" ~ decreasing the distance

I’ve noticed the gap between:

• intentions I set and the amount I achieve
• folks who are important to me and the amount I serve them
• this life I have and how I live it
• me and my bible!

Decreasing the distance - this is my main focus for 2013.
a sacred contract.

I hope to journal, share and to support others who are interested in a similar quest.

this is a “to be continued” post
I’d love to hear your thoughts on the matter…

January Challenge ~ with Support & Accountability

Choose 7 minute workout, daily Nia class and/or SCAW!

Our December 28 day challenge was a success. Congratulations to Angela, Elizabeth and Kat for completing the “7 minute workout” (7MW) everyday for 28 days. Well done Monica, Mosy, Misty, Marian and Mmmany others did the 7MW almost everyday and checked in regularly on facebook. I especially appreciate the wonderful support I received the day I dropped. Thank you Jason for the reminder “it’s about what you choose to do NEXT that counts”, I got back on and completed 26 days out of 28. The combination of a support group and strategic plan helped increase the likelihood and level of success.

How well do you follow through with your goals and intentions? I’d like to do better, would you like to join me? I suggest we are more powerful together than apart. My 2013 focus is “Mind the Gap” ~ deceasing the distance between intentions and results..

For January

1. choose any or all of the follow options
2. subscribe to blog for daily encouragement
3. go public on my facebook wall

Options for 28 days:

1. 7 minute workout (You Tube included below)
2. Nia Class (live or DVD)
3. SCAW free (Sugar, Caffeine, Alcohol, Wheat free)

I’m going for the “triple”, 7MW, Nia Class and SCAW free everyday for 28 days.

7 Minute workout is one minute of:

• embryonic
• creeping
• crawling
• standing
• walking
• getting up and down
• laughing

Gift yourself with this internal focus....

I feel so much better when I clean out my closet ~ how about you?

Here’s information from Susannah Rohland I found motivational, hope it helps you too…

During this last week of 2012 the planetary alignments are definitely encouraging for dealing with much needed change. This week offers a significant opportunity for reconstruction in those areas of our lives which have been bothersome to us for some months now. Inherent in this period is the need for a sincere assessment of what works in our lives and what does not.

It’s time to re-formulate our sense of who we are, where we want to go, and somehow reconfigure our self-expression. The current energies are quite supportive of this….it’s much easier now to lay a desirable foundation for our future selves.

We may feel an urgency to COMPLETE something important, prune and weed some elements in our lives, or perhaps we are drawn to REVIVE or ESTABLISH a creative endeavor. Even simply cleaning house – literally or figuratively – can bring much-needed clarity and a new sense of possibility. Release the outworn, and establish a nurturing environment – within you and without you – for your new expression of manifestation.

Make the time to take the time for reflection….create windows of quiet time so you can more clearly listen to your heart and head in collaboration with each other. You may feel an inner urgency to express yourself differently, to be a truer representation of your soul’s calling. It’s a potent time for regeneration and personal evolution….create periods of silence so you can more easily listen to the longings and demands of your soul.

Soon, as you get more clearly and distinctly in tune with your inner callings, you will establish your own rhythm. Gift yourself with this internal focus in this final week of the year, and it will truly be the gift that keeps on giving.

Embrace Preciousness of Time and Life

How has your week been?
I’ve been thinking of you and wondering how you are. I’ve been numb and rather immobilized since the news of Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday.

My strong tenacious side wants to keep dancing, to not let someone else’s choices affect me and our community’s Joy… i.e.”don’t let this murderer kill our Joy along with the precious lives that were so horribly taken”…

My vulnerable compassionate side wants to honor these precious children and teachers, to give thought and prayers to their families, allow some sacred space/time in their honor and for healing.

Gov. Rick Perry issued a proclamation declaring a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, to coincide with the Day of Mourning called by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy in memory of the 26 victims of last week’s tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, NiaMoves, 9:15am Nia class:
Sacred Time ~ Embrace the Preciousness of Time and Life.

We will create a “remembrance table”.
You are invited to bring a small candle and/or any object to put on the table.
Arrive from 9:00am onwards - class begins promptly at 9:15am.

9:15am Set the focus, step in, warm up dance, like a regular class
9:30am Pause for a minute of stillness and silence.
9:31am Dance in honor and remembrance of the 26 victims.
10:15am Continue: step out embracing the preciousness of time and life.

Fun Field Trip to Athleta

Athleta “Field Trip”
Monday December 17, 10:45am

Raffle, Snacks and Fun Shopping Experience

Created Especially for NiaMoves Fans & Friends

600 W Sam Houston Pkwy N
Houston, TX 77024
713-463-8847

Hosted by Isabel Ferry,
Super Nia Teacher, Athleta employee extraordinaire!

Hope you can join us

Click here for flier

Nia 7 Minute Workout, 28 Day Challenge

You are invited to join our 28 Day Challenge through the holidays. Just 7 minutes a day, one minute of each of the Nia 5 stages, then get up & down and finally a minute of laughing on your belly, back, sitting and standing up.
May it bring you joy, postural alignment, stress relief and ease through the holidays. Love Helen

Nia Routine Menu for Santa Fe Blue Belt

I’m usually excited about leading a training, with extra anticipation for a new venue/community. With this upcoming Blue Belt training there’s something more, yet to be discovered, for me, the trainees and the community. I also feel very honored to be stepping in a space created by my dear friend, mentor, “big sister” of Nia, Holly Nastasi.

With a community of folks who mostly have no experience of classes with me I wonder what to offer. I’m entertaining giving each class the opportunity to vote for what they want for the next experience. My hope is folks will keep coming back for more AND I get to serve the community as best I can (which I deeply desire).

What would you choose/like? Folks who know me, and my classes, please comment. Help your fellow Nia Pals who don’t know me as well as you do. (I think I’m going to learn something from this LOL)

Routine Menu:

Name (Adapted)	Focus	Artist
++2 for 1	Sensation Scientist	Compilation
Whitney Tribute (Birth)	3 planes of movement	W Houston
Rock Opera (Sanjana)	Dramatic Dynamic, Ease	EVOC
Medusa (Sanjana)	Move from Beneath & Behind	Annie Lenox
Queen Latifah (Sexi)	3 Body Weights and Spine	Dana Owens
Afro Celt (SkyDancing)	Core and Extremities	Afro Celt 3
Nia Destiny	Emotion in Motion	Celine Dion
Nia Medicine Woman	Chakra Sensations	M Goodall
Nia Passion	Less = More	Compilation
Nia AO	Mobility Stability	Bill Hollroyd
**Mask and the Mirror	Continuity	L McKennet
**Brand New Day	Increase, Circulate, Utilize	Sting
**Cross of Change	Hara, Heart, Hands	Enigma
**Arias	Sensations F.A.M.S.S.	Paul Schwartz+

++2 for 1 sandwich: one regular Nia song with usual Choreography, followed by non Nia music, with Choreography continued from previous song.

** Helen Originals