Trainees explored movement and 'the art of sensation' with the deeply creative music and movement 13 White Belt principle sessions in the studio, in nature and with horses - together during the week-long Nia & Horses� White Belt Training, the first of its kind with creator, Randee Fox, Nia Faculty Trainer and equestrian educator at Blue Heron Ranch in Sammamish, Washington. Sessions were done both one-on-one, as a group and in 'sacred herds' of three people to one horse. Trainees learned how to ground their energy, tuning into physical sensation and breath while in the presence of a horse, both in stillness and in movement - as a way to direct their own energy with empowerment and leadership.

Often our minds struggle and strive to dominate when we are not in our comfort zone so the formula of choose-sensation-connection is one that trainees quietly repeated on their own, 'reeling back' connection to their own bodies in silence, until they were able move in rhythmic timing with the horse - connected first to their body, then with the horse's movement - with a relaxed body, alert yet quiet mind with grounded, empowered leadership. After practicing and learning this, trainees danced to music with their horses, using a combination of some of Nia's nine movement forms in an ensemble within their 'sacred herds'.