Yulia Zhirova, Tallinn

Somatic movement with Yulia Zhirova in Tallinn

At Goyoga Tallinn she leads Nia 5 Stages in Russian and English. The hour is a movement class. It organises the body.

The five stages

The class uses five developmental movements: rolling, crawling on the belly, crawling on hands and knees, squatting, and walking. On her 2022 certificate the training is called Nia 5 Stages, Art of Self-Healing. Laurie Bass trained her in it on 17 November 2022, for 14.5 contact hours.

The patterns are simple. They belong to ordinary human development. Many adults have not used some of them since childhood. You choose the size of each move. The practice adapts to almost any range. High flexibility and dance experience are not required. The focus is comfort and the way the nervous system organises movement.

She taught her first group at 20. The same thread, movement that starts from the person, runs through about 25 years of her work.

What she uses in the class

Somatic floorwork and joint realignment

Floor patterns from Nia 5 Stages and FLOORplay: rolling, crawling, and other developmental moves on the floor, so the spine and the joints can organise. Knee pads are part of this work. It is movement practice for the spine and the joints.

Restorative somatics and yin for burnout

The slower, supported end of her somatic work, for people who are hollow, exhausted, or past the point of pushing. The pace is rest and a quieter nervous system.

Trauma-informed somatic movement

Movement that stays with comfort. She also meets people one to one.

Somatic nervous system regulation

This is the Nia 5 Stages class at Goyoga: five developmental movements, barefoot, in Russian and English. The class organises the body.

At the Goyoga studio

Guidance is in Russian and English. The class is barefoot. Knee pads are required because part of the work is on the floor. The studio provides them if you do not bring your own.

Book the class on the Goyoga schedule. One-to-one therapy is a different appointment. Contact Goyoga to ask about that.

Questions

Do I need to be flexible, or to have danced before?

No. Classes at Goyoga Tallinn need no prior physical preparation. The practice adapts to almost any range of movement.

Is this class trauma therapy?

One-to-one work with Yulia is separate. Contact Goyoga to arrange a meeting.

What should I bring?

Comfortable clothes you can move in, and knee pads. If you do not have pads, use the ones at the studio.

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