hike Nia hike

Sunday, November 15th
10 am - 12:30 pm
Canemah Bluff Nature Park, Oregon City, OR

• We will enjoy hiking a 1.7 mile loop of easy to moderate unpaved trails.
• Animals love the rich diversity of habitats at Canemah Bluff, including rare Oregon white oak and Pacific madrone trees as well as heartier and faster-growing Douglas fir, maple and alder.
• We will dance our Nia in a grassy open area closer to the cars after our hike.
• Nia Somatic movement is guided, gentle, fun, inclusive, healing, move-at-YOUR-own-pace & in YOUR body's way. It is about what it FEELS like, not so much what it looks like, y'all. No prior experience needed.
• We use headphones (provided), handsfree mic, radio transmitter & iPod technology!
• Consider having a breakfast with protein and packing a snack perhaps and please bring your full water bottle.
• If your intention to attend changes, pretty please change your RSVP status on MeetUp to "Not Going" as soon as your plans change. I have limited sets of headphones and would love to avoid "no-shows" from excluding others who wish to join. THX.
• Please avoid asking others on a date during this event. My intention is to foster safe space to meet new people, hike, dance and FEEL the music. Please respect your fellow attendees. I remove members who aim to "pick-up". Please let me know if you are ever made uncomfortable by another during an event.

We would LOVE to have you join us …

🔥 this is a community event and there is no charge. FREE! 🎈

Sunday, November 22nd
10am-1pm
Oxbow Regional Park, Ancient Forest Trail, Gresham, OR

• Oxbow is close-by, magical and promises a beautiful grounding visit. Let's go see our wild and scenic Sandy River up close!
• Oxbow is a Metro Park that collects $5 per car (cards accepted) upon entrance to the park or you can buy an annual pass directly at the Oxbow Park office for $40. (please arrive a few minutes early if you plan to do this.)
• You will drive precisely 1 mile (restart your odometer) past the fee pay station to meet us at my white Subaru Outback @ Happy Creek picnic area where there are vault toilets to use.
• Cell reception is spotty in this area.. so please take a looksie at the pin/map beforehand.
• For our 3.5 mile hike, we will explore some gentle grades along the river's terraces and some steeper trails up a ridge between the river's bends. (nothing too crazy)
• This undammed river carves cliffs and creates beaches in the park as it carries snowmelt and glacial till from its source on Mount Hood.
• We will dance our Nia Somatic movement by the water, unless it is dumping rain and then we will dance undercover of a picnic shelter within the campground.
• Nia Somatic movement is gentle, fun, inclusive, healing, move-at-YOUR-own-pace & in YOUR body's way. It is about what it FEELS like, not so much what it looks like, y'all. No prior experience needed.
• We use headphones (provided), handsfree mic, radio transmitter & iPod technology!
• Please wear clothing you like to move in and hooded rain gear (when needed) to protect our headphones.
• Be sure to have a healthy breakfast that includes protein & pack a snack perhaps.
• Bring your full water bottle.
• If your intention to attend changes, pretty please change your RSVP status on MeetUp to "Not Going" as soon as your plans change. I have limited sets of headphones and would love to avoid "no-shows" from excluding others who wish to join. Also, I prefer to know whom I am and am not expecting at the trailhead.
• Please avoid asking others on a date during this event. My intention is to foster safe space to meet new people, hike, dance and FEEL the music. Please respect your fellow attendees. I remove members who aim to "pick-up". Please let me know if you are ever made uncomfortable by another during an event.

We would LOVE to have you join us …

Sunday, November 29th
8 am - 10:30 am
Mt. Tabor, SE Portland, OR

• A mixture of footpaths and paved roads crisscross Mount Tabor. We will enjoy this community hike amidst many other beautiful active Portland residents running, cycling, jump-roping, lunging, lounging, practicing yoga, playing guitar, picnicking and......
• We will MeetUp @ the entrance to Mt. Tabor Community Garden on Lincoln St. @ 10am where there is ample street parking.
• We will meander the various trails as we make our way to Tabor's summit for some spectacular views across SE Portland with the city skyline and West Hills in the distance.
• Our loop hike will be easy to moderate elevation and approximately 3 miles, no matter what trail we chose.
• Up top, amidst the cover of some fabulous huge trees, we will dance our Nia before chatting as we hike back down to our meeting spot on Lincoln St.
• Nia Somatic movement is guided, gentle, fun, inclusive, healing, move-at-YOUR-own-pace & in YOUR body's way. It is about what it FEELS like, not so much what it looks like, y'all. No prior experience needed.
• We use headphones (provided), handsfree mic, radio transmitter & iPod technology!
• Consider having a breakfast with protein and packing a snack perhaps and please bring your full water bottle.
• If your intention to attend changes, pretty please change your RSVP status on MeetUp to "Not Going" as soon as your plans change. I have limited sets of headphones and would love to avoid "no-shows" from excluding others who wish to join. THX.
• Please avoid asking others on a date during this event. My intention is to foster safe space to meet new people, hike, dance and FEEL the music. Please respect your fellow attendees. I remove members who aim to "pick-up". Please let me know if you are ever made uncomfortable by another during an event.

We would LOVE to have you join us …

🔥 this is a community event and there is no charge. FREE! 🎈

Sunday, December 6th ~ 9am - 12pm
Guy W. Talbot Park/Latourell Falls, Corbett, OR

• We will meet @ Guy W. Talbot Park. (if you park at the Latourell Falls lot you will not be near us to start the hike. Please go to the pin provided and read the MeetUp location directions.)
• Latourell Falls is the closest of the major Columbia River Gorge waterfalls to Portland, and it's also one of the most photogenic. A tall single-plunge waterfall of 224 feet, it spills over the lip of an undercut amphitheater of tall pillars of columnar basalt. An eye-catching splash of chartreuse-colored golden cobblestone lichen (Pleopsidium flavum) adorns the upper amphitheater and contrasts with the dark basalt walls.
• We will hike approximately 2.5 miles or so on some easier and some steeper trails. This is technically a hike~hike~Nia, as we will dance in a grassy field close to the parking area after our hiking loop.
• This hike is by far one of my favorites. I love the fern-filled lush forest trails, the waterfalls, the foot bridges, all the huge magestic trees and the open picnic area where we will dance our Nia.
• Nia Somatic movement is gentle, fun, inclusive, healing, move-at-YOUR-own-pace & in YOUR body's way. It is about what it FEELS like, not so much what it looks like, y'all. No prior experience necessary.
• We use headphones (provided), handsfree mic, radio transmitter & iPod technology!
• Please wear clothing you like to move in and hooded rain gear (when needed) to protect our headphones.
• Be sure to have a healthy breakfast that includes protein & pack a snack perhaps.
• Bring your full water bottle.
• If your intention to attend changes, pretty please change your RSVP status on MeetUp to "Not Going" as soon as your plans change. I have limited sets of headphones and would love to avoid "no-shows" from excluding others who wish to join. THX.
• Please avoid asking others on a date during this event. My intention is to foster safe space to meet new people, hike, dance and FEEL the music. Please respect your fellow attendees. I remove members who aim to "pick-up". Please let me know if you are ever made uncomfortable by another during an event.

We would LOVE to have you join us …

🔥 this is a community event and there is no charge. FREE! 🎈