Carlos Rosas, co-founder of the Nia Technique together with Debbie Rosas, has announced his intention to retire from Nia after 2010. Founded in the early 1980s, Nia is a mind-body program that integrates martial arts, dance arts and the healing arts. Today, Nia has approximately 2,200 licensed teachers and is offered in at least 43 countries worldwide.

Carlos Rosas will continue to teach intensive trainings through 2010. After his retirement, he intends to remain involved in the Nia curriculum. Debbie Rosas adds, “Carlos and I are both committed to making sure that the transition period is beautiful and graceful . . . I’m committed in taking this work forward.”

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