2021
Nia White Belt Sense
A Nia teacher training in sensing the body. You learn the base moves by noticing how they feel, and that is what she teaches from. With Dorit Noble and Laurie Bass.
Yulia Zhirova, Tallinn
What Yulia Zhirova's certificates are for
There are two kinds. Nia certificates are movement and teaching trainings from 2021 to 2024. TIFT certificates are trauma-therapy trainings from 2022 to 2024. She works under supervision.
How to read one
On each scan, read the name of the training, the date, the place, the trainer, and the hours. Nia belt trainings list contact hours and a larger total. A short course such as 5 Stages, MOVE it, or FLOORplay lists contact hours only. Click the image to open it. Close sits at the top right. Click the dark area, or press Escape, to come back.
Two TIFT basic certificates are two trainings. Dublin 2022 and Bremen 2024 are not the same course printed twice. On the Dublin scan the header date, 5 October 2022, is earlier than the course dates. Both are printed. They are not a mistake to correct.
Nia movement and teaching
2022
Nia Green Belt Teach
The Nia training for teaching a group. This is where she learned to take what she senses and lead other people through it. With Laurie Bass.
2022
Nia MOVE it, Art of Movement
A Nia training in how the moves are put together, including the way a class changes pace. In class you choose how big each move is. With Laurie Bass.
2022
Nia 5 Stages, Art of Self-Healing
The training behind the class she leads at Goyoga. Five simple movements: rolling, crawling on the belly, crawling on hands and knees, squatting, and walking. They give the body a way to organise itself. With Laurie Bass.
2023
Art of Sensation, White Belt
A Nia training in sensation, with Debbie Rosas. In class she asks you to notice comfort and what you feel.
2023
FLOORplay, Art of Play
Floor dance. This is why part of her class happens on the floor, and why the studio has knee pads. With Laurie Bass.
2024
Art of Communication, Blue Belt
A Nia training in how a teacher speaks and guides a group. With Debbie Rosas.
Trauma therapy training
2022
TIFT Basic Training, Dublin
The trauma training she uses when she meets someone one to one. The course was in Dublin.
2023
TIFT Attachment training
A shorter training on attachment, inside the same work she uses one to one.
2023
TIFT Intermediate training
The next step in that same trauma training, after the basic course.
2024
TIFT Basic Training, Bremen
She went through the basic trauma training again, this time in Bremen.
Questions
What is the difference between a Nia belt and a TIFT certificate?
A Nia belt trains movement and teaching. A TIFT certificate trains the trauma framework she uses one to one. Neither is emergency care.
Why are there two basic TIFT certificates?
Dublin 2022 and Bremen 2024 are two trainings. They are not the same course printed twice.
Does a Blue Belt mean she can counsel me in class?
No. The Blue Belt is a teaching training. One-to-one therapy is separate. Contact Goyoga.