Transformative Movement Practices

My movement classes are shaped by the wisdom of the natural world — cycles, seasons, roots, branches, tides, wind, and grounded presence. I draw on nature imagery, rhythm, breath, and somatic awareness to guide participants into deeper connection with their bodies and their inner landscapes.

This work is also influenced by my commitment to Transformative Justice, Collective Care, Trauma-Responsive Neuroscience, Pleasure Activism, and my ongoing training in Nature and Forest Therapy, where I am deepening my practice of guiding people back into relationship with the land as a source of healing, nervous system regulation, and belonging.

Movement becomes a way of remembering that we are not separate from the natural world — we are part of it.

Each embodied practice session is an invitation to return to your body as a place of wisdom, safety, and truth.

You may experience:

• Movement inspired by earth, water, fire, air, and the rhythms of the living world

• Nature-based imagery that invites rooting, softening, opening, and release

• Breath as an anchor — grounding, warming, and regulating

• Space to move beyond performance and perfection

• A sense of being seen, witnessed, and held in community

These sessions are less about “getting it right” and more about listening to your body's wisdom, your relationship to the music, and the unique messages of the moment.

Brighid leads Nia classes twice a week in Oak Park, IL. All are welcome!

Classes & Sessions

This work lives in many forms and is always evolving.

Current offerings include:

• Nia® Classes
  A joyful, grounded fusion of dance, martial arts, and healing arts that support strength, sensation, and self-expression. Come join her in Oak Park on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 A.M.

• Qoya® Classes
  Feminine, earth-inspired movement that centers truth, intuition, and embodied freedom. Upcoming experience at ALTAR in Chicago on December 15, 2025. https://www.altarcommunity.com/event-details/qoya-with-brighid-oshaughnessy-1-6

• Nature-Based Movement & Workshops
  Opportunities to move in relationship with land, trees, breath, and natural rhythms.

• One-on-One Sessions
  Customized, intimate sessions that meet you exactly where you are — emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

Praise for our Transformative Movement Practices

"For me, Nia with Brighid is both a grounding place, emotionally and physically, and a gateway to joy and possibility. This happens every Sunday morning because of the commitment, creativity and loving energy Brighid brings to our class. She fosters community with plentiful breathing space for individuality. P.S. Her music and choreography truly rock!"

— Marion P, Movement Student

"Brighid's Nia classes are the highlights of my week. Energetic, creative, soul-soothing, fun and life-affirming are just some of the words I can use to describe the class. I always walk away feeling better than when I walked in. Her welcoming attitude is contagious, She is an inspiration every time!"

— Barb, Movement Student

"Brighid brings such a positive, welcoming, and wise energy to all of her classes. She creates a space where we not only have a great physical workout that is adaptable and accessible to all, but she also invites us to be more reflective and meditative if we choose to go deeper. She offers us ways to make connections between what we practice in the class to our wider lives. "Take up space! Grow your roots! Spread your wings!" are just a few examples of the invitations that Brighid offers!"

— Isabelle G., Movement Student