The most fascinating thing catching my attention these days is the interesting way that people are combining their talents and passions for a fulfilling life. Jill Pagano is such a person. She has found a way to combine her love of movement with her desire to be heard.

Finding the exact thing that you love

Pagano is not a woman confused about what she’s passionate about. Even when she was a physical trainer and an aerobics instructor she expressed her natural inclination to be athletic and to keep moving in her life. Yet, sometimes we don’t even know what we’re missing until we discover it.

When Pagano was introduced to NIA thirteen years ago, something clicked and a new passion emerged.

“I felt such relief, like ‘Oh my goodness, there’s something out there for me!’ I knew immediately I would teach NIA,” says Pagano. She reports that to-date it’s the longest lasting relationship she’s had in her life. It’s lasted longer than her romantic relationships, it’s older than her kids, and has outlived other jobs.

NIA uniquely combines both athletic movements (Yoga, Tai CHi, Tae Kwon Do) and dance forms (Jazz, Modern Dance). The movements deliver strength, agility, mobility, flexibility and stability conditioning.

The NIA form and freedom

According to Pagano, there’s an aspect of freedom to the forms or movement, and not as regimented as old aerobic routines. NIA encourages practitioners to execute movements based on how their body wants to move. As everyone’s body is different that will look different.

Other guiding principles of NIA are love versus fear (which is about choices), sensation (being guided by bodily sensations of pleasure) and awareness of how our body talks to us (awareness of self, of sensation, of the room).

Pagano wants to bring elements of NIA into the professional world. Elements like how to live in your body, when you spend the day in your head. “My vision is to create stations of everyday experiences in which you can experience your relationship to your body and play,” states Pagano.

Realizing you don’t have to limit your dreams

Pagano is also representative of a rising group of women who find it natural to express and combine several passions into their lives. At the same time Pagano was developing her love of NIA she was journal writing about wanting to have a radio program. So when her fried Elise Kloter emailed her about being a guest on her radio show, Jill said “Yes, and…I’ve always wanted to do my own radio show!”

“I could have been jealous about Elise having a radio show or I could share my desire and find out that there’s room for both of our dreams,” she explains. For the last year and a half Pagano has been half of the Sisters of Sizzle talk radio team. “Radio allows me to share my love of verbal communication,” she expresses.

Gayle King, BFF to Oprah, is Pagano’s radio host model. She says she loves King’s comfort level with her guests, the rapport she establishes and her genuine manner.

Sisters of Sizzle Talk Radio is about bringing laughter and learning to women so that they can love the life they have right now. “There’s so much content for personal growth and spirituality development. We want to make it more accessible and more fun,” she states which characteristic enthusiasm. When I later hear her radio program I realize that I’m only getting the 60 watt version of her high-wattage energy and personality which really shine once she’s interacting with her co-host.

Pagano readily admits, “We can get sassy, sexual, and sometimes go into hysterical laughter,” during the 10 to 25 minutes segments. “My favorite moments are when something surprising pops out of someone’s mouth and we just have to play on it.”

Accessing and communicating your desires

For Pagano being on radio has been a good practice for finding her voice, for being clearer, and for accessing and communicating her desires during her regular everyday interactions. “Now when my partner asks me my feelings on something, it just rolls past my lips,” she says with a smile.

“So what’s the dream now?” I ask Pagano. Without missing a beat, she answers, “My biggest desire is for our show to be professionally produced and available to a broader market on XM Radio. I want a team that can take us to the next level!”

If Pagano’s life history is any indication, the desires that get spoken with conviction are the dreams that come true.

Melissa Wadsworth is a personal development author, inspirational speaker and personal growth coach specializing in dream boards and creative intuition.