Playlist for January JAM at NiaMoves

fabulous JAM at NiaMoves,
here’s the play list
Focus of 5H (Heal, Hara, Heart, Head, Hands) worked super well.

Bem Devagar ~ Heather 4:51 Bungalove
Quero Saber (fest. Orieta Pines) ~ Liz 6:29 Rodney Hunter
Corazon Espinado ~ Liz 4:36 Santana Feat. Maná
Bailando ~ Kristie 5:00 Chuck Love
Saturday Song ~ Kristie 5:41 Bungalove
Give It All ~ Heather 3:57 Suryan
Purple Haze ~ Peggy 5:22 The Cure
Amma ~ Anita 6:26 James Asher And Sivamani
Hercules ~ Anita 4:19 NIA
If I Were Brave ~ Helen 5:04 Jana Stanfield
How Beautiful ~ Helen 4:45 Jana Stanfield

Support for Nia Black Belt Teacher Mary Linn

Nia Black Belt teacher Mary Linn Bergstrom’s 6-year-old daughter, Chloe was killed in a car accident on the night of December 22, 2014. This is an inconceivable loss, please help pull a net of love close around Mary Linn.

Mary Linn is an artist with a small income. Above all, please know your love and care in all forms make a difference. And in honor of Chloe and Mary Linn be an agent of love and peace in your own family and community. Click www.GoFundMe.com/MaryLinn if you’d like to make a donations to help pay for the funeral, health care expenses and loss of work during this time.

Thanks to Susan McCulley and Anne Wolf for helping the community locally and globally gather around in support.

Visit the following FaceBook page for connection and more information:
Invisible Net of Love for Mary Linn Face Book Page

Mary Linn & Chloe
You were a precious gift, our joy, our dreams
You were a sparkle through the darkness;
Our hope for a brighter tomorrow
You warmed our hearts, gave light to our minds and beauty to our spirits.
We gave you our love, wrapped you in our care, caressed you with our smiles.
Now you are gone.
We grieve.
We miss you so much.
The loving memories of you will keep you forever close to us—in our hearts, our thoughts, our souls.
~ author unknown (offered by Sara Marks)

Dancing Through Life - This stuff really works...

I’ve been snowed in at Toronto airport since 6am this morning (it’s now 5:00pm!). I’m super thankful of my Nia training, the tools I’ve gained to help me when thrown life challenging situations. All day I’ve been in incredibly relaxed Joy despite my circumstances, using awareness techniques learned through the Nia White Belt.

For example I’ve been practicing Dancing through Life. Where every day movements are conscious and pleasing to me (= I feel like I’m dancing). In the Joy of practicing Living Meditation, choosing to sense moments of stillness with pleasure and reap meditative benefits from the most ordinary and potentially frustrating situations for hours (= I feel like I’m meditating). And practicing Life as Art, where I shift my perception to allow beauty in to my sensory experience = this airport is like an amazing art gallery! :-) This stuff really works!

Have you considered the Nia White Belt? wondered what it’s about? worth the time and finances? check out this information and send me an email. We can set up a time to chat and I’m super happy to see how I may help you best.

Have you taken the Nia White Belt? a while back? would like to go deeper? be reminded of the principles? looking for a vacation with value? Consider returning to the ranch for a review. Only $400 for all your course, classes, meals AND accommodation + donkeys, lap pool, sauna, hot tub, fun and more :-)

www.somaranch.com/nia-white-belt

Last Training of the year at Soma Ranch

Are you loving the change of weather and falling of leaves? I like it all other than the cold! Good news is I love pumpkin and how it’s in everything at the moment from my coffee, to my soup and even ice cream :-)

I’m getting a little nostalgic as I realize this upcoming training is the last of the year at Soma Ranch! Would you like to join us? the whole course or a class awaits - I can guarantee yummy things pumpkin too :-)

Helen's back from Budapest

Helen Terry

I’m delighted to be back at the ranch having experienced what feels like the best Nia White Belt training I’ve ever led. What’s “funny” is I was also the most unwell I’ve been during a training EVER! The expression “the brighter the light the more moths” somehow resonates with my immediate experience and also the “story of my life”.

We had 23 on the course (22 women and 1 man!). I lost my voice by the middle of day 2 and led the remaining 8 classes completely silent. From the space created from the absence of talking, I entered into a new deeper relationship with the music, the moves and my connection with self, group, the energy of the room and even God. The result was an invigorating, vibrating, deeply connected experience for me and the class, with a sense of “us” by the end of the routine (or perhaps before the end of the first song!).

I’m preparing to become a Brown Belt trainer, the Nia course with a focus on energy. The opportunity to teach in a new and unique way across a series of classes was most invaluable. I feel like an energy warrior in training, having been provided with the perfect pre-course challenge. Without my loss of voice I would not have considered teaching an entire course of classes during a white belt training without talking, and yet my sore throat was the gift to launch me into a new place. I now wonder if I’ll ever want to talk in class again!

Side note of fascination:… Zumba may have something right… my understanding is their teachers don’t talk while teaching… I think they are on to something!

extra side note: I need to get some new photos uploaded as my hair is now longer enough to put in a pony tail! :-)

Monday is Early Bird deadline for Shaman Retreat.

Bridget Boland

Early bird deadline for the Transformation and Radiant Empowerment Retreat with Bridget Boland is approaching. Save $50.00 off the total cost when you register before Monday Sept. 14, and join us for this wonderful seasonal opportunity to energetically release, cleanse and refresh. All details below. Please contact Bridget for details and to register.

Transformation and Radiant Empowerment:
An Autumn Retreat with Shaman Bridget Boland

Autumn is a wonder-filled time to “’plant the seeds of our becoming,” by seeking out our highest, most exquisite visions for ourselves and our lives. Join shaman, writer and Forrest Yoga instructor Bridget Boland for soulful ritual, fire ceremony, yoga, vision journeys, journaling and more. This weekend will help you discern and open the pathways to profound personal transformation and empowerment.

When: October 17-19, 2014
Where: Soma Ranch, Montgomery, TX
$550/person includes dormitory lodging, meals, yoga and all group sessions.
(Add $100 for a semi-private room)
For more information, www.bridgetboland.com;


EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! REGISTER BY 9/14/14 TO SAVE $50 OFF THE REGISTRATION FEE.
SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER EARLY!
To Register: 214-682-1207 bridgeteboland@gmail.com

EVENT SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY NIGHT: Welcome Dinner, Opening Circle & Fire Ceremony.

SATURDAY: Yoga, Soul and Destiny Retrieval
Journeys, Journaling and Free Time

SUNDAY: Yoga, Closing Circle

Bridget is also available for a very limited number of private healing sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please contact her to schedule your session.

Researching Tiny Homes...

We’re investigating many options with regards how to add another building at Soma Ranch. It would be a place Joe and I can live on property without moving into the main house at Soma Ranch, ikely by the 1 acre pond at the bottom of the property. Here’s a great example inspiring us towards the possiblity of building our own tiny home.

Kidney Cleanse

We are beginning a 3 Day Kidney cleanse Monday (July 20, 2014) you are welcome to join us.

Here’s what you need:

3 days + 3 gallons of pressed apple juice = kidney cleanse

Years ago, in chronic pain symptoms of passing a kidney stone, Dr. Lisa Acocella encouraged me to begin a kidney cleanse instead of opting for the emergency room. It worked! In the process I discovered how cleansing helps me reset my button and enhance my power to make choices that serve me and my body well.

This time of year (vacations, ice cream, parties, chilled beverages…) I easily tumble into eating habits that create havoc on my well being. As a recovering sugar-holic I find this kidney cleanse helps me find the power to make choices that help me and my body be happy.

Within 3 days I receive clarity of mind, emotional balance and a strong desire to only eat healthy food - and I feel GREAT. It is also a spiritual act/gesture of surrender.

The recipe is very simple:
3 days + 3 gallons of pressed apple juice = kidney cleanse.

Buy the cloudy like pressed apple juice from HEB or Whole Foods.
Drink 8oz of juice on the hour every hour for 3 days.
Don’t eat any food.
When possible don’t drink water.
Minimize activities: optimize cleanse for body mind emotion and spirit.
Maximize the cleanse: rest, journal(I LOVE clearing out my closets etc.)
Book a colonic for day 4 (the day after the cleanse).
The sugar in the apple juice gives me the energy to function.
The fluid of the apple juice helps me stay hydrated.
The acid in the apple juice makes the kidneys work and actually push out any kidney stones if they are there***

At the end of this 3 day cleanse the body is primed and ready for a gallbladder cleanse - that’s definitely the next level - let me know when you are ready and curious for this LOL

The first few hours challenge my will power.
After that I slip into a wonderful place of suspension where I no longer feel desperate for food!

Every time is different, and each person is unique and therefore responds differently on the cleanse.

Set yourself up for success.
Don’t do this alone.
Seek support.

Let me know if you’d like to journey on a cleanse with me.
A couple of times I’ve “buddied” up with someone
i.e. we go through the 3 days together and support each other
If you’d like to dive in please post a comment here or email direct.

*** may be over sharing here… out of curiosity the first time I did this cleanse I urinated through a sieve. I witnesses tiny glass like looking sand that apparently was my kidney stone (s) having been broken down and able to be passed without pain.

SUPER Moon: Enjoy Nia Pink Floyd Followed by Moonlight Swim!

Enjoy a Nia Class to Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon with laser lights, synchronized with The Wizard of Oz on the big screen, followed by the option of a Moonlight swim at Soma Ranch!

Dark Side of the Moon Nia Class 8:30 - 9:30pm
Hot Tub and/or Moonlight Swim 9:30 - 10:30pm
$15 when pay by midnight Friday
$20 on the day/door

On July 12, 2014, we have the first full moon after the June 21 solstice. What an AWESOME time to enjoy to Soma Ranch with the Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon Nia Experience 8:30 - 9:30am. Entertain staying for Moonlight Hot Tub and/or Swim

Here’s more information about the moon…. Around this time of year, in North America, buck deer start growing antlers, thunder storms rage and farmers struggle to pile up hay in their barns. Thus, according to folklore, we call this full moon the Buck Moon, Thunder Moon or Hay Moon. The July 2014 full moon is also the first of three full-moon supermoons in 2014. Previously, we had two supermoons in January - on January 1 and 30 - but they were new-moon supermoons. The full moons on July 12, August 10 and September 9 all enjoy the supermoon designation because the centers of these full moons and the center of Earth are less than 361,863 kilometers (224,851 miles) apart. The closest supermoon of the year comes with the August 10 full moon, with a moon that’s only 356,896 kilometers (221,765 miles) from Earth.

Nia Fiesta Play List

Cinco de Mayo inspired this play list. Super fun class. I selected songs from previous routines that give a Fun Fiesta Feeling then added a few more from B-Tribe. I’ve been dreaming of including Fiesta Fatal in a Nia class for years. Great way to slip in a couple of songs from Bailando.

The “mudra”/signature for the routine is Creepy Crawlers rising arms with hips (Jazz), Calm slow touch down (Tai Chi), Figure 8 (Aikido).

Focus: Fiesta Fun with Happy Hips, Hara, Heart, Head & Hands.
Intent: We will feel fabulously energized

  • relaxed spine and joints
  • enhanced expressiveness
  • lifted spirits
Love, Tears, Heartaches… 5:33 B-TribeFiesta Fatal
Marrakesh Night Market 6:30Loreena McKennittThe Mask & The Mirror
Amore (Sexo) 3:52 Santana Feat. Macy Gray Shaman
Shadowman 6:36 Afro CeltVol 3, Further In Time
Lo Siento 4:45 B-TribeFiesta Fatal
Samba Natural 3:48 Bungalove Bailando
Jogando Capoeira6:20 Beatfanatic Clarity
I Just Wanna Be Happy 3:54 Gloria Estefan gloria!
Habanera Redux (Carmen) 4:52 East Village Opera Co EVOC
¡Fiesta Fatal! 6:00 B-TribeFiesta Fatal
Forgiving7:58Parijat Bailando

Soma Ranch Party ~ Saturday, 3/29, 6 - 9pm

You’re invited to an informal “Party” Saturday 6 - 9pm. With an Autumn Teneyl Trunk Show, Appetizers and lots of fun.

You’re welcome to BYO beer/wine/beverage, enjoy the pool, sauna, hot tub, rock on the porch, swing in a hammock, visit with the donkeys/horses, meet our new addition Kitty, watch the sun set, roast s’mores over an open fire and (weather permitting) star gaze in the big open sky.

What to bring:

if you want to take a dip: bring bathing suit and towel
if you want to walk in the fields: bring closed toe shoes
if you want to drink alcohol: bring wine or beer

Autumn Teneyl Trunk Show

Autumn Teneyl returns to Soma Ranch this weekend:

Saturday 6:00 - 8:00pm
Sunday 10:00am - 2:30pm

Eco-Chic Fashion For Globally Conscious Women.

The Look:

Capricious and captivating, Autumn Teneyl is a celebration of eclectic chic: Luscious organics, stretch laces, vibrant colors, soft and flowing, body-conscious details; Glorious pants, tops and dresses with no binding stiffness to disrupt the grace and beauty of females in motion.
It’s not just a look ~ it’s a statement!

The Designer:

Autumn Teneyl is a fashion designer and artist best known for her feminine, free‐flowing designs. In the summer of 2000, Autumn found her
calling as a fashion designer. Her fluid designs were born against the natural backdrop of mountain music festivals, giant Aspen and bustling streams. The mountain chic, homegrown label is owned by the designer, who is committed to an ethical and eco-conscious model in all areas of the business. Autumn is an advocate for the environment and the human condition, and she devotes annual time and revenue to these causes. Autumn utilizes domestically made organic fabrics and re-purposed designer‐end natural & synthetic fabrics to reduce the environmental burden of textile manufacturing. ATD offsets 100% of their operational and travel costs by purchasing renewable energy credits (REC’s) and has donated tens of thousands of dollars yearly to organizations such as the AIDS Foundation, Free A Child, public radio stations (KDNK, KGNU, KSUT, eTown) and environmental groups like Colorado Wild. Every garment is handmade in Colorado, USA.

Designer’s Statement
“When I set out to make a new collection each season, it is with functional, conscious beauty in mind. My goal is to make each piece the first thing I would grab myself for an evening out or a day around town. The foundation of my collections is domestic organic cotton and hemp fabrics. I spend many hours sourcing and developing my color palettes to create distinction and harmony within each collection. The versatility is intended to reach every woman: the tailored, modern lines are very city appropriate, yet the functionality and comfort allow for a very natural fit & freedom of movement. I love the clothing and I hope you will too! Thank you for your patronage.” ~Autumn Teneyl

Kitty, our new horse, adopted from HabitatForHorses

Kitty joins the happy animal family at Soma Ranch
We adopted Kitty from www.habitatforhorses.org. She arrived last weekend and took a couple of days to settle. This video then captured precious moments of fence time with Roger and them getting acquainted. It was a beautiful thing to watch, lovely to see how Kitty and Roger appear to be immediate best friends. They look like they could be brother and sister!

Special Daily 11am Nia Classes at Soma Ranch

Blue Belt

Folks are coming from around the country to attend the Nia Blue Belt. This 2nd level training focuses on Communication, Relationships and Intimacy. Each day we offer a public class at 11am and YOU are invited! These special classes are perfect if you’re new to Nia.

The weather is super for experiencing Soma Ranch in its glory.

Entertain staying on for lunch at noon!

Classes

TimeDayDateFocusRoutine
11amSundayMarch 16The Joy of Being in RelationshipInfinity
11amMondayMarch 17Pearls and the RealmsAfro Celt
11amTuesdayMarch 18Guiding Systemic MovementSexi
11amWednesdayMarch 19Expressing Feelings and EmotionsRise
11amThursdayMarch 20Music, Movement, MagicTaking Requests

Prices

11amClass$15
NoonLunch$15
Class LunchCombo$20

Ageless Grace Personal Invite from Founder Denise Medved

Denise Medved, Ageless Grace

Hello all of you movers, shakers, rock n’ rollers and bright spirits in Texas and surrounding areas! I think this can answer ALL your questions about Ageless Grace®!

I am soooo excited to come and share the Ageless Grace® program with all of you at Helen Terry’s beautiful Soma Ranch in Montgomery TX, February 27-March 2! What a perfect location to PLAY with the profound tools of this unique program that will bring you up to speed on the hottest topic in the medical world, the fitness world and in media — NEUROPLASTICITY — what is it, how do we get it, how do we keep it???!

Many of you know I have been teaching health and fitness and movement for almost 30 years now — and had my beginnings in the world of well-being when I was in corporate marketing and PR In New York City for over 16 years! I have taught many kinds of fitness programs, have been a Personal Trainer for over 25 years — and was a Nia Trainer for almost 15 years. As a 1st Degree Black Belt Instructor, I still teach Nia several times a week — as well as many Ageless Grace® classes for all ages, from kids to baby boomers to seniors, and those with special and cognitive needs!

Ageless Grace® grew out of 7 years of research through a graduate certificate program in Gerontology in the school of nursing — and in pilot classes I offered in various departments of a Duke-Affiliated hospital group that is ranked as one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation. Ageless Grace® is based on the cutting-edge science of neuroplasticy..and activates all 5 functions of the brain, as well as addresses all 21 primary physical skills necessary for lifelong optimal function.

The program consists of 21 tools, or playful, creative, spontaneous movements (no choreography, rather movements, ideas, concepts and memories that spring from the brain). It is as EASY to teach as it is remarkably unique, since it stimulates kinesthetic learning, analytical thinking, strategic planning, creativity and imagination and memory/recall. New neural pathways are created, others are maintained — and many that have been lost or forgotten are restored.

We now have more than 800+ Certified Ageless Grace® Educators teaching throughout the United States, Canada, the UK, The Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia — and are soon offering the program in Germany , Israel and South America. It’s almost breath-taking to see how the program is being used in retirement communities, schools, corporations, skilled nursing centers, elementary schools, after school programs, hospitals, places of worship, senior centers, and for many special needs groups such as stroke survivors, those with MS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, autism, joint replacements, post-traumatic stress disorder and brain and head injuries.

It is the most fulfilling work I have ever had the pleasure to PLAY with on a daily basis! And it pays very nicely — what a concept! Value for value appreciation!

It’s simple, easy — and FUN! The exercises are never repeated the same way twice — and the practice is supported by 10 minutes a day of brain-body stimulation (neural pathway activation), as well as in group classes. It is practiced in a chair, seated, specifically to work the CORE of the body, which is the best way to address the majority of those 21 physical skills needed for optimal function (I.e. spinal flexibility, balance, muscle mass, abdominal strength, conditioning of the heart, stimulation of the vital organs and systems of the body, joint mobility, the ability to Respond, React and Recover, the creation and sustenance of neuroplasticity, just to name a few). The chair also provides greater stability, safety and range of motion — and then allows ALL abilities and levels of fitness to participate including those in wheelchairs, on walkers or with special needs.

The demand for AG Educators is HIGH…it’s a fabulous and simple way to generate additional income in the fitness and wellness world at the same time you have the opportunity to do something highly beneficial and even life-changing for many people. I am really looking forward to once again sharing this fascinating research and discovery in your area of the country!

To find out more, or to register easily online for the events I will be offering February 27 through March 2, visit www.agelessgrace.com. For information about accommodations at Soma Ranch, visit /ageless-grace, or call 832-567-4550.

I will see all y’all later this month (as they say in North Carolina where I live)! Wishing you joy, grace and lifelong laughter! Xoxox Denise

Fabulous Fast Food: Your Favorite Soup

Happy Day 9 “Favorite Things to help & entertain you”

Joe and I would like to wish you a Healthy Happy New Year!

Joe & Helen Terry Have you made some choices to eat better? want to save time? be healthy? get organized?

Here’s a simple suggestion to take care of all of the above: Make a big batch of HOME MADE SOUP and freeze portion sizes appropriate to your needs.

  1. We use left over Feta Cheese containers from Sams Club
  2. Ice cube trays are a super for defrosting exactly how much you want.
  3. When a neighbor/friend is unwell reach into the freezer, defrost a soup and deliver within minutes. Warm their body and heart with this act of kindness.

A soup we call “Your Favorite Soup” is the Lima Bean Soup out of the Body Ecology Diet book. I’m not a big fan of Lima Beans, avoided the recipe in the book for years, then Georgia Lister [1] made it for me “in error” and it’s been my favorite ever since. Here’s the recipe:

Lima Bean Cilantro Soup (Page 271 of Body Ecology Diet Book)

1-2 Tbsp. coconut oil
Two 10oz packages frozen lima beans
2 large onions, minced
6-8 cloves garlic, minced
4 carrots, peeled and cut in half
8 cups water
2 tsp. sea salt
pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
1 bunch cilantro, coarsely chopped (freshly clipped off your tower garden LOL)

1. Saute onions and garlic in oil
2. Add water, carrots lima beans and salt
3. Simmer until vegetables are tender
4. Remove carrots, coll, and slice into thin rounds.
5. Puree 3/4 of soup and return to pot with carrots
6. Add red pepper flakes and add salt as desired
7. Add cilantro and simmer for 2 minutes.

(Parsley, Spinach, Watercress or kale are fun alternatives to cilantro)

1 When Joe’s mom was at MD Anderson being treated for Pancreatic Cancer I had a training where I needed to lead the entire training and provide all meals! One of my gifts is knowing when to ask for help. One of my blessings is friends who respond when I share my need. I asked five NiaMoves teachers to each prepare a large soup, I left recipes by the stereo. Georgia chose to do the Lima Been Soup, even though I had identified the OTHER soup on that page to be my request. I’m glad she did as I wonder if I would have ever tried this recipe other wise. And it is now my favorite and the most requested at Soma Ranch.

Broga Recommendation from a Guy's Perspective

Broga is coming to Soma Ranch Friday Jan 24th - Sunday Jan 26th.

From reading the Broga website to hearing from a personal friend I trust impeccably, I am super excited to be hosting AND EXPERIENCING Broga at Soma Ranch.

Here’s a review from a guy perspective…
“First Yelp review for me, but Broga is the first thing I have felt that really earned my review. I have been going to various yoga classes for several years now, originally in Boulder CO, where I used to live, and I finally feel that I have found a class (Broga) and a teacher (Rob) that embody what I want to get out of yoga, without the pan flute music and deep spiritual nonsense that I left Boulder to get away from.

Rob teaches a great class. I show up on Saturday mornings after a long work week and sometimes a long night out, and by the end of class the stress that built up all week is gone, and my mind has spent 75 minutes focused solely on the practice. I walk away feeling refreshed and ready to tackle another week. Rob has a way of pushing his students beyond what they think they are capable of, without making anyone feel bad for not being able to stay in a tough pose for several minutes.

Broga really gives me what I (a guy) want out of a yoga class without the silliness that many other classes I have been to focus on. The class focuses on increasing strength (think pushups, squats, mountain climbers) mixed with flexibility (think stretching) and traditional yoga poses. You sweat, you grunt, you collapse a few times, and Rob never makes anyone feel like they did not have a hugely successful practice. He only pushes you to what you are capable of, but at the same time makes you want to do more. On top of that, Rob plays music, good music, the kind of music I listen to on road trips, and on my iPod, music that is inspiring, energetic, fun, and what I want to hear when I am working out. Honestly, I am not much into meditation, but something about this class does put my mind in a very good place, the rest of my saturdays are a lot more pleasant when I go to Broga in the morning.

I think that Broga achieves what many yoga classes fail to do, and that is make yoga accessible to men. I think guys are scared to go to yoga classes because guys don’t like sucking at things. When you start yoga, you inevitably suck at it, and sucking at something in a room full of women is not something guys enjoy. Broga alleviates this problem, partly because you aren’t in a room full of yoga-ettes, but also because the class focuses on the parts of yoga that guys are good at without forcing you to wrap yourself into a pretzel. Do I wish there were more women in the class, as a single guy, yes, but there are a few loyal women who show up and what do I care, I am there to work out.

I hate to let the secret out, because then the classes will be crowded, but then, maybe, Rob will have teach more classes in Somerville and I can get my fix during the week as well.”
-Daniel R.

Creating a Sacred Livelihood

This morning (9:15am) I’ll be sharing a very special class at NiaMoves where each song relates to an aspect of creating a sacred livelihood. The Nia concept “CaSL” has spurred me to create and live a life that brings me peace, joy and abundant satisfaction. I’m loving developing this special class, guiding folks through music, movement and affirmations with the intent to inspire us each to walk through life as sacred athletes, find our purpose, explore possibilities, making choices from love to make a difference in our lives and the lives of others.

Here’s each tracks focus on the play list:

  1. Purpose
  2. Actions
  3. Gateway
  4. Greatness
  5. Create
  6. Sacred
  7. Unique
  8. LifeForce
  9. Philosophy
  10. Compass
  11. Inspiration

Above all,
honor all the unique individuality of all people.
View every human life
as something sacred
to be crafted
with great care.
Know that life and business are one,
for the process of being sacred
brings rewards beyond financial measure
and gifts that make living in your body
a joyful experience each day.
Know the truest, most evocative expression of your greatness,
manifested as gestures through your
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual self,
will result in you Creating a Sacred Livelihood.

May your journey be filled with
Great Joy and Pleasure. May
you step into your greatness
and become a Sacred Athlete,
dedicated to fully living in your
body and guided by the
sensation of love.

Purpose
You are creative and sacred, designed to manifest greatness in the world. Do what fulfills you in deep and meaningful ways.

Actions
“Doing” is of utmost importance, as doing is how you discover the right path… your purpose”

Gateway
If you continue to have peak experiences, no matter how many times you walk through the door, come again.

Greatness
The truest, most evocative expression of your greatness will result in you Creating a Sacred Livelihood

Create
Make every action in life personal, a creative and sacred act.

Sacred
Seek your destiny, walk your talk and discover what is meaningful and sacred to you

Unique
You and your Body are a gift. Recognize the sensation of deep longing within you, calling for you to do

LifeForce
Consciously take care of your own body and your own life & you will become a leader to others.

Philosophy
Commit to consciously transforming your body and your life with love.

Compass
Learn the Art of Self Love, Self Healing, Self Responsibility, taking a stand for your own Pleasure in Life

Inspiration
Make what you do motivating and inspiring for yourself. – and become an inspiration to others…

I LOVE our 4 person Far Infrared Sauna...

I LOVE how our 4 person Far Infrared Sauna at Soma Ranch makes me feel.

10 minutes in the sauna:

  • calms me,
  • provides mental clarity,
  • relaxes muscles,
  • helps me detox,
  • improves my skin,

I hear it even improves cardiovascular conditioning and contributes to weight loss!

Morning, after workouts and before bed each have their own benefits:

First thing: I love the meditation benefits of spending 10 minutes of quiet time in the sauna

After workout: I’m amazed at how wonderfully more flexible I feel by finishing my workout with 10 minutes in the sauna. Our sauna has a timer so I set it to come on and be ready for when I get home from Nia. Then relax and BREATHE in the sauna for 10 minutes before heading for the shower.

Before Bed: I love how relaxed, warm and cozy I feel enjoying a sauna before heading for bed.

Check out Dr. Mercola below.. he talks about Saunas, their benefits and shares why it is physiologically beneficial to sauna before sleep.

Feel free to contact us if you’d like more information or deciding which size!
i.e. we’ve done the leg work/extensive research: Yes -

  1. Sauna is an excellent investment in your health for you to enjoy,
  2. Poplar Wood and Infrared is the way to go
  3. High Tech Health is an excellent company to buy your sauna from.

we love them :-) and the sauna!

enjoy this video from Dr. Mercola and let me know what you think

Interested in purchasing a Sauna?
I recommend High Tech Health:

www.hightechhealth.com
email emilyl@hightechhealth.com for more information

High Tech Health provide 1,2,3 and 4 seater Saunas.

The Sauna is very economical, it costs less than 20c to run for an hour!
The Sauna comes in a kit (6 panels: walls, floor, ceiling and heating panels)
Joe and I had the sauna fully assembled within 20 minutes.
The pieces just click together (i.e.you can easily take it with you if you move!)

One of the features I personally like the most is there’s an iPod connection.
We get to enjoy music and I sometimes work on my Nia routines!
yes! I set up my lap top on a chair outside the glass door and a listen/view from the pleasure of my sauna!

If you’d like read more click HERE for a fabulous Newsletter that shares much more about the benefits of owning a sauna.