Look Inward | Shine Light Outward

 

The 10am class compliments the theme of looking inwards to shine outwards with the movement experience to the album The Mask and Mirror by Loreena McKennitt.

Zoom Link is the same as usual, whenever you Sign Up for a class the link is sent to you automatically. Hope you can join us on this journey with healing, movement and dance.

Stars were falling deep in the darkness
As prayers rose softly, petals at dawn
And as I listened, your voice seemed so clear
So calmly you were calling your god
Somewhere the sun rose, o’er dunes in the desert
Such was the stillness, I ne’er felt before
Was this the question, pulling, pulling, pulling you
In your heart, in your soul, did you find rest there?
Elsewhere a snowfall, the first in the winter
Covered the ground as the bells filled the air
You in your robes sang, calling, calling, calling him
In your heart, in your soul, did you find peace there?
— FULL CIRCLE, Loreena McKennitt

When you sign up for a class you are automatically sent the Zoom link for class. The link is the same each week.

Soma News

Howdy! Welcome to July with Soma Ranch

As we settle into the heart of summer, we hope everyone who celebrated the 4th of July had a safe, joyful, and meaningful holiday with family and friends. We hope this season has offered moments of rest, laughter, and gratitude as we move into a new month together. We (Joe and Helen) escaped to our Hiker’s Cabin near Seattle Washington. We loved being able to enjoy time with our family and explore the Tacoma area (it was VERY COOL!) . Every time Joe and I visit this area we feel we make another investment in our future desire to provide outstanding guided vacation experiences in the area, including time at Lake Cushman.

July welcomes us into the archetype of The Caregiver, an invitation to explore what it means to nurture ourselves and others from a place of wholeness rather than depletion. The Caregiver reminds us that true care begins with presence, compassion, and the understanding that we cannot continually pour from an empty cup. Through embodied movement, reflection, prayer, and intentional practice, we'll discover how caring for ourselves allows us to more fully care for those around us.

There is still time to join us for this month's Caregiver journey! Whether you're new to Soma Ranch or continuing your embodied practice, we'd love to have you dance alongside us as we explore the wisdom, compassion, and strength of this beautiful archetype.

We're also excited to share that Helen will be leading both classes tomorrow, Saturday.

8:45 AM The Caregiver: An Introduction
Begin the morning by exploring the Caregiver archetype through our Soma 5 Stages process. This class includes Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), a guided meditation experience moving through the organic, natural movements that we all moved through from infant to walking human, wrapped with opening and closing prayers, creating a welcoming space to connect with your body, your spirit, and the sacred presence within and around you.

10:00 AM –Soma Faith Movement: The Mask and the Mirror
Our movement experience invites us to reflect on the masks we wear, what we are being called to see, and how we can become a light in the world by living more authentically. Set to the beautiful and evocative music of Loreena McKennitt, this embodied practice offers a meaningful opportunity for prayer, reflection, movement, and renewal.

We would love to share this sacred space, and opportunity to move, with you as we continue growing together in faith, presence, and embodied hope. No matter what, may this month bring you renewed compassion, healing, and the courage to care for yourself and others with an open heart.

Looking into July: The Caregiver

Now is the perfect time to join us for our July series as we explore The Caregiver Archetype.

Together we'll discover what it means to care for others without losing ourselves in the process. Through movement, meditation, EFT, prayer, and our new monthly SoundScapes, we'll learn how compassion becomes sustainable when it flows from a heart that is continually renewed.

  • Live classes

  • Dance breaks

  • EFT tapping sessions

  • Additional teachings and resources

  • Community support and inspiration

If you've been considering joining, now is a wonderful time to sign up and journey with us.

We're also delighted to welcome a very special guest this month!

SAVE THE DATE: Next Saturday, July 18th, Christina Mae Wolf will be joining us to lead a gentle Soma Yoga Flow along with a beautiful Kinvoke "Healer" experience. We know you'll love the fabulous moves, wisdom, and healing presence she brings to our Soma Faith community.

A Little Soma Ranch Update

Many of you have been asking about Soma Ranch.

The ranch is looking absolutely beautiful this summer, and we continue to be in conversation with a potential buyer. While there's no news to share just yet, we promise you'll be among the first to know if anything changes. This week, in anticipation of selling the ranch as “turn key” complete from tea spoons to tractors, Helen’s task has been to log a complete inventory of Soma Ranch . Thanks to spreadsheets, the AI camera on Amazon and more coffee consumed than usual, the task is almost complete!

As always, we're deeply grateful for your prayers, encouragement, and continued support during this season of transition. Anyone who loves playing with drones and taking aerial footage please let us know. We’d love to get some recent clips to share how fabulous the ranch is looking.

Thank you for being part of this incredible community.

Whether you've been resting, adventuring, healing, or simply doing your best to navigate the season you're in, we're honored to walk AND DANCE this journey with you.

We look forward to hopefully seeing you tomorrow, Saturday and if you're ready to embrace the gentle strength of The Caregiver, we'd love for you to join us throughout July.

Until then...

Move with intention, Rest without guilt, Love deeply. And remember, you are worthy of the same care you so freely offer to others.

Be well, with love from

Helen, Joe, the team and all the fond 4 legged friends at Soma.

Private Retreats at the Ranch

As we continue this transition season, we'd love to share the ranch with more people. If you're looking for a special place to gather family or friends, please let us know if you'd like to rent the ranch for a private retreat, celebration, or restorative getaway.

Ongoing Live Classes

Our live Soma classes continue every Monday and Thursday at 10am, and we look forward to moving, connecting, and growing together with you.

Looking for a COOL escpate this summer? please consider our Soma Cabin in the PNW we have created a calendar with the current bookings to help you check availability. Please check out the details here and then contact us directly for the family and friends rate.

 
 

Soma News

HOWDY!

First, an apology. It's been two weeks since our last newsletter!

After some wonderful days at Soma Ranch filled with family, laughter, and making memories, both Joe and I were unexpectedly sidelined by a virus. While it wasn't exactly how we planned to spend the week, we eventually accepted it for what it was: an enforced, no-negotiations opportunity to rest.

Sometimes life, and I like to believe God, has a way of gently (or not so gently!) reminding us that we're not quite as superhuman as we like to think we are.

Looking back, it seems rather fitting as we come to the close of our Lover Archetype month.

The Lover has been teaching us about slowing down, being present, receiving the beauty around us, and honoring what truly nourishes our hearts. Sometimes those lessons arrive through joyful moments with people we love. Sometimes they arrive wrapped in blankets, tissues, naps, and the realization that our bodies have wisdom we shouldn't ignore.

We're grateful to be feeling much better and Helen is excited to be back with our Soma community this weekend!

This Saturday

8:45 AM – Soma 5 Stages

Helen will guide us through a nourishing review of The Lover Archetype, weaving together EFT Tapping with the original developmental movement patterns we all experienced, from our earliest days as infants to becoming upright, walking human beings. This could be a powerful opportunity to revisit this month's theme for both your body and your spirit.

10:00 AM – Soma Faith Movement

We'll continue exploring The Lover through embodied movement, mindful presence, and joyful connection.

Helen has also been having fun moving with the new SoundScape that Natasha lovingly created for this month. Music has an amazing way of helping our bodies remember what our hearts have experienced, and we hope you can move with us.

This monday

10:00 AM – Soma Faith Movement

Enjoy a romantic love-story SoundScape with Lionel Richie for 60 minutes, with delicious movement lead by Helen, either in person at Soma or online via zoom.

Looking Ahead to July: The Caregiver

Now is the perfect time to join us for our July series as we explore The Caregiver Archetype.

Together we'll discover what it means to care for others without losing ourselves in the process. Through movement, meditation, EFT, prayer, and our new monthly SoundScapes, we'll learn how compassion becomes sustainable when it flows from a heart that is continually renewed.

  • Live classes

  • Dance breaks

  • EFT tapping sessions

  • Additional teachings and resources

  • Community support and inspiration

If you've been considering joining, now is a wonderful time to sign up and journey with us.

We're also delighted to welcome a very special guest this month!

Christina Mae Wolf will be joining us to lead a gentle Soma Yoga Flow along with a beautiful Kinvoke "Healer" experience. We know you'll love the fabulous moves, wisdom, and healing presence she brings to our Soma Faith community.

A Little Soma Ranch Update

Many of you have been asking about Soma Ranch.

The ranch is looking absolutely beautiful this summer, and we continue to be in conversation with a potential buyer. While there's no news to share just yet, we promise you'll be among the first to know if anything changes.

As always, we're deeply grateful for your prayers, encouragement, and continued support during this season of transition. Anyone who loves playing with drones and taking aerial footage please let us know. We’d love to get some recent clips to share how fabulous the ranch is looking.

Thank you for being part of this incredible community.

Whether you've been resting, adventuring, healing, or simply doing your best to navigate the season you're in, we're honored to walk AND DANCE this journey with you.

We look forward to hopefully seeing you tomorrow, Saturday and if you're ready to embrace the gentle strength of The Caregiver, we'd love for you to join us throughout July. When you register by June 28th you can bring a friend for free.

Until then...

Move with intention.

Rest without guilt.

Love deeply.

And remember, you are worthy of the same care you so freely offer to others.

Be well, with love from

Helen, Joe, the team and all the fond 4 legged friends at Soma.

Private Retreats at the Ranch

As we continue this transition season, we'd love to share the ranch with more people. If you're looking for a special place to gather family or friends, please let us know if you'd like to rent the ranch for a private retreat, celebration, or restorative getaway.

Ongoing Live Classes

Our live Soma classes continue every Monday and Thursday at 10am, and we look forward to moving, connecting, and growing together with you.

Looking for a COOL escpate this summer? please consider our Soma Cabin in the PNW we have created a calendar with the current bookings to help you check availability. Please check out the details here and then contact us directly for the family and friends rate.

 
 

Monday 6/29/26 10am: Time: a romantic, sexy, personal movement experience

“Time” is one of the the most sexy & personal movement experiences I’ve ever created. The lyrics are very moving, romantic and surprisingly relevant to today. This experience “Time” began to evolve in 1996 when my daughter, Liliana, was a baby.

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The Story

I can picture Liliana in my little 2 seater Honda Del Sol car, in the passenger seat, in her car seat, looking up at me! She was less than a year old.. I used to click my fingers to stop Liliana from crying. It was one of my funniest, handy little tricks, used to distract my daughter. I could craftily shift her from tears to fascination with the simple click of my fingers!

One time, driving to class, with the Lionel Richie “Time” CD playing. A few clicks stopped my screaming crying child. Liliana began to play with her fingers, mushing them together to see if she could click them like her Mommy… And there, in the moment, Liliana clicked her fingers for the first time. I remember hearing the noise, looking down, seeing her beaming face, her eyes sparkling with joy, feeling joy as she communicated so clearly “look! yes! I did it! I clicked my fingers for the first time!”

I may have forgotten (or missed) my daughters first steps, first food, first many, and yet THIS is a most remarkable & memorable moment in time, something I feel I’ll remember forever.

On arriving at the Houston YMCA, Joe, my husband, and I did our usual “Tuesday night relay takeover” where he’d get off work, wait in the Y parking lot to pick up Liliana as I dashed into teach class.

I put on the CD (yes 30+ years ago we played CDs for class!) and began improvising “teaching on the fly” ~ teaching and creating the moves to music as I went along. In the first song I began in a closed stance (toes together and a little space between the heals) and began clicking my fingers from side to side. The movement was an instant match to the music, the “accidental click” or “the right fit by accident” My moment in the car with Liliana flashed before my eyes, I felt light and a warm glow through out my body let me know YES! this is the beginning of something fabulous.

 

The Music movement clicks

Whenever possible I create movement experiences that follow the order of the tracks on the CD. Great to honor the artist and the order they choice for their collection of songs. The “Time” Nia Class playlist is an exception. Songs click better slightly shuffled. The addition of Light a Candle is the perfect ending to the experience.

Every song from the CD is utilized with the exception of “I hear your voice”. This song comes highly recommended for when you want a good cry over someone you miss. Other than that it simply feels too depressing for our heart warming, love story, Nia class experience!

Each song is both unique and very meaningful. They provide music movement clicks that guide me to a personal story. For example “To The Rhythm” includes “I don’t understand what’s going on in the world around me” this song was written decades ago, and yet it’s ridiculously relevant for today as it mentions “Recreating the same failures, Violence, Abuse, Murder, Injustice…….” “seems we are making the same mistakes over and over again and I don’t know why!” we go on and on!!

The classic song Lady (which out of the whole album you most likely will know) can be received as a beautiful love story, I imagine the words to be my body sharing a poem about it’s relationship with me…. A funny play with words and yet so true.

 

“we belong together”

Yes! it’s true! I’ve been in relationships with my body since before I was even born. And my body has spent more time with me than any other person on the planet!! My Body has been with me through all my times - the good, bad and ugly!! and

“you have made me such a fool”

I laugh imagining my body speaking. Like when I was so nervous I kept running to the bathroom. Or when I ate or drank too much and paid the consequences with my body. Even when I am not paying attention and stub my toe!

Stepping Out

Inspired by Embodiment Teacher Mark Walsh’s “Self Care Pose” YouTube clip (below), I introduced the pose into the final closure for class, to the music of “light a candle”. Gently inviting participants to caress their body, to be held, to stay a little longer when they maybe feel they want to bolt was a magical self care moment. The lyrics in the song inspired me to guide them on a mediation while they shifted and then sustained the hug on the other side of their body.

“with your head bowed, softly hold you self in your arms, breath, be gentle and surrender into peace. Feel the warmth of your body and connect with your heart. Imagine lighting a candle. This candle is being lit for peace. Sense your desire for world peace and let the movement towards peace begin at home, here in your heart. Acknowledge true peace begins at home, here in your heart. Light a candle for your own personal peace, for self love, self care and self acceptance. Sense the radiance from your heart, imagine the ripples extending from your center. From your personal act of love on the quest for peace, feel love extending like tentacles from your heart center. Recognize anything in this moment that feels better. Notice anything in your body, on your mind, in your heart, anything unique, that feels better. Feeling better is a sign of self healing, in that when we heal we feel better. As you prepare to step out from class feel free to leave behind anything that no longer serves you well on the dance floor. Choose something special to take with you from this experience. And step into your greatness today, this is your time. All we know we have is now, make it a great day”

I encourage you to take a fun safe risk, download the CD, FreeDance to it, listen to it in the car, notice where the music takes you.

Why choose this SoundScape and class today?

  1. fabulous music journey to spend some time with your body

  2. an opportunity for reset at the beginning of your weekend

  3. it’s sexy: oh my! Lionel Richie is up there with Barry White and Keith Urban for me with regards sexy. What a great way to end our week and begin the weekend.

Hero's Journey: July ~ The Caregiver

30 Day Hero's “Journey with Movement”
Sale Price: $99.00 Original Price: $120.00

Join our ONLINE 30 day Soma class “Journey with Movement” for only $99

  • Receive a gift; 30 Day “Journey with Movement” with Helen & Friends, to give to anyone new to the program. (WHEN YOU REGISTER BY 28th of the PREVIOUS MONTH)

  • Receive LIVE classes + Enjoy 1-7 day replays

  • 30 classes (Soma Moves, Feldenkrais, Ageless Grace, EFT tapping, Evolutionary Mystic Meditations, Blue Monkey Improv’, FreeDance Explorations, Helen’s “Simple Kata” Formula, Nia)

  • 3 x 60 min classes a week 10am (US Central Time) Mo, Th, Sa

  • 1 × 30 min class a week 8/10am (US Central Time) Fr

  • 1 Weekly 5 Stages Healing Class, 8:45am (US Central Time) Sa

  • Great Beginners Introduction to Somatic Movement Practices

  • Feel supported and stay motivated

  • Learn more about how to be in your body (as a vessel for your mind, emotions and spirit)

  • Learn about Developmental Anatomy

  • Experience Feldenkrais Method

  • Experience Ageless Grace

  • Receive information about anatomy

  • Develop a healthy regular practice

  • Meet people from all over the world!

  • Be part of a fabulous community

  • Connect, cheer and encourage

  • Supportive Private Facebook Group.

  • Adapt to Your Body’s Way and Life

  • Learn about The Body’s Way

  • Combine LIVE class with Replays

  • Sustain Fantastic Somatic Movement every day for 30 days!

CLICK HERE to learn more about the 365 day journey with movement.

July Archetype of the Month: The Caregiver

Cultivating Compassion, Balance, and Sustainable Love

As we move into July, we enter the sacred space of The Caregiver archetype: the part of us that longs to nurture, protect, and sustain life.

The Caregiver is not simply someone who helps others. It is the energy of compassion in action. It is our capacity to offer comfort, extend kindness, create safety, and respond with love when others are hurting. The Caregiver reminds us that every act of genuine care has the power to bring healing and hope.

In a world that often celebrates busyness and self-sacrifice, The Caregiver invites us into a different rhythm: one of compassionate presence, healthy boundaries, and replenishment. It teaches us that caring for others begins by allowing ourselves to be cared for.

Yet many of us carry wounds in the realm of caregiving. We may feel responsible for everyone else's well-being, struggle to say no, believe our needs are less important, or feel guilty when we stop to rest. Over time, giving without receiving can leave us physically, emotionally, and spiritually depleted.

The Caregiver journey gently invites us to explore these patterns with grace, discovering that true compassion is sustainable when it flows from a full heart rather than an empty one.

Throughout July, our Soma Faith practices will focus on embodied experiences that help us restore the caregiver within. Through movement, meditation, EFT tapping, reflection, music, and mindful presence, we will explore what it means to live as a grounded Caregiver. One who offers love generously while honoring the sacred need for rest, renewal, and balance.

The healthy Caregiver knows:

  • I am worthy of the care I give.

  • Rest is a sacred act.

  • My boundaries protect what I love.

  • Receiving is as holy as giving.

  • Compassion begins within.

This month is an invitation to slow down, replenish your spirit, and remember that you were never meant to carry the world alone. As we learn to receive God's sustaining love, we become better equipped to offer that same love to others, not from exhaustion, but from abundance.

May July be a season of restoration.

A season of gentleness.

A season of remembering that the most life-giving care begins with a heart that is deeply nourished.

The Caregiver's Invitation:

"Receive the care you so freely offer to others. Rest deeply, love wisely, and allow compassion to flow from a heart that is continually renewed."

Join us this month as we explore the transformative power of The Caregiver through movement, mindfulness, and embodied practice.

Compassion begins within. Wholeness begins in the body. Welcome to The Caregiver.


We’re on a heroic journey for 2026. This month we’re moving with the archetype of The Hero: Would you like to join us?

Each month we spotlight a different hero archetype through dance, movement, exploration, discussion, and education.

All experiences will be online via Zoom with 1-7 day replays.

There will be live movement classes 10am Monday, Thursday, Saturday, 8am Fridays, plus Saturday 8:45 5 Stages Developmental Experiences, all via zoom with replays.

Helen will teach the majority of these classes, Irene will continue to provide Feldenkrais experiences and Natasha and Gigi teach Nia.

You can also enjoy rePLAY experiences including dance breaks, EFT tapping, Evolutionary Mystic Meditations and more varying from 10 - 45 minutes with 3 day replays.

Beyond continuing to provide our regular somatic (Body Centered) movement experiences that support your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing, this new 12‑month, 365‑day, project aims to

  • deepen our understanding of the personalities within us by exploring them through movement, exploration and education.

  • develop additional resources for self‑awareness and fascination

  • move toward being the best humans we can be (yes! let’s dream and aim big LOL)

The 12 hero archetypes, popularized from Carl Jung's work, are universal character patterns used in storytelling, branding, and psychology, representing core human motivations and experiences, and include the Innocent, Everyman, Hero, Caregiver, Explorer, Rebel, Creator, Lover, Jester, Sage, Magician, and Ruler, each seeking different things like freedom, connection, or mastery. 

The 12 Archetypes:

  • The Innocent: Seeks happiness and safety; optimistic, simple.

  • The Everyman: Wants to belong and connect; relatable, down-to-earth.

  • The Rebel: Wants revolution and to break rules; disruptive, transformative.

  • The Explorer: Seeks freedom and new experiences; adventurous, independent.

  • The Hero: Aims to prove worth through courageous action; competent, disciplined.

  • The Lover: Seeks intimacy, connection, and passion; sensual, loyal.

  • The Caregiver: Desires to help and protect others; nurturing, generous.

  • The Jester: Wants to live in the moment and bring joy; fun, playful.

  • The Creator: Aims to build something of enduring value; innovative, artistic.

  • The Sage: Seeks truth and understanding; wise, knowledgeable.

  • The Magician: Wants to make dreams come true; visionary, powerful.

  • The Ruler: Seeks control and order; authoritative, leader. 

How They're Used:

These archetypes help authors create relatable characters, build strong brands by aligning with consumer desires, and offer frameworks for personal growth by identifying one's dominant patterns. 

In 1996, as a Nia Technique trainer, realizing I needed to do more of my own inner work and be better able to hold space for leading people through embodied movement experiences, I began a master’s in Alternative Dance Therapy at the Jung Center in Houston. That started a 30-year journey of fascinated interest in authentic movement, archetypes, and somatic (body centered) healing.

I’m excited to bring these passions to our 365 and 30 day movement journeys in 2026.
— Helen Terry

Each month you will receive

  • information, prompting questions and a group discussion session around the archetype

  • movement classes with foci that support the “archetype of the month”

  • pop up experiences that enhance our exploration of the “archetype of the month”

  • group discussions and community connection through our private facebook group

As a community we’ll co‑create playlists and immersive experiences such as “Blue Monkey” improv’ classes and FreeDance explorations.

30 Day Hero's “Journey with Movement”
Sale Price: $99.00 Original Price: $120.00

Join our ONLINE 30 day Soma class “Journey with Movement” for only $99

  • Receive a gift; 30 Day “Journey with Movement” with Helen & Friends, to give to anyone new to the program. (WHEN YOU REGISTER BY 28th of the PREVIOUS MONTH)

  • Receive LIVE classes + Enjoy 1-7 day replays

  • 30 classes (Soma Moves, Feldenkrais, Ageless Grace, EFT tapping, Evolutionary Mystic Meditations, Blue Monkey Improv’, FreeDance Explorations, Helen’s “Simple Kata” Formula, Nia)

  • 3 x 60 min classes a week 10am (US Central Time) Mo, Th, Sa

  • 1 × 30 min class a week 8/10am (US Central Time) Fr

  • 1 Weekly 5 Stages Healing Class, 8:45am (US Central Time) Sa

  • Great Beginners Introduction to Somatic Movement Practices

  • Feel supported and stay motivated

  • Learn more about how to be in your body (as a vessel for your mind, emotions and spirit)

  • Learn about Developmental Anatomy

  • Experience Feldenkrais Method

  • Experience Ageless Grace

  • Receive information about anatomy

  • Develop a healthy regular practice

  • Meet people from all over the world!

  • Be part of a fabulous community

  • Connect, cheer and encourage

  • Supportive Private Facebook Group.

  • Adapt to Your Body’s Way and Life

  • Learn about The Body’s Way

  • Combine LIVE class with Replays

  • Sustain Fantastic Somatic Movement every day for 30 days!

CLICK HERE to learn more about the 365 day journey with movement.

365 Day Hero's Journey with Movement 2026
$999.00

Join our ONLINE 365 Day Hero's Journey with Movement 2026

$899 thru December 31

$999 after December 31

  • Every month receive a gift; 30 Day “Hero's Journey with Movement” with Helen & Friends, to give to anyone new to the program. (WHEN YOU REGISTER BY 28th of the PREVIOUS MONTH)

  • Receive 365 classes (Soma Moves, Soma Faith, Soma Dance Breaks, Blue Monkey Improv’, EFT Tapping, Evolutionary Mystic Meditations, FreeDance Exploration, Feldenkrais, Ageless Grace, Nia)

  • Enjoy 1-7 day replays

  • 4 x 60 min 10am classes a week (US Central Time) Mo, Th, Fr, Sa

  • 1 Weekly 5 stages healing class

  • 1 monthly 365 group check in with Helen

  • Great Beginners Introduction to Somatic (body centered) movement

  • Feel supported and stay motivated

  • Learn more about how to live in and love your body

  • Learn about Developmental Anatomy 5 stages

  • Experience Feldenkrais Method

  • Experience Ageless Grace

  • Receive information about anatomy

  • Develop a healthy regular practice

  • Meet people from all over the world!

  • Be part of a fabulous community

  • Connect, cheer and encourage

  • Supportive Private Facebook Group.

  • Adapt to Your Body’s Way and Life

  • Learn about The Body’s Way

  • Combine LIVE class + Replays

  • Sustain Fantastic Somatic Movement every day for 365 days!

Soma News

HOWDY!

First, an apology. It's been two weeks since our last newsletter!

After some wonderful days at Soma Ranch filled with family, laughter, and making memories, both Joe and I were unexpectedly sidelined by a virus. While it wasn't exactly how we planned to spend the week, we eventually accepted it for what it was: an enforced, no-negotiations opportunity to rest.

Sometimes life, and I like to believe God, has a way of gently (or not so gently!) reminding us that we're not quite as superhuman as we like to think we are.

Looking back, it seems rather fitting as we come to the close of our Lover Archetype month.

The Lover has been teaching us about slowing down, being present, receiving the beauty around us, and honoring what truly nourishes our hearts. Sometimes those lessons arrive through joyful moments with people we love. Sometimes they arrive wrapped in blankets, tissues, naps, and the realization that our bodies have wisdom we shouldn't ignore.

We're grateful to be feeling much better and Helen is excited to be back with our Soma community this weekend!

This Saturday

8:45 AM – Soma 5 Stages

Helen will guide us through a nourishing review of The Lover Archetype, weaving together EFT Tapping with the original developmental movement patterns we all experienced, from our earliest days as infants to becoming upright, walking human beings. This could be a powerful opportunity to revisit this month's theme for both your body and your spirit.

10:00 AM – Soma Faith Movement

We'll continue exploring The Lover through embodied movement, mindful presence, and joyful connection.

Helen has also been having fun moving with the new SoundScape that Natasha lovingly created for this month. Music has an amazing way of helping our bodies remember what our hearts have experienced, and we hope you can move with us.

Looking Ahead to July: The Caregiver

Now is the perfect time to join us for our July series as we explore The Caregiver Archetype.

Together we'll discover what it means to care for others without losing ourselves in the process. Through movement, meditation, EFT, prayer, and our new monthly SoundScapes, we'll learn how compassion becomes sustainable when it flows from a heart that is continually renewed.

  • Live classes

  • Dance breaks

  • EFT tapping sessions

  • Additional teachings and resources

  • Community support and inspiration

If you've been considering joining, now is a wonderful time to sign up and journey with us.

We're also delighted to welcome a very special guest this month!

Christina Mae Wolf will be joining us to lead a gentle Soma Yoga Flow along with a beautiful Kinvoke "Healer" experience. We know you'll love the fabulous moves, wisdom, and healing presence she brings to our Soma Faith community.

A Little Soma Ranch Update

Many of you have been asking about Soma Ranch.

The ranch is looking absolutely beautiful this summer, and we continue to be in conversation with a potential buyer. While there's no news to share just yet, we promise you'll be among the first to know if anything changes.

As always, we're deeply grateful for your prayers, encouragement, and continued support during this season of transition. Anyone who loves playing with drones and taking aerial footage please let us know. We’d love to get some recent clips to share how fabulous the ranch is looking.

Thank you for being part of this incredible community.

Whether you've been resting, adventuring, healing, or simply doing your best to navigate the season you're in, we're honored to walk AND DANCE this journey with you.

We look forward to hopefully seeing you tomorrow, Saturday and if you're ready to embrace the gentle strength of The Caregiver, we'd love for you to join us throughout July. When you register by June 28th you can bring a friend for free.

Until then...

Move with intention.

Rest without guilt.

Love deeply.

And remember, you are worthy of the same care you so freely offer to others.

Be well, with love from

Helen, Joe, the team and all the fond 4 legged friends at Soma.

Private Retreats at the Ranch

As we continue this transition season, we'd love to share the ranch with more people. If you're looking for a special place to gather family or friends, please let us know if you'd like to rent the ranch for a private retreat, celebration, or restorative getaway.

Ongoing Live Classes

Our live Soma classes continue every Monday and Thursday at 10am, and we look forward to moving, connecting, and growing together with you.

Looking for a COOL escpate this summer? please consider our Soma Cabin in the PNW we have created a calendar with the current bookings to help you check availability. Please check out the details here and then contact us directly for the family and friends rate.

 
 

Best Recognition

Teaching this week was a very special moment. with both my mum and sister at Soma Ranch, dancing in class. This was the first time my sister had ever experienced a movement class with me.

Helen it was so lovely to take your class, experience your energy and most of all sense how happy you are doing what you love…
— Sue Barker (Helen's Big Sister)

Then at lunch i received a fortune cookie “you will soon receive the recognition you deserve”. I realized sharing class with my sister, hearing her say “Helen it was so lovely to take your class, experience your energy and most of all sense how happy you are doing what you love…“ was the most perfect recognition.

Explore the Lover Archetype with Soma Faith 5 Stages

The LOVER: A 5 Stage Soma Faith Movement Practice

In this Soma Faith practice, we explore the Lover through a 5-stage embodied journey, something lived and felt in the body.

We move through the natural progression of human development:

  • Embryonic: returning inward, held in stillness

  • Creeping: awakening subtle impulse and curiosity

  • Crawling: exploring connection with the ground and environment

  • Crouch to Standing: rising through transition and trust

  • Walking (Fully Vertical): moving with awareness, presence, and openness

8:45 AM: Soma 5 Stages: The Lover Archetype

An Embodied Journey Through the Development of the Heart

Our Soma 5 Stages class follows the body's natural developmental movement patterns:

Embryonic → Creeping → Crawling → Crouching → Walking

Through guided movement, meditation, reflection, and embodied exploration, we will journey through the evolution of the Lover archetype:

Receiving → Awakening → Reaching → Opening → Embodying Love

Together we will explore:

  • What it means to receive love rather than earn it

  • How beauty awakens the heart

  • Our longing for connection and belonging

  • The courage of vulnerability

  • Living as an expression of love in the world

This class offers a gentle yet powerful opportunity to reconnect with yourself through movement and mindful awareness.

No previous experience is necessary.

Simply come as you are.

The Lover Archetype "I Love Life"

This Saturday morning Helen is teaching both 8:45am Soma 5 Stages and our 10:00am Soma Faith Dance. Our focus introducing the Lover hero archetype. We’d love you to join us. More info and sign up button are included below. As usual 24 HR replay is available upon request.

❤️ June Soma Faith movement: The Lover Archetype

Open Your Heart. Embody Love. Experience Connection.

As we step into June, we enter the realm of The Lover Archetype; the part of us that longs to connect deeply with life.

The Lover is not simply about romance. It is the energy of presence, beauty, belonging, gratitude, and connection. It invites us to slow down, soften, and experience life more fully through the wisdom of the body and the openness of the heart.

This month, our practices will explore what it means to live from a place of love rather than fear, connection rather than separation, and presence rather than striving.

We invite you to join us this Saturday for two complementary experiences designed to awaken and embody the Lover within.

8:45 AM: Soma 5 Stages: The Lover Archetype

An Embodied Journey Through the Development of the Heart

Our Soma 5 Stages class follows the body's natural developmental movement patterns:

Embryonic → Creeping → Crawling → Crouching → Walking

Through guided movement, meditation, reflection, and embodied exploration, we will journey through the evolution of the Lover archetype:

Receiving → Awakening → Reaching → Opening → Embodying Love

Together we will explore:

  • What it means to receive love rather than earn it

  • How beauty awakens the heart

  • Our longing for connection and belonging

  • The courage of vulnerability

  • Living as an expression of love in the world

This class offers a gentle yet powerful opportunity to reconnect with yourself through movement and mindful awareness.

No previous experience is necessary.

Simply come as you are.

10:00 AM: Soma Faith Movement Experience

"I Am Worthy of Love"

Following our 5 Stages journey, we will gather for a Soma Faith movement experience centered around a simple yet transformative truth:

I Am Worthy of Love.

Many of us have spent years searching outside ourselves for validation, acceptance, and belonging. This practice invites us to return home to the truth already present within. Through music, movement, meditation, prayer, and embodied reflection, we will explore four powerful themes:

I Belong

  • Not because of what I do.

  • Not because of what I achieve.

  • Not because of what others think.

  • I belong simply because I exist.

My Heart Is Safe to Open

  • Healing happens when we learn that vulnerability can coexist with strength.

  • We will gently explore opening the heart while remaining grounded and supported.

Connection Begins Within

  • Before we can deeply connect with others, we must cultivate connection with ourselves.

  • This practice invites us to listen inwardly and honor our own experience with compassion.

Beauty Is All Around

  • The Lover archetype teaches us to notice.

  • To slow down.

  • To appreciate the sacredness hidden within ordinary moments.

  • Beauty becomes a pathway back to gratitude, wonder, and presence.

A June Invitation

The Lover reminds us that life is not meant to be rushed through.

It is meant to be experienced.

To be felt.

To be savored.

To be shared.

Whether you join us for one class or both, our hope is that you leave feeling more connected; to yourself, to others, to the beauty surrounding you, and to the sacred love that sustains all things.

This month, may we remember:

❤️ I belong.

❤️ My heart is safe to open.

❤️ Connection begins within.

❤️ Beauty is all around.

We look forward to moving, breathing, connecting and learning with you.

With love,

The 2026 Hero Journey Team (Helen, Gigi, Irene, Natasha)

Monthly Cuppa for St Jude: Monday June 1st 11am

This upcoming Monday (June 1st) is a very special community get together as both Helen’s mother and sister will be attending the 10am class and cuppa. You are invited to join us for our Community Monthly Cuppa event. Coffee, Tea, Hot Cross Buns, Conversation, Support and more…

Every month, usually a Monday, most often the first, we get together after 10am Soma Faith Class to connect, support and enjoy each other’s company. EveryBody is welcome.

This is a donation event where we raise funds for our annual St Jude fundraiser. During the year our mission is to raise $5000 through “Cuppas”, Special Classes, Events, Concerts and more.

We enjoy fun, moving and and often very entertaining conversations that weave around many subjects, and touch on some very heart warming shares. The opportunity to connect, learn more about each other, laugh and support was much appreciated.

After reading about the
monthly community cuppa,
and seeing the photos,
in the newsletter for years
I had a surreal experience,
to be attending in person
— Caroline, Canada

Our next “Monthly Cuppa” is Monday, July 13th.

https://www.somaranch.com/jude

Soma News

Howdy!

Sue, Ron, Brenda, Helen, Mike = family visiting Soma Ranch

Soma News

We've been enjoying a very special time at Soma Ranch this week as Helen's family visits from the UK, Spain, and Seattle. It has been such a joy to share our beloved ranch, make memories together, and experience this beautiful place with those closest to us.

As many of you know, Soma Ranch is preparing to be "moved on to the next ambassador", in other words, sold to its next steward. This season has given us a wonderful opportunity to appreciate all that this place has offered our community over the years.

Community Cuppa: Tomorrow at 11am

Join us tomorrow at 11am for our Community Cuppa. It's a lovely opportunity to connect, catch up, and spend time with Helen's mum and sister while they're here. We'd love to see you there.

Soma Faith: New Month Begins

Helen will be teaching the 10am Soma Faith Movement class tomorrow, introducing our new Lover Archetype Month, with an experience moving to the music of Lauren Daigle “Look Up”: come dance with your full heart, grounded, heart, celebrating living life with love.

Throughout this month we'll be exploring the heart; what it means to truly live, love, connect, and embrace life fully. This is a beautiful time to join Soma Faith and receive:

  • Live classes

  • Dance breaks

  • EFT tapping sessions

  • Additional teachings and resources

  • Community support and inspiration

If you've been considering joining, now is a wonderful time to sign up and journey with us.

To support the rhythm of the month, we’ve curated a set of playlists to help you “get in the mood” for June’s theme:
Opening the Heart to Connection, Beauty, and Presence
Press play, move gently or freely, and begin to embody the work.

Private Retreats at the Ranch

As we continue this transition season, we'd love to share the ranch with more people. If you're looking for a special place to gather family or friends, please let us know if you'd like to rent the ranch for a private retreat, celebration, or restorative getaway.

Ongoing Live Classes

Our live Soma classes continue every Monday and Thursday at 10am, and we look forward to moving, connecting, and growing together with you.

Looking for a COOL escpate this summer? please consider our Soma Cabin in the PNW we have created a calendar with the current bookings to help you check availability. Please check out the details here and then contact us directly for the family and friends rate.

Be well, with love from

Helen, Joe, the team and all the fond 4 legged friends at Soma.

 
 

The Lover: Soma Faith Movement Playlists

The Lover — Monthly Playlist Collection (Curated by Helen)

Music has a unique way of opening the heart. This month’s Lover collection is designed to help you slow down, soften, and reconnect with the beauty of being fully present to yourself, others, and the Divine.

The Lover archetype reminds us that life is not only about achievement and accomplishment—it is also about relationship, connection, delight, and devotion. Through these four playlists, you are invited to cultivate greater intimacy with your body, your emotions, your creativity, and the sacredness woven through everyday life.

Whether you listen while walking, resting, moving, reflecting, or dancing, allow the music to become a companion on the journey of opening your heart.

1. Lover Soundscape (3+ Hours)

An expansive collection of soulful, evocative, and heart-opening music curated to accompany the rhythm of daily life. Featuring artists such as Agnes Obel, Nils Frahm, Arooj Aftab, and José González, this playlist offers a rich landscape of tenderness, beauty, and emotional depth.

How to engage:
Allow this playlist to weave through your day. Listen while cooking, creating, journaling, gardening, walking, or simply being. Notice moments that stir gratitude, wonder, longing, joy, or compassion. The Lover teaches us to pay attention.

2. Soma Faith Journey — 30 Minutes (Developmental Soundscape)

A shorter movement journey designed to gently awaken the senses and invite deeper connection with the body.

This developmental soundscape moves gradually from stillness into flow, encouraging curiosity, softness, and embodied awareness.

How to engage:
Press play and begin by listening. Let your breath slow. Let your shoulders soften. Allow movement to emerge naturally rather than forcing it. Stretch, sway, reach, spiral, or simply walk around the room. Follow sensation before effort.

There is nowhere to get to. The invitation is simply to be present.

3. Soma Faith Journey — 52 Minutes (Expanded Developmental Soundscape)

An extended exploration of the Lover's path through movement and music.

This longer journey provides space for deeper listening, emotional expression, and fuller embodiment. As the soundscape unfolds, it invites you to move beyond habit and into relationship with your body's wisdom.

How to engage:
Create space where you can move freely without interruption. Begin gently, allowing the body to awaken gradually. As the music expands, allow your movements to become larger, more expressive, more playful.

Some moments may invite tenderness. Others may invite joy. Others may invite stillness.

Trust what emerges.

Dance if you feel moved to dance. Rest if you feel called to rest. The Lover honors both.

4. Soma Faith Lover Worship — 52 Minutes

A worship-centered collection designed to deepen connection with God through devotion, gratitude, wonder, and love.

Rather than emphasizing striving or achievement, this playlist invites a posture of receiving, responding, and abiding.

How to engage:
Listen prayerfully. Let the music become a conversation between your heart and God's heart.

You may choose to sit quietly with a journal, move gently through stretches, sway with the music, kneel in prayer, or dance in celebration. There is no correct expression—only honest presence.

Allow yourself to be loved.

Allow yourself to love in return.

An Invitation to Listen + Move

The Lover grows through attention.

Through slowing down enough to notice.

Through savoring what is beautiful.

Through making space for joy, grief, gratitude, affection, creativity, and wonder.

This month, consider approaching these playlists as more than background music.

Let them become invitations.

Some days you may simply listen.

Some days you may move gently—breathing, stretching, softening.

Some days you may find yourself dancing freely around the room, allowing your body to express what words cannot.

The Lover is not concerned with performance.

The Lover is concerned with presence.

Press play.

Open your heart.

And allow the music to remind you of the beauty of being fully alive.

Playlist 2: Soma Faith Journey 30 mins

Playlist 3: Soma Faith Journey 52 mins

Playlist 4: Soma Faith Worship Music 52 minutes

Hero's Journey: June ~ The Lover

30 Day Hero's “Journey with Movement”
Sale Price: $99.00 Original Price: $120.00

Join our ONLINE 30 day Soma class “Journey with Movement” for only $99

  • Receive a gift; 30 Day “Journey with Movement” with Helen & Friends, to give to anyone new to the program. (WHEN YOU REGISTER BY 28th of the PREVIOUS MONTH)

  • Receive LIVE classes + Enjoy 1-7 day replays

  • 30 classes (Soma Moves, Feldenkrais, Ageless Grace, EFT tapping, Evolutionary Mystic Meditations, Blue Monkey Improv’, FreeDance Explorations, Helen’s “Simple Kata” Formula, Nia)

  • 3 x 60 min classes a week 10am (US Central Time) Mo, Th, Sa

  • 1 × 30 min class a week 8/10am (US Central Time) Fr

  • 1 Weekly 5 Stages Healing Class, 8:45am (US Central Time) Sa

  • Great Beginners Introduction to Somatic Movement Practices

  • Feel supported and stay motivated

  • Learn more about how to be in your body (as a vessel for your mind, emotions and spirit)

  • Learn about Developmental Anatomy

  • Experience Feldenkrais Method

  • Experience Ageless Grace

  • Receive information about anatomy

  • Develop a healthy regular practice

  • Meet people from all over the world!

  • Be part of a fabulous community

  • Connect, cheer and encourage

  • Supportive Private Facebook Group.

  • Adapt to Your Body’s Way and Life

  • Learn about The Body’s Way

  • Combine LIVE class with Replays

  • Sustain Fantastic Somatic Movement every day for 30 days!

CLICK HERE to learn more about the 365 day journey with movement.

5. The Lover

❤️ June Archetype of the Month: The Lover

Opening the Heart to Connection, Beauty, and Presence

As we move into June, we enter the sacred territory of The Lover archetype — the part of us that longs to connect deeply with life.

The Lover is not simply about romance. It is the energy of wholehearted engagement. It is our capacity to love, to feel, to appreciate beauty, and to be fully present to the gifts of each moment. The Lover teaches us that life is meant to be experienced, not merely managed.

In a world that often encourages productivity over presence, The Lover invites us to slow down and reconnect with what truly nourishes us: meaningful relationships, authentic connection, creativity, gratitude, nature, joy, and the simple wonder of being alive.

Yet many of us carry wounds in the realm of the heart. We may fear rejection, struggle with vulnerability, or believe we must earn love and belonging. The Lover journey invites us to gently explore these places, cultivating a deeper sense of worthiness, openness, and trust.

Throughout June, our Soma Faith practices will focus on embodied experiences that help us awaken the wisdom of the heart. Through movement, meditation, EFT tapping, reflection, music, and mindful presence, we will explore what it means to live as a grounded Lover—one who can give and receive love freely while remaining deeply rooted in their own worth.

The healthy Lover knows:

  • I am worthy of love.

  • I belong exactly as I am.

  • My heart is safe to open.

  • Beauty is all around me.

  • Connection begins within.

This month is an invitation to soften, to savor, and to reconnect with the relationships that matter most—including the relationship you have with yourself.

May June be a season of opening.

A season of tenderness.

A season of remembering that love is not something we must chase—it is something we can learn to embody.

The Lover's Invitation:

"Open your heart to the beauty already present in your life. Notice what nourishes your soul, and allow yourself to fully receive it."

Join us this month as we explore the transformative power of The Lover through movement, mindfulness, and embodied practice.

❤️ Love begins with presence. Presence begins in the body.
Welcome to The Lover.


We’re on a heroic journey for 2026. This month we’re moving with the archetype of The Hero: Would you like to join us?

Each month we spotlight a different hero archetype through dance, movement, exploration, discussion, and education.

All experiences will be online via Zoom with 1-7 day replays.

There will be live movement classes 10am Monday, Thursday, Saturday, 8am Fridays, plus Saturday 8:45 5 Stages Developmental Experiences, all via zoom with replays.

Helen will teach the majority of these classes, Irene will continue to provide Feldenkrais experiences and Natasha and Gigi teach Nia.

You can also enjoy rePLAY experiences including dance breaks, EFT tapping, Evolutionary Mystic Meditations and more varying from 10 - 45 minutes with 3 day replays.

Beyond continuing to provide our regular somatic (Body Centered) movement experiences that support your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing, this new 12‑month, 365‑day, project aims to

  • deepen our understanding of the personalities within us by exploring them through movement, exploration and education.

  • develop additional resources for self‑awareness and fascination

  • move toward being the best humans we can be (yes! let’s dream and aim big LOL)

The 12 hero archetypes, popularized from Carl Jung's work, are universal character patterns used in storytelling, branding, and psychology, representing core human motivations and experiences, and include the Innocent, Everyman, Hero, Caregiver, Explorer, Rebel, Creator, Lover, Jester, Sage, Magician, and Ruler, each seeking different things like freedom, connection, or mastery. 

The 12 Archetypes:

  • The Innocent: Seeks happiness and safety; optimistic, simple.

  • The Everyman: Wants to belong and connect; relatable, down-to-earth.

  • The Rebel: Wants revolution and to break rules; disruptive, transformative.

  • The Explorer: Seeks freedom and new experiences; adventurous, independent.

  • The Hero: Aims to prove worth through courageous action; competent, disciplined.

  • The Lover: Seeks intimacy, connection, and passion; sensual, loyal.

  • The Caregiver: Desires to help and protect others; nurturing, generous.

  • The Jester: Wants to live in the moment and bring joy; fun, playful.

  • The Creator: Aims to build something of enduring value; innovative, artistic.

  • The Sage: Seeks truth and understanding; wise, knowledgeable.

  • The Magician: Wants to make dreams come true; visionary, powerful.

  • The Ruler: Seeks control and order; authoritative, leader. 

How They're Used:

These archetypes help authors create relatable characters, build strong brands by aligning with consumer desires, and offer frameworks for personal growth by identifying one's dominant patterns. 

In 1996, as a Nia Technique trainer, realizing I needed to do more of my own inner work and be better able to hold space for leading people through embodied movement experiences, I began a master’s in Alternative Dance Therapy at the Jung Center in Houston. That started a 30-year journey of fascinated interest in authentic movement, archetypes, and somatic (body centered) healing.

I’m excited to bring these passions to our 365 and 30 day movement journeys in 2026.
— Helen Terry

Each month you will receive

  • information, prompting questions and a group discussion session around the archetype

  • movement classes with foci that support the “archetype of the month”

  • pop up experiences that enhance our exploration of the “archetype of the month”

  • group discussions and community connection through our private facebook group

As a community we’ll co‑create playlists and immersive experiences such as “Blue Monkey” improv’ classes and FreeDance explorations.

30 Day Hero's “Journey with Movement”
Sale Price: $99.00 Original Price: $120.00

Join our ONLINE 30 day Soma class “Journey with Movement” for only $99

  • Receive a gift; 30 Day “Journey with Movement” with Helen & Friends, to give to anyone new to the program. (WHEN YOU REGISTER BY 28th of the PREVIOUS MONTH)

  • Receive LIVE classes + Enjoy 1-7 day replays

  • 30 classes (Soma Moves, Feldenkrais, Ageless Grace, EFT tapping, Evolutionary Mystic Meditations, Blue Monkey Improv’, FreeDance Explorations, Helen’s “Simple Kata” Formula, Nia)

  • 3 x 60 min classes a week 10am (US Central Time) Mo, Th, Sa

  • 1 × 30 min class a week 8/10am (US Central Time) Fr

  • 1 Weekly 5 Stages Healing Class, 8:45am (US Central Time) Sa

  • Great Beginners Introduction to Somatic Movement Practices

  • Feel supported and stay motivated

  • Learn more about how to be in your body (as a vessel for your mind, emotions and spirit)

  • Learn about Developmental Anatomy

  • Experience Feldenkrais Method

  • Experience Ageless Grace

  • Receive information about anatomy

  • Develop a healthy regular practice

  • Meet people from all over the world!

  • Be part of a fabulous community

  • Connect, cheer and encourage

  • Supportive Private Facebook Group.

  • Adapt to Your Body’s Way and Life

  • Learn about The Body’s Way

  • Combine LIVE class with Replays

  • Sustain Fantastic Somatic Movement every day for 30 days!

CLICK HERE to learn more about the 365 day journey with movement.

365 Day Hero's Journey with Movement 2026
$999.00

Join our ONLINE 365 Day Hero's Journey with Movement 2026

$899 thru December 31

$999 after December 31

  • Every month receive a gift; 30 Day “Hero's Journey with Movement” with Helen & Friends, to give to anyone new to the program. (WHEN YOU REGISTER BY 28th of the PREVIOUS MONTH)

  • Receive 365 classes (Soma Moves, Soma Faith, Soma Dance Breaks, Blue Monkey Improv’, EFT Tapping, Evolutionary Mystic Meditations, FreeDance Exploration, Feldenkrais, Ageless Grace, Nia)

  • Enjoy 1-7 day replays

  • 4 x 60 min 10am classes a week (US Central Time) Mo, Th, Fr, Sa

  • 1 Weekly 5 stages healing class

  • 1 monthly 365 group check in with Helen

  • Great Beginners Introduction to Somatic (body centered) movement

  • Feel supported and stay motivated

  • Learn more about how to live in and love your body

  • Learn about Developmental Anatomy 5 stages

  • Experience Feldenkrais Method

  • Experience Ageless Grace

  • Receive information about anatomy

  • Develop a healthy regular practice

  • Meet people from all over the world!

  • Be part of a fabulous community

  • Connect, cheer and encourage

  • Supportive Private Facebook Group.

  • Adapt to Your Body’s Way and Life

  • Learn about The Body’s Way

  • Combine LIVE class + Replays

  • Sustain Fantastic Somatic Movement every day for 365 days!

Soma News

Howdy!

Hello from Soma Herd: Nia, Zephyr, Cha cha, Spirit

The Guardian Heart

This week at Soma has carried a beautiful sense of presence, connection, and quiet reflection.

We recently had the joy of welcoming Mary Scott to stay with us at Soma for a couple of days, and the experience reminded me how meaningful simple moments of spaces, rest, movement, conversation, and shared presence can truly be.

There is something deeply nourishing about slowing down enough to connect in a more personal way.

Serving in this way felt deeply aligned with the heart of Soma Ranch.

It reminded me how much I value creating spaces where people can feel seen, supported, restored, and reconnected to themselves through embodied practice, reflection, nature, movement, and rest.

This experience has inspired me to continue exploring the possibility of offering more intimate personal retreats and small-group experiences in the future. To create retreats centered around embodied spirituality, healing movement, contemplation, nourishment, and meaningful connection.

More on that soon.

This Saturday morning, I’ll be teaching both our Soma 5 Stages class and Soma Faith Movement class with the shared focus of:

The Guardian Heart : The Devotion Warrior

Together we’ll continue exploring the evolving Warrior archetype. Moving beyond force and survival, through grounded protection into compassionate leadership, resilience, and embodied devotion.

The Guardian Heart reminds us:

True strength does not require hardness.

Part of being a warrior is learning how to fall.
Learning how to rise again.
Learning how to remain open-hearted through life’s challenges without losing groundedness or courage.

This week’s movement journey will move through the developmental stages we all moved through to become a walking human: embryonic, creeping, crawling, crouching, and walking. Both classes invite us to embody listening, awareness, carrying wisely, grounded protection, and ultimately devotion in motion.

The music accompanying this practice feels especially meaningful.

We’ll be moving with Tim Wheater’s Heartland, whose four Warrior movements beautifully complement the spirit of this class.

The music carries both strength and tenderness. The Soundscape is spacious, earthy, reflective, and deeply connected to the archetypal journey we’ve been exploring together this month.

Although dramatic, classical and rich in expression the music feels less about performance and more like a living landscape for prayer, encouraging movement, and embodied reflection.

As always, these classes are not about being perfect, they certainly are not about restricting you in any way, to move any certain way, other than your way, in the moment, for today.

Soma Faith classes are invitations:
to listen more deeply,
to soften where we’ve become armored,
to reconnect strength with compassion,
and to remember that resilience and devotion can coexist.

Thank you for continuing to walk this journey with us. I hope you can come dance

With gratitude,
Helen Terry, Soma Faith at Soma Ranch.

 
 

HeartLand Guardian From Force → Presence → Service

This Saturday morning Helen is teaching both 8:45am Soma 5 Stages and our 10:00am Soma Faith Dance. Our focus on the hero develops with the “Devoted Warrior from force to presence to service”. We’d love you to join us. More info and sign up button are included below. As usual 24 HR replay is available upon request.

The Hero: A Soma Faith Dance Journey

The Guardian Heart “Devotion Warrior”

From Protection → EVOLVED INTEGRATION → Devotion

Introduction

There comes a moment in the Warrior’s journey
when strength is no longer about survival alone.

The battles soften.
The striving quiets.
The armor becomes lighter.

And something deeper begins to emerge.

The Guardian Heart.

The Devotion Warrior understands
that true strength is not found in domination,
but in the willingness to protect what is sacred.

To protect peace.
To protect truth.
To protect tenderness.
To protect life without losing compassion.

This warrior has learned through challenge.
Learned through falling.
Learned through humility.

The path has shaped me.
The barriers I have navigated have refined me.
The hardships I have endured have deepened my capacity to care.

I no longer seek power for control.
I seek strength in service to love.

Today I move not from force,
but from devotion.

I listen deeply.
I move intentionally.
I protect wisely.
I remain open-hearted.

Today I embody the Guardian Heart.

Explore the Devoted Warrior “Guardian Heart” with Soma Faith 5 Stages

The Devotion Warrior Archetype

The Guardian Heart:

A 5 Stage Soma Faith Movement Practice

The Devotion Warrior Archetype:

Aims to protect what is sacred through grounded presence, compassionate strength, and embodied devotion.

I am the Guardian Heart.
I protect without hardening.
I remain open while standing strong.
I lead not through force,
but through grounded love and steady presence.

“True strength
is not the power to dominate,
but the capacity to protect
what is sacred
without losing tenderness.”
— The Devotion Warrior "Guardian Heart"

In this Soma Faith practice, we explore the Guardian Heart through a 5-stage embodied journey: not as an idea, but as something lived and felt in the body.

We move through the natural progression of human development:

Embryonic: Listening Within ~ Softening enough to hear what matters

Creeping: Moving with Awareness ~ Approaching life with intention and care

Crawling: Carrying with Wisdom ~ Learning what is mine to hold and what I can release

Crouch to Standing: Grounded Protection ~ Embodying strength without hardness

Walking (Fully Vertical): Devotion in Motion ~ Living with compassionate purpose and steady presence

Each stage invites you to move differently.
To listen more deeply.
To soften where armor once existed.
To trust that real protection can remain connected to love.

This is not about performance or appearing powerful.
It is about becoming honest within the body.

It is about allowing movement to become prayer.
Allowing humility to deepen strength.
Allowing resilience to become wisdom.

The Guardian Heart reminds us:

You do not need to harden yourself in order to be strong.

Real strength can remain compassionate.
Real leadership can remain humble.
Real protection can remain rooted in love.

This is the path of the Devotion Warrior.

Soma Faith Practice: The hero’s Path

Intro

The Hero rises with steady courage and quiet resolve. This is not the myth of perfection or the illusion of fearlessness, it is the lived practice of showing up when it matters most. The Hero chooses discipline over distraction, purpose over passivity, and action over avoidance. Rooted in truth and strengthened by repetition, this archetype reminds us that courage is formed in the small, faithful steps we take each day. In this season, we are invited to embody a grounded bravery, to move toward what is calling us, to stay when it would be easier to retreat, and to trust that our becoming is shaped through committed action.

Joys of Day Spas and Over Night Retreats at Soma

We had the delight of hosting Mary Scott at Soma Ranch for a couple of nights. To rekindle a special friendship, that began more than 25 years ago at Studio NiaMoves in Houston, was a wonderful experience. Helen discovered great pleasure in truly feeling like the “innkeeper,” preparing delicious meals, engaging in warm, meaningful conversations, and sharing the simple joys of Soma. Mary Scott seemed to have a most restorative, relaxing time.

We hope to offer more of these very special personalized experiences. Please let us know if you’re interested.

Soma News

Howdy!

Hello from Soma Herd: Nia, Zephyr, Cha cha, Spirit

Happy Saturday! Helen is teaching this Saturday morning classes ONLINE this week:
8:45am Soma Faith 5 Stages
10:00am Soma Faith Movement

Both sessions will continue the Hero Archetype, our focus for the month of May. A season centered on courage, devotion, and stepping more fully into our path. We’d love for you to join us in this month’s journey.

This morning we look at the Integrated Warrior, shifting from force to presense.

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Be well, with love from

Helen, Joe, the team and all the fond 4 legged friends at Soma.

 
 

The Integrated Warrior From Force → Presence

This Saturday morning Helen is teaching both 8:45am Soma 5 Stages and our 10:00am Soma Faith Dance. Our focus on the hero develops with the “Integrated Warrior from force to presence”. we’d love you to join us. More info and sign up button are included below. As usual 24 HR replay is available upon request.

The Hero: A Soma Faith Dance Journey

The first stage of the warrior learns how to fight. The deeper stage learns when to soften, when to listen, and how to remain present without losing strength.

The true warrior is not the one always preparing for battle, but the one who can remain rooted, clear, and open-hearted in the midst of life.


Introduction

The Warrior within me is evolving.

I no longer believe strength means constant striving.
I no longer believe power requires hardness.
I no longer believe I must stay armored to remain safe.

There is a deeper strength emerging within me now.

A strength that is grounded instead of reactive.
A strength that can listen as well as lead.
A strength that protects what is sacred without losing tenderness.
A strength that knows when to act and when to rest.

The true warrior is not the one always preparing for battle,
but the one who can remain rooted, clear, and open-hearted in the midst of life.

Today, I move through the stages of embodied becoming.

From instinct…
to effort…
to surrender…
to alignment…
to presence.

I allow my body to teach me what integrated strength feels like.

Singo Bingo Retreat at Soma Ranch

Who wants to sleepover at Soma Ranch and come to SingO BinGo with Joe and I? …. Huge shout out to Cork This Tap That - Bar and Restaurant We drive by all the time, but Tuesday was our first time going to Singo Bingo and it was an absolute blast! The staff were amazing, the DJ was a total hoot, and I loved how he got the whole place singing along. Everything was well organized from start to finish. A bingo card for all 5 rounds is $25 and each round the prize was about $450!

Karla, the owner, is incredible, she even remembered us though we hadn’t seen her in years! (since “Cork This” was in Montgomery) And to top it all off, I accidentally left my purse there with cash inside. They texted me the next morning to let me know they had it safe and sound. That kind of honesty and care says everything about this place.

We are really lucky to have places and people like this in our community. These businesses work hard to create spaces where people can gather, laugh, connect, and feel welcomed.

Supporting local businesses is really important, these are folks who truly care about the people who walk through their doors, and that kind of heart is difficult to find.

As Montgomery develops like “any town USA” i really appreciate and want to support the unique independent businesses. (i hope this post helps get the word out!)

Can’t wait to come back! Highly recommend checking them out if you’re anywhere near Dobbin! or simply want to take a short drive for a fabulous entertaining experience….

Cork This Tap That - Bar and Restaurant