Wonderful Weekend Retreat for Fall

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Denise Simpson
and Helen Terry are excited, collaborating to bring the Come to the Mystical Body Retreat featuring Nia Dance and Courageous Heart / Evolutionary Mystic Meditation. September 24 - 26, 2021.

Learn why it is important to get into your body and live through your body to stop the chatter and spinning thoughts in the mind, to balance both masculine and feminine energies, to experience a community of soul seekers for enlightenment and evolution...and mostly to have a FUN, JOYOUS, Sacred self-care experience to rejuvenate your energy and strengthen your connection to True Self.

Early Bird pricing is extended through September 18. ONLY 6 spots remain for this life-changing transformation at #somaranch 1 hour outside of Houston.

Soma Ranch Celebrates 12 years

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Today is Soma Ranch’s 12th Birthday! Our adventure began 9.9.9! We celebrated with a hybrid Nia class with folks dancing in person and ONLINE! The Sun was shining through the windows of the studio and in our hearts. From what we’ve been through over the past months, today felt like an accomplishment!

A day to celebrate our strength, resilience, the blessings along the way and the wonderful community that is an integral part of what we call “Soma Ranch” - i.e. Soma is more than a location, more than a ranch, more than a retreat center. Both near and far, WE are community.

Day 9 of our 30 day ONLINE challenge.

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Focus: "Mama Cell": As it is with the belly “Mama Cell” so it is with the 700 muscles and likewise the 75 trillion cells. We explore how we open close, move side to side and figure 8. Experiencing horizontal, vertical, rotational systemic movement from the core. With the intent to celebrate, sense strength, resilience and give gratitude.

Happy 12th Birthday Soma - thanks for the ride!

Music: all songs on the Playlist were about Rising

Happy September

Wow! what an amazing time we are having at Soma Ranch. Our Birthday Class and Celebration was special and meaningful. Recent AirBNB guests have been wonderful, enjoying the ranch to the full while respecting the space and leaving 5 star reviews.

Classes at Soma Ranch continue to grow. Today we enjoyed folks in class (singing, laughing, dancing).

Nia Retreats are happening with Come Home to Mystical Body + Retreat for Nia Black Belts.

We’ve extended the Early Bird pricing through
September 15 and have 6 places remaining.

There’s lots of great stuff coming up (both In Person and ONLINE), now’s the time to register. Helen is back from an inspirational 2 week retreat in Mexico at Rancho La Puerta Wellness Resort and Spa. She returns for a “week of Nia at RLP” April 2 - 9. 2022.

Here’s a summary of upcoming events at Soma Ranch with more details included below.

Nia In PERSON Trainings are filling up (Nia Blue Oct 6-12, Nia Green Nov 3 - 8 )

Hope you are stepping into September with something joyful in your heart and something to “tickle your toes” (help you giggle) …

Love

Helen + Joe

 

Nia 30 day Challenge starts Sept 1

Little did I know, when we started this 30 day Nia Challenge ONLINE in January, that the concept would sustain and increase all the way through 2021! There are some folks who have been in on this challenge now for 8 months! (including my Mum!) and new participants keep joining each month.

Each week enjoy:

  • 3 x 60 minute Nia Classes: a “hybrid” combo of In Person at Soma Ranch with the 30 day challengers joining us ONLINE.

  • 3 x 30 minute Nia classes are personalized specifically and exclusively to the 30 day Nia Challenge group. This is where I teach directly to the screen, only to the ONLINE Challenge participants. These experiences are more educational. We connect before class (checking in and laughing around an array of subjects!), There’s also usually 15 minutes after class where folks ask questions, share insight from class and learn more.

  • 1 x 60 minute Nia 5 Stages Classes a special weekly, Saturday 8:45am morning class, that is educational, healing and in preparation for the Public Nia Class that follows at 10am.

New 260 Day Cycle, September 1

In the Galactic, Natural Time, Calendar there are 20 tribes and 13 tones which, combined, give us a cycle of 260 days. Tomorrow, September 1 begins a new cycle of 260 days. Tribe #1 (Red Dragon), Tone #1 (Magnetic) is a super time for new beginnings for looking at what we’d like to birth, renew and possibly even reclaim.

On this special day, we begin a new 30 day Nia challenge, which will include a special daily feature of the affirmation of the day, experience a joyful 30 day journey of dance, inspiration, education and connection with the natural time calendar.

Feel free to invite friends and family by sharing this sign up link: https://www.somaranch.com/booking/30-day-nia-challenge-sept-2021

September 1, 2021 is many new beginnings

In Natural Time there are 13 tones and 20 tribes. Starting with Tone 1 and Tribe 1 we rotate through 260 different combinations, finishing with Tone 13 and Tribe 20.

September 1, 2021 is the beginning of a 260 day cycle and we have some great new beginnings happening.

Kin 1: Red Magnetic Dragon

I Unify in order to Nurture
Attracting Being
I seal the Input of Birth
With the Magnetic tone of Purpose
I am guided by my own power doubled

for more information about the Galactic Calendar visit www.13moon.com

Lovely to be back from Rancho La Puerta after an amazing 2 week retreat relaxing and sharing the Joys of Nia.

I enjoyed the first week with my daughter, Liliana and the 2nd week with my husband, Joe.

September 1 is many new beginnings.

1. 30 day Nia Challenge (with daily Natural Time affirmations)

2. Nia Brown Belt ONLINE

3. Nia Blue Belt ONLINE

4. Nia Green Belt ONLINE

September 9 - 13, we celebrate Soma Ranch's 11th birthday with a Nia 5 stages retreat and training.

"All About Music" with the Coaching Collective 13 week series begins September 13.

In PERSON trainings at Soma include

1. October Nia Blue Belt

2. November Nia Green Belt

3. Mystic Meditation Weekend Retreat

4. 7 day retreat for Nia Black Belts

Here's all the direct links:

1. 30 day Nia Challenge https://www.somaranch.com/booking/30-day-nia-challenge-sept-2021

2. Nia Brown Belt ONLINE https://www.somaranch.com/trainings/nia-training-online-sept-brown-belt

3. Nia Blue Belt ONLINE https://www.somaranch.com/trainings/nia-training-online-sept-blue-belt

4. Nia Green Belt ONLINE https://www.somaranch.com/trainings/nia-training-online-sept-green-belt

Soma Ranch's 11th birthday with a Nia 5 stages retreat and training https://www.somaranch.com/events/nia-5-stages-retreat

"All About Music" with the Coaching Collective 13 week series begins September 13. Register at www.jillfactor.com/event

In PERSON trainings at Soma include

  1. October Nia Blue Belt https://www.somaranch.com/trainings/nia-blue-belt-october

  2. November Nia Green Belt https://www.somaranch.com/trainings/nia-green-belt-nov

  3. Mystic Meditation Weekend Retreat https://www.somaranch.com/events/come-home-to-mystical-body-retreat

  4. 7 day retreat for Nia Black Belts https://www.somaranch.com/events/nia-retreat-black-belt-coaching

Visit www.somaranch.com for more info on what's coming up at the ranch.

and click https://www.somaranch.com/subscribe to join our newsletter.

Love

Helen & Joe

Original, Adapt or Create

Original or Adapted is your choice for 10am Nia with Helen tomorrow (Saturday). Click www.facebook.com/groups/helenterry to vote and to find the link for class.

Here I share a little more about the 3 main different Nia Routines (Original, Adapted and Created) and how the process of creating the Nia Experience Enigma came about. Now you get to choose to experience (original) the original moves to original music or (adapted) the original moves to new music. Which do you prefer?

We Are Resilient

Recently Nia International invited us to collaborate and celebrate with Nia teachers and students all around the world to co-create a celebration of our individual and collective RESILIENCE! When asked what location best represents where you are in the world? The Soma Ranch pool came high on the list, as did "dancing with horses and donkeys". Here's Helen sharing how she adapted the choreography from Song 8, “Can’t Help Myself” from the new Nia routine RESILIENCE, in to the water.

Funny... i find horses are like children, after Roger and Zephyr had been incredibly cool with choreography and clicks, as soon as we began to record, they danced to a different drum! The song gets cut off a little early when Zephyr decides he really wants to be upfront and center!

1st Monday Cuppa Gathering

Yes! 1st Monday” connection was WONDERFUL today. New comers Payton, Ana and Becca joined regular attendees Kay, Cathey, Chris, Kelly, Cynthia, Hananda and welcome back Lola. Thank you Cathey for bringing yummy fruit and cheese snacks.

Every month, on the first Monday, we meet up after 10am Nia class to connect, enjoy a cuppa and have a grand time.

Coffee, tea, kombucha, snacks and time to hang, get to know each other better, help and support.

This is one of our community events where all and any donations go towards St Jude, our “Soma Selected” charity of choice. Our goal this year is to raise $4040. Today we raised $34.

We have a great time listening to each other’s thoughts on

  • how we love Nia,

  • our desire for all our friends to come and

  • the challenges we have with regards how to describe Nia to people.

Our conclusion, bring them to 1st Monday Cuppa!!

Consider enjoying a “triple play” with

  • 8:45am YogaFaith

  • 10:00am Nia

  • 11:00am 1st Monday Cuppa

The NEXT 1st Monday Cuppa is a tad early on August 29. Celebrating Helen’s return, school’s back in and traveling folks are back. (no class the following Monday, Sept 6 - Labor Day)

Happy August

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Wow! what an amazing time we are having at Soma Ranch. Our Day Out of Time celebration was special and meaningful. Recent AirBNB guests have been wonderful, enjoying the ranch to the full while respecting the space and leaving 5 star reviews. And graduating a full house of Nia White Belts felt SO GOOD!!

Classes at Soma Ranch continue to grow. Today we had 20+ folks in class (singing, laughing, dancing) and many stayed for our “1st Monday Cuppa” gathering. (We raised $34 for our annual fund raiser St Jude). There’s lots of great stuff coming up (both In Person and ONLINE), now’s the time to register. Especially as Helen will be in Mexico August 14 - 28 at Rancho La Puerta Wellness Resort and Spa. (want to come?)

Here’s a summary of upcoming events at Soma Ranch with more details included below.

Nia ONLINE courses begin September 1.

Nia 5 Stages training and retreat is Sept 9 - 13

Nia In PERSON Trainings are filling up (Nia Blue Oct 6-12, Nia Green Nov 3 - 8 )

Nia Retreats are happening with 5 Stages, FW Urban Yoga/Nia, Come Home to Mystical Body + Retreat for Nia Black Belts.

Hope you are stepping into August with something joyful in your heart and something to “tickle your toes” (help you giggle) …

Love

Helen + Joe

 

ONLINE Nia Trainings

The ONLINE Nia courses are receiving RAVE reviews. In the comfort of your own home:

 
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Nia Brown Belt | Wednesdays 9 - 11am Sept 1

https://onlinetraining.nianow.com/courses/nia-brown-belt-with-helen-terry-09-01-21

Nia Green Belt | Wednesdays 12 - 2pm Sept 1

https://onlinetraining.nianow.com/courses/nia-green-belt-with-helenterry-09-01-21

Nia Blue Belt | Wednesdays 3 - 5pm Sept 1

https://onlinetraining.nianow.com/courses/nia-blue-belt-with-helenterry-09-01-21

 
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Nia White Belt |Wednesdays 11am-1pm, Jan 19

Nia Green Belt | Wednesdays 2 - 4pm Jan 19

Nia Blue Belt | Wednesdays 5 - 7pm, Jan 19

Nia 5 Stages | Wednesdays 3 - 5pm April 13

Nia Brown Belt |Wednesdays 11am-1pm, Sep 7

Nia Blue Belt | Wednesdays 2 - 4pm Sep 7

Nia Green Belt | Wednesdays 5 - 7pm, Sep 7

 

ONLINE classes this morning

Good morning! today we move 8:45am Nia 5 Stages and 10:00am Nia classic (Central Time).

Our focus for both classes are spirals in time. How the spiral are part of organic growth in humans and almost all organic things! How, rather than straight, our bones curve and there is a spiraling action in most bones. We also delve into sensing our spiraling forearms (the ulna and radius) and how even our energy centers (Chakras) spiral along the spine.

Both classes are ONLINE and available through 24 hour replay. (We have a private weekend booking at Soma) visit www.facebook.com/groups/helenterry for links (or email helen@somaranch.com)

ZOOM LINKS for classes at www.facebook.com/groups/helenterry

CLASSIC NIA: 10am Saturday, Monday, Thursday

NIA 5 STAGES: 8:45am Saturday

24 HOUR REPLAY

email Helen@somaranch.com if you would like to receive a 24 hour replay of ANY of the above classes

HOW TO PAY

This is an honor system;

  • VENMO iLoveSoma

  • mail check to PO Box 1156, Montgomery, TX 77356

  • http://www.somaranch.com/booking/soma-class-rates.

  • PAYPAL helen@somaranch.com

    CLASS RATES

    $15 drop in

    $65 for 5 classes

    $120 for 10 classes

    $499 for unlimited classes for a year.

INVITE friends by sharing these links

https://www.somaranch.com/regular-classes

https://www.facebook.com/groups/helenterry

RECOMMENDATIONS Before class:

ONLINE

  • Power down and up before class

  • Close out of other browsers and apps

  • Select WIFI OFF on unnecessary other devices

  • Close down other browsers, pages & apps

  • Make screen smaller or watch on phone

  • Arrive early let's connect before class!

IN PERSON

  • Arrive early

  • Bring a water bottle

  • Wear clothes that feel comfortable to move in

  • Remove shoes before entering studio

  • No strong perfumes or aromatherapy

  • Invite friends to accompany you ;-)

We are community

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Through “Fro-vid” (Massive Freeze and Covid19) our community has been consistent, caring and creative!

Participants coming IN PERSON to Nia classes at Soma Ranch continued to attend and many even financially continued to support our small family business, when we had to close for a couple of months. Amazingly classes have not only sustained, in the last 2 months, we’ve even increased our numbers close to double, with double digits and sometimes more than 20 participants in the studio for 10am Monday and Thursday Classes.

Participants ONLINE have developed and built over these past months into a wonderful supportive community. How special to be able to connect with movers and groovers from all over the world. The 30 day challenge is now in it’s 7th Month and continues to grow. Welcome new 30 day challengers, Charlotte, Lourdes and Cami for joining our group.

Thank you to EVERYBODY (ONLINE and IN PERSON) for your patience with the juggle to find a balanced, harmonious way to blend these 2 groups of participants into a HYBRID Class.

Through the Spaghetti of Wires, the hours of ONLINE twiddling and the occasional malfunction, all y’all have been caring, considerate and reDonkeyLously supportive!! This last week feels like we’ve turned a corner.

  • Celebrating the SOLD out Nia White Belt with 12 residential guests staying at Soma Ranch for 7 days.

  • September 1, Nia ONLINE 16 week courses (Blue, Brown) and 12 week Green filling up

  • Nia Blue Belt October now at 50% compacity

  • Enjoying the connection from all the corners of the world with LIVE trainees coming from all the corners of the USA and LIVE Participants coming from all the corners of Houston/Montgomery County and even Cut-N-Shoot (yes - there is a town with this name!)

  • New participants joining us both ONLINE and IN PERSON

  • Participants bringing friends, sharing the joy

  • Participants signing up for the year of unlimited classes (Nia, YogaFaith and often BOTH!)

  • Thank you folks for coming to visit from Houston (Megan, Cambrey, Sarah, MaryScott, Susan, Sarah)

  • Thank you Jody for spending a couple of days dancing, swimming and enjoying Soma.

We have much to be grateful for and appreciate how y’all have all contributed to this renewed sense of hope. Thank you

Love

Helen, Joe, Phelps Horses Roger + Zepher and all the Donkeys ;-)

5 Star Review July

Thank you Schumake family for being the “worlds best guests” at Soma Ranch. You truly embody everything we dream of in our perfect AirBNB guests. You took care of the property, followed the directions/rules, left the place immaculate and clean, were wonderful communicators, shared the joys you were experiencing and left us a RAVING 5 star review. wow!! We hope you can return soon and often.

“We had such a lovely time! Thank you for your generous hospitality! LOVE The Schumakers”

Thank you for being part of Soma Ranch dreams come true, we love to serve and share this special place with you.

If you are interested in becoming an AirBNB host let us know if/how we can help. After 10 years we still LOVE being in partnership with AirBNB and have met some fabulous people in the process. hi

Use this link to receive $25 from AirBNB. www.airbnb.com/r/hterry1

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1st Monday Cuppa

Yes! 1st Monday” connection is ON next week.

Every month, on the first Monday, we meet up after 10am Nia class to connect, enjoy a cuppa and have a grand time.

Coffee, tea, kombucha, snacks and time to hang, get to know each other better, help and support.

This is one of our community events where all and any donations go towards St Jude, our “Soma Selected” charity of choice. Our goal this year is to raise $4040.

We have a great time listening to each other’s thoughts on

  • how we love Nia,

  • our desire for all our friends to come and

  • the challenges we have with regards how to describe Nia to people.

Our conclusion, bring them to 1st Monday Cuppa!!

Consider enjoying a “triple play” with

  • 8:45am YogaFaith

  • 10:00am Nia

  • 11:00am 1st Monday Cuppa

Day Out of Time Celebrations

Thank you for coming out to Soma Ranch to be part of our DOOT celebrations. What a joy to be able to share, both IN PERSON and ONLINE, this experience of playing with the Natural Time Calendar.

We explored how we each are unique, what we bring and how we are connected to others in many curious and wonderful ways.

In the dance we played with moving through colors, directions, tribes and tones, experiencing connection from near and far. All of this to a fun play list where each song was to do with time!

Folks shared

“Celebrating DOOT and starting a New Year with you at Soma along with a Joe sighting was just what I needed to kick off my dharma hunt. ....... Shine on Helen, 🙏🏼❤️with tons of gratitude”

“Thank you, Helen. What an extraordinary experience. Given my geographic distance (not emotional distance) from Soma, I am likely to return for events beyond “regular” nia classes.”

Celebrate Natural Time DOOT July 25

All the metaphors of the gardens apply to our lives; Sew, Weed, Plan, Prepare, Expectation, Anticipation, Water, Tend to, Care for, Harvest, Share, Enjoy, be Nourished, Beauty, Intend, Deliberation….

This weekend we are entering into the new year of Yellow Electric Seed. The galactic calendar, a multi-dimensional experience of time, helps illuminate how, now, like never before, is the time to take responsibility for what we are growing in the garden of our lives, to consider how we are planting seeds in our lives every day with our words, actions, perceptions and beliefs. To acknowledge how, through our sub-consciousness (storehouses for fear, trauma, wounding), we can also be casting seeds of stuff we don’t want to grow in our lives. We can clear out the weeds through healing work (like dance, teach and take Nia, develop authentic practices) to cast seeds of what we want to grow for wholeness, to integrate vitality in our life and enhance the lives of those around us.

A beautiful reminder from seeds is how they flower in their own natural time - like the exquisite petals and leaves of a plant, let your development keep unfolding, nothing forced, nothing pushed, with nourishment and acceptance.

We are blessed with personal choice and the gift of free will, in a time of “Direct connection with Spirit”, where, rather than religion we can be in relationship with God. This divine connection can illuminate how we may experience new levels of thrival, new beauty, magic, health, harmony, vision and experience new levels of thrival.

Summary

  1. choose to sew with consciousness

  2. clear out the weeds

  3. caringly allow natural time

  4. connect with “all that is” and

  5. create new levels of THRIVAL

as Skl says

we are divine heirs of this sacred time…

Natural Time Saturday PlayShop + Monday Class
from $15.00

Happy Natural Time New Year!! Experiential Natural Time Playshop (with a little dance at the end!) and/or DOOT (Day Out Of Time) Dance.

The Saturday PLAYSHOP is available ONLINE LIVE via zoom and via a 3 day REPLAY.

The Monday DOOT Dance is HYBRID, attend In Person at Soma Ranch OR ONLINE/24Hr REPLAY

Natural Time Playshop

Saturday, July 22, 12:00 - 2:00 pm (Central Time) $40 ($30 early bird when you sign up by THURSDAY)

Enjoy an ONLINE LIVE and/or 3 Day Replay Playshop with Helen Terry.

Let's connect and celebrate Natural Time and all the joys of living an alive, fully vibrant life!

Natural Time is a great opportunity to simplify, relieve stress, encourage creativity and flow into your day.

Learn about the 13 moon natural time calendar and how to follow the Natural Time Calendar

  • read/follow the calendar

  • apply the calendar in your life

  • decode your galactic signature

  • create a 260 day, daily meditation

Natural Time Class

Monday, July 24, 10:00 - 11:00am $15

Dance to celebrate time, with a fun filled playlist and community inspired choreography. The movement experience will include

  • honoring the 4 directions

  • celebrating uniqueness

  • recognizing connections

  • jubilating unity

  • choosing, sustaining and increasing joy individually and collectively

More information available and buy a calendar at www.13moon.com

Purchase Galactic Calendars ONLINE and Decode your Birthdate at www.13moon.com.

Congratulations Nia White Belts

Yes! everybody graduated as Nia White Belts with big smiles, squeals of joy and words of deep appreciation.

In this group there were folks who had taken Nia for more than 20 years! and others who had barely taken a Nia class! From 8 to 70, a diverse group of ages, backgrounds, experience, shapes and sizes. Everyone came together to created a harmonious, supportive environment. Amazing how 7 short days can bring folks together and so much healing can occur!

A great example of when the student is ready the opportunity will reveal itself.

Also the power of the Nia Technique program, how it can touch so many different, unique people. The Nia White Belt can be an intro to the technique AND an opportunity to go deeper. NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.

In Helen’s “perfect world”, anyone wanting to attend a Nia class must satisfy the pre-requisite of taking the Nia White Belt - (He he ;-). The point is, when you’ve got the time and money to take the Nia White Belt foundational course don’t walk, run to the opportunity!

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Oh my! we had fun and wished you were here. Sunday afternoon our 2gether immersion and 2gether jam were attended by Nia White Belt Trainees and members of the public. We raised $90 towards our “Soma Charity” St Jude. (thank you Kelly, Chris, Gigi and Deborah for joining us). With fellow Nia training faculty member (Sarah Nickerson) on the big screen sharing her choreography via Nia TV we were able to provide direction and confidence for many of the new trainee white belts to step into teaching in the most joyful and supportive way. There was so much love and support in the room I felt like we could reach out harvest apples of “love bubbles”.