Soma News

Glorious Texas December Weather at Soma Ranch

Howdy~ how are you? Helen and Joe hope you have enjoyed this Festive Time of year. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.

We’ve created a special contemplative process you can enjoy as a self lead reading /journal /dancing /meditating experience. To be guided, step by step, through this contemplative experience, with Helen Terry, join the 365 day Hero Journey or sign up for the January “The Innocent” Hero’s Journey.

Tomorrow (Saturday) Helen is leading a double scoop, 2 back to back classes that focus on seeing, shaping and sensing light.

This coming week we have several fun events:

12/29 10am Sexi

12/31 4pm Special New Years Eve class “The Last Dance” with Helen

1/1 10am Brand New Day Experience

1/1/ 11am Monthly Cuppa “Brunch”

2/1 Full Moon Over Night Retreat

Would you like to join us on our heroic journey for 2026? We’ve extended the early-bird rate through midnight tomorrow, Saturday. Each month we will spotlight a different hero archetype through dance, movement, exploration, discussion, and education. We’re even spotlighting the Mr Men and Little Miss book series in the program. All experiences will be online via Zoom with 1-7 day replays. The Monday and Thursday 10am classes continue hybrid (in person and zoom) until we sell Soma Ranch. Sign up for 365 day journey or register by the month with a 30 day journey

Thanks to everyone who have shared ideas to celebrate Soma Ranch. If you’d like to be part of our celebrations please fill out the survey to help us plan events and retreats you’ll enjoy.

Now is a great time to book a short stay retreat at Soma Ranch, check out our fun options from a 1 person retreat to a 12 person group stay.

Be well, with love from

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

Brand New Day

Thursday 1/1/26, 10am,

Enjoy a fabulous music, movement and magic experience, lead by Helen Terry.

Come dance with us to the entire Sting Album “Brand New Day”.

Celebrate 2025 and how the end of the year means a NEW BEGINNING. Say Yes! and move into 2026 in an invigorating, encouraging and inspiring way.

This movement experience is suitable for beginners and people of all different fitness backgrounds.

This class is HYBRID = 3 great choices:

1. Attend the class at Soma Ranch in person

2. Join us online via Zoom and/or

3. Enjoy the class replay

Usual Class Rates apply: Drop in for $20, buy a class pass or consider signing up for the January Hero’s Journey and receive the class as part of your package!

Soma Class Rates

from $20.00

Soma Ranch Classes:

Select Soma Ranch Classes $20 | Drop In $75 | 5 class pass $130 | 10 class pass $75 | Day Retreat $30 | Lunch or Dinner $30 | Sauna $96 | 60 Min Massage $145 | 90 Min Massage

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This class is HYBRID, where you can choose:

1. In Person at Soma Ranch

2. LIVE Online via Zoom and/or

3. Enjoy a class replay

This movement experience is suitable for beginners and people of all different fitness backgrounds.

When you sign up for a class you are automatically sent the Zoom link for class.

Sale

365 Day Hero's Journey with Movement 2026

Sale Price: $730.00 Original Price: $899.00

Sale

30 Day Hero's “Journey with Movement”

Sale Price: $99.00 Original Price: $120.00

The Last Dance

Wednesday 12/31/25 4pm

Enjoy the “Last Dance” of 2025 with Helen. Whether you join us at Soma Ranch, online via Zoom, or through our replay option, please come together with us to dance, celebrate, give gratitude, and have a truly grand time.

This fabulous music, movement, and magic experience, led by Helen Terry, was created especially for the magical “last dance” at the recent Brown Belt experience in Budapest. Celebrate the close of 2025, dance out what needs to go, and move from within all that resonates to bring forward and cherish in the year ahead.

This movement experience is suitable for beginners and people of all different fitness backgrounds.

This class is HYBRID = 3 great choices:

1. Attend the class at Soma Ranch in person

2. Join us online via Zoom and/or

3. Enjoy the class replay

Usual Class Rates apply: Drop in for $20, buy a class pass or consider signing up for the January Hero’s Journey and receive the class as part of your package!

Soma Class Rates

from $20.00

Soma Ranch Classes:

Select Soma Ranch Classes $20 | Drop In $75 | 5 class pass $130 | 10 class pass $75 | Day Retreat $30 | Lunch or Dinner $30 | Sauna $96 | 60 Min Massage $145 | 90 Min Massage

Buy NOW

This class is HYBRID, where you can choose:

1. In Person at Soma Ranch

2. LIVE Online via Zoom and/or

3. Enjoy a class replay

This movement experience is suitable for beginners and people of all different fitness backgrounds.

When you sign up for a class you are automatically sent the Zoom link for class.

Sale

365 Day Hero's Journey with Movement 2026

Sale Price: $730.00 Original Price: $899.00

Sale

30 Day Hero's “Journey with Movement”

Sale Price: $99.00 Original Price: $120.00

Sexi

Monday 12/29/25, 10am, Enjoy this moving experience to the music of Queen Latifah.

We focus on our body weights, to sense the spaces in between, with the intent increase mobility, and yes! hopefully feel more sexi than when we began class.

This movement experience is suitable for beginners and people of all different fitness backgrounds.

This class is HYBRID = 3 great choices:

1. Attend the class at Soma Ranch in person

2. Join us online via Zoom and/or

3. Enjoy the class replay

Usual Class Rates apply: Drop in for $20, buy a class pass or consider signing up for the January Hero’s Journey and receive the class as part of your package!

Soma Class Rates

from $20.00

Soma Ranch Classes:

Select Soma Ranch Classes $20 | Drop In $75 | 5 class pass $130 | 10 class pass $75 | Day Retreat $30 | Lunch or Dinner $30 | Sauna $96 | 60 Min Massage $145 | 90 Min Massage

Buy NOW

This class is HYBRID, where you can choose:

1. In Person at Soma Ranch

2. LIVE Online via Zoom and/or

3. Enjoy a class replay

This movement experience is suitable for beginners and people of all different fitness backgrounds.

When you sign up for a class you are automatically sent the Zoom link for class.

Sale

365 Day Hero's Journey with Movement 2026

Sale Price: $730.00 Original Price: $899.00

Sale

30 Day Hero's “Journey with Movement”

Sale Price: $99.00 Original Price: $120.00

Soma Faith Kaleidoscope

Saturday 12/27/25 Soma Ranch Co-Owner, Helen Terry, is leading a special Soma Faith Dance at 10am Helen’s latest “creation” Kaleidoscope.

A fabulous class where we explore the relationship between the many parts of us (Body, Mind, Emotion, Spirit), with the many parts of our body (Bones, Muscles, Tendons, Ligaments, Skin) to express movement from the inside out, heart to hands, earth to heaven, with the intent to feel relaxed, expressive and fulfilled.

“ka·lei·do·scope
/kəˈlīdəˌskōp/
a constantly changing pattern
or sequence of objects or elements.
”the dancers moved
in a kaleidoscope of color””

— Oxford Dictionary

Soma Class Rates

from $20.00

Soma Ranch Classes:

Select Soma Ranch Classes $20 | Drop In $75 | 5 class pass $130 | 10 class pass $75 | Day Retreat $30 | Lunch or Dinner $30 | Sauna $96 | 60 Min Massage $145 | 90 Min Massage

Buy NOW

This class is HYBRID, where you can choose:

1. LIVE Online via Zoom and/or

2. Enjoy a 24 hour replay

This movement experience is suitable for beginners and people of all different fitness backgrounds.

“Each time you look at a kaleidoscope, new beautiful arrangements appear magically. This figuratively suggests that one should approach the most difficult situations in life by changing one’s attitude to the circumstances because life is truly amazing. It also means there is so much to look forward to, regardless of the worst lows you might encounter. Things fall apart sometimes, but they can always be put back together even if in a different pattern, much like the stunning art in a kaleidoscope.”

Sir David Brewster, the Scottish scientist, invented this wonderful instrument in 1816 when he experimented with light polarization. He mixed up a few Greek words that meant “observer of beautiful shapes” and succinctly came up with the word “kaleidoscope”.

When you sign up for a class you are automatically sent the Zoom link for class.

Sale

365 Day Hero's Journey with Movement 2026

Sale Price: $730.00 Original Price: $899.00

Sale

30 Day Hero's “Journey with Movement”

Sale Price: $99.00 Original Price: $120.00

Guided Inspiration for 2026

What if today is not a day for doing.

What if today is a day for remembering what you are at the deepest level.

Below is an expanded, line by line, contemplation for a New Beginning.

Find a pen and piece of paper. Or start a journal for the year.

Expand your experience: dance and/or meditate with music provided between each prompt.

enJOY the process

To be guided, step by step, through this contemplative experience, with Helen Terry, join the 365 day Hero Journey or sign up for the January “The Innocent” Hero’s Journey.

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1. A day to NURTURE

Today you unify all aspects of yourself: your past cycles, your lessons, your desires, your inner child, your adult self, your future self.
Nurturing begins with re-collecting your scattered pieces and drawing them close without judgment.

Reflect on:

• What parts of me have I abandoned or neglected?

• How can I gather myself into wholeness again?

• What needs softness, patience, or gentleness today?

This is an invitation to mother yourself.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/wholeness/1159825113?i=1159825191

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2. simply be

What if today is about pure attraction, no effort, no striving.
What if you don’t need to fix anything or make anything happen.
What if being itself draws the next cycle’s (days, weeks, months, year) experiences toward you.

Reflect on:

• What if simply being is my most powerful act today?

• What qualities do I wish to attract for the next 365 days?

• How can I sit in the fullness of who I already am?

Allow yourself to gravitate toward what feels nourishing, real, and alive.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/be-here-now-2014-remaster/1666653516?i=1666653524

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3. Choose to Plant

Birth is messy, sacred, unknown—and full of potential.

Today marks the conception point of your next cycle, this new year. What if whatever you choose to plant now (an intention, an attitude, a prayer, a promise) will unfold over the next 365 days.

Reflect on:

• What wants to be born through me in this cycle?

• What vision, habit, or dream feels ready to emerge?

• What must I let go of to create space for new life?

You’re not required to know the entire journey.
Only the beginning impulse.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/1441164426?i=1441164589

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4. Align with your true center

What if today’s purpose isn’t accomplishment, instead orientation.

Reflect on:

• What is my inner north star right now?

• How do I return to my core purpose whenever I drift?

• If I did nothing else today, what would keep me aligned?

Purpose today is felt, not forced.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/now-and-forever/1715730424?i=1715730429

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5. be guided by inner wisdom

This is an invitation to trust your first impulses, your instinctual yes/no, and the wisdom that arises from stillness.

Reflect on:

• Where do I feel my deepest, unshakeable knowing?

• What would my life look like if I trusted myself twice as much?

• In what ways am I ready to stand in my inherent power?

The cycle begins not by seeking outer guidance, but by listening inward.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/by-faith/1082253187?i=1082253188

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6. CLOSING “ONE” Practice for Day 1 2026

1. Sit quietly and place a hand on your belly or heart.

2. Ask: “What wants to be born in me?”

3. Allow one word, image, or feeling to arise.

4. Let this be your seed intention for these upcoming 365 days.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/lifes-about-to-get-good/1440890530?i=1440890860

You don’t have to understand this process. You don’t need to understand the word, image or feeling that comes to you. You are simply invited to trust the process and honor what comes to you with curiosity and an open heart.

2026 Hero's Journey

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365 Day Hero's Journey with Movement 2026

Sale Price: $730.00 Original Price: $899.00

We’re embarking on a heroic journey for 2026.

Would you like to join us?

Each month we will 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 classes 10am Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday via zoom with replays. Plus Saturday 8:45 5 Stages Developmental Experiences.

Helen will teach 80% of these classes, Irene will continue to provide Feldenkrais experiences and Natasha, Gigi and Michele will teach Nia.

You can also enjoy pop-up experiences including dance breaks, EFT tapping, Evolutionary Mystic Meditations and more at various times of the day, 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 (Regular Person): Wants to belong and connect; relatable, down-to-earth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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.

Sale

365 Day Hero's Journey with Movement 2026

Sale Price: $730.00 Original Price: $899.00

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

$730 thru December 25

$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!

BUY NOW

Beware of beer

I recently learned how unhealthy “healthy” beer can be. If you are heading out to a holiday party, are entertaining enjoying a beer, check out this informative video.

Hero's Journey: January ~The Innocent

Sale

30 Day Hero's “Journey with Movement”

Sale Price: $99.00 Original Price: $120.00

We’re embarking on a heroic journey for 2026.

Would you like to join us?

Each month we will 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 classes 10am Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday via zoom with replays. Plus Saturday 8:45 5 Stages Developmental Experiences.

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

You can also enjoy pop-up experiences including dance breaks, EFT tapping, Evolutionary Mystic Meditations and more at various times of the day, 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 (Regular Person): Wants to belong and connect; relatable, down-to-earth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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.

Sale

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)

• 4 x 60 min 10am classes a week (US Central Time)

• 1 Weekly 5 Stages Healing Class

• 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.

BUY NOW

Sale

365 Day Hero's Journey with Movement 2026

Sale Price: $730.00 Original Price: $899.00

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

$730 thru December 25

$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!

BUY NOW

Soma News

Glorious Texas December Weather at Soma Ranch

Howdy~ how are you? I (Helen) am back at Soma Ranch and the weather is GLORIOUS.

Tomorrow (Saturday) Helen is leading a double scoop, 2 back to back classes that focus on nerves and bloom

We are loving our last journey of the year with the attitude focus of “yes we can!”. The creativity of the teaching team is awesome. Click here to enjoy a taste of Helen teaching a “yes we can” Blue Monkey Play Class

Mark your calendar for a few fun events coming up:

12/31 4pm Special New Years Eve class

1/1 10am Brand New Day Experience

1/1/ 11am Monthly Cuppa “Brunch”

2/1 Full Moon Over Night Retreat

Through the end of the year you can enjoy 9 classes with Helen, + 1 amazing class with Irene, here’s the full class schedule for December.

We’re embarking on a heroic journey for 2026. Would you like to join us? Each month we will spotlight a different hero archetype through dance, movement, exploration, discussion, and education. We’re even spotlighting the Mr Men and Little Miss book series in the program. All experiences will be online via Zoom with 1-7 day replays. The Monday and Thursday 10am classes continue hybrid (in person and zoom) until we sell Soma Ranch. Sign up for 365 day journey or register by the month with a 30 day journey

Thanks to everyone who have shared ideas to celebrate Soma Ranch. If you’d like to be part of our celebrations please fill out the survey to help us plan events and retreats you’ll enjoy.

Now is a great time to book a short stay retreat at Soma Ranch, check out our fun options from a 1 person retreat to a 12 person group stay.

Be well, with love from

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

Classes with Helen in December

Helen is teaching most of the classes through the end of December. All classes are open to the public

All 10am classes (Mo, Th, Sa) are drop in and punch card classes.

All 8am classes are donation to St Jude classes. Email helen@somaranch.com for link and details

Receive 24HR replay recordings of each class, be part of a fabulous community, receive support and encouragement.

Nerves

Saturday 12/20/25 Helen Terry is teaching both the 8:45am Nia 5 Stages class and the 10:00am class.

Continuing our December 30 day Challenge “Yes we CAN” We will focus on Nerves for both 5 Stages and the 10am Nia class “Bloom”

5S Nerves: sensitive communicators, every part of you speaks

Bloom: Listen, Receive, Relax, Dance.

Intent YES! Thank you nerves!

In this class we are getting on our nerves in the best sense ;) diving into the inner world of fiber optic communication systems who are at work day and night, 24/7, within our bodies.

“Your sensory nerves give you a language of sight,
hearing, taste, smell and touch.
The sensory nerves
influence the beat of your heart and your lungs
functioning, awake or asleep.”

— Nia 5 Stages

Helen Terry 8:45am + 10:00am (CT)

These classes are HYBRID via Zoom and 24HR replay upon request. = 2 great choices:

1. Online via Zoom and/or

2. Enjoy a 24 hour replay

Usual Class Rates apply: Drop in for $15, buy a class pass or consider signing up for the 30 Day Challenge 30 classes, 30 days $99 and receive the class as part of your package!

This movement experience is suitable for beginners and people of all different fitness backgrounds.

“From looking, listening, learning
and gaining an understanding of anatomy,
we can then sense
to re-align all parts of our body. ”

— Nia 5 Stages

In the Nia 5 Stages, you are invited to a place of sensitivity that enables you to observe and release the sensation of stress and embrace the sensations of Dynamic Ease, Pleasure, and comfort.

Key concepts

Anatomy: Nerves, Electricity, Brain, Neuron, Dendrite, Autonomic, Central Nervous System (CNS), Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

YBW: Your Body’s Way “the current design and function of your body” (always changing/new)

Beginning with the Nia 5 Stages class, which most often is described as a luxurious healing hour of setting the focus for the 10am movement experience that follows.

“To educate the body somatically,
we first become curious,
not through the mind
but by exploring sensation
for the sheer stimulation of it.
We notice and learn through the senses.”

— Nia 5 Stages

“The body is coded to keep us aware and safe.
Sensory information feeds that awareness”

— Nia 5 Stages

When you sign up for a class you are automatically sent the Zoom link for class.

You are welcome to attend either class.

And, when you’re able to attend both classes, something magic happens! The entire Nia 5 stages class is like a rich 60 minute introduction to the 10am Nia class, a beautiful compliment and super preparation.

In this gentle, self discovering, potentially healing Nia 5 stages experience

• your body gets to settle into and taste the Nia class focus

• your mind can learn new and novel information,

• your heart may open to receive more with fascination up and frustration down

• your spirit could be tickled and curious to experience more

“We look at anatomy
to see how the body or body part is positioned,
then we sense it in our own bodies.”

— Nia 5 Stages

Mr Men and Little Miss

As part of our 2026 “Hero’s Journey” program, we will spotlight the Mr Men and Little Miss books. Each book feature will have three parts:

• a story reading

• a short look at the character’s traits and lessons

• a discussion at our monthly community meet-up online.

“Growing up with the Mr Men and Little Miss books, I loved how they celebrated difference and affirmed that everyone mattered. Returning to them as an adult, while reading with our daughter, I was struck by how wise and quite genius these stories truly are.

I’m excited to share these gems with y’all as part of our Hero Journey in 2026, inviting curiosity, compassion, and a little joy along the way.

A playful and meaningful way to explore the many ways we each show up in the world.”

— Helen Terry

Mr. Men and Little Miss is a beloved children’s book series known for its simple storytelling, bold colors, and instantly recognizable characters—each one built around a single personality trait.

Origins & Creator

• Created by Roger Hargreaves in the UK.

• The first book, Mr. Tickle, was published in 1971.

• The Little Miss series followed in 1981.

• The idea reportedly came from Hargreaves’ son asking, “What does a tickle look like?”

Concept & Structure

• Each book centers on one character = one trait
  Examples:

• Mr. Happy

• Mr. Grumpy

• Little Miss Sunshine

• Little Miss Bossy

• Stories are short, rhythmic, and moral-light—they gently explore behavior rather than preach.

• Conflicts are usually small and social, resolved through insight, consequence, or humor.

Visual Style

• Simple line drawings

• Flat, bright colors

• Minimal backgrounds

• Characters are often geometric (circles, rectangles, blobs), making them:

• Easy for children to recognize

• Emotionally legible

• Timeless and adaptable

Themes & Why They Endure

• Emotional literacy: Kids learn to name feelings and traits.

• Acceptance: Every personality has value—even the tricky ones.

• Humor over judgment: Flaws are treated playfully, not harshly.

• Universality: Adults often recognize themselves in the characters.

Cultural Impact

• Over 250 million copies sold worldwide

• Translated into dozens of languages

• Adapted into:

• TV series

• Merchandise

• Collaborations with brands (fashion, home goods, stationery)

• Continued today by Adam Hargreaves, Roger’s son.

Why Adults Still Love Them

Many adults appreciate the series for the same reason children do:

• Archetypal clarity (they’re almost personality “icons”)

• Emotional simplicity in a complex world

• Nostalgia paired with genuine wisdom

Look at how adorable these books are. Fun fact; when you have all the books in the correct order the library, the spines read out “My Mr Men Library” and “My Little Miss Library”. What a fabulous way to encourage children (and adults) to put things back, orderly and tidy, where they belong,

Soma News

Embrace the power of positive thinking (and prayer!) and watch your dreams take flight.

Howdy~ how are you? I (Helen) am here in the UK enjoying time with my parents meanwhile Joe is back at Soma creating some interesting art in the barn! (watch this space LOL)

Tomorrow (Saturday) Natasha is leading a double scoop, 2 back to back classes that focus on creativity and “creating self”.

We are loving our last journey of the year with the attitude focus of “yes we can!”. The creativity of the teaching team is awesome and we encourage you to join us on this movement journey.

Thank you monthly cuppa attendees! we raised $25 for our annual St Jude fundraiser and had a fabulous time. Mark your calendar for our next cuppa: Thursday Jan 1. We will have brunch at 11am after the 10am Brand New Day experience.

Here’s a list of the full class schedule for December.

We’re embarking on a heroic journey for 2026. Would you like to join us? Each month we will spotlight a different hero archetype through dance, movement, exploration, discussion, and education. All experiences will be online via Zoom with 1-7 day replays. The Monday and Thursday 10am classes continue hybrid (in person and zoom) until we sell Soma Ranch.

Thanks to everyone who have shared ideas to celebrate Soma Ranch. If you’d like to be part of our celebrations please fill out the survey to help us plan events and retreats you’ll enjoy.

Now is a great time to book a short stay retreat at Soma Ranch, check out our fun options from a 1 person retreat to a 12 person group stay.

Be well, with love from

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

Thank you Monthly Cuppas for St Jude

Our monthly “Community Cuppa” was a wonderful time for connection, conversation and support. Thank you Cher, Angelique, Sabrina, Diana, Peggy and Chris. We LOVED connecting, weaving conversations from amusing poems, through deep recollections and fascinating helpful advice.

This event is a fundraiser for our “Soma Charity Partner”. All donations collected go towards St. Jude. We raised $25 for our 2025 fundraiser and we now have a total of $1481! Yes! we are moving in the right direction towards our quest to raise $5000 by February 2026.

Mark your calendar for Thursday January 1, 2026 for our next “Monthly Cuppa”. At 11am we will enjoy a “New Year’s Day “Brunch” following the traditional “Brand New Day” Experience at 10am.

The direct URL to our fundraiser page is http://fundraising.stjude.org/goto/soma2026

Here’s the general information page https://www.somaranch.com/jude

Every dollar donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital counts! Take a look at some of the possibilities that your effort could provide to the kids and families of St. Jude.

• Infant Care Supplies for 10 Babies: $50
  These supplies help parents and nurses care for babies in treatment and include items like diapers, baby bottles, sippy cups, pacifiers, footies and heel warmers.

• Wagon: $70
  Wagons can make traveling through the halls of St. Jude easier for parents and more fun for a young child.

• Parties to celebrate birthdays, holidays and "coming off chemo": $75
  St. Jude provides parties, decorations, cakes and more to keep spirits high during the holidays and to celebrate special occasions like birthdays and a child's completion of chemotherapy treatment.

• Creative Toys: $100
  Play is an essential part of every child's life, and it's important for the children to have fun as often as possible. At St. Jude, colorful, toy-filled play areas are just as plentiful as exam rooms.

• Delicious Meals: $210
  St. Jude provides meal cards so that patients and families can enjoy the comfort and convenience of good, nutritious meals in the Kay Kafe, our cafeteria.

• One Day of Oxygen: $447
  Oxygen is key to keeping the immune system strong. A gift of oxygen can help a young body thrive and help fight cancer at the cellular level.

• Child-sized Wheelchairs: $700
  These special wheelchairs help children move easily through St. Jude.

• Airfare for a parent and child: $1,000 Average
  For a patient referred to St. Jude, the hospital covers the cost of airfare for a child and one parent or guardian.

2024 Fundraiser Campaign

2023 Fundraiser Campaign

Saturday Morning classes with Natasha

We'd be thrilled if you'd like to join us ONLINE or via our 24HR recording this Saturday with Natasha who is teaching 2 classes back to back. Here’s what she has to share about these fabulous opportunities;

I'm so looking forward to sharing a delicious double scoop of movement magic with you this Saturday!

“Creating Self” This feels like a perfect "wrap up" of my 2025 Soma teachings, as well as a beautiful gesture of stepping into 2026... with an energy of "Yes We Can"!

Here is a tiny snippet from our 8:45am 5 stages lesson tomorrow:

“Creating Self is the idea that we are always in the process of becoming... not just physically, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Just like we once grew from an embryo into a walking human, we continue to evolve and reorganize ourselves throughout our whole lives.

Every choice we make, every thought, action, interaction, every breath & movement shapes who we are becoming next. The practice of Nia 5 Stages gives us a way to remember this natural intelligence... the body’s instinct to reorganize, to seek comfort, to heal, to transform. Every time we move from one stage to the next, we are literally creating change”

— 5 Stages

As for the 10am Nia class, come groove and move with me to a fabulous playlist (subject to changes up until 1 minute before class, lol)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6RYhIvScVPFAdckn6MHTbU...

I would LOVE to have you join me!

Zoom Link is the same as usual, whenever you Sign Up for a class the link is sent to you automatically. The link is the same each week.

Come Retreat in 2026.

Joe and I would love to share this magical “Hiker’s Retreat” at Lake Cushman with you.

Amazing local hikes and also a fabulous location close to Hoodsport, WA, at the foothills of the Olympic National Forest.

You are welcome to book the cabin as a short term rental in 2026.

Booking directly with us to receive our family and friend’s rate and avoid extra booking fees.

Helen dreams of developing “bespoke Hiking Retreats” here at Hiker’s Retreat in the Olympic National Park, WA.

Where up to 4 guests enjoy a hiking retreat with Helen;

• stay at the Hiker’s Cabin,

• hike the amazing local trails

• enjoy wonderful connection/camaraderie

Retreat will include:

• accommodation at Hiker’s retreat

• transport from Seatac Airport.

• Car transportation through out the retreat

• 2 meals a day (1 meal a day will be enjoyed “out”)

• Hiking, and retreat, planning provided by Helen

“Mutual trust and friendship
among people who enjoy
spending quality time together.”

— Camaraderie definition

Email helen@somaranch.com for more information about “Bespoke Hiker’s retreat” with Helen.

Soma News

Helen & Joe enjoy a mini retreat at Hiker’s Cabin

Howdy~ how are you? I (Helen) am enjoying a brief yet much appreciated R&R at our Lake Cushman Cabin (foothills of the Olympic National Forest).

Tomorrow (Saturday) we will offer the 5 stages (as usual), provide fabulous additional replays AND have the opportunity to get together and chat at 10am.

December is here and we encourage you to step into our 30 day, 30 classes, movement journey, This will be the last of our current “30 day journey” program.

Here’s a list of the full class schedule for December.

Thanks to everyone who have already shared ideas to celebrate Soma Ranch. If you’d like to be part of our celebrations please fill out the survey to help us plan events and retreats you’ll enjoy.

Now is a great time to book a short stay retreat at Soma Ranch, check out our fun options from a 1 person retreat to a 12 person group stay.

Be well, with love from

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

What's next? work in progress...

For 5 years, we have been on a glorious journey with our “30 classes, 30 days” monthly program. I (Helen) began solo, leading all the classes. Then a wonderful team evolved, with each individual teacher bringing, and cultivating, their own brand within our collective community focused brand.

I love this team and community so much and have a challenge letting go, however the pull to make a change is strong:

1. Personally: Joe (my husband) and I have a lot of major transitions, including being in the process of selling Soma Ranch and becoming Grandparents.

2. Professionally: I feel the calling to bring my fitness career and faith center together, to create a movement form called Soma Faith.

Part of me wants to say STOP, enough! I am done! Another part (and the winning partner) says what if you could do what you really want to do, with ease and be super helpful, vibrant and happy about what you are bringing to the world? What if you follow the mandate of your spirit?

Here’s the plan so far:

Continue to provide:

• 10am on Mondays, Thursdays (at Soma Ranch AND online via zoom),

• 10am Saturdays via zoom and add a

• 10am Fun Friday Class (30 or 60 mins) via zoom.

• 8:45am Saturday 5 Stages: Either

  • Classic Nia 5 Stages lead by Natasha or

  • Mystic Meditation Hero’s journey with 5 Stages lead by Helen

In addition Helen looks forward to providing “Pop up” opportunities including;

• daily “dance breaks” (5-15 minute mini experiences with 3 day replays)

• additional education invitations (for example introductions to “hero journey”, “archetypes” “EFT tapping” “evolutionary mystic meditation”)

• additional optional Pop Up Christian Soma Faith opportunities

• monthly meet up community chat

Helen likely will teach 80% of the classes. Natasha, Gigi, Irene, Michele will continue to teach, and Paul is considering joining us.

Here’s my current vision of what we can co-create:

A space where the body is honored.
A space where movement becomes meaning.
A space where spirituality is experienced, not imposed.
A space where people of all belief systems feel safe, welcome, and free to go as deep as they choose.

Soma Faith is born out of my own relationship with Christ and the way that faith grounds my life and practice. And this work/program is not about pushing a belief system onto others. It is about creating a container where everyone (Christian, other religion, spiritual-but-not-religious, curious, uncertain, or simply human) can experience connection, reflection, depth, and healing.

Your beliefs will never be tested here.
Your boundaries will be honored.
Your presence is enough.

My commitment is simple:

“to offer embodied spiritual experiences that are open, inclusive, and rooted in compassion, without diminishing the truth of my own faith, and without creating barriers for anyone else’s.”

— Helen Terry (my commitment)

These are the steps I’m taking.

1. A step out of fear.

2. A step into integrity.

3. A step toward the work I am being called to do.

If your heart longs for a place to connect, move, breathe, question, soften, strengthen, and show up fully…. you’re invited.

I’m grateful you’re here.

And I can’t wait to keep growing this space with you.

There will be 3 options to be part of this journey:

1. a 365 day “I am all in”

2. a 30 days “I will enjoy one block at a time”

3. a drop in “I want to dip my toes into the journey”

Tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am there will be an opportunity to connect and chat about these possibilities, we will use the usual 10am time and zoom link slot. Email helen@somaranch.com if you need the link.

Everyone on the 365 day and 30 day journey will automatically receive the following replays on this special day:

1. Simple Kata “a new day, a new beginning” 60 minute experience with Helen

2. Simple Kata “let your light shine” 30 minute experience with Helen

3. Blue Monkey “under the magic of the full moon!” 30 minute experience with Natasha

4. Thanksgiving Jam

Email Helen@somaranch.com if you’d like to receive any of the above replays.

I love Hybrid

Hi! here I am having fun getting ready for class. We’re loving how the projector, in the studio at Soma Ranch, has worked out beyond expectations for creating Hybrid Nia classes.

Integrating the projector into the Hybrid experience, wasn’t even an imagined choice when we were problem solving how we could bring ONLINE participants, via zoom, to join our local community who come to the studio in Montgomery, Texas, to dance IN PERSON.

Our plan was to invest in a big screen TV to be able to see and interact with participants ONLINE via Zoom, while somehow sustaining connection with the folks in the room IN PERSON.

The challenges of the Big screen included:

1. where to install the big screen TV to avoid being intrusive for the participants in the room

2. how to teach facing the ONLINE participants, with IN PERSON participants behind

3. how to teach 2 different groups of students without feeling split (not to mention confused and conflicted!)

4. oh yes! and the cost LOL

During a recent Nia Training, I had finished up a session using our power-point and was preparing for the public Nia class.

These days we, Nia/movement teachers, have much to juggle in preparation of staring class! within a 15 minute window I’m greeting students walking in the door, having new visitors complete a waiver, getting my computer on to Zoom to bring the ONLINE students into the experience, checking sound levels, often helping someone ONLINE who has their speaker off or volume down who doesn’t understand why they can’t hear me and yes, as studio owner, there’s often a call to restock a bathroom with toilet paper… I could go on…

During this “many things in a short window of time” practice, I had forgotten to turn off the projector. Oh my surprise when, as the zoom video comes up, I glance over my shoulder and see all the beautiful ONLINE peeps right there on the wall! An extra bonus is, as the computer is on the facing wall, the zoom participants can see both themselves on the wall and all the arriving participants in the room.

Community connection is something I witness to be a very important component of the class experience, even more these days than ever before. This opening “Stepping in” to the studio, before class begins, both for in person and ONLINE participants, feels like a warm wonderful weave that brings the 2 groups (ONLINE + In PERSON) together.

Benefits the projector brings include:

1. ONLINE zoom participants are BIG enough to be seen

2. ONLINE zoom participants are going WITH the teacher (through camera installed from ceiling)

3. In PERSON participants enjoy feeling like they are moving with ONLINE students (rather than against)

4. In PERSON participants have the choice (focus facing teacher, glance to the side to enjoy ZOOMies)

As the TEACHER

1. I can focus on the participants in the room and glance at camera to connect with Zoomies

2. I can relax my over thinking brain - phew! Left means left and right means right for all!

3. I can connect and not feel split between ONLINE and IN PERSON participants (avoiding the conflicted and confused feeling I was having with Simultaneous Screen and Studio participants.

4. I can see ONLINE participants from the center of the room (No need to walk to the computer in the corner to see what’s happening in Zoom Land!