NIA WHITE BELT WITH HELEN TERRY

January 19 - 25, 2023

Soma Ranch Nia Retreat Center

10176 Pooles Road 

Montgomery, TX 77356

Please arrive on January 19, 2023 at 5:00 PM


Join HELEN TERRY for the Nia White Belt Training.

Welcome to Soma Ranch, a personalized, fully inclusive and fully immersive Nia Training Retreat facility. 

View your accommodation options here: https://www.somaranch.com/accommodations. 

Learn how to get to Soma Ranch here https://www.somaranch.com/getting-here. 

Receive more information by contact us directly: [email protected] or text/call 832-567-4550.

Part movement training, part personal retreat, the Nia® White Belt will take you on a guided journey into a deeper relationship with your Self.

Find the JOY in Body, Mind, Emotions and Spirit that is your birthright. Learn to listen deeply to the yearnings of your body and the desires of your soul.

Discover the transformation that awaits you on the other side of awareness.


FOCUS: Art of Sensation

INTENT: Embody the Foundation of Nia

Nia White Belt Training takes you on a journey of self-discovery by exploring the art of sensation through 13 principles for body-centered awareness. 

Each principle teaches you a variety of skills and practices to increase your body literacy - the ability to listen to your body - and empowers you to make choices that enhance health and total well-being on and off the dance floor.

Nia White Belt teaches you the Art of Sensation through five core areas of study:

  • Movement - the study of moving, health + potential 

  • Anatomy - the study of body design, parts + systems 

  • Science - the study of body awareness, health + vitality

  • Music - the study of sound, health + expression

  • Philosophy - the study of the body's inherent wisdom


TRAINING DETAILS

This Training Intensive Includes:

1)    7-days of in-person, experiential learning including a Nia class experience each day. 
   

2)    Pre-Training ONLINE Training Portal with materials to support your preparation to step-in including:

  • PDF Download of White Belt LEARN Book and EMBODY Journal

  • Podcasts, Audio Guided Meditations and Movement Exercises

  • And more...


3)    13-Week Post-Training Access to FULL ONLINE Training Portal with White Belt EMBODY Curriculum including:

  • Agendas with suggested practices to support the embodiment and integration of your learning

  • Podcasts to support your embodied learning

  • On-demand Nia classes

  • 2-Week FREE Trial of Nia On Demand (for new Nia On Demand subscribers)

  • PDF Download of White Belt LEARN Book and EMBODY Journal

COST: $1599 USD + tax

Payable in two installments: $500.00 Registration Fee + $1099.00 Trainer Fee (trainer fee will be invoiced in trainer's local currency and may be subject to exchange rate and regional taxes)

  • $500.00

    Registration Fee (due upon registration) + $1099.00 Trainer Fee (paid 30-days prior to training start).

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WHITE BELT AWAITS

STEP-IN TO YOUR NIA JOURNEY

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WHITE BELT TESTIMONIALS

STORIES FROM WHITE BELT GRADUATES

Nancy McNichol

"The White Belt was so much more than I had anticipated. As we went deeper into Nia principles, I went deeper into me and my old beliefs about myself. What surprised me was the safety and support I felt while doing this. The experience truly is crafted to be a firm, loving and accepting base to grow from."

Diane Lyons

"This training has awakened my love for Nia and the importance of incorporating the principles into my everyday life. I understand the power of healing to a greater degree. Beginner’s Mind provides me a lens to experience things anew!"

Summer Gray

"The Nia White Belt Training was truly a body, mind, spirit transformational experience! I came in thinking this was all about the body and somatic practices but danced away with so much more--a greater awareness and appreciation for my body and its connection to my mind and spirit. Before this training, I would often minimize messages from my body, mind, and spirit. Now, I have learned to listen to their voices. While there are many things to love about Nia, what I love most is how it honors each person's uniqueness rather than being focused on performance. "

Lydia Hudson

"White Belt has deepened my practice of Nia as it has given me tools to sense my body even more. It has also helped changed my mindset about my body, and has helped my love my body and treat it better."

THIS WHITE BELT BEGINS IN...

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DISCOVER THE ART OF SENSATION ...

YOU WILL EXPERIENCE:

  • A deeper understanding of self: knowing your body, mind, emotions and spirit.

  • Techniques to sustain and increase pleasurable sensation in your body.

  • Ways to integrate Nia’s nine movement forms: Jazz Dance, Duncan Dance, Modern Dance; Aikido, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do; The Alexander Technique, The Work of Moshe Feldenkrais® and Yoga.

  • The 52 Moves of Nia: the language of conditioning and self-healing.

  • The Five Sensations of Functional Fitness

  • How to work with the 8BC system: Developing listening skills to code and map music and sound.

  • The practice of RAW: Relaxed, Alert, Waiting and what it means to be in “living meditation.”

  • How to stimulate movement creativity using the eight stages of FreeDance.

  • The Body’s Way method for moving and physical conditioning.

  • How to listen to the voices of your body.

  • About your “witness” and how to use it as a tool for self-healing.

  • How to create an optimal learning experience working with the Energy Allies.

  • How to communicate what you sense in your body.

  • Nia’s BODY + LIFE philosophy and what it means to create a sacred livelihood based on your unique life purpose.

EXPLORE NIA'S FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES

Begin your Nia journey with the first 13 White Belt Principles to enrich BODY + LIFE

13 WHITE BELT PRINCIPLES

PRINCIPLE 1: Joy of Movement is the foundation for the entire body of Nia work. This principle teaches you to choose sensation to connect to joy. in Nia, the word JOY expresses a universal energy, different from emotional enjoyment. As you learn to sense your body, you can invite JOY into the experience of your life. Over time and through Nia practice, you can learn to sustain and increase the amount of JOY you sense and experience!


PRINCIPLE 2: Natural Time + Movement Forms

PRINCIPLE 3: Music + 8 BC System

PRINCIPLE 4: FreeDance

PRINCIPLE 5: Awareness

PRINCIPLE 6: Base

PRINCIPLE 7: Planes + Intensity Levels

PRINCIPLE 8: Core

PRINCIPLE 9: Upper Extremities

PRINCIPLE 10: X-Ray Anatomy

PRINCIPLE 11: Creating a Sensory Life

PRINCIPLE 12: Body + Life Transformation

PRINCIPLE 13: Living What You Sense

MEET YOUR TRAINER

Helen Terry

As a 2nd Degree Nia Black Belt and one of the top lead International Nia Teacher Trainers, Helen travels the world offering classes, special events and trainings. She has a special, and very effective gift in helping folks feel great, while giving them the skills they need.

COST: $1599 USD + tax

Payable in two installments: $500.00 Registration Fee + $1099.00 Trainer Fee (trainer fee will be invoiced in trainer's local currency and may be subject to exchange rate and regional taxes)

  • $500.00

    Registration Fee (due upon registration) + $1099.00 Trainer Fee (paid 30-days prior to training start).

    REGISTER NOW

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PRE-REQUISITES:

Anyone can take the Nia white Belt; no experience is required. The Nia White Belt is adaptable to all levels of fitness, experience and abilities.


AFTER YOUR TRAINING:

After you graduate as a Nia White Belt, you are invited to continue your Nia journey through one of three Nia Membership paths:

  • Dancing Through Life: For the passionate and committed Nia graduate

  • Sacred Athlete: For the Nia graduate interested in learning and practicing teaching skill

  • Sacred Livelihood: For aspiring Nia Teaching Professionals

If you do not choose to become a Nia member, you will have access to your online training portal for 2 weeks after your training graduation.

CLICK HERE to learn more about Nia Membership.


CANCELLATION + TRANSFER POLICY

Registration and instruction fees are non-refundable. Should you cancel your registration more than 30 days prior to the training start date, the registration fee will be credited to your Nia account. Should you cancel your registration less than 30 days prior to the training start date, you will incur a cancellation fee of $250 which will be deducted from your registration fee. The remaining balance will be credited to your Nia account.

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