This coming week Joe and I have the honor of hosting the Montgomery Aquatic Race Club. We’re busting with joy with how this amazing group of swimmers are returning for their Summer camp 2023 at Soma Ranch, including the opportunity to share Nia in several ways (on land, in the studio and in the pool)
This was a "full circle", "living life" moment for Helen, who grew up as a competitive swimmer, trained as a PE teacher, certified as an international Nia technique trainer and created/founded Soma Ranch with her husband Joe. All of this came together as they hosted a summer camp for swimmers at Soma Ranch.....
Teaching Montgomery Aquatic Race Club swimmers about how to be somatic in the pool, how to apply the sensations of fitness into their strokes and how to be mindful as they swim in the pool and through life is a JOY!!
The coaches are incredibly creative and caring. They utilize many spaces, inside and out, around Soma Ranch, changing things up each day and coming up with unique ways to keep the campers happy and engaged. For example “Swimcampopoly” and outdoor circuit training.
They request we NOT adapt our menu too much, to allow the campers to take safe risks, experience something different, explore new tastes and healthy options. We are stunned with how much they chow down on vegetables, give new things (like quinoa, chia pudding, spearmint infused water) a go and seeing campers taking a photo of the “protein balls” with the intent to share with their parents when they go home, is the icing on the cake. We hope to make another crumble with the wonderful, massive blackberries picked from our neighbors, P6 farms. Lovely to serve fresh and VERY local produce.
They will be using our new big screen TV. Filming the swimmers underwater then, using airplay, their iPad for crystal clear images on the big screen. Coaches are able to pause images, show form in the water and swimmers are able to have an image of how they move through water.
We’re excited to see them apply what they learned in both swimming and in life.
