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Each month for 2024 we feature a New Fun Challenge (See full list below).

For the month of October welcome to our focus of "UPPER" (the third of a 3 month series that takes us through BASE, CORE, UPPER)

Focus: UPPER, Arms, Hands, Fingers, Expressive Movement, Movement from the heart.

Intent: Connect with our expressiveness and how to move from heart.

Sign up: https://www.somaranch.com/booking/challenge

All 30 classes are provided online via Zoom.

The October Challenge “The UPPER” is all about the expressive movement. Providing you with classes that provide exploration of

19 Upper Extremities Nia Moves
Expressive movement
Emotions in motion

Some class Foci will explore the essentials of Expressive UPPER movement, for example

Sense the spiraling of your 2 lower arm bones (Ulna and Radius)
Sense the your heart connection to your humerus (upper arm) bone
“Isolate to Integrate” sense the different parts of your upper extremities

Other classes will explore duality and contrast between upper principles, for example.

Sense your upper extremities fully moving out and returning home (“home base”)
Sense palms up and down, to open shoulder girdle and release rhomboid muscles
Sense the relationship between your hands and heart

A month to help

improve your competence and confidence of your upper moves
you understand more about the anatomy, biomechanics and structure of your Upper

feed your brain with new novel and fascinating information and experiences
stimulate health and well being throughout your body and life
provide balance and a holistic approach to fitness and movement
enhance your dance with safety, comfort and pleasure

The “challenge” will provide a variety of modalities including Nia, Moving to Heal, Feldenkrais, Ageless Grace, 52 Moves, Move IT, offered by a stellar team of teachers, Helen Terry + Rock Stars and Special Guests. How to give gratitude for being able to move, feel vibrant, healthy and well, from an abundance of choice and variety.

Would you like to join us? Gain support and encouragement from a lovely welcoming community? Be inspired to develop a daily practice of self care through movement.

https://www.somaranch.com/booking/challenge

When you sign up for the October 30 day challenge by September 28th you can bring a friend for FREE!

Receive 30 classes that include: 30 mins, 60 mins, Nia, Nia 5 Stages, Feldenkrais, Fabulous Rock Stars and Saturday Special guests.

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Program includes Support, Coaching, Education, Community, Connection and lots of laughs along the way.

All for $99.

The UPPER extremities of the Body include:

30 bones
7 main areas covered in the upper limb; The muscles, bones, joints, nerves, blood and lymphatic supply, anatomical areas, and the structures in the hand.
Shoulder Girdle (ball and saucer joint)
Upper arms (Humerus)
Lower forearms (Ulna + Radius)
Elbow (simple pivot - hinge joint)
Wrist (classified as an ellipsoidal or condyloid joint)
Hands + Fingers (carpal, metacarpals, phalanges)
The musculature of the upper limb is quite vast, much more so than the lower extremity
Upper Body Muscles include: biceps, triceps, and chest/arm muscles (rhomboids, pectorials,

The 18 Upper moves of Nia are:

A. Arm Moves

Blocks
Punches
Elbow Strikes

B. Hand Moves

Touch
Strike
Chop Cut
Fist
Pump
Palm Directions
Web Spaces

C. Finger Moves

Finger Flicks
Finger Extensions
Creepy crawlers
Spear Fingers
Catch the Flies
Claw hand
Power Finger Cross-Over
Balance Finger.

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When bringing a guest for free for the month thank you for completing the following form. The only information required is your Name and Email address, your Guest’s Name and Email address, and confirmation that your guest is new to the 30 day challenge.

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