About the Founder
I’m Tera Arnold, the founder of Wild Grace Sisterhood and creator of Return to the Body.
My work is rooted in a body-led, nervous-system-aware approach that priortizes safety, consent, and pacing over performance or self-improvement. I don’t believe the body needs to be fixed or pushed; I believe it needs to be listened to.
For over 15 years I worked as a professional dancer and aerial acrobat. That time shaped my relationship with the body through precision, creativity, risk and deep somatic listening. Recently living with chronic illness required me to radically refine that listening—to slow down, to respect limits, and to rebuild trust with my body in entirely new ways.
Return to the Body was created for those who are tired of forcing themselves forward, who have tried mindset work or discipline-based approaches and still feel disconnected. This work offers a different path—one grounded in presence, choice and embodied truth.
My background includes somatic and movement based training, including certification with S Factor. More than any single method, this work is informed by lived integration and onging practice.
Nothing here asks you to heal faster. You are invited to return at your own pace.
Why Wild Grace
Wild Grace speaks to the meeting place between instinct and care—between what is untamed and what is held with reverence.
It reflects a way of being that honors the body’s innate intelligence, rhythm, and timing. A kind of power that does not need to prove itself, rush forward, or perform—one that knows when to move and when to rest.
In this space, grace is not something earned. It is what becomes possible when the body is allowed to listen, pause, and respond in its own way.