Soma Yoga: Nectar of Rejuvenation
From Depletion and Isolation, to Rejuvenation and Connection

One Day Retreat with Kaya
June 10, 2018 SomaSpace, Portland Oregon
  • Soma Mantras to gather, hold and expand the divine inner nectar
  • Soma Yoga Practice - deep, rejuvenating, divinely restful poses that open the spine {the pathway of soma!} 
  • Teachings on the relationship between dharma and rejuvenation
  • Contemplations on the sacred anatomy and soma
  • Teachings on the nectar which, like mother's milk prepares the body for easeful kundalini shakti process. 
  • Soma Nidra {Kaya's yoga nidra experience designed to cultivate soma}
  • Soma Pranayama
Tuition includes a few special gifts to support you!
  • an audio recording from Kaya on Soma for ongoing inspiration!
  • a 10% discount on a Vedic Astrology Reading with Michael
  • + for Portland yogis a 10% discount on yoga Therapy sessions with Janis  
Soma June 10 Retreat
"Soma is the the inner essence that can lead us to the sense of connection to all.  Soma can bring us to ultimate unity with all of existence in which we access the healing powers of all of nature. Due to this supreme love of all, life itself can rejuvenate us. Nothing depletes us." - Dr. David Frawley

While this program is open to everyone, returning students will get new insights, tools and teachings about the depths of the power of soma. Kaya will be emphasizing Soma's power for CONNECTION... our ability to feel connected within, to others and to all of nature as increase Soma!

Soma is the power of rejuvenation, embedded within your sacred anatomy. Described in the yoga tradition as a "moon that rains down nectar", soma is the cool inner milk, a fountain of youth that sustains, calms, supports, and nourishes us like a divine mother.  

Join Kaya for a Full Day of:

  • ​Yoga Nidra to stimulate the flow of soma's power of connection. 
  • Soma Release Yoga techniques that are relaxing, rejuvenating and inspiring. 
  • Sacred anatomy teachings 
  • Teachings on Soma's divine power of connectivity and love
  • Lessons to take the practices home with you! 

We won't work "hard" or "easy", we will work deep! This immersion emphasizes the deepest, most directly healing, yet most accessible practices. ​You'll leave harmonious, supple, and rejuvenated with take-home tools to softly expand into your life and relationships in a way that deeply nourishes and rejuvenates.

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​ this time your tuition will include a few special gifts to support you!
  • an audio recording from Kaya on Soma for ongoing inspiration!
  • a 10% discount on a Vedic Astrology Reading with Michael
  • + for Portland yogis a 10% discount on yoga Therapy sessions with Janis  

Also, Save the Date: September 15-16, 2018
Agni & Soma: Aspiration and Allowance 

What Students Say About Kaya's Soma Retreats

"I have gained an at home yoga practice cultivating rejuvenating Soma that supports me spiritually, physically and emotionally. I am very happy and feel transformed and awakened. I was so good to have the condensed yoga this weekend for so long. It was the first time I had experienced that much yoga in a weekend and it was really good for me. The repetition was key in building the muscle memory that I could take into this week in my own home practice. I have been doing it everyday. I am very grateful to have this practice that I can continue throughout my life. This has been most valuable to me gaining this practice and the learning about and how to cultivate Soma, which is so key for our society." - JS
"Kaya's knowledge is obviously vast, and her communication is so clear, her presence so unencumbered by personal issues or needing validation from her students, that the teaching is extremely accessible. She's totally organized and calm, clearly in her element, and the pace is measured - never rushed but never lagging. She is aware of everyone as individuals and of the whole group at the same time.The whole experience allows for as ease-full as possible a download of both the intellectual information and the energetics of the teaching that's coming through." - SL
"Kaya's approach is clear, incredibly thorough, easy to understand and balanced in regard to experiential learning and talks. I cannot recommend Kaya's programs enough. For yoga teachers or for dedicated students. You will find true yoga in the practice and in the teaching. Thank you Kaya!" - JR
"Kaya's approach is very holistic, calming, nurturing, supportive, knowledgable, grounded in the sacred wisdom that she shares she exudes, her path, that is felt when she is teaching. Her voice is very soothing and present and embodies Soma. Her guided meditations of Soma at the beginning of the retreat were very effective in creating that calm and cool Soma internal waters that I feel has been present since the retreat. I found her teaching to be very descriptive and easy to follow and know what to do. She was very accessible to ask questions, which made it feel very effective in learning the practice for the long term that I find very very useful. It was effective for me to hear of the Ayurvedic principles and how they relate to Soma and Soma lifestyle and foods and how to cultivate Soma. It was also useful to hear about the ancient sacred texts and teachers in what they had to say." - JS
"The Soma Retreat was amazing! I had a lot of healing and openings! I am so grateful I could be a part of it!" - BHB

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Early Registration $135
$150 after May 21 {Returning Students from the last Soma Retreat pay $135!}

Early Registration $135
$150 after May 15 {Returning Students from the last Soma Retreat pay $135!}

 FEELING THE PORTLAND LOVE! this time your tuition will include a few special gifts to support you!
  • an audio recording from Kaya on Soma for ongoing inspiration!
  • a 10% discount on a Vedic Astrology Reading with Michael
  • + for Portland yogis a 10% discount on yoga Therapy sessions with Janis  
Soma June 10 Retreat
Signs of soma depletion: 
  • Feeling isolated, alone, separate
  • Aging early
  • Drying out
  • Having a short attention span
  • Painful sex or low sex drive
  • Having more joint pain
  • Feeling stuck in your body, relationships or life
  • Feeling easily anxious or overwhelmed
  • Feeling exhausted or depleted
  • Feeling physically or emotionally weak
  • Trouble sleeping even if tired​
  • Quick to anger, quick to stress
  • Reliant on caffeine or other stimulants to cope​ ​
  • Disturbed kundalini process
Signs of soma promotion: 
  • Feeling connected, supported
  • Youthfulness of body and mind
  • Softness and suppleness of tissue
  • Depth of attention and commitment
  • Healthy juicy sex drive {for those in relationship} 
  • Reduced pain and inflammation
  • Feeling flow and enthusiasm in life
  • Feeling secure and up to the tasks of life
  • Resilience {even when tired or sick, bounces back}
  • Strength and stability of mind and body
  • Consistent deep sleep
  • Conscious, patient responses in life
  • Evenness through the day 
  • Easeful, gentle, natural kundalini process
I have been acutely aware of the increase of depletion in my yoga students and colleagues this year. I believe it is more important than ever to tap into the timeless wisdom and practices for cultivating the nectar of rejuvenation. I love to share the teachings about the value of promoting and preserving your inner soma to balance the modern impetus toward external achieving, machismo, multitasking, cleansing, perfecting, pushing, depleting, inflammation, anger, aggression, conflict, busyness, and overwhelm that has taken over many of our personal relationships, society-at-large, and sadly most of the yoga world. A soma life is a calm, loving, juicy life. May we all be blessed by divine soma.  

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*All studies with Kaya qualify as continuing education with the Yoga Alliance.