Hello, my name is Satya.
I am a professionally trained clinical herbalist and certified yoga therapist with lived experience who is here for you.
I have, for as long as I can remember, surrounded myself with plants; and loved to move my body and sing often— the trifecta that keeps me feeling peaceful and well-adjusted.
Satya has been utilizing plant medicines as part of holistic health care for their family since the 1990’s and practicing yoga since 2012, They became an Integrated Movement Therapy® certified yoga therapist and adaptive yoga instructor in 2017 and opened their first yoga therapy office that same year in Northern Colorado.
Satya’s research and professional practice has been focused on neurological health, with specialized training for working with patients suffering from neurological conditions.
In 2022 Satya moved to Ithaca, NY to study with the well-known herbalist, 7Song. The topic of their final research presentation was: “Herbal Treatments for Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussive Syndrome”.
Satya is a passionate advocate for social justice and inclusion; and the creator and instructor of a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging course for yoga teachers.
They are a trained vocalist and Kirtan leader (a type of call and response singing typically offered in yoga studio settings with the goal of spiritual connection), and love to share this type of music with others who express interest.
Satya truly loves aerial yoga and aerial circus arts for the joyful feeling of being “in flight” and is a certified aerial yoga teacher. They enjoy offering the aerial yoga hammock as a supportive prop to play or relax in, or to gently habituate the dizzy brain to movement and for a fun way to achieve strength and balance,
Professional certifications and Specialized Education :
Samarya Yoga Teacher Certification, a social-justice oriented and body-positive method,
Integrated Movement Therapy ® (IMT yoga therapy) Credential and Certification C-IMT
Effort and Grace Yoga Teacher Certification, an Anusara-inspired and alignment-based yoga school;
Love Your Brain Yoga Teacher and group Facilitation Certification, a non-profit organization that teaches yoga and meditation adapted specifically for people with traumatic brain injury with a focus on trauma-informed facilitation and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Yoga Therapy for Neurological Conditions, through Prana Yoga.
Parayoga Nidra Teacher Training, a specialized practiced often referred to as “yogic sleep”, with scientifically proven results for healing the brain and nervous system, discharging trauma and improving sleep quality.
Yoga for All Teacher Training, yoga for larger bodies and for minority populations;
Aerial Yoga Teacher Training through Live Beyond Limit and Aviana;
Little Flower Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training for working with children from toddlers through the teen years.
Chair Yoga Teacher Training through Little Flower Yoga and Love Your Brain.
Skyhouse Herb School
Northeast School of Botanical Medicine Clincal Herbalism Certification
Bachelors Degree in Social Science (psychology, sociology, queer studies, women’s studies and cultural anthropology)
Professional Affiliations:
Yoga Alliance Credential and Membership
Yoga Service Council Membership
International Association of Yoga Therapists Credential and Membership
American Herbalist’s Guild Membership
I hope that you will contact me. It would be a pleasure to help you increase your well being and quality of life.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the world around you? I do. I know that I am not alone in the experience of the world being too much and feeling like it is an assault on my sensory system.
As a person with chronic health conditions, it is important to know how to support the brain and nervous system to heal and function in the less-than-ideal conditions of our intense society. I have learned some tools to help my symptoms and aid my long-term healing.
You can read more about me and the life experiences that brought me to this profession, in my personal story HERE.
