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Treat someone you love to a Shirodhara experience, a massage, Reiki, energy healing, Ayurvedic counseling, spiritual counseling, or an astrology reading.
The Soma Spa ૐ
Come be pampered. Come be restored. Come home to yourself.
The Soma Spa is Denver’s Ayurvedic spa — a sanctuary of wellness and restoration at the heart of Karma Yoga Center, where the work you do on the mat extends into the healing arts of Ayurveda, massage, energy work, and spiritual counseling. In our two treatment rooms, an extraordinary circle of practitioners tends to your whole being: body, mind, and spirit.
Book Your Session
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Online booking is coming soon. Until then, we’re happy to schedule you by phone or email.
Warm oil from our copper Shirodhara vessel
One of our two treatment rooms
Treatments at a Glance
Choose a treatment to read more. Karma Yoga Center Unlimited members receive 10% off spa services.
Warm herbal oil for deep calmShirodhara$180 · 60 minutesExplore →Release tension, restore easeDeep Tissue, Swedish & Reiki MassageFrom $60Explore →
Sculpt. Flow. Create.Therapeutic MassageFrom $60Explore →
A gentle energetic bathReikiFrom $81Explore →
Clarity for heart and spiritSpiritual Counseling & Energy Clearings$90 per hourExplore →
Your chart, your pathAstrology Readings & Shamanic JourneysFrom $180Explore →
Balance for your unique natureAyurvedic ConsultationFree first consultationExplore →
For Karma Yoga Center membersMembershipsSave 10% on every treatmentSee pricing →
Treatments & Sessions
An extraordinary circle of practitioners, tending to body, mind, and spirit.
Ayurvedic Oil Treatment
Shirodhara ~ Ayurvedic Oil Treatment
with Several practitioners · meet them below
60 minutes$180
The oils are medicated with Ayurvedic and Western herbs — a blend of organic ashwagandha, bala, neem, tulsi, brahmi, manjishta, and rose petals, with nutmeg and lavender, in a base of organic sunflower and sesame oil — chosen to deepen the treatment with scent and plant medicine. You will leave with your hair richly nourished and a jar of the oil to continue your own self-massage (abhyanga) practice at home.
Please note: because the oil base contains sesame and sunflower, this treatment is not suitable for those with allergies to either.
Massage
Deep Tissue, Swedish & Reiki Massage
with Lea McKibben
30-minute Quick Fix$60
60-minute Full Body$120
Lea brings thirty-four years of devoted practice to the table. Her work meets you exactly where you are — recovering from injury, moving through loss or stress, or simply maintaining a healthy, embodied life. She blends deep tissue, Swedish, and sports massage with Reiki, Polarity, and intuitive energy work, and weaves in aromatherapy whenever you wish. Equal parts skill and care, hers are hands that have been healing for over three decades.
Massage
Therapeutic Massage ~ Sculpt. Flow. Create.
with Andrea Prince, LMT
30 minutes · Reset$60
60 minutes · Core$120
90 minutes · Signature$180
120 minutes · Immersion$240
Andrea brings more than twenty years of experience serving the Denver and Boulder communities, working with a wide range of clients — from professional athletes and youth to elders, and those navigating trauma, cancer, disability, and neurodiversity. Her work blends therapeutic bodywork, nervous system support, and restorative healing with movement, sound, and art, creating a customized experience designed to help each client feel more connected, balanced, and supported in their body.
She draws on deep tissue, neuromuscular, and myofascial work, reflexology, gua sha, craniosacral therapy, and a specialty in poly-vagal nerve therapy — a gentle, science-informed approach that helps the nervous system shift out of stress and into safety, repair, and ease. Every session is personalized and may also weave in cupping, hot stones, aromatherapy, meditation, affirmations, and body art. A longtime and beloved member of the Karma community, we are overjoyed to welcome her healing hands to the spa.
Sculpt. Flow. Create. ~ Healing from the outside in, and the inside out.
Energy Work
Reiki
with Kate Baumgartner
45-minute$81
75-minute$135
Energy Work
Spiritual Counseling & Energy Clearings
60-minute$90/hr
Katrina brings warmth, wisdom, and a rare gift for helping people find their way back to themselves. Drawing on years of teaching and her current studies in Dr. David Frawley’s Vedic counseling program, her sessions are at once grounding, illuminating, and deeply restorative — a clearing away of the inner clutter so that your own light can shine through.
Known throughout the Karma community as “The Mermaid,” Katrina is a co-founder of Karma Yoga Center whose presence has helped shape this community for years. Alongside her counseling work, she weaves in astrology and the healing arts, meeting each person exactly where they are. Whether you come seeking clarity, release, or simply a moment to remember who you are, you will leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more deeply at home in yourself.
Spiritual Guidance
Astrology Readings & Shamanic Journeys
with Michael Shankara
90-minute Personal Reading$180
Couples Astrology$250
Shamanic Journey$108
A reading or journey with Michael is like being handed a road map of your own soul. A Mayan priest, astrologer, and sacred geometer trained under Mayan Elder Dr. Don Miguel Angel Vergara, he weaves together Western, Mayan, Vedic, and other wisdom traditions — along with shamanic journey work and energy, sound, and crystal healing — to illuminate your soul’s purpose, your karmic patterns, and the path of healing before you. Choose from Birth Chart, Transit, Solar Return, or Relationship readings, in person or online. Shamanic journey work is offered as a separate session, following a personal astrology reading.
Ayurveda
Ayurvedic Consultation
Free 20-minute initial consultationBy appointment
A clinical pharmacist turned Shakti School Ayurveda coach, Maria Gabriela brings both modern clinical insight and ancient healing wisdom to her work — with a special gift for supporting women through the hormonal shifts of perimenopause and menopause. Rooted in the science of Ayurveda, her consultations consider the whole person — your constitution (dosha), digestion, sleep, stress, and daily rhythms — to uncover where balance has been lost and how to gently restore it. Together you will explore personalized, practical guidance around diet, herbs, lifestyle, and self-care, so you can move through your season of life with greater ease, vitality, and grace. She offers a complimentary 20-minute initial consultation, so you can explore whether Ayurvedic support is right for you before stepping into a full session.
Meet Our Shirodhara Practitioners
Click any practitioner to read their full bio.
Lead Practitioner
Shirodhara
Kate Baumgartner
Shirodhara & Reiki
A cherished member of the Karma family, Kate offers Reiki and Shirodhara sessions that leave you fee...
Lisa Theis
Shirodhara Practitioner
A cherished member of the Karma family, Lisa brings a gentle, grounding presence to every Shirodhara...
Heather Lindemann
Shirodhara, Yoga & Ayurveda
An E-RYT 500 teacher and Shakti School Ayurveda guide, Heather brings the art of deep rest and Ayurv...
Lea Mckibben
Massage, Reiki & Shirodhara
With thirty-four years of practice, Lea offers deep-tissue and Swedish massage, Reiki, and Shirodhar...
Maria Gabriela Guevara
Ayurvedic Consultant, Shirodhara & Yoga
A clinical pharmacist turned Shakti School Ayurveda coach, Maria Gabriela offers Ayurvedic consultat...
Andrea Prince
Bodywork & Shirodhara
Founder of Sculpt. Flow. Create. with 20+ years of bodywork, Andrea blends therapeutic massage, nerv...
Stephanie Stoetzer
Shirodhara & Meditative Creatives
A multi-faceted creative and Meditative Creatives teacher, Stephanie brings an intuitive, allowing p...
Katrina Gustafson
Founder & Creator | Spiritual Counseling, Energy Work & Shirodhara
Founder and creator of Karma Yoga Center and the Soma Spa, "the mermaid of the mountains" offers Spi...
Your First Visit
Everything you need to know before your treatment.
How do I book a treatment?
Online booking is coming soon. For now, call us at 303-284-8617 or email love@karmayogacenter.com and we will find a time that works for you.
When should I arrive?
Please arrive 10–15 minutes early to check in at the front desk and settle in.
Where do I park, and where is the entrance?
Free street parking is available right in front of the studio on Broadway, with plenty more on the surrounding neighborhood side streets. Please check posted signs for street sweeping days before you park.
Our entrance is the arched wooden front door at 1760 S. Broadway, beneath the Karma sign. Get directions →
How should I prepare for Shirodhara?
To receive the full gift of this treatment, a little preparation goes a long way:
- Arrive with clean hair, free of any product other than shampoo and conditioner.
- Allow yourself a couple of unhurried hours afterward to let the treatment settle and integrate.
- You will remain comfortably wrapped in a towel throughout; please keep your lower undergarments on.
- If you have long hair, you may wish to bring a towel for your car’s headrest — you will leave in a cozy head wrap, but just in case.
- Afterward, drink plenty of warm water, stay warm and out of drafts, and avoid cold food or drink for at least an hour.
Is Shirodhara safe if I have allergies?
Because the oil base contains sesame and sunflower, Shirodhara is not suitable for those with allergies to either. If you have questions, we are happy to talk them through before you book.
What is your cancellation policy?
We kindly ask for at least 24 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule any spa appointment. Cancellations with less than 24 hours’ notice will be charged for the session.
Not sure which treatment is right for you?
Start with a free 20-minute Ayurvedic consultation with Maria Gabriela Guevara, or call us and we will help you choose.
Do members receive a discount?
Yes. Karma Yoga Center Unlimited members receive 10% off Soma Spa services. See memberships →
Can I give a treatment as a gift?
Absolutely. Spa gift certificates make a beautiful gift for any occasion. Shop gift certificates →
About the Soma Spa
A mind, body, and spirit spa at the heart of Karma Yoga Center.
This is the essence of the yogic path: true wellness embraces body, mind, and spirit as one. What you receive here does not end when you rise from the table — the ease returns to your practice, the quiet to your meditation, the clarity to your days.
A Mind, Body & Spirit Spa
The Soma Spa is, in its essence, a mind-body-spirit spa, and we hold all three in equal reverence. The body cannot truly heal while the mind is neglected, nor can the mind quiet while the spirit is ignored — these three move together like braided rivers along the lifelong journey of healing. Many of our spa guests first found us through our yoga classes, teacher trainings, and retreats. This is the heart of the yogic path: that wellness is not merely the absence of pain, but the remembering of wholeness.
Because truth wears many robes, we weave many traditions together here — Ayurveda from the Vedic lineage, Reiki from Japan, shamanic and Mayan ways, astrology, and the universal language of touch and energy. Many paths, one mountain, all in service of your highest healing.
The Meaning of Soma
Soma (सोम) is among the oldest and most luminous words in the yogic tradition — the moon, cooling and nourishing, and the sacred nectar said to confer health, vitality, even immortality. From this same root comes our English word somatic: of the body. That is the bridge the Soma Spa is built upon — that the body is not separate from the soul, but a sacred vessel for it. To nourish the body is to feed the mind and quench the spirit, replenishing every layer of our being at once.
What is Ayurveda — and Why We Offer It…
Ayurveda — from ayur (life) and veda (wisdom) — is the science of life, the sister science of yoga, and one of the oldest systems of healing on Earth. Where yoga tends to the spirit’s liberation, Ayurveda tends to the vessel that carries us there. Rather than working from the outside in, it awakens the body’s own restorative energies from within, teaching that each of us is a microcosm of the living universe — woven from the same five elements and moving to the same rhythms as the seasons, the moon, and the tides. When we align with those rhythms, we flourish.
We offer Ayurveda at Karma because it completes the circle. Our students have long come to the mat to find balance; Ayurveda gives them the tools to carry it into the body, the kitchen, and the rhythm of daily life. Its treatments are at once deeply practical and profoundly sacred — and in a world moving at warp speed, they offer something rare: permission to slow down, decompress, and let the nervous system finally, fully rest. (Learn more about Ayurveda Here )
Ready to Restore?
Online booking is coming soon. To book any treatment, call us at 303-284-8617 or email love@karmayogacenter.com. Karma Yoga Center Unlimited members receive 10% off spa services.
