The Soma Spa @ Karma Yoga Center | Ayurvedic Spa Denver

The Soma Spa | Karma Yoga Center

Shirodhara Oil Treatment
Deep Tissue
Therapeutic Massage
Reiki & Energy Work
Ayurvedic Consulting
Spiritual Counseling
Astrology

The Soma Spa ૐ

ૐ Welcome…

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.

Here you will find Ayurvedic oil treatments such as Shirodhara, therapeutic and deep-tissue massage, Reiki and energy clearing, astrology and shamanic journey work, and spiritual counseling. Each is an invitation to slow down, release what you carry, and return to balance — whether you seek deep relaxation, physical relief, energetic renewal, or simply the space to breathe.

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.

Come be pampered. Come be restored.

Come home to yourself.

Ayurvedic herbs and oils used in treatments at The Soma Spa, an Ayurvedic spa in Denver"

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.

Soma, the sacred lunar nectar, the inspiration behind The Soma Spa at Karma Yoga Center"

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 )

Treatments & Sessions

SHIRODHARA

Shirodhara ~ Ayurvedic Oil Treatment

60 minutes | $180
w/ See List of Shiro Practitioners Below…

Shirodhara is among the most luxurious and restorative therapies in all of Ayurveda. A continuous, unbroken stream of warm, herb-infused oil flows over the third-eye center and across the forehead, while you receive a gentle marma-point massage of the hands, feet, arms, scalp, and face. The effect is profound: the mind grows quiet, the nervous system surrenders, and you sink into a depth of stillness that is difficult to describe and impossible to forget. After his first session, Michael said simply that he “melted like butter in the sun.”

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.

Preparing for Your 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.

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.

MASSAGE & ENERGY WORK

Deep Tissue, Swedish & Reiki Massage

30-minute Quick Fix | $60
60-minute Full Body | $120
w/ Lea McKibben

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.

25 minutes | $62.50 Reset
50 minutes | $125 Core
100 minutes | $250 Signature
125 minutes | $312.50 Immersion
w/ Andrea Prince, LMT

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.

REIKI & ENERGY WORK

Reiki

45-minute | $81
75-minute | $135
w/ Kate Baumgartner

Kate has been a cherished member of the Karma family for years, and now she brings her healing hands — and her remarkably kind, clean energy — to the spa. Reiki is a gentle, light-touch energy practice that works with the body’s own subtle field to release tension, clear what feels stagnant, and invite the nervous system into deep rest. In Kate’s care, a session becomes like stepping into an energetic bath: you settle, you soften, and you emerge clear, light, and restored, as though something heavy has been gently rinsed away.

SPIRITUAL COUNSELING & ENERGY WORK

Katrina Marie Gustafson ~ Karma Yoga Center

Spiritual Counseling & Energy Clearings

60-minute | $90/Hr
w/ Katrina Marie Gustafson

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.

ASTROLOGY & SHAMANIC JOURNEY

Astrology Readings & Shamanic Journeys

90-minute Personal Reading | $180
Couples Astrology | $250
Shamanic Journey | $108
w/ Michael Shankara

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.

AYURVEDIC CONSULTING

Ayurvedic Consultation

Free 20-minute initial consultation | By appointment
w/ Maria Gabriela Guevara

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

Beth Sanchez

Lead Shirodhara Practitioner, Ayurvedic Consultant & Yoga

Our beloved “Spa-Ma”

Beth is the heart of the Soma Spa — our Lead Shirodhara Practitioner, Ayurvedic consultant, and the loving “Spa-Ma” who guides and trains our circle of healers. A devoted student of Ayurveda through Alandi Ashram under the revered Ayurvedic doctor and teacher Alakananda Ma, she brings decades of dedicated study and practice to her work — grounded in the marma therapy and herbal-oil traditions that live at the very heart of Shirodhara. A beloved yoga teacher at Karma Yoga Center, she also leads the Ayurveda studies within our Yoga Teacher Training program — pouring warmth, skill, and reverence into every treatment, every class, and every practitioner she mentors. To receive Shirodhara from Beth is to be tended by someone who holds the work as truly sacred.