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"I want to thank you for the deeply healing class. Your messages of wisdom and nurturing teachings of asana have provided just the shift I needed during this time.  So, thank you. My body and heart are feeling much gratitude and admiration for you today."

About Kaya

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Kaya Mindlin, CSYT, E-RYT 500, Yoga Therapist, began her exploration of eastern traditions in 1998 with vedic and buddhist philosophy, began exploring hatha yoga soon thereafter and has been teaching yoga since 2001.  Her offerings are based in thousands of hours of formal study and training (see below for details) and in living a life based in the underlying teachings of yoga.  

Kaya brings personalized attention to each individual, knowledge of anatomy and ancient texts, and humor that elicits the joy of yoga. Her skill lies in a capacity to easefully teach spontaneously according to the student and to clearly explain complex concepts.  

Kaya is registered at the highest possible level with the National Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500), allowing her to teach and mentor teachers at the 500 hour level.  She co-directs a yoga collective, Emeryville Yoga & Wellness Center, with her husband and is on the teaching staff for yoga yoga trainings at SMC.  She is on the teaching staff of teacher trainings at the Stress Management Center of Marin and enjoys working with and coaching other yoga teachers and being a part of a community of yoga teachers who teach with intelligence and integrity and continues her studies with illuminating teachers in the Advaita Vedanta tradition, including Swami Dayananda Saraswati,  Swami Tattvavidananda and Carol Whitfield. 

Kaya's offerings include 

  • Yoga Classes 
  • Yoga Therapy Sessions
  • Ayurveda
  • Workshops
  • Prenatal Yoga
  • Teacher Mentoring
  • Food blog - Vedicook 
  • Yoga blog for students - TrU Yogi  


"Kaya is a knowledgeable practitioner & teacher who ensures that each person works at the best level for personal success." ~ Jane S, Oakland


"I just wanted to write and say thank you as well as tell you how much I've appreciated your guidance this past year. Your teaching has really deepened my practice."  ~ Anne M, San Francisco


Schools, Associations & Certifications

Yoga Alliance
E-RYT 500 - highest possible accreditation (can provide continuing education and 200 & 500-hour teacher trainings in yoga)

IAYT Yoga Therapist
Recognized as a Yoga Therapist by the International Assoc. of Yoga Therapists

Master Yoga Academy, 2001-2009
8 years & 1,600 hours training in Svaroopa® Yoga 
  • Svaroopa®  Yoga Certification
  • Embodyment® Yoga Therapy Certification
  • Yoga Therapy for Treating Pain
  • Yoga Therapy for Neck & Shoulders
  • Pregnancy Yoga Certification
  • Deeper Yoga Certification 
  • Yoga for Hyper-Flexibile Students
  • Gentle Yoga Certification
  • Yoga for your Back Certification
  • FoundationsTeacher Trainer Certification
  • Patanjali Yoga Sutras & Bhagavad Gita
  • Anatomy

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Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda 2006-2008 
2.5 years study with Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr. Sarita Shrestha, Dr. John Douillard, Dr.Ram Harsh Singh, Dr. Vivek Shambhag and others.  
  • Classical Hatha Yoga
  • Ayurveda and Yoga
  • Pranayama
  • Lifestyle Counseling
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Pulse Analysis
  • Women's Health
  • Digestive Health
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Yoga & Pranayama
  • Ayurvedic Psychology
  • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Basic Sanskrit

Ayurvedic Studies with Dr. Sarita Shrestha
  •   Women's Health, Conception, Prenatal and Postnatal care

Vedic Vidya Institute 
& Hart deFouw, 2006-2010
  • Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology)
  • Hasta Samudrika (Vedic Hand Analysis)
  • Vaastu (Vedic Structure, Arrangement & Design)





In this video, the renowned Swami Dayananda Saraswati speaks breifly on why one might study the teachings of the vedic  tradition.  - Kaya


Contact Kaya at 415-847-7084 or yogawithkaya@gmail.com 
Classes, workshops and sessions in Yoga Therapy, Yoga, Ayurveda, teacher Mentoring and Yoga Philosophy in the Bay Area (Emeryville), Northern California and by phone. With advanced training in Svaroopa® Yoga, Kaya has also spent over a decade in deep formal study of classical Hatha Yoga, the Vedic Tradition, Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Yoga.  Students attend Kaya's classes and sessions from Berkeley, San Francisco, Oakland, and Marin. 

  
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Svagatam! Yoga for Spinal Release with Kaya.