Who is Uma?
Umā is the founding director of SATYA, experiential education in the Synergistic Alignment of Tantra, Yoga & Ayurveda.
Born in Kenya of Indian descent to a Hindu family of freedom fighters, Umā’s childhood was enriched with the values of Nature-based peoples in the wild, and the gifts of meaningful life imparted by age-old Yogic traditions.
At age 20, she entered into seclusion to begin a 14-year apprenticeship with her Shaivite guru in his Bali hermitage.
Experience
Umā has been researching and educating in the field of Laya and Kundalini Tantra Yoga for more than 30 years.
As an Ayurvedic Practitioner with a Diploma of Ayurvedic Sciences (D.A.Sc., USA) and with certification from India as a Panchakarma Specialist, she conceived and co-founded KUSH, the Ayurvedic Center for Rejuvenation at The Yoga Barn Bali in 2008 to host in-depth constitutional assessments and personalized detox/rejuvenation programs that ran under her direction until 2016.
Uma is also the founder of Aranya Ayurvedics, a range of organic, wildcraft therapeutics. She spearheads the wellness movement “Going With Nature” that provides Ayurvedic health programs and consummate Panchakarma retreats. In her health practice, “Know Thyself, Heal Thyself”, Umā continues to guide the rediscovery of true Nature and wellbeing