HEAL YOUR TRAUMA TO UNLOCK SELF-LOVE
Book your complimentary 1-hour trauma discovery session to explore the specific impacts of trauma in your life, craft a clear vision for your desired results, and uncover any hidden obstacles that may hinder your progress. You'll get a personalized action plan for your next steps forward.
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"Our intention at Soma Ashram is to guide individuals on a journey of spiritual transformation through three essential layers: empowering individuals to trans|mute their trauma using ancient Ayurvedic wisdom, trans|form wholistically in mind, body, and spirit, and ultimately trans|c-end to a state of optimal health and inner harmony."
HEAL YOUR TRAUMA TO UNLOCK SELF-LOVE
Book your complimentary 1-hour trauma discovery session to explore the specific impacts of trauma in your life, craft a clear vision for your desired results, and uncover any hidden obstacles that may hinder your progress. You'll get a personalized action plan for your next steps forward.
"Our intention at Soma Ashram is to guide individuals on a journey of spiritual transformation through three essential layers: empowering individuals to trans|mute their trauma using ancient Ayurvedic wisdom, trans|form wholistically in mind, body, and spirit, and ultimately trans|c-end to a state of optimal health and inner harmony."
OFFERINGS🝐
Sacred Journeys of Healing and Transformation
Private Sessions
Exclusive One-on-One Healing: Transformative Private Client Work with Personalized Ayurveda and Tantra for Deep Inner Balance & Vitality. Experience a unique, personalized journey of healing with our exclusive private client work rooted in the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and Tantra. Tailored to your individual needs, this one-on-one approach delves deep into your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Through a blend of time-honored practices and modern insights, we guide you toward profound inner balance, vitality, and self-awareness. Whether you seek to heal from past traumas, restore harmony in your life, or awaken your inner potential, our bespoke sessions provide a sacred space for true transformation.
Sacred Bodywork
Awakening the Divine Within. Immerse yourself in the profound experience of Sacred Bodywork, where ancient techniques meet the sacredness of your physical and spiritual being. This deeply intuitive practice honors the body as a temple, using a blend of Ayurvedic massage, energy work, and tantric practices to release tension, awaken dormant energies, and restore a deep sense of connection to self. Each session is a journey into the sacred, designed to realign your body’s natural rhythms, balance your chakras, and nurture your soul. Allow yourself to be held in a space of unconditional love and healing, where every movement is a prayer and every moment a step toward wholeness.
Ayurvedic Cuisine & Catering
Our Ayurvedic Cuisine & Catering services provide nourishing meals tailored to your unique dosha (body type) and health goals, using organic, seasonal ingredients to promote balance and vitality. In addition to our personalized catering options, we offer the convenience of purchasing Kitchari packs and other specialty items made to order, allowing you to enjoy the healing benefits of Ayurvedic cooking at home. Whether for a special event or daily support, our expertly crafted dishes nurture your body, mind, and spirit with every bite. Let us bring the ancient art of Ayurveda to your table.
OFFERINGS🝐
Sacred Journeys of Healing and Transformation
Private Sessions
Exclusive One-on-One Healing: Transformative Private Client Work with Personalized Ayurveda and Tantra for Deep Inner Balance & Vitality. Experience a unique, personalized journey of healing with our exclusive private client work rooted in the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and Tantra. Tailored to your individual needs, this one-on-one approach delves deep into your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Through a blend of time-honored practices and modern insights, we guide you toward profound inner balance, vitality, and self-awareness. Whether you seek to heal from past traumas, restore harmony in your life, or awaken your inner potential, our bespoke sessions provide a sacred space for true transformation.
Sacred Bodywork
Awakening the Divine Within. Immerse yourself in the profound experience of Sacred Bodywork, where ancient techniques meet the sacredness of your physical and spiritual being. This deeply intuitive practice honors the body as a temple, using a blend of Ayurvedic massage, energy work, and tantric practices to release tension, awaken dormant energies, and restore a deep sense of connection to self. Each session is a journey into the sacred, designed to realign your body’s natural rhythms, balance your chakras, and nurture your soul. Allow yourself to be held in a space of unconditional love and healing, where every movement is a prayer and every moment a step toward wholeness.
Ayurvedic Cuisine & Catering
Our Ayurvedic Cuisine & Catering services provide nourishing meals tailored to your unique dosha (body type) and health goals, using organic, seasonal ingredients to promote balance and vitality. In addition to our personalized catering options, we offer the convenience of purchasing Kitchari packs and other specialty items made to order, allowing you to enjoy the healing benefits of Ayurvedic cooking at home. Whether for a special event or daily support, our expertly crafted dishes nurture your body, mind, and spirit with every bite. Let us bring the ancient art of Ayurveda to your table.
DIFFERENCE
Various approaches exist for addressing trauma. Let's explore their differences.
Drug Therapy
Talk Therapy
Ayurveda
Approach
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Utilizes prescription medications, such as antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, or mood stabilizers, to alleviate symptoms of trauma.
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Involves verbal communication with a licensed therapist to explore thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to trauma.
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An ancient wholistic healing system that combines lifestyle changes, herbal remedies, dietary adjustments, and practices like yoga and meditation to promote balance and well-being.
Addressing Root Causes
Primarily targets symptoms rather than root causes. While medications can provide relief, they do not address underlying issues related to trauma.
Aims to uncover and process root causes of trauma through various techniques (e.g., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy). Focuses on emotional and cognitive patterns.
Focuses on identifying imbalances in the body, mind, and spirit. Considers personal constitution (dosha) and emphasizes treating root causes through wholistic practices.
Side Effects
Potential for significant side effects, including weight gain, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, and withdrawal symptoms. Long-term use may lead to dependency.
Generally minimal, though some individuals may experience emotional discomfort as they process difficult experiences. Can lead to breakthroughs and personal growth.
Generally minimal when followed under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Herbal remedies may have interactions, so it's important to consult with a professional.
Outcome
In Summary-
Each approach to addressing trauma has its strengths and limitations
Each approach to addressing trauma has its strengths and limitations
Quick relief for acute symptoms, which can be beneficial in crisis situations. Often used in conjunction with other therapeutic methods for a more holistic approach.
Drug Therapy can provide immediate symptom relief but may overlook deeper issues and has potential side effects.
Offers a safe space for exploration and healing, often leading to long-term change. Requires commitment and may take time to see results.
Talk Therapy encourages exploration of emotions and thoughts, addressing root causes but may require time to achieve lasting results.
Promotes overall well-being and encourages self-awareness. Offers tools for managing stress and emotional health, with an emphasis on prevention and lifestyle changes.
Ayurveda offers a wholistic approach, promoting balance and prevention while focusing on root causes but may require lifestyle changes and commitment. A comprehensive treatment plan for trauma may incorporate elements from all three approaches, tailored to the individual’s needs and preferences.
DIFFERENCE
Various approaches exist for addressing trauma. Let's explore their differences.
Drug Therapy
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Approach
Utilizes prescription medications, such as antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, or mood stabilizers, to alleviate symptoms of trauma.
Talk Therapy
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Approach
Ayurveda
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Approach
An ancient wholistic healing system that combines lifestyle changes, herbal remedies, dietary adjustments, and practices like yoga and meditation to promote balance and well-being.
Addressing Root Causes
Side Effects
Outcome
In Summary-Each approach to addressing trauma has its strengths and limitations
Primarily targets symptoms rather than root causes. While medications can provide relief, they do not address underlying issues related to trauma.
Potential for significant side effects, including weight gain, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, and withdrawal symptoms. Long-term use may lead to dependency.
Quick relief for acute symptoms, which can be beneficial in crisis situations. Often used in conjunction with other therapeutic methods for a more holistic approach.
Drug Therapy can provide immediate symptom relief but may overlook deeper issues and has potential side effects.
Aims to uncover and process root causes of trauma through various techniques (e.g., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy). Focuses on emotional and cognitive patterns.
Generally minimal, though some individuals may experience emotional discomfort as they process difficult experiences. Can lead to breakthroughs and personal growth.
Offers a safe space for exploration and healing, often leading to long-term change. Requires commitment and may take time to see results.
Talk Therapy encourages exploration of emotions and thoughts, addressing root causes but may require time to achieve lasting results.
Focuses on identifying imbalances in the body, mind, and spirit. Considers personal constitution (dosha) and emphasizes treating root causes through wholistic practices.
Generally minimal when followed under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Herbal remedies may have interactions, so it's important to consult with a professional.
Promotes overall well-being and encourages self-awareness. Offers tools for managing stress and emotional health, with an emphasis on prevention and lifestyle changes.
Ayurveda offers a wholistic approach, promoting balance and prevention while focusing on root causes but may require lifestyle changes and commitment. A comprehensive treatment plan for trauma may incorporate elements from all three approaches, tailored to the individual’s needs and preferences.
✨TESTIMONIALS
✨TESTIMONIALS
ABOUT
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Vella
A native to Buffalo, NY, Vella is an Ayurvedic Practitioner guiding you on a path towards balance and harmony in resonance with nature’s five elements inviting you to become your purest self and whose experience is seated in Higher Education, Energy Medicine, Alchemy, and the ancient esoteric of Ayurveda, Vedic & Tantric Wisdom as well as Psychosynthesis- a transpiritual psychology.
Vella’s own spiritual awakening came after a physical injury impacted her life causing her to experience years of intense chronic pain, anxiety, depression, dysregulation in the body and nervous system. From this level of awareness, she began to explore and embrace her own inner trauma buried deeply within the depths of the psyche. By connecting with the omnipresence and deepening into conscious living she met the devotional practice of self-love. Vella could learn to observe rather than attach and consciously unifiy with the fragmented aspects of self (or sub-personalities) lifting societal and self-imposed cognitive distortions based in outdated narratives and programing no longer serving the body・mind. ✨From this alchemical experience, receiving direct transmission from spirit to illuminate the path offering wisdom & guidance to those who are awakening to their soulful journey towards expansion —applying the tools and ancient teachings through the lens of Ayurveda blending Kriya, Himalayan Kundalini, Meditation, Pranayama and Naad as practiced by the great Rishis (yogis | seers) on re-wiring the sub-conscious, creating new neural pathways and aligning with the universal energy to shift the paradigm through mastery of the alchemist within.
At Soma Ahram, Vella integrates her knowledge, intuition and experience with the over 6,000 year old spiritual life science of Ayurveda. By doing so, she connects with the intelligence of subtle energy encouraging harmony, balance and healing to the body・mind with practical tools for deep trans|formative experiences to occur instantly on a biochemical level. With a life-long passion for cooking, Vella believes that one’s diet is of utmost importance towards achieving wholeness and that what we choose to take in ought to be intentional, created in love and with care. This is because what we digest not only nourishes and sustains the body・ mind, it is through food we ingest the transfer of energy from the environment as well as the host into the ingredients, and into our sacred vessel. Food can heal and in some cases, cause dis・ease. Eating is a sacred ritual✨ Cultivating conscious eating along with basic knowledge in food combining and proper ways to support digestion is vital to one’s overall health and wellness. The gut is a powerful brain that informs the way we think and how we perform. Aligning to an Ayurvedic diet can eliminate toxins and significantly improve gut health.
Vella’s own spiritual awakening came after a physical injury impacted her life causing her to experience years of intense chronic pain, anxiety, depression, dysregulation in the body and nervous system. From this level of awareness, she began to explore and embrace her own inner trauma buried deeply within the depths of the psyche. By connecting with the omnipresence and deepening into conscious living she met the devotional practice of self-love. Vella could learn to observe rather than attach and consciously unifiy with the fragmented aspects of self (or sub-personalities) lifting societal and self-imposed cognitive distortions based in outdated narratives and programing no longer serving the body・mind. ✨From this alchemical experience, receiving direct transmission from spirit to illuminate the path offering wisdom & guidance to those who are awakening to their soulful journey towards expansion —applying the tools and ancient teachings through the lens of Ayurveda blending Kriya, Himalayan Kundalini, Meditation, Pranayama and Naad as practiced by the great Rishis (yogis | seers) on re-wiring the sub-conscious, creating new neural pathways and aligning with the universal energy to shift the paradigm through mastery of the alchemist within.
At Soma Ahram, Vella integrates her knowledge, intuition and experience with the over 6,000 year old spiritual life science of Ayurveda. By doing so, she connects with the intelligence of subtle energy encouraging harmony, balance and healing to the body・mind with practical tools for deep trans|formative experiences to occur instantly on a biochemical level. With a life-long passion for cooking, Vella believes that one’s diet is of utmost importance towards achieving wholeness and that what we choose to take in ought to be intentional, created in love and with care. This is because what we digest not only nourishes and sustains the body・ mind, it is through food we ingest the transfer of energy from the environment as well as the host into the ingredients, and into our sacred vessel. Food can heal and in some cases, cause dis・ease. Eating is a sacred ritual✨ Cultivating conscious eating along with basic knowledge in food combining and proper ways to support digestion is vital to one’s overall health and wellness. The gut is a powerful brain that informs the way we think and how we perform. Aligning to an Ayurvedic diet can eliminate toxins and significantly improve gut health.
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Vella holds a Master of Science in Education and is a Certified Psychosynthesis Life Coach, a Certified Practical Homeopath, an Emerging Ayurvedic Practitioner specializing in Ayurvedic Psychology & Sacred Bodywork, a Vedic & Tantric Yoga Therapist, LightWorker, and Energy Alchemist. Her affiliations are with the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA ), serving as Chair on the Student Subcommittee as well as the Yoga Alliance. Her special Trainings & practices are rooted in Yoga Veda Academy For Ayurvedic Medicine, Psychospiritual Institute, Sattva Yoga Academy, Canisius College, Practical Homeopathy with Joette Calabrese, Matthew Wood Institute Of Herbalism, NAMA, Ayurvedic Living Institute. Vella anticipates Board Certification in Ayurveda in 2025.
Guiding my practice with Sattva grace, integrity and deep compassion for all beautiful beings who are on their journey. Honoring my dharma with intention to shine light illuminating the path of self- mastery in my community and with the collective.
Guiding my practice with Sattva grace, integrity and deep compassion for all beautiful beings who are on their journey. Honoring my dharma with intention to shine light illuminating the path of self- mastery in my community and with the collective.
♡ Vella
भक्ति
Namaste.
om shanti shanti shanti🎶
hari om tat sat
भक्ति
Namaste.
om shanti shanti shanti🎶
hari om tat sat
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The Alchemist's Journey 🔱
Trans|mute
Alchemize
Identify and understand the behaviors that are currently contributing to your health challenges and that will help you move towards living more of the life you desire. We will focus on the highest leverage behaviors that make the biggest impact first. Unveil and understand any hidden obstacles or resistance you may have to making changes that will help you move towards your desired outcome.
Trans|form
Evolve
Take responsibility for your health by identifying any areas where you are blaming people or circumstances for your behaviors so that you can become empowered to create changes that will promote a deep sense of self- awareness and healing. Modify your environments and your daily routines so that they align with prioritizing your health rather than working against you and causing distress.
Trans|c-end
Elevate
Ayurveda emphasizes the importance of addressing the root cause of trauma, which may involve exploring past experiences, working through emotions, and fostering self-awareness. Ayurvedic therapies such as Abhyanga (self-massage) and Shirodhara (oil pouring therapy) can be beneficial in releasing emotional blockages and promoting relaxation.
Furthermore, Ayurveda recognizes the interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit, and emphasizes the cultivation of positive thoughts, emotions, and attitudes as integral to healing.
Furthermore, Ayurveda recognizes the interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit, and emphasizes the cultivation of positive thoughts, emotions, and attitudes as integral to healing.
ABOUT
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Vella
A native to Buffalo, NY, Vella is an Ayurvedic Practitioner guiding you on a path towards balance and harmony in resonance with nature’s five elements inviting you to become your purest self and whose experience is seated in Higher Education, Energy Medicine, Alchemy, and the ancient esoteric of Ayurveda, Vedic & Tantric Wisdom as well as Psychosynthesis- a transpiritual psychology.
Vella’s own spiritual awakening came after a physical injury impacted her life causing her to experience years of intense chronic pain, anxiety, depression, dysregulation in the body and nervous system. From this level of awareness, she began to explore and embrace her own inner trauma buried deeply within the depths of the psyche. By connecting with the omnipresence and deepening into conscious living she met the devotional practice of self-love. Vella could learn to observe rather than attach and consciously unifiy with the fragmented aspects of self (or sub-personalities) lifting societal and self-imposed cognitive distortions based in outdated narratives and programing no longer serving the body・mind. ✨From this alchemical experience, receiving direct transmission from spirit to illuminate the path offering wisdom & guidance to those who are awakening to their soulful journey towards expansion —applying the tools and ancient teachings through the lens of Ayurveda blending Kriya, Himalayan Kundalini, Meditation, Pranayama and Naad as practiced by the great Rishis (yogis | seers) on re-wiring the sub-conscious, creating new neural pathways and aligning with the universal energy to shift the paradigm through mastery of the alchemist within.
At Soma Ahram, Vella integrates her knowledge, intuition and experience with the over 6,000 year old spiritual life science of Ayurveda. By doing so, she connects with the intelligence of subtle energy encouraging harmony, balance and healing to the body・mind with practical tools for deep trans|formative experiences to occur instantly on a biochemical level. With a life-long passion for cooking, Vella believes that one’s diet is of utmost importance towards achieving wholeness and that what we choose to take in ought to be intentional, created in love and with care. This is because what we digest not only nourishes and sustains the body・ mind, it is through food we ingest the transfer of energy from the environment as well as the host into the ingredients, and into our sacred vessel. Food can heal and in some cases, cause dis・ease. Eating is a sacred ritual✨ Cultivating conscious eating along with basic knowledge in food combining and proper ways to support digestion is vital to one’s overall health and wellness. The gut is a powerful brain that informs the way we think and how we perform. Aligning to an Ayurvedic diet can eliminate toxins and significantly improve gut health.
Vella’s own spiritual awakening came after a physical injury impacted her life causing her to experience years of intense chronic pain, anxiety, depression, dysregulation in the body and nervous system. From this level of awareness, she began to explore and embrace her own inner trauma buried deeply within the depths of the psyche. By connecting with the omnipresence and deepening into conscious living she met the devotional practice of self-love. Vella could learn to observe rather than attach and consciously unifiy with the fragmented aspects of self (or sub-personalities) lifting societal and self-imposed cognitive distortions based in outdated narratives and programing no longer serving the body・mind. ✨From this alchemical experience, receiving direct transmission from spirit to illuminate the path offering wisdom & guidance to those who are awakening to their soulful journey towards expansion —applying the tools and ancient teachings through the lens of Ayurveda blending Kriya, Himalayan Kundalini, Meditation, Pranayama and Naad as practiced by the great Rishis (yogis | seers) on re-wiring the sub-conscious, creating new neural pathways and aligning with the universal energy to shift the paradigm through mastery of the alchemist within.
At Soma Ahram, Vella integrates her knowledge, intuition and experience with the over 6,000 year old spiritual life science of Ayurveda. By doing so, she connects with the intelligence of subtle energy encouraging harmony, balance and healing to the body・mind with practical tools for deep trans|formative experiences to occur instantly on a biochemical level. With a life-long passion for cooking, Vella believes that one’s diet is of utmost importance towards achieving wholeness and that what we choose to take in ought to be intentional, created in love and with care. This is because what we digest not only nourishes and sustains the body・ mind, it is through food we ingest the transfer of energy from the environment as well as the host into the ingredients, and into our sacred vessel. Food can heal and in some cases, cause dis・ease. Eating is a sacred ritual✨ Cultivating conscious eating along with basic knowledge in food combining and proper ways to support digestion is vital to one’s overall health and wellness. The gut is a powerful brain that informs the way we think and how we perform. Aligning to an Ayurvedic diet can eliminate toxins and significantly improve gut health.
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Vella holds a Master of Science in Education and is a Certified Psychosynthesis Life Coach, a Certified Practical Homeopath, an Emerging Ayurvedic Practitioner specializing in Ayurvedic Psychology & Sacred Bodywork, a Vedic & Tantric Yoga Therapist, LightWorker, and Energy Alchemist. Her affiliations are with the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA ), serving as Chair on the Student Subcommittee as well as the Yoga Alliance. Her special Trainings & practices are rooted in Yoga Veda Academy For Ayurvedic Medicine, Psychospiritual Institute, Sattva Yoga Academy, Canisius College, Practical Homeopathy with Joette Calabrese, Matthew Wood Institute Of Herbalism, NAMA, Ayurvedic Living Institute. Vella anticipates Board Certification in Ayurveda in 2025.
Guiding my practice with Sattva grace, integrity and deep compassion for all beautiful beings who are on their journey. Honoring my dharma with intention to shine light illuminating the path of self- mastery in my community and with the collective.
Guiding my practice with Sattva grace, integrity and deep compassion for all beautiful beings who are on their journey. Honoring my dharma with intention to shine light illuminating the path of self- mastery in my community and with the collective.
♡ Vella
भक्ति
Namaste.
om shanti shanti shanti🎶
hari om tat sat
भक्ति
Namaste.
om shanti shanti shanti🎶
hari om tat sat
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The Alchemist's Journey 🔱
Trans|mute
Alchemize
Identify and understand the behaviors that are currently contributing to your health challenges and that will help you move towards living more of the life you desire. We will focus on the highest leverage behaviors that make the biggest impact first. Unveil and understand any hidden obstacles or resistance you may have to making changes that will help you move towards your desired outcome.
Trans|form
Evolve
Take responsibility for your health by identifying any areas where you are blaming people or circumstances for your behaviors so that you can become empowered to create changes that will promote a deep sense of self- awareness and healing. Modify your environments and your daily routines so that they align with prioritizing your health rather than working against you and causing distress.
Trans|c-end
Elevate
Ayurveda emphasizes the importance of addressing the root cause of trauma, which may involve exploring past experiences, working through emotions, and fostering self-awareness. Ayurvedic therapies such as Abhyanga (self-massage) and Shirodhara (oil pouring therapy) can be beneficial in releasing emotional blockages and promoting relaxation.
Furthermore, Ayurveda recognizes the interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit, and emphasizes the cultivation of positive thoughts, emotions, and attitudes as integral to healing.
Furthermore, Ayurveda recognizes the interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit, and emphasizes the cultivation of positive thoughts, emotions, and attitudes as integral to healing.
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