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High-quality yoga and meditation classes
designed to be accessible, welcoming, and easy to begin.
Meet our Founder:
Dr. Jivasu M.D.
Jivasu (Pradeep Kumar) is a physician and the founder of Soma Path. Soma Path is a call to return to the body for health, healing, and transformation. His work is an interface of personal experience, neuroscience, biology, energetics, and the ancient sacred traditions.
According to Jivasu, the body is humanity's common ground. Awakening its intelligence can ignite a somatic revolution, freeing us from fear, guilt, and trauma. We start to live in peace, passion, and bliss, and in harmony with all living beings.
Trained as a pediatrician in India, Jivasu spent 13 years with his wife, Dr. Karen, as volunteer physicians at the Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh and in the remote villages of the Garhwal Himalayas. It was at Sivananda that he experienced his first awakening. This awakening came to full fruition twelve years later as the realization of wholeness and freedom from the fear of death.
Jivasu affirms that his lineage is not limited to one tradition, but extends to life itself, which began long ago on Earth as a single cell. He has been deeply influenced by the teachings of Sri Aurobindo, J. Krishnamurti, and U.G. Krishnamurti.
He studied Mind-Body Medicine at Harvard's Mind-Body Medical Institute and acupuncture in Sri Lanka and at McMaster University in Canada. Over four decades, he has taught yoga, meditation, and acupuncture internationally, including at McMaster University and in Rishikesh, India. Now he is focused on teaching Soma Path both in person and online.
He has appeared on various podcasts, in Gaia and independent films, and on Cable 14 television, and has spoken extensively at many gatherings and international conferences.
He is the author of several books and manuals, among them Meditation: A Path of Relaxation, Awareness, and Expansion of Awareness; Naturality: Living According to Your Nature; Offerings in Longing and Love; Understanding Death to Live Fully and Return to the Body — The Soma Path. A book on his teachings, Awakening Begins in the Body — The Soma Path, was published by Mira Rostami.
Meet the Teachers
Matt Nash
Matthew Nash is a yoga teacher, creator, and devoted student of Dr. Jivasu, weaving traditional practice with Soma’s science-informed somatic method. He serves as a lead teacher trainer and program designer, sharing the body’s innate wisdom through classes, trainings, and educational content across the world.
Crystal Nash
Crystal Nash is a Soma Yoga instructor with training in Kundalini Yoga and holistic health coaching. Her teaching combines breathwork, energy practices, and somatic awareness to foster healing, emotional balance, and a deeper connection to the body.
Camille Peters
Camille Peters is a Soma Meditative Yoga Facilitator whose path transformed through her long study with Dr. Jivasu. With over 12 years of training in Soma, Kundalini Yoga, and Nada Yoga, she guides others toward balance, awareness, and authentic connection through meditative somatic practice.
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Kristen Pawlick
Kristen integrates Soma Yoga with her background in massage therapy, athletic therapy, and neurofunctional acupuncture to support nervous system regulation and functional strength. Her slower, intentional approach helps students tune into sensation, breath, and embodied awareness.
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Vittoria DeSimone
With over 30 years of practice, Vittoria blends Anusara, Hatha, Restorative, and Soma-inspired mindful movement with breathwork and meditation to support resilience and inner peace. As a Registered Psychotherapist, she brings depth and compassion to her teaching, creating an inclusive space for self-exploration.