Meet Our Faculty
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After receiving her first massage at 21, Alaya has been passionately devoted to conscious healing and embodiment for over 20 years now. Alaya has been practicing professionally in California since 1989.
A certified practitioner in Massage Therapy and Biodynamic Cranial Touch blends these two modalities in to her workshop: The Heart of Touch - A Biodynamic Approach to Bodywork.
Bodhitara Searles teaches students to be more conscious ofthemselves and theirconnection to all living things. "The work that I feel like I'm bringing into this is about amplifying their process so that it becomes a mystical one.
Bodhi Diane Searles resides in Hawaii where she is a community member involved with the development and evolution of old new ideas regarding culture, education and sustainability. Her past education in the healing profession joining the craft of hypnotherapy with the awakening process has led to many collaborative and creative projects with healers, enviromentalists and educators. She is currently receiving her Masters in Contemporary Issues in Education from Union University. ... read more about Bodhitara.
Deidre Sommers was raised within a Sufi community and by a family of healers. From a very early age, she discovered the power of love and our innate capacity to heal and awaken to our true nature. Deidre is the founder of Alchemy of the Heart, a sanctuary for conscious evolution in Calistoga, Ca. since 2002.
Deidre's mission and passion in life is being a visionary and steward of evolution. She is a certified Biodynamic practitioner and teacher of Biodynamic Cranial Touch through the Dynamic Stillness School. She is also a certified massage therapist as well as an ordained minister in professional practice in the U.S. and Europe since 1989.
Over the last 10 years of using heated and chilled sea stones & crystals to heal her clients, she created a unique sequence and theory that integrates the beautiful science of Ayurveda and the art of heated stone massage (Shila Abyhanga) called Sacred Stone Therapy. She has presented this therapy on national TV, in many international and national spas and healing centers, and at the National Ayurvedic Medical Association annual conferences.
His desire to create a venue for bodyworkers and spa technicians to receive support in foundational and continuing education not found elsewhere, was realized when he created Spa College. Spa College was launched to provide real world education for spa service providers, technicians, managers and owners with an emphasis on sustainable development and practices.
An accomplished practitioner of massage, Watsu and yoga Nicolay retreats regularly to Hawaii, Costa Rica, Antigua and California to teach, certify and inspire bodyworkers, and those looking to explore their own healing potential.