RESERVATION POLICY

We require a credit card number or gift certificate number to reserve an appointment.

We kindly request 24 hours notice on cancelling or rescheduling appointments. If a 24-hour notice is not given, 50% of the price of the service is billed to the client. A full charge will be applied for a cancellation without notice.

LATE POLICY

If you are late for an appointment, a modified service will be performed if time permits and will end at the scheduled time. However, if time does not permit you will be charged 50% of the services selected.

REFUND POLICY

Without a 24 hr notice, with the exception of emergency situations, refunds will not be given.

GIFT CERTIFICATE POLICY

Gift Certificates must be used for services and cannot be redeemed for cash. Gift Certificates expire 180-days from the date of purchase.

Yoga Programs at Mount Madonna Center

Practitioner Bios

Body Work Practitioners

Jarica Barr, HHP, Holistic Healthcare Practitioner

Training

Heartwood Institute, Holistic Healthcare Practitioner, 2004
Certified Yoga Teacher, Sivananda Yoga Center, 2001

Styles

Swedan, Abhyanga, Swedish, Shirodhara, Hot Stone, Deep Tissue, Myofascial release, Cranial Sacral, Polarity therapy, Thai Massage, Shiatsu.

Depending on the needs of the client, Jarica uses different modalities and provides a nurturing space to allow healing to take place.

Kara Braden, CMP, Certified Massage Practitioner, RYT 200

Training

Touch Therapy Institute, Encino, 200 hour certification, CA, 2000
Various trainings taken at Touch Therapy Institute and in-house ayurvedic massage training at the Kaya Kalpa Wellness Center
Yoga Teacher Training, Mount Madonna Center, Watsonville, CA, 2005
Currently enrolled in YTT 500, Mount Madonna Center

Styles

Swedish, Deep tissue, Swedana, Abhyanga, Cranio-sacral therapy techniques, Pre-natal massage, Marma Point Face massage

Kathryn Trimble, CMP, Certified Massage Practitioner

Training

Heartwood Wholistic Health Institute, 1980

Styles

Swedan, Abhyanga, Shirodhara, Marma Point Facial Massage, Prenatal Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Master/Teaching Level Reiki

Mayana Clarissa Lisboa, CMP, Certified Massage Practitioner

Training

Yoga Teacher Certified, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 1987
Yoga Teacher Certified, Mount Madonna Center, Watsonville, California 1990
Twin Lakes College of the Healing Arts, Santa Cruz, California, 1999
A.A. Dance, Cabrillo Colllege, Aptos, California, 2004
Monterey Institute of Touch, Monterey, California, 2007

Styles

Swedan, Abhyanga, Shirodhara, Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue, Polarity Therapy, Lymphatic Massage.

Sukh Pettengill, CMP, Certified Massage Practitioner

Training

Harbin Hot Springs School of Shiatsu and Massage, 2006
Hendrickson School of Massage 200-hour certification

Styles

Orthopedic Massage
Swedish

Sukh’s 35 years of a dedicated Yoga and meditation practice helps to create a deeply restful and relaxing environment for his clients. His sensitivity, combined with a soft and nurturing touch, promotes healing and heightens self awareness.

Yoga Instruction

Kamalesh Ginger Hooven, E-RYT-500, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Counselor

Training

Yoga
Yoga Research and Education Center700 hour Yoga Teacher Training 2002-2003
Mount Madonna Center Training (homegrown) 2004
Senior Instructor in Mount Madonna’s 200 and 500 hour Yoga Teacher Trainings

Ayurveda
Diploma, Mount Madonna Institute as Lifestyle Counselor, currently pursuing Masters of Ayurveda at Mount Madonna Institute
Nutrition, Cabrillo College

Kamalesh offers private yoga classes tailored to your specific needs, including a review of your current yoga program to help you achieve maximum benefits. She also combines Yoga and Ayurveda, providing an analysis of your lifestyle and recommending a suitable health maintenance program to improve your overall sense of well being.

Yogeshwar Will Humphrey, RYT-200

Training

Yoga Teacher Training, Mount Madonna Center, Watsonville, CA, 2008
Apprentice Teacher, Yoga Teacher Training, Mount Madonna Center, 2009
Currently enrolled in Mount Madonna Center's 500 hour YTT program

Yogeshwar is one of the staff yoga instructors at Mt. Madonna, and he is also available for private yoga classes through Kaya Kalpa. He's happy to work with clients to create a class aligned with their intentions and needs, whether that means a series of gentle and slow-moving postures, a vigorous and heating flow, or anything in between. All classes will include some instruction on alignment and an emphasis on mindful attention to the breath and body.

Pratibha Queen, R.Y.T.-500, C.A.S., Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist

See description below.


Ratna Jennifer Sturz, MA, E-RYT-500

Training

Transpersonal Coach, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA, 2007-2008
Reiki, Sedona, Arizona 2007
MA Counseling, Santa Clara University, CA, 1999
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), 1998
E-RYT with Yoga Alliance, 500 hours
Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation Teacher. Mount Madonna Center since 1981

Styles

Yoga Instruction, Integral Coaching, Reiki, Counseling
Ratna brings decades of experience in transformational practices to her coaching and counseling. She supports people in finding personal unfolding and meaning through yoga, meditation, coaching and counseling.

Ayurvedic Consultations

Kamalesh Ginger Hooven, E-RYT-500, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Counselor

See description above.

Pratibha Queen, R.Y.T.-500, C.A.S.

Training

Yoga – Completed YTT at Mount Madonna Center in 1981 ; additional studies with Baba Hari Dass and Erich Schiffman.
Yoga asana and pranayama instructor internationally since 1988.
Ayurveda – Graduated from California College of Ayurveda, as a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist (C.A.S.) in 2004. Previous Ayurvedic study with Baba Hari Dass,.Dr. Vasant Lad, and R. P. Trivedi.
Private practice as Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist in Santa Cruz.
Teaches introduction to Ayurveda at MMC YTT and YSC programs, 2005-present.

Pratibha offers private yoga instruction and Ayurvedic consultations to assist you in tapping your full human being-ness. Both yoga and Ayurveda provide insights into your true nature that can enhance and support your life journey.