About Supreme Release Yoga

You are the Supreme presence, at all times.

You Are Whole and Complete, Just as You Are

Supreme Release Yoga {SRY} is a therapeutic approach rooted in the teaching that you are the Supreme presence, at all times. SRY offers a direct process of peeling away all the layers that block the recognition of the supreme truth of yourself. While mainstream approaches to Yoga are often caught up in a mindset of lack and striving to gain or fix something, SRY, is a direct, but gentle, approach to resolving and revealing all pain and distortions of the body and the mind. Through SRY, you experience the wholeness that already is you.

Read on about the form of yoga that Kaya and teachers she trains share with the world.

“Yoga is meant to be deep, not hard.”

– Kaya

About Supreme Release Yoga (SRY)

SRY is centered on a blissful, accessible, and effective āsana practice of deep and direct relaxation of the core muscles of the body, specifically the deep muscles along the spine.

The spine is the central channel of the musculoskeletal system, the nervous system, and the subtle body channels. The spine is also known as the conduit of the supreme spiritual process. When the spine is compressed, tight, rigid, blocked, or overworked, then the body, health, mind, emotions, and the spiritual process are distorted. When we release and nourish the spine, we release what blocks the recognition and expression of the supreme Self.

Beyond the blissful āsana practices, SRY incorporates the full spectrum of the timeless Vedic approach, including Ayurveda, Vedic Design {Vastu}, Vedic Astrology {Jyotisha}, and the Yogic teachings of Vedānta and Tantra. These inter-connected systems create a truly complete approach to holistic healing, true transformation and inner illumination.

“You lack nothing and Yoga can not give you anything. Yet the practices and teachings of Yoga allow you to discover everything.”

– Kaya

“No mats, no mirrors, no sweat. Life is hard enough. Yoga is not for achieving an athletic or aesthetic goal. It is a sacred opportunity to discover your Self.”

– Kaya

True Yoga is resolution.

The SRY practice resolves tension, obstacles, misperceptions, and distortions until what remains is the nectar of the self-satisfied Self.

SUPREME RELEASE YOGA IS REPLENISHING, COMPASSIONATE, BLISSFUL, HEALING, AND TRANSFORMATIVE.

SRY offers an effective framework that peels back the layers of misperception of Yoga to reveal the meanings behind the practices. What comes is compassionate clarity — free from rigidity — that allows each person to experience the nectar of Yoga in daily life.

SRY works on all levels of being:

  • At the level of the physical body, you release tension in the central muscles along the spine.
  • At the level of the subtle body, you gather the inner nectar of rejuvenation {soma}, increase the flow of life force {prāna}, and ignite the power transformation {agni}.
  • At the level of the life, you experience inner and outer shifts that allows for a dharmic, engaged and joyful life in which you are available for everything!
  • At the level of the intellect, you cultivate a viewpoint that allows for clarity, well-aimed action, and glad acceptance.

Through all of this you merge into the bliss of being and integrate it all into life and the world. This creates the opportunity to live Yoga in every moment, sharing that nectar in relationships, work, and the world.

Discover the nectar within. Attend an upcoming SRY training

In-Person Program

Register for ŚRY Fundamentals

April 17, 2020 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. The Little Church, Portland, OR

Watch the Welcome Video

What you'll learn

  • The most powerful poses for everyday practice
  • Teaching pedagogy to share each pose  effectively
  • Propping for different bodies
  • Hands-on teacher alignments
  • Sequencing
  • A deeper understanding of how to help students see the value of slowing down, doing less.
  • A look at the true purpose of Yoga and how it fits the SRY model of practice.

The Components of SRY

Supreme Release Yoga offers a full spectrum of blissful spinal opening, holistic mind-body healing, life transformation and inner recognition of the Self of the self.

The methods described below are the underpinnings of the SRY practice. ~ they are embedded the foundation of the philosophy and practice of Supreme Release Yoga. 

These sister-tools of the Vedic tradition are the ones that Kaya applied in her private practice with clients and students for 18 years.  These techniques are seamlessly threaded into every offering with Kaya including experiential immersions, trainings for teachers, online courses, mentoring, or private therapeutic work, you will experience the full spectrum of the Vedic tradition.

Asana

Depletion has become a lifestyle. Most modern interpretations of Yoga asana add to this mindset that the body must be cleansed and purified. But the bliss of Yoga comes from discovering the nectar that lives inside of you and allowing it to gently guide and nourish your body into a state of openness from the inside out. This is the essence of the SRY approach.

SRY asana is slow and deliberate, but it goes much deeper than other restorative or meditative approaches. The poses release tension in the muscles attached to the spine – especially the uber-tight and depleted pelvic and thoracic muscles. This increases internal space and resolves problematic mental and emotional patterns mapped in the subtle body.

The result is a realignment of the body, improved internal organ function, and a subtle body transformation that offers an experience of surrender, peace, and self-awareness.

Vedic Philosophy

Depletion has become a lifestyle. Most modern interpretations of Yoga asana add to this mindset that the body must be cleansed and purified. But the bliss of Yoga comes from discovering the nectar that lives inside of you and allowing it to gently guide and nourish your body into a state of openness from the inside out. This is the essence of the SRY approach.

SRY asana is slow and deliberate, but it goes much deeper than other restorative or meditative approaches. The poses release tension in the muscles attached to the spine – especially the uber-tight and depleted pelvic and thoracic muscles. This increases internal space and resolves problematic mental and emotional patterns mapped in the subtle body.

The result is a realignment of the body, improved internal organ function, and a subtle body transformation that offers an experience of surrender, peace, and self-awareness.

Sacred Sound and Mantra

Sanskrit forms the foundation of Yoga. It is how the teachings were codified and passed down with accuracy. The wisdom truly rests upon and is revealed through Sanskrit’s divine syntax.

We honor and utilize Sanskrit to truly understand and live the teachings of Yoga. Threading mantra into the advanced practice provides the benefit of both the powerful vibration {the sounds of Sanskrit dance along the spine!} and the profound meanings embedded into the words.

The unfoldment of key Sanskrit terms are incorporated into all trainings (and follow my Instagram feed for #SanskritwithKaya. 

Ayurveda

Ayurveda, the timeless healing system of India, makes the yogic lifestyle a daily reality. It provides a deep understanding of the unique makeup of your body and psychology, and that of clients and loved ones, and allows yogis to gain objectivity about the highs and lows of health. Through this, it is possible to galvanize strengths and reduce vulnerabilities, resulting in a richer experience of life.

Ayurveda is woven into all parts of my life and programs. SRY teachers learn how to use SRY poses to balance the doshas, seasonal considerations for sequencing classes, and ways to come into harmony with nature. I also offer courses on how to live and teach in accordance with Ayurveda.

The Doctrine of Karma & Jyotisha

The doctrine of Karma offers profound insight and perspective shift regarding life’s seeming mystery. Through these profound and essential teachings, we resolve the veil of confusion regarding our circumstances in life. What was previously hidden becomes revealed through the study of the unseeable factors of reality that lead us to the present moment and allow us to direct our free will with grace. 

I often collaborate with my husband, Michael Manzella, who is a Vedic astrologer, to teach planetary principles at play in life or about the Doctrine of Karma. I recommend anyone going through a time of personal or professionusal transition to work with Michael for a full chart reading and ongoing support. Visit JyotishResolution.com to learn more.

About Training with Kaya

Learn tool-based Yoga therapies, traditional Vedic philosophy for the modern yogi and practical business skills.
Trainings with Kaya emphasize four key pillars:

1

Hands-On SRY Tools

Learn and practice hands-on therapeutic tools in the Supreme Release Yoga approach to releasing spinal tension.

2

Systematic and Holistic Pedagogy
Engage in kinesthetic, tactile, auditory and visual learning capacities with a methodology for teaching teachers that allows you to successfully learn, digest and apply the material in the real world.

3

Healing the Healer
Retreat-like immersion in the techniques heals YOU while you simultaneously learn to apply those tools to others.

4

Sharing Sangha
Your community of supportive yogis grows and deepens as you spend time learning, partner pairing and healing together.

Complimentary SRY Yoga Practice

Supreme Release Yoga is calming, grounding, and nourishing. 

You can open up a world within that has an inner divinity and stability that abides even amidst the most challenging of circumstances. 

Set aside an hour and experience the power of SRY!