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About Jaia

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Jaia Amara, daughter of Appalachia, is a lifelong student and guide of the healing arts, with over 30 years of experience on the paths of Yoga, Sound Healing, and Reiki. She is the visionary behind Sacred Arts, a sanctuary for balance, well-being, and embodied living.

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Through Yoga, Jaia guides with a presence of heart, and offers a call to return to the body home as sacred ground. Through Holistic Yoga Teacher Trainings, she offers the curious an opportunity to weave ancient wisdom into modern life. Jaia has become a seasoned composer of transformational Sound Journeys, and leads the participant to deep states of stillness, discovery, and bliss. As a Holy Fire Reiki MT, Jaia has three decades of experience working with subtle energy and has been a guide for hundreds on their path to clarity, healing, and profound peace. 

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Whether through movement, sound, or energy, Jaia’s presence invites a return to wholeness– a remembrance of the sacred that lives within.

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Yoga and Meditation

 

For over 27 years, Jaia has been a dedicated sadhaka and guide, offering a living practice rooted in the depth and beauty of Yoga’s ancient lineage. Her guidance weaves energetic anatomy, yoga philosophy and elemental wisdom into a fully embodied experience.

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Honoring the traditions that have shaped her, Jaia draws from years of pilgrimage and study with her teachers, and honors the path of yoga from it's source, and is devoted to guiding others along the path, from the roots up. 

 

Follow our Instagram or events page to discover our next 200YTT.

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Reiki and Sound Baths

 

With decades of devoted practice, Jaia weaves ancient wisdom with finely tuned artistry. A certified Sound Healer and seasoned composer of transformational journeys, she has guided hundreds through immersive soundscapes using Crystal Tones Alchemy singing bowls, gongs, tuning forks, chimes, and more. Her sessions are known to evoke states of deep stillness, bliss, and transcendence. Visit Jaia's Instagram to see where she's facilitating Sound Synergy next!

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Jaia is also a Holy Fire Reiki Master/Teacher, offering energy work rooted in nearly 30 years of experience. Her work with subtle energy isn’t just healing—it’s a doorway to profound awareness, peace, and inner clarity. 

 

Schedule your 1 to 1 reiki or private sound session in her private studio and open to peace.

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Sacred Movement

 

Ecstatic Dance is a powerful form of moving meditation, inviting the body and soul to commune with the divine through intentional, ecstatic movement. Rooted in ancient traditions, dance has long been a form of medicine and devotion—unlocking new pathways in the body and allowing us to tune into higher consciousness. Through Sacred Dance, we abandon the surface mind and let the soul revel in the sacred through every gesture. Like a key, Sacred Movement opens the doorway between consciousness and psyche, guiding them to merge in the sacred unity of being.

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Schedule a private Ecstatic Dance session for you and your group, and unlock your magic!

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Sacred arts

 

In Jaia's approach to Priestess work, she bridges the connection between living a life close to spirit and staying centered in today's world. Jaia's course "Pathway"  offers an emphasis on circle craft, ceremony and ritual, and deep listening. Through her SacredCoaching, she assists in co-creating customized yoga and lifestyle programs that align with soul purpose. By leading annual holistic wellness retreats, Jaia offers an opportunity to deep dive into awareness of self, one another, and within the web of life.

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Book a session for self discovery today!

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“Dance becomes sacred as the beauty of movement communicates the divine ideal. In sacred dance, one is found and used by the soul of nature.”

Sacred Women, Sacred Dance

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