Eileen is a small flower farmer, a writer and a yoga teacher. (facilitator is her more resonant word). She began taking Kundalini at the age of 20 in Los Angeles with Guru Singh and when she was pregnant with each of her children, she practiced with Gurmukh in her house.  She took a break from practicing from age 35-45, but then the awakening came that she needed to find herself again….so began the journey into her own power once more.  The writing, flowers and Kundalini all have that common thread of transformation.  

The intention at Eileen’s flower farm, Palomar Farm, is to grown a variety of native and unusual flowers reminiscent of ancient ways and days gone by. Medicinal herbs, edible plants, from the wildly weird sunflowers, to the regal romantic roses, to a chorus line of dancing dahlias! Think of it this way, a cross between your grandmother’s old-time favorites with medicinal herbs from ancient times interwoven to create both a visual and sensual feast.

Eileen is fascinated by transformation.  Through understanding the natural world of seasons and how the garden changes with each phase, so too do we, with each stage of our lives.  We are constantly changing and evolving  – which is a beautiful process, but can also be challenging at times to accept the changes and let go.  Along with the flowers in her garden, Kundalini Yoga has been Eileen’s spiritual practice which supports her soul’s evolution. Kundalini is a transformational yogic practice which encompasses all that we need to live our highest vibrational life.   She lives in Ojai, grows all varieties of old time flowers, holds sacred women’s writing circles seasonally, and teaches Kundalini Yoga.

Eileen’s Kundalini Yoga class at Soul Body Ojai is on Mondays 10:00 am – 11:30 pm.  See Full Class Schedule

Tara Matthews, L.Ac.
Soul Body Ojai Spaceholder

I entered the healing professions because it was the most natural thing in the world for me. At first, in college, I studied for medical school because, as an academic, it made perfect sense. Being a doctor would allow me to help. But I also found yoga in college and the practice opened abilities that were not well defined in the western model. A minor injury to my knee as a young adult brought me to Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine, and that was the both the end and the beginning. I began my studies in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine before I left my undergraduate program and there was only destiny before me.

My yoga practice evolved into teacher trainings, from Hatha to Iyengar and then to Kundalini. And again, I never looked back. Chinese Medicine, Daoism and Kundalini Yoga became framework and lifework, a deep remembering, as they still are,almost 20 years later. In between, I have studied Earth based medicines, energywork, Sat Nam Rasayan, and within a dear Priestess lineage. Working as a solo practitioner for over a decade, my practices became my life.

Upon moving to Ventura County with my family, I found my community and the deeper calling of holding space for other healers and teachers has become an equal calling to my healing work. While I continue to deepen my studies with my own teachers, I also find happiness in providing openings for others to find their path, too~ in real ways. From offering Retreats and Journeys, Teacher Trainings, classes, and healing sessions. These offerings both stretch and nourish me.

There are callings and then there are mandates. Soul Body Ojai is a mandate for me. The community, the land, the space, the inner and outer space of it…the students and clients who move through our doors and classes and under our hands in the treatment rooms, the teachers and practitioners who are my family. This community is a great privilege to be a part of. And there is room to grow together. (And we do!) Thank you for reading this far and sharing my story with me. If I can help remind you of the medicine you bring into this world, I would love to be of service.