Somaraja

Purifiy . Re-Balance. Rejuvenate.

Mountain Medicine

Somarāja is an Ayurvedic clinic, spa, and retreat sanctuary located on one of five mountain peaks overlooking the city of Boulder, Colorado.

At an altitude of 7400ft., amidst the pine forests of Flagstaff Mountain, we are adjacent to the scenic expanse of Walker Ranch and the Meyers Gulch Trailhead. This wilderness preserve is an ecotone, a juncture of neighboring biospheres where the great plains meet the foothills and diverse wildlife thrives.

Experience the serene and sacred atmosphere of Flagstaff Mountain! We look forward to serving you.

—Neeshee Pandit, Menpa & Nicole Ortega, LMT

“We must strive to see people not only as they present themselves in illness, but more importantly as they would be in perfect health and balance, in full discovery of their true nature—unique in body, mind and spirit. ”

— J.R. Worsley

“The Hatha Yoga Pradipika and other similar yogic texts speak of the soma as ‘the nectar of the moon’. By pressing the tongue up through the roof of the palate and closing off the passage in the head above the sinuses and above the mouth, and entering into meditation, the yogis prevent the nectar of the moon from burning up in the ‘sun,’ which is the lower body or digestive region, the digestive fire of the navel. ”

— Adi Da Samraj

About Somaraja

We first opened our doors in 2015 on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. In 2023, we moved to Boulder, Colorado and expanded our facilities and offerings to include Āyurvedic panchakarma retreats.

We offer private consultations and treatments to support individuals in cultivating greater physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Our services include: Ayurvedic Consultations & Body Treatments, Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, Tibetan Herbal Medicine & External Therapies, Vedic Astrology Readings, & Panchakarma Rejuvenation Retreats. View our full menu of services here.

Somarāja (Skt: सोमराज) means “Moon King” and is a reference to the Moon in the Sanskrit language. Somarāja (Wyl: soma radza) is also the name of a medical treatise attributed to the sage Nāgarjuna that was influential on Tibetan medical thinking. Originally written in Sanskrit, the treatise was first translated into Chinese and then translated into Tibetan by Vairocana. The content of the text reflects a unique confluence of traditions in its presentation of Chinese pulse diagnosis, Āyurvedic tridosa theory, moxibustion points, and descriptions of materia medica unique to the Tibetan plateau.

The name of the text also suggests the value of the Moon in medicine and spirituality. The Moon governs the plant kingdom and the circulation of the life-force in the human being. The Moon is the vital essence of bodily rejuvenation.

As a name, Somarāja expresses the alchemy of healing, the transformation of yin and yang, and the cross-cultural nature of medical wisdom.

Our Seal

Seal stamps are a traditional form of signature in East Asian cultures. Today, the seal functions very well as an iconic logo design. Our seal was designed by Tibetan calligrapher, Tashi Mannox, who learned the craft of traditional seal-making from Tai Situ Rinpoche.

The concept for our seal was inspired by the mountain pine forest that our clinic is surrounded by. We proposed a design inspired by the spiral geometry found in the pinecone as a symbol of natural harmony. Tashi explored the geometries of the pinecone, noting that it formed the golden section of the fibonacci spiral. From this, Tashi discovered that five interrelating golden mean spirals are formed on a five-pointed star of construction grid lines (see top right).

Five is a significant number in medicine and spirituality—there are five elements, five phases, five Buddha families. The five spirals in the seal converge at a zero-point, suggesting the nature of emptiness and the hot point of moxibustion, from which the smoke-like qualities of healing and rejuvenation emanate.

The seal encompasses a range of symbolic meanings. Its circular symmetry suggests a mandala with the five spirals creating a sense of energetic motion within the image. The spirals are moving out from a central source, an image symbolic of evolution, growth, and expansion. In the original artwork (bottom left), the smoke-like appearance of the spirals also resemble the outline of clouds and a mandala of dancing snakes.

The inclusion of a Sun and Moon motif is traditional in Tibetan-style seals. The Sun and Moon represent the union of wisdom and compassion, of consciousness and energy, of yin and yang. The addition of the Sun and Moon motif also lends an astrological resonance to the seal.