Jiya Julia Randall

“Spirit of the wind, lifting my wings
Spirit of the river, running through my veins
Spirit of the fire, warming my hands
Spirit of the trees, guarding this land."
Earth Song by Jiya Julia Randall

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Jiya Julia Randall is one of the founders of international yoga school and retreats organization Kula Collective and a guide for empowered and conscious living.

Jiya is a deeply connected leader who roots her teaching in the healing energy of nature.  Her teaching invites students to explore their own, unique unfolding, through profound awareness and trust in the wisdom of the Self.  Through her studies with teachers and shamans across the world, Julia has developed a powerful sense of energetic connection and a strong set of philosophical and intuitive teachings, which she shares through creative hatha and yin yoga, sacred fire and medicine ceremonies, kirtan and healing therapies.  Jiya is also a talented musician and sound healer, who seeks out native chants and medicine songs from around the world to complement her work.

Jiya is YA-certified at the ERYT-500 level and has facilitated both intensive and module-format teacher trainings at RYT-200 and RYT-300 levels for several years, through multiple schools.  Following her degree in Physics at Imperial College, London, Julia worked as an Energy Consultant and part time copywriter and editor in London, UK, before moving to Central America in 2009 to pursue a life centered on yoga and holistic health.  British by birth, Jiya is now based in Bali and teaches in Thailand, Australia, Mexico, Greece, USA, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Peru.

Julia's powerful connection to nature, passion for music, writing and creative expression, aptitude for the natural healing arts and scientific background have given her a thoroughly holistic understanding of yoga and its philosophy.  Her colorful experience of the world comes through in her unique metaphors, powerful visual meditations and shamanic journeys.  Her passion for sound is felt as she shares medicine songs in savasana, heals with sound tools in the deepest poses, and enlivens hearts through vibrant Kirtan circles.

Her compassionate teaching style invites students to explore their own experience and understand the process of healing from a personal, unique standpoint, calling on many rich and varied techniques to bring the entire Being back into balance.  In all her offerings, alongside yoga, Julia specializes in holistic health, bringing in a range of practices including energy healing; shiatzu, massage and aromatherapy; sound healing; shamanic healing, fire and cacao ceremony; pre- and post-natal care; nutrition and herbalism; and personal coaching. 

Alongside trainings, Julia holds space at her own international workshops, ceremonies and transformational retreats through her project CreateSpace, which focuses on guiding participants to find their own sacred creative expression and unique essence, whether in yoga teaching or in other forms such as art, music or writing.  Jiya is a DONA-certified doula (birthing assistant) and offers private coaching for holistic wellness, yoga teaching and personal career/life planning (please contact Jiya directly for more information). Away from her teaching life she is also a writer and singer/songwriter and is currently creating an album and a novel based on her own spiritual journey.

A strong element of Julia's intention is to empower her students to understand healing as a personal creative process, intertwined with self-development and opportunity. The pursuit of wellness is ultimately the work of finding harmony and balance with all the components of What Is.  Yoga not only develops bodily awareness but also reaches into the mental and deeply into the energetic, helping people to delve inside and explore their own, unique unfolding. 

"Yoga is so much about awareness – from the pressure of your baby toes on the ground, to the last few molecules of air leaving your nostrils, to the sensation of openness as the deepest emotions release. Extending this type of awareness to the world around me has given me an intimate relationship with my surroundings, which I seek to share as I step along my path as seeker and guide of holistic health. When learning to teach yoga, awareness of energetic space and the subtleties of healing are essential to offering a class with depth, and this forms the center of my intention in all my offerings." 

Upcoming with jiya ...

200 HR Yoga Teacher Trainings
200 hr Yoga Teacher Training: Radiant Spirit | Bumi Cinta, Bali, Indonesia
Jun 24
200 hr Yoga Teacher Training: Radiant Spirit | Bumi Cinta, Bali, Indonesia

This training offers a unique blend of traditional yoga teachings infused with the wisdom of the elements. Nested in the embrace of nature, explore the deep connection between yoga and the natural world under the guidance of Stef and Anja. 

Bali presents a unique and immersive environment that can deepen your understanding of living in ceremony with a spiritual connection to nature. Les Valley is a stunning natural landscape between lush rice terraces and pristine beaches. Our venue, Bumi Cinta has been designed for yoga practice and learning directly from nature. The self-reflective nature of yoga combined with shamanism and hands-on, sustainable living practices of permaculture will be profoundly transformative. 

With our unique blend of independent learning, coaching and immersive hands-on study in Bali, you will get a taste of living close to the land while deepening your yoga practice and awakening the teacher within. This training goes beyond traditional yoga certification; you will emerge equipped with the knowledge and skills to inspire others. Join us on this life-changing journey and become a beacon of light for yourself, your community and the planet.

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200 hr Yoga Teacher Training: Earth Embodiment | Casa Kula, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Jan 2
200 hr Yoga Teacher Training: Earth Embodiment | Casa Kula, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

The Earth Embodiment 200 hr YTT will focus on shamanic techniques for cleansing and transformation, making use of the majestic mountain scenery and mystical lake serenity that support a profound transformative energy deep within the soul. The simple living and nourishing environment of Casa Kula complements your studies, with a stunning lake-view deck, large stone temazcal sauna and beautiful flower gardens. Enjoy the support of community living as you learn how to live and breathe your yoga, taking it off the mat and into life.

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300 HR Yoga Teacher Trainings
300 HR Fusion Yoga Teacher Training | Casa Kula, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Nov 13
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300 HR Fusion Yoga Teacher Training | Casa Kula, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
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Our Guatemala 300-hr YTT explores a fusion of the practice and philosophy of the mystical traditions of Yoga, Shamanism, Ancient Wisdom, and Sound Healing. This training focuses on honing in on your essence as a teacher; following your greatest excitement towards the cultivation of your unique gifts. Through self-expansion and embodiment, we support you to radiate the teachings of yoga in your own powerful and distinct ways.

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Check out Jiya's Blog Posts here!

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Create Space and Magic Will Fill It.
Create Space and Magic Will Fill It.

By: Julia Randall

“In ‘normal’ life, the mundane is our medicine - we call a friend or cook a heavy meal and don’t leave home, journal it out or lose ourselves in a novel or a sitcom.”

An Invitation for Kings.
An Invitation for Kings.

By: Julia Randall

“To see a man standing in his power, controlling and using his energy wisely, supporting and respecting each other and those around him brings a deep and ancient feeling of rest to my inner being.”

Remember the Water.
Remember the Water.

By: Julia Randall

“When I am here, I feel alive. My skin soaks up the dew, my spine speaks to the trees, my feet become barefoot roots on the paths and my heart opens in divine creativity. I believe I could just perch here and watch, and be content. I believe that if I stay here, the right people will come to me. I believe that if I listen to this deep call, the vision for this space will emerge.”

A Tree of a Spine
A Tree of a Spine

By: Julia Randall

“I blow my prayers deep into my beautiful bundle of treasures, sharing my spirit and my journey with this fragment of the rainbow I have collected. And I place it down, under the tree. An offering to the land. An offering to the spirits. An offering to myself.”

Yoga as Medicine.
Yoga as Medicine.

By: Julia Randall

“Some might consider what these guys are doing to be the epitome of yogasana. Once upon a time, this was my goal too. And yet when I look back on my yoga journey, I see more clearly than ever before how unpredictable and fluid the path is.”

Refine to Align.
Refine to Align.

By: Jiya Randall

“A choice becomes an action, an action becomes a habit, a habit becomes an identity and an identity becomes a lifetime.”

The Flow State.
The Flow State.

By: Jiya Julia Randall

"Essential to creative flow is vulnerability - the courage to be seen. We often block ourselves through fear of failure, or through striving and struggling towards something that doesn’t fit. To stay in a place of flow asks for an underlying trust, and a surrender to the surge that drives us into our personal harmony. We keep it all going with momentum driven by passion and fulfillment."

8 Ways Through Self Doubt
8 Ways Through Self Doubt

By: Jiya Randall

"Do you ever find it difficult to get dressed, apply for a job, ask that hottie out on a date, or speak your truth? How often have you come up with a perfect idea, followed it through to a certain extent and then abandoned it in favor of something more within your comfort zone? And what about those moments when you feel yourself overwhelmed with a “vulnerability hangover” - the closing down sometimes experienced after revealing too much of ourselves?"

Yes And No Buts
Yes And No Buts

By: Julia Randall

““But”. That fateful word, master of creative collapse. A “but” is a huge wall, imposing darkness over the first part of the sentence, leaving the second half raging and ringing in the listeners’ ears.”

The Awakened Choice.
The Awakened Choice.

By: Jiya Randall

“Sometimes, all we need for knowledge to transform into wisdom is a simple moment, a morsel of understanding frozen in a few words, thoughts or actions.”