Bios

Tom and Trisha Kelly founded The Soul Center Foundation in 2001. In it they envisioned a home away from home where people could come together in love and friendship to do yoga, meditate, pray, dance, study and heal in connection to Source.

Long time devotees of Paramhansa Yogananda and dedicated students of the spiritual path, their intention is to spread the teachings of soul awakening and provide a sanctuary for spiritual growth and learning.

Tom Kelly

Reverend Tom Kelly is an ordained minister, a motivational speaker and a certified yoga instructor. A former monk, he found his true calling on the spiritual path of enlightenment as a member of the Self-Realization Fellowship Monastic Order. Tom devoted 25 years to meditation and humanitarian service at SRF and travelled the world teaching the sacred art of Raja Yoga. In 1999, Tom left monastic life to expand his training and teach others self-awareness, enlightenment and soul awakening. Together with his lovely wife Trisha, he founded the Soul Center in 2001. A warm, engaging and lion-hearted sage, today Tom inspires and teaches others about the path to enlightenment through yoga classes, workshops, retreats and counseling sessions offered at the Center. Listen to Tom's weekly Soul Talk podcast.

Trisha Kelly

Trisha Kelly has been living the yogic lifestyle for almost 30 years and spent many happy years meditating, learning and serving at the international headquarters of Paramahansa Yogananda’s spiritual organization, Self-Realization Fellowship. After relocating to Encinitas, Trisha began a more intensive practice of the third of the eight steps, hatha yoga. In addition to co-founding the Soul Center with Tom, Trisha has studied with many notable teachers, including Erich Shiffmann, Gurumukh Kaur Khalsa, and Judith Lasater. Trisha’s continued love and study of metaphysics, sound, vibration, light and healing has brought her certification in many modalities, such as Soul Memory Discovery, Reiki and Spiritual Healing of Indigo Children. Combining her learning with intuitive knowing, Trisha offers private counseling and healing sessions.