Why I Created OJAS

I’m Maria—a yoga teacher, Ayurvedic counselor, and guide for women who feel like they’ve been doing everything “right,” but still feel off. For years, I lived in that space too—checking all the boxes, but quietly running on empty. What looked like a balanced lifestyle on the outside was masking deep fatigue, anxiety, and a hormonal system that was out of sync. My cycle became more painful, sleep was broken, and I felt more and more disconnected from my body.

Yoga was the first doorway back to myself—but it wasn’t enough on its own. I wanted to understand why I felt the way I did. That search led me to explore nervous system regulation, trauma-informed movement, somatic work, and eventually Ayurveda. Everything started to make sense. I wasn’t broken—I was depleted. What I needed wasn’t more discipline. I needed nourishment, softness, and deep reconnection. This work is personal because I’ve lived it. Every practice I offer is something that helped me rebuild from the inside out.

OJAS was born from that healing process. In Ayurveda, Ojas is the subtle essence that gives us vitality, clarity, and emotional resilience. It's not just energy—it’s our ability to meet life from a place of steadiness. I created this space because it’s what I needed when I was at my lowest: a space that’s honest, grounding, and deeply supportive of women’s health—especially when it comes to hormones, energy, and nervous system balance.

Today, I hold space for women navigating similar terrain—burnout, hormonal shifts, PMS, perimenopause, anxiety, fatigue. We work gently but powerfully—through movement, sound, breath, and Ayurvedic insight—to support your cycle, your energy, and your deep capacity for balance.

This isn’t about doing more. It’s about finally learning to trust your body again.