Aya Ma - Spirit Coach Ministry

04/14/2026

04/13/2026

Happy Holi! Every culture celebrates SPRING! In India, and all over the world, Holi is celebrated by throwing COLOR and dancing! Holi is the celebration of moving from the darkness (winter, dormant) into the light!

04/13/2026

And a quick pitstop to officiate a marriage for two beautiful women. 💕🏳️‍🌈🙌🏽 I performed their commitment ceremony several months ago, so today I simply asked "Do you take eachother to be lawfully wed?" And pronounced them wife and wife by the powers vested in me; a sweet and fun moment for the brides and their witnesses. 🌿

04/13/2026

Lunch at the café. I've found some time to slow down, outside of the house. It's been just over a month since closing the healing gallery. This incubation period has been busy with grandmothering and with procrastinating on the organizing that I was excited to get to. I've made small bits of progress in between bathing little toes, homeschooling and enrichment outings- and marveling at how dirty dishes seem to multiply all on their own.
My early morning dreams are steadily poking me out of my caccoon, revealing the subconscious and the flags from red to green- when stagnation creeps in, so do my guides! Romantic ties to spiritual adventures are giving way, and in their place is a settling in of the ordinary; the humble parts of the mind making another round around the spiral path of life's journey. I'm no longer a middle aged wise woman, but a crone in self discovery- not only in self reflection, but in the sitting back and observing, time of my life. The, what do I want to do when I grow up, part of my life- and the *ohhhh*... is kicking in, merging with the empty vessel. Perhaps the hidden blessing of menopause mind is just that- the empty vessel that we either struggle with or take advantage of the time to sit with the mind that doesn't cling to every list and worry. Contentment, satisfaction, joy in simply being. The alternative seems to be feelings of inadequacy, anxiety and discomfort- when the focus is too much on being bothered by these things, these human things. And yet there comes this comfort in the human things. Perhaps it's time to spend time with my drum, to get back to my asanas, to open the Crown. Writing this I see the stretching of the soul, both reaching consciousness and rooted. Ha.. isn't it funny that we think we are the gurus in our 30's. Maybe the true wisdom lies in embracing all that we do not know. 🙏🏽

03/05/2026

We have officially said goodbye to 415 S. Columbia St. in Bogalusa. We would like to extend our gratitude to all of you who supported our journey, from our first days seven years ago, all the way up to our last yoga class just last week. Opening an art gallery was one of the most challenging and rewarding adventures of our lives, and offering holistic healing in Bogalusa was one of the bravest. While the challenges often outweighed the outcomes, the lives that have been transformed through our work together here, including our own, will be touched forever.
For those of you who have reached out with concern over losing yoga and healing offerings, this is not an end, but a beginning. 🙏🏽 This page will remain active so that our transformation can be shared as the path unfolds.
Namasté- Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

02/27/2026

No filter, naked faced Friday morning on the first good night's sleep in awhile. Lighter and focused, even through the physical exhaustion of moving. Discipline becomes easier when consequences become less about punishment and settle into the natural rhythm of Nature.
There are many things running in the background that I am looking forward to sharing, until then I will share that I am officially going to be OVER 50 in a few weeks and I am claiming that as my new age for the foreseeable future. "Over 50" is a deliciously ambiguous age of wisdom and youth mingling within the mind of a mysterious body.
And now I am settling in to guide yoga for a dear group of humans who like myself, relish in the peace of practice. Today's class is our last class in this space, Riverstone HEaling Gallery, a reminder that all things in life are temporary. We will continue to gather in practice, this is not an end, but a beginning. 🙏🏽 Ommmm Shanti! ~ Aya ~

09/27/2025

Yoga means "union", which means improving the way the higher mind and the physical body work together. Yoga isn't just about poses or a work out, it is how the mind responds to the body's movements and the controlled breathing through those movements. When the body becomes peaceful, the mind will follow.

(Photo of Aya, Yogi & Owner of Riverstone)