“Maya provides a very open minded environment for one on one consultation. Knowledge of fertility awareness and tracking is a sort of lost wisdom that every cycling person must know. I began tracking my cycle to inform my birth control practices. Maya provides an inclusive space for everyone and her lessons are informed by a deep understanding of feminist and QTPOC issues.”
— J.B.
“Maya’s calm and thoughtful nature allows for a safe-space to ask introspective and personal questions. Maya is intelligent and passionate about educating people on health, healing, and reproductive health. I enjoyed the personal nature of the course and Maya’s approachability. I gained a deeper understanding and different perspective and understanding of cycles and hormones.”
— Monel C.
“I had a baby in my own home on my own terms. And Maya basically started this whole journey for me by teaching me to take back my own body and choices. I’m forever grateful.”
— R.M.
“Our bodies are truly magical instruments but we would never know that if we listen to traditional education manuals and society’s messages. I have become a more productive and powerful woman since Maya’s teachings healed a lifetime of misinformation or no information that always blamed my body for everything- and this is a common setup affecting many others. Maya builds our bodies up past “private parts” and “time of the months” to wise, omniscient and confident works of art.
Maya is a gifted, comprehensive and thorough sexual/reproductive health and wellness expert. I have learned more from Maya than I ever have from an OB/GYN; if she ever became a doula or midwife I’d recommend her to deliver a child. Her knowledge, interest and passion for bodies and self-care is groundbreaking. I sought Maya’s help as a 40+ woman who will be a late-age mother, and I needed understanding of my body and cycles in new ways to assist healthy conception however it unfolds.
Through a combination of one-on-one online chats, email and regular charting, Maya and I discovered many areas to support as well as assets to appreciate in my unique female body, rhythm and personality. I attended Maya’s online group classes. I was shocked at the wealth of information she offered. She really put a lot into it. She shared actual slides and copies of rare research materials to assist life-changing revelations about our bodies, things we never learn in school, contradictions to what communities and families often teach girls (and boys). This was about a year ago, and sparked my interest in a new journey towards higher understanding of myself and my body. I have been focused on that ever since.
Maya has been a priceless asset in completely changing my relationship to and perspective on my body, my self and my power as a woman. I learned more about the female machine from Maya in one year than I had been taught all my life. Decoding the magic of my abilities and essence as a woman gave me confidence to kickstart goals I delayed for years, taking healthy eating habits to the next level, finding decreased energy sources and cutting back caffeine/wine as sources, never ever smoking again and committing to a set sleep schedule as much as possible. I believe I would be on the same levels I was stuck on for years had I not begun to work with Maya. However children come into my life - via conception, adoption or step-parenting- Maya pushed me to be a more powerful woman so made me a better mother.”
— Kalisha Buckhanon
“I was a biology major in college, so I have learned about my body but not to this extent. This is something I’ve never experienced before. Learning about the ovulation cycle was totally new to me. One of the most profound things was helping me understand what part of the cycle I’m in and paying attention to that. I was just totally blown away.
I started being intentional and paying more attention to my body and what she’s telling me and try to go according to that, instead of trying to do what my mind is trying to do and what other people are doing. I was so floored every single time I came to a class. It was very enlightening. I feel like I know myself a lot more than I did before.
When I came to this class, I was like, where has Maya been? I’ve needed this all my life! It was a transformation and something that I really needed personally. I was trying to get pregnant and I had no idea about my ovulation cycle. So the transformation happened and this was something that benefited me personally and I was able to apply that to where I am in life right now. So it was just so great.
I would absolutely recommend this to others a thousand times over. You don’t even know, if you don’t follow Maya already, you need to go follow her, because listen, she changed my entire life, my entire perspective on how I’m going to start communicating and listening to my body. I just want to tell as many people as I can.I liked the intimacy of all of it. I liked the privacy that Maya kept and allowed us to have in that setting, even as we were in a group. She created a space for us to just be able to get personal and she also said listen, if you don’t want to share, you don’t have to. I just enjoyed it. I really don’t have anything bad to say about it. I got really sad when it was over, like oh it’s only 4 classes, well I’ll just go back and watch the videos over again haha. Maya did a really great job and it was very on time for me.”
— Leda Touissant
“Consulting with Maya about my reproductive health was enjoyable and beneficial. There was lots to learn and she did a great job at explaining medical stuff in a way that was easy to understand, remember, and implement. I love that she encourages listening to my body. The classes are very casual and not intimidating. Maya creates a comfortable space to ask questions. Talking with Maya has encouraged me to be more mindful and patient with my body. To rethink my cycle and reproductive system in a more positive and less fearful way.”
— Onicia M.
“Our one on one experience was a safe space to ask some questions I had been curious about for a while. I wanted to do as much as I could to be in the best possible reproductive health because I wanted to have a baby in the next couple of years.
The online classes were so organized, and well researched. I felt like I learned a lot, but also like my knowledge of women’s roles in reproductive health expanded. I feel generally more well informed. I also got some real questions answered. However, I believe the most significant benefit is feeling like I have someone to call about my reproductive and sexual health. I trust Maya, her information was thorough and well researched, and she’s actually accessible. These things have significantly reduced my anxiety around these issues, especially since I have not had access to health insurance in the last few years.”
