"A letter to our co-host, producer, and most importantly, our cherished friend.

Look what we made.

Nearly five years ago, we started the Ojas Oasis podcast. Today we publish our Season 9 finale. And somehow, after all those hours of talking into microphones, the thing I most want to tell you is something I usually say when it’s just the two of us: I love you. And since it’s your birthday this week, I figured I’d say it where everyone can hear me.

Our listeners have heard me talk about my journey to becoming an Ayurvedic Doctor. You knew me while I was still becoming one. When I look back on those years, I can name the schools I went to and the teachers I learned from. I want to be just as clear about whose friendship held me through them. Erin, it was yours.

I now viscerally understand why Oprah calls Gayle her sister-friend. You’re the sister and the friend of my dreams. And whatever stage I get to stand on, however many people I’m lucky enough to help and teach about Ayurveda, I want them to know your name, too. This is something we made together.

To everyone listening, may you remember the phrase: Root To Rise. Strong roots enable us to rise and bloom in our fullest expression. In our yoga practice, sometimes that means grounding through the soles of our feet or the palms of our hands. In life, sometimes that means the friendships we sustain and nurture.

The friendship that started this podcast became Dharma through years of Devotion and showing up consistently for each other. Especially before and after the microphones are off.

Happy birthday, Erin."

- Sasha

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What happens when we stop trying to do everything on our own—and allow ourselves to be supported? How might our relationship with ourselves change when we feel safe enough to be seen by others?

Today, we're joined by Ferny Barcelo, an Austin-based holistic psychotherapist, licensed professional counselor supervisor, yoga instructor, and women’s mentor.

For over a decade, Ferny has helped women navigate anxiety, perfectionism, relationship challenges, burnout, and the quiet ways we lose ourselves while caring for everyone else. Her work blends evidence-based psychotherapy with mindfulness, somatic practices, and the wisdom of yoga, helping women move from self-doubt and survival mode toward lives rooted in self-trust, connection, and purpose.

In this conversation, we explore the intersection of yoga, therapy, and feminine power—and how reconnecting with the body can open a deeper relationship with ourselves.

We also talk about sisterhood, women’s circles, and Ferny’s work with the Shakti Collective: spaces where women can share their experiences, feel understood, and grow together. Our conversation extends to men’s need for connection and emotional vulnerability, and what becomes possible when we have communities that support us.

At the heart of this episode is an invitation to consider where we’re carrying too much alone—and what it might feel like to let someone in.

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What do hypnotherapy, mantra, and prayer have in common—and what can they teach us about the power of the mind to influence our health?

Today, I’m joined by Danny Miranda, a certified hypnotist, to explore the connections between Ayurveda, hypnotherapy, and spiritual healing—and how attention, repetition, and the meaning we give our experiences can shape our inner world.

Modern hypnosis developed through the work of figures like Franz Mesmer in the eighteenth century and James Braid in the nineteenth. Long before that, India’s Vedic traditions preserved sacred teachings through chanting, with sound and precise recitation at the heart of spiritual practice.

These traditions have distinct histories and purposes, but exploring them together raises fascinating questions about the relationship between words, awareness, and experience.

In hypnotherapy, focused attention and therapeutic suggestion can help people change their responses to sensations and experiences. In mantra practice, chanting, and prayer, sound and repetition can become anchors for concentration, devotion, and contemplation.

Through an Ayurvedic lens, we’ll also consider the mind’s prominent role in samprapti—the process through which disease develops—and what that relationship can teach us about caring for the whole person.

Join us as we bring ancient wisdom and modern inquiry into a conversation about attention, belief, and the role of the mind in healing.

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