Brazilian born, Luciana found Ayurveda in 1999 while living an unbalanced life in New York City. She left the corporate world at that time to study Ayurveda, Prana Vinyasa Yoga, and AyurYoga. Since then, she had the privilege to travel the world studying under the guidance of renowned Yoga teachers and Ayurvedic doctors. As the founder of Ojas Sanctuary, Luciana unites her passion and background across a range of holistic practices to help people improve their health and well-being. Her mission is to educate and provide tools for people to live a more holistic life while managing the stressors of today’s life, using an approach based on the ancient Vedic principles of Ayurveda along with the support of yoga, meditation, Ayurvedic herbs, and integrative nutrition.

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Luciana has a wealth of experience and education in Ayurveda and Yoga, which she weaves into her teachings, retreats, and programs. She has been living an Ayurvedic life since 2000, and she began teaching yoga in 2003. In 2006, she began traveling to India to experience and study in internship settings.

Luciana enjoys healthy, Ayurvedic cooking and continues to take new cooking courses to implement into her programs so she can help others improve their digestion. She also focuses on the primordial pillars of preventive health (food, sleep, movement, and silence) and the capacity of the body to self-restore and regenerate.

Nearly 20 years into this journey, Luciana fully dedicated to helping clients bring self-care, well-being, harmony, and mindfulness into their lives.

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