About

A practice built from close attention — to bodies, to seasons, to what women actually need.

Portrait of Alysa Naomi Ojeda

I'm Alysa Naomi Ojeda. I teach private vinyasa in Orange County — most often in clients' homes or a small private studio — with a quiet focus on women looking for a steadier, more attentive practice. A dedicated prenatal offering opens this fall.

Before this practice, I spent four years inside a Beverly Hills maternal‑fetal medicine office, where I helped coordinate care for high‑risk and high‑acuity pregnancies alongside specialists across cardiology, fetal surgery, and reproductive endocrinology. I sat with hundreds of women during some of the most uncertain weeks of their lives — and it changed how I understood what care actually looks like.

That experience shapes everything about how I hold a session: which questions I ask before we begin, how I modify, when I refer you back to your provider, and the slower pace I prefer over performance.

Years in maternal-fetal care

4

Personal practice

Since 2016

Prenatal yoga certification

2026

Languages

EN · ES

Background

A quiet thread, from clinic to mat.

  1. 2019

    First steps in clinical settings

    Frontline patient communication at dermatology and women's health offices in Orange County while studying biological sciences at UC Irvine.

  2. 2020 — 2024

    High-risk maternal-fetal care, Beverly Hills

    Four years at a concierge maternal-fetal medicine practice, coordinating care for complex pregnancies and building referral relationships across the women's health ecosystem.

  3. 2026

    Co-founded Evoura

    Launched Evoura, a women's wellness club, with a sold-out pilot event and a growing waitlist.

  4. 2026

    Prenatal yoga certification & private practice

    Completing prenatal yoga certification and quietly opening Asana with Alysa to a small group of private clients.

Alysa in scrubs holding a newborn at the maternal-fetal medicine office
Beverly Hills · maternal‑fetal office
Alysa holding a small child outdoors at golden hour
Off the mat
Alysa with her yoga teacher training cohort, mid-practice in the studio
Teacher training cohort — in practice

Beyond the mat

Co‑founder of EVOURA, a women's wellness community.

Alongside this private practice, I lead EVOURA — a women's wellness club in Orange County hosting sold‑out gatherings, conversation, and partnerships with clinical and community voices. The two practices feed each other: the mat is personal; Evoura is the wider room.

Visit Evoura
Two women embracing after an Evoura gatheringEvoura community members embracing in a circle

Evidence

Yoga, grounded in the research.

A short list of peer‑reviewed studies and medical journal articles that inform how I sequence and adapt private sessions.

  1. 2017

    Yoga for improving health‑related quality of life, mental health and cancer‑related symptoms in women with breast cancer

    Cochrane systematic review of 24 randomized trials concluding that yoga improves health‑related quality of life and reduces fatigue, anxiety and depression compared with no therapy.

    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

  2. 2015

    Effects of yoga on labor outcomes and maternal comfort: a randomized controlled trial

    Prenatal yoga participants showed shorter first‑stage labor, higher maternal comfort scores and lower perceived pain than the standard‑care control group.

    Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

  3. 2012

    Exploring the therapeutic effects of yoga and its ability to increase quality of life

    Review synthesizing evidence that regular yoga practice down‑regulates the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and sympathetic nervous system, improving stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms.

    International Journal of Yoga

  4. 2016

    Effects of prenatal yoga on women's stress and immune function across pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial

    Twice‑weekly prenatal yoga over 20 weeks lowered salivary cortisol and improved immune function biomarkers versus the routine prenatal care control.

    Complementary Therapies in Medicine

  5. 2020

    Yoga as a complementary therapy for clinical depression: meta‑analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Pooled analysis of 19 RCTs (1,178 participants) found a moderate, statistically significant reduction in depressive symptoms with yoga compared with usual care or active controls.

    British Journal of Sports Medicine