Ayurveda • Ashtanga Yoga • Somatic Coaching
Do You Recognize Any This? Good news: you don't have to keep feeling this way.
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You're tired of being tired - sleep doesn't help anymore
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Bloating, skin problems, hormonal chaos that just won't go away
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Too little energy to do what you dream of
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Your mind is never quiet - always on edge
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You've tried every diet, nothing really works for you
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You're just fumbling around with your health
Ayurveda Consultations in Groningen, Eenrum and Online
Through Ayurveda, you can:
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Strengthen your Agni - your capacity to digest life
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Restore steadiness, energy and resilience in daily life
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Support yourself through life transitions such as peri/menopause, pregnancy and post-partum
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Address stress and nervous system-related issues with compassionate, body-affirming practices
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Use simple, practical rituals to support your health and well-being
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Cultivate clarity, presence and a sense of calm from within
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Reconnect with your body’s intelligence and your inner guidance
Ayurveda isn’t about rules - it’s about rhythm.
It’s a way of tuning into what truly nourishes you: your body, mind and senses. No rigid formulas, just a practical and personalized towards harmony.
Simple, practical guidance to reconnect with your body, mind, and inner rhythm
We’re meant to live in balance - physically, mentally, and energetically. Ayurveda, the “science of life,” is a gentle, practical way to reconnect with that balance and tap into the guidance your body and mind naturally offer.
Unlike many modern approaches that separate body, mind, and spirit, Ayurveda sees you as a whole. Your thoughts, emotions, energy, and body are all connected, and what happens in one area affects the others. By noticing these connections, you can uncover the root of what’s out of balance and take simple, grounded steps toward steadiness, resilience, and well-being.
Ayurveda invites you to pay attention to yourself - your body, your mind, and your senses - so you can make choices that truly support your health and your life. Healing isn’t about quick fixes; even small, mindful shifts can have a lasting impact. At its heart, Ayurveda is about balance: understanding your natural constitution (prakruti), noticing where you’re out of rhythm (vikruti), and supporting yourself in ways that bring harmony. There are no strict rules or rigid food lists - this isn’t about fitting you into a “dosha box.” It’s about learning what truly feels nourishing and weaving that into your daily life so balance can emerge naturally.
What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda, the 'science of life', helps you come back into balance with your body, mind and inner rhythm.
Ayurveda isn't about rules - it's about rhythm.
It's not about strict diets or rigid food lists. It's about discovering what truly nourishes YOU and integrating that step by step into your daily life.
In Ayurveda, you are seen as a whole. Your thoughts, emotions, energy and body are inseparably connected. What happens on one level affects the others. By recognizing this interconnection, you can understand where imbalance arises and move towards more stability, resilience and wellbeing.
How Ayurveda Supports You:
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Strengthen your agni - your capacity to 'digest' life: experiences, emotions, stimuli and choices with more ease
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Restore stability and resilience - so you're no longer constantly balancing on the edge
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Navigate life transitions - like perimenopause/menopause, pregnancy, postpartum or other major changes
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Calm your nervous system - with loving, body-affirming practices that actually work
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Simple rituals - no complicated lists, but practical steps that fit your life
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Cultivate inner peace - clear focus, presence and a quieter mind
Ayurveda Supports You To:
Get your energy back
Let go of those hormonal and nervous system complaints
Calm your nervous system
Finally sleep well
Reach your ideal weight - without hunger
Find peace in your mind
Why Do We Become Imbalanced?
Our system is naturally oriented towards balance - physically, mentally and energetically.
Yet our fast-paced, busy lives and constant focus on the outside world often cause us to lose connection with ourselves and fall out of balance.
Small symptoms grow into bigger complaints: fatigue that won't go away. Digestive problems. Hormonal chaos. A nervous system that's always 'on'. The feeling that you've lost yourself.
Ayurveda invites you to be present with yourself - with your body, your mind and your senses - so you can make choices that truly support you.
Healing isn't about quick fixes - it's the small, conscious adjustments that can make a lasting difference.
How I Work
My Ayurveda approach is rooted in:
✓ Recognizing your unique body rhythm (prakruti - your natural blueprint)
✓ Noticing where you’ve drifted out of balance (vikruti - your current state)
✓ Discovering what truly nourishes you - and weaving it into your life, your way
No rigid rules. No one-size-fits-all lists.
This isn't about rigidly forcing yourself into a 'dosha-box', but about discovering what's nourishing for you and weaving that into your life - at your own pace.
Your First Ayurveda Consultation - The Starting Point
What Do You Get?
Practical, personal guidance you can apply immediately.
No standard lists - but what truly works for YOU.
This isn't about what you can't do - but about finding your rhythm again.
Before Your Session:
You'll fill out a comprehensive online intake form, which gives me insight into your constitution, current imbalances, personal rhythms and lifestyle patterns. This step promotes awareness and ensures we can make the most of our time together.
After Your Session:
You receive:
An audio recording of the session
An email with the key guidance points for you
This comprehensive first consultation (intake) is the beginning of our work together.
Together we explore what's bringing you out of balance. With the timeless wisdom of Ayurveda, combined with insights about the nervous system, we look at:
✓ Your capacity to 'digest' life - experiences, emotions, food and change
✓ Where imbalance shows up: energy, digestion, hormones, mood, nervous system
✓ Recurring patterns that keep you stuck - like giving too much, overthinking, or self-neglect
✓ How your lifestyle and nervous system influence these patterns
✓ Tongue diagnosis - a classical Ayurveda method for insight into digestion and energy
Most Chosen
Living Ayurveda -
Trajectory
This package provides a highly personalized, step-by-step process. You’ll not only gain clarity about your patterns but also learn how to apply insights in a way that transforms your body, mind, and energy. The focus is on integration, support, and real change - so the work continues long after the first session.
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Cost : €290 total for 3 consultations over 4 months (including 21% BTW)
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Payment can be made in full or in 2 monthly installments of €145
Available after completing the Initial Ayurveda Health Consultation.
Follow-up Consults
(No trajectory)
Follow-up sessions focus on integration, not just insight. True transformation happens when the guidance from your initial consultation is applied in daily life.
Together, we explore what’s working, what needs adjustment, and support your nervous system in releasing patterns that keep you stuck. You’ll receive tailored, practical strategies to embed these changes into your life so balance, resilience, and presence can emerge naturally.
Cost: €125 (including 21%BTW), within 2 months of the initial consult
Your First Ayurveda Consult (Intake)
This comprehensive first consultation is the starting point of our work together. During this session, we uncover patterns in your energy, digestion, mood that may be keeping you out of balance and feeling steady. We also examine your tongue as part of the assessment - a classic Ayurveda tool to gain insight into your digestion (not just physical, also mental and emotional) and energy. You’ll receive clear, practical guidance to help you experience more stability, calm, and overall well-being.
Using the timeless wisdom of Ayurveda, combined with insights from nervous system work, we look at:
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Your capacity to digest life
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Where imbalance shows up in your energy, digestion, mood, and nervous system
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The habitual patterns - like overgiving, overthinking, or self-neglect - that keep you stuck
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How your lifestyle and nervous system shape these patterns
You will receive practical advice that you can immediately integrate to restore balance.
Before your session
You complete a thorough online intake form, which gives me insights into your constitution, current imbalances, personal rhythms, and lifestyle patterns. This step fosters awareness and allows us to make the most of our time together.
After your session
You’ll receive:
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An audio recording of the session
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An email with key guidance points for you
Cost:
€150 (including 21%BTW)
Get in touch to plan your first consult
Consults are offered in Eenrum, in Groningen and also online.
For questions about this work you can always reach out through the button below, or call or app.
How Ayurveda Consults Work
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“I can highly recommend Maxi's Ayurvedic consult. She perfectly combines her wast knowledge and experience with your personal story, goals and challenges. She is a health professional that looks at you from a psychological, physiological and Ayurvedic perspective - combining the power of all that knowledge and tuning in with sensitivity, warmth and love.”
Selena Dolderer
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
"Working with Maxi started with the Initial Ayurveda Health Consultation, which gave me deep insight into my imbalances and how to understand myself from within. The added support of three follow-up sessions over four months helped me integrate these insights into daily life, and from there, a lot shifted. I feel more grounded, flexible, and compassionate toward myself, and I’ve discovered a renewed capacity to be present and enjoy life again. Maxi’s wisdom and grace created a space where I felt genuinely supported and empowered."
Marieke
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
"I came to Maxi exhausted, overwhelmed, and barely able to breathe. The Initial Ayurveda Consultation helped me understand what was happening in my body and mind, and the three follow-up sessions over the next few months made a huge difference in how I applied these insights day to day. I started feeling calmer, more balanced, and rested in ways I hadn’t known in years. Small daily practices supported me without adding to my load, and I now feel more present, compassionate with myself, and truly like myself again."
Joyce
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WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“I had an incredibly helpful Ayurvedic online consult with Maxi (including tongue diagnostic). She took the time to understand my full health picture, not just the symptoms, and explained everything clearly. Her holistic, compassionate approach left me feeling supported, empowered, and with a clear plan I could integrate into daily life. Highly recommended!"
Gunjan Singh (Utrecht)
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“Maxi is warmhearted and compassionate, helping me connect with my body and create more peace. Her Ayurvedic consult complemented her Ashtanga program beautifully, offering guidance that’s gentle, practical, and easy to integrate into daily life. Highly recommended!"
Leonie Venema
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“Maxi's Ayurvedic Health consult is personal, warm, pragmatic, and down-to-earth. She focuses on what's feasible for you in your specific situation and offers advice you can easily implement into your daily life without having to overhaul your entire life or buy all sorts of expensive things.”
Jorien Zevenberg
Living Ayurveda - Program
A complete package with 3 follow-up consultations spread over ~4 months. Ideal if you're looking for:
A recalibration of your body, mind and energy
Support with specific themes (digestive complaints, energy, life transitions, hormonal issues, stress patterns)
Focus on integration and refinement, with clear guidance and space to let the changes truly land
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Follow-up Consultations
A follow-up consultation focuses on integration, not just insight. Real transformation happens when the guidance from your first consultation is applied in your daily life. Together we look at what's working well, what can still be adjusted, and we support your nervous system in letting go of patterns that keep you stuck.
You receive focused, practical strategies to anchor these changes well in your life, so that balance, resilience and presence can arise naturally.
About me
Hi, I'm Maxi Meissner.
My journey to my integrated approach to resilience has been anything but linear and that’s exactly what makes it powerful. Years working in medical science and clinical rehab sharpened my eye for detail and the art of careful observation. My athletic past, with its relentless push (and what I now recognize as “striving while disconnected”), taught me the cost of override - and let me to the work of coming back home to myself. Over two decades I immersed in the practice and study of yoga, yoga therapy, and Ayurveda - now deepened by Somatic Experiencing- have reshaped how I see, listen, and hold space for what’s asking to be met.
With a PhD in Medical Science, plus university degreess in psychology, nutrition, kinesiology, and exercise science, I bridge science and soul in my work.
I don’t offer one-size-fits-all fixes. Instead, I weave Ayurveda’s rhythmic wisdom, yoga’s embodied practice, and somatic coaching’s nervous-system attunement into an approach that helps you reclaim a sense of home and resilience in your body and reconnects to your body’s intelligence.
