Monica T. Johnson
MIND.BODY.AWAKENED. 

Hi, I’m Monica T. Johnson.

My own journey began with movement.

For nearly thirty years, I’ve helped women move through life’s transitions, reconnect to their own wisdom, and wake up to the amazing women they already are, with compassion, practical tools, and an understanding of just how challenging and surprising midlife can be.

Supporting women on their spiritual and wellness journeys, helping them release what no longer serves them, and watching them step into more ease, clarity, and joy has been one of the greatest honors of my life.

I started my career as a ballet dancer and eventually took my talents to Europe, where I spent several years immersed in the performing arts and modeling industries. Living abroad opened a window into different cultures and different ways of seeing the world. It also awakened my curiosity about personal growth, spirituality, and the connection between the mind and body.

That curiosity eventually led me to study movement therapy in London. When I returned to the United States, my focus naturally shifted toward helping others on their own paths of healing and self-discovery.

Since 1999, I’ve worked with women one-on-one and through women’s circles, inspirational book groups, and transformational workshops. My approach draws from yoga, meditation, breath work, spiritual guidance, and holistic mind-body wellness.

I’m also the creator of Rest Awake Meditation and Rest Awake Yoga, gentle, down to earth practices designed to meet you where you are. No need to twist yourself into a pretzel or pretend you have everything figured out. The purpose is simply to help you reconnect with your body’s wisdom and your own deeper sense of peace.

Today I specialize in working with women over fifty who are navigating life changes, whether those changes involve hormones, health, relationships, emotional stress, a shifting identity, or the persistent feeling that there must be something more.

Drawing from a unique blend of movement practices, meditation, spiritual guidance, yoga therapy, and lived experience, I offer practical tools that help women feel more grounded, more connected, and more at home in their own lives.

Ayurveda has also become an important part of my work and my own life. This time-honored system of wellness supports the whole person through food, daily rhythms, herbs, movement, and self-awareness. Its practices have supported me through menopause and midlife, and I’m excited to share their wisdom with other women in a way that feels practical, accessible, and doable. Because honestly, none of us needs one more impossible wellness routine.

Queen, Not Crone – My work with women, along with my own sometimes graceful and sometimes ungraceful experience of life after fifty, inspired me to write my first book, Queen, Not Crone. In this humorous, tender, and practical guide for women navigating the physical, emotional, and spiritual changes of midlife, I blend relatable personal stories with accessible Ayurvedic wisdom, humor and a little mojo. My hope is to help women understand the surprising changes happening in their bodies, reconnect with their vitality, and approach aging with confidence instead of fear.

Because midlife is not the beginning of the end. It may be the beginning of becoming the woman you were always meant to be.

What I Believe
I believe the wisdom you need is already within you. Sometimes it just needs a little support to help it shine through.

After many years of guiding others and walking my own winding path, I’ve come to see that real peace and healing do not come from chasing success, seeking approval, or constantly striving for the next big thing. They come from turning inward, reconnecting with your own truth, and learning to honor who you already are. That’s when your soul takes a deep breath and smiles.

I also believe in the power of holistic wellness – supporting the whole person, body, mind, and spirit. That’s why I’m so inspired by Ayurveda, an ancient system of natural healing that beautifully complements my work.

Ayurveda helps us understand our unique makeup, live in rhythm with nature, and bring balance and vitality into everyday life. Because when all of you is humming in alignment, life feels less like a puzzle and more like a dance.

WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING
…to be happy. Why not allow yourself to be supported along the way?