The Heart Space NJ

12/26/2025

Merry Merry and Yuletide Blessings from my cozy little family to yours. 🤍🫶🎄🕯️❄️🌀🙏🏽❤️

Studio will be closed through January 4th as we drop into winter break. This pause provides me a time of reflection, restoration and realignment. We are grateful beyond measure and pray you take some space to pause as well.

With love,
Danica, Mario, Aries and SammyBaby

12/18/2025

Happy Holidays to all our Brain Gamers! Our Holiday Party was a lot of fun. A bunch of Bingo and a Cookie exchange! There was Way toooo many cookies! 🤍🎄❄️🎅🏽🕎🍪

& As always thanks to our friends at for extending us the space to create a sense of belonging and friendly competition.

12/16/2025

His face says it all and I love him so much.
😅🫶🙃.
I give out presents each year to my students + it always includes our newest shirt design. This year when I gave Ang his shirt - He read what it said, he smiled and he immediately stripped off the tshirt he had on and redressed with this one (after removing all those annoying tags ofc! Iykyk!). The light in me sees the light you always buddy!

12/14/2025

Yoga is so much more than moving your limbs & stretching on your mat. It’s more than sitting in meditation or following your breath. It’s more than what’s seen with the naked eye.

It’s how you show up and interact with your self (and all others). It’s connecting with the light within us, the emanating source that helps animate us. It’s felt sense and presence. It’s spiritual connection.

Yoga is a journey towards self realization. Everyone is on this journey in their own time and in their own way. So yoga is a practice. A practice of being. A practice you can keep coming back to in all stages of your journey.

Yoga helps us meet ourselves by encouraging us to reflect on three impactful questions:
Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose?

It’s more than any words could describe. Humbly, I don’t know all there is to know even after twenty plus years because Yoga is vast and deep and wide and encompasses more than one could know in this lifetime.

What I do know is that if you are seeking connection, relaxed community and some vibey musical meditation to help soothe your heart you should attend Kirtan at The Holding Space. The energy speaks for itself.

We are grateful to our friends (Karen Madi and Joe) at for always welcoming us in. Amy, Mitchel & Marcie joined me for the kirtan party and Amy even bravely volunteered to play with me!!! Last month Linny came and had the best time chanting…. Who knows which student will join me next time but maybe we will see you there?!?


🙃 💕🌀🙏🏽🤍🫶

12/12/2025

🎉FIVE YEARS OF 🤍 🎉

6 years ago, I bought a house with a detached studio space. Immediately I hosted free Sunday Service yoga classes. We had no heat or A/C at that time but we braved the temps together. Eventually I expanded my offerings and they were well received. By the end of 2020 I legitimized my baby and The Heart Space LLC was formed….but hosting for neurotypical folks wasn’t my calling exactly … The wheels were turning, the fire was lit. The potentials and possibilities awakened …🤩

For the last 25 years I have worked in varying social work capacities. I was beyond burnt out + knew the DDD folks I supported needed more than my current job allowed of me. 🙏🏽

I hosted a MAP at my studio with trusted people in my life. A MAP is a tool we use in the disability community to help DDD folks get clear on making a dream a reality. I just knew that I wanted more for myself AND more for them! I’ve always supported others in connecting more deeply to their own hearts. As I look back on this MAP I feel warm inside because I kept true to my intention and went beyond. It’s better now than I imagined then. 🥰

I had no funds, no backing and no students signed up but I knew it was now or never. I took a leap of faith and I resigned from my job. I drew my own logo (and later invested in a better one), made my own website (it’s still the website you see today), posted my own content (I still do!), taught every session (I have a team now!), I hustled with all my heart (i no longer need to hustle, the heart speaks for itself) and here we are today. 🙌🏽

In the last five years the ‘Special Hearts Adaptive Wellness’ Program has supported legitimately hundreds of folks with varying disabilities (Autism, Down syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy and everything in between) through private therapeutic holistic wellness sessions, art and social groups, in collaboration with day programs and through our well-loved Mindful Music in the Park program.

Thank you to all the folks + families who have chosen to work with THS + who have made this all possible! I wouldn’t be able to say FIVE years with out YOU! Here is to many many more!
Thank you for your trust.
Thank you for your support, for helping make my dream come true.

I’m currently enrolled in an apprenticeship that will only make our services that much more unique and effective. While I am choosing to keep this season of expansion and learning to myself, I so look forward to sharing it with you all once I am fully integrated and ready.

Oh and we will be having a PARTAYYY in the coming year for our Special Hearts community to get together ! Stay tuned!
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11/26/2025

✨The Light in Me Sees the Light in You!✨

We close each session with this statement.
It’s the most basic meaning of namaste but it’s not basic at all. It’s magical and expansive and reminds us to see the good in ourselves and one another, to know we are each having a spiritual experience and awakening to the world within and around us!
! 🙃

🫶 we are Offering all my items by donation. All proceeds benefit my Special Hearts Adaptive Wellness Program. A heart centered program focused on making wellness accessible and accommodating for those with neuro & developmental disabilities. We support dozens of adults throughout ocean and Monmouth county. Your donation (cash or Venmo) makes it possible to expand and continue this work!
Thank you so much!

To learn more scroll our page or visit TheHeartspaceNJ.com and click Special Hearts .

🤍Hand dyed hearts with all natural ink canvas totes - printed on both sides. $12-15

🤍Burgundy and dark Green SUPER SOFT hoodies (M-XL) $40-50

🤍Berry and Midnight Tees (S-XL) $20-30

What you see is what I got ! Once it’s gone, it’s gone. Amounts are suggested donation amounts but any amount is graciously accepted !

Thanks to all who helped make this project possible! I highly recommend locals check out for graphic art (he made our logo too! 🙏🏽) and for all things printing! Can’t thank you enough!

11/24/2025

Had me a beautiful birthday month celebrating my 42nd rotation around the sun! 🙌🏽 🐦‍🔥

Some highlites:

🦅🦆🦉Birding with the coolest peeps!
🎂🍰🍦Ice Cream birthday cake from Fable
🐶🍂🍁 Nature Walks with my boys
🧖🏾‍♀️🧖🏽☮️ Sojo Spa day with my boo
💃🏽👢 Started line dancing! (hit me up if you wanna join go!)
🐶🐾 Lots of cozy cuddles on our new couch
🧘🏽🥹🙏🏽Nancy organized yoga friends singing to me
🎨🖌️🫟 Started a 15 min daily paint practice
🎹🎶🕉️ Hopped on a harmonium and led kirtan for the first time in years
And
💕🥰 🗣️Loving + Being loved!

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I took a break from social media 6 weeks ago and it was the best gift ever. This carved out so much space & gifted me sooo much more presence and peace with my self and those in my life. I feel connected and vibrant. Beyond grateful for my life and to all the people in my life who thought of me, sent a text, card, made a call and who spent time with me. Thank you for loving me!

10/06/2025

We are taking a break from all Social Media platforms. And what better way to announce that than with a ripe delicious passion fruit I grew, sweet and sour - just like this social media space! The passionvine which grows happily in my NJ herbal garden is a reminder to slow down and rest … so here I go.

Why am I taking a break? Well, It’s hard to be here. It feels overwhelming and I want to use my time more wisely. I’ve said it for years… and This business is the only thing that’s kept me here to engage with folks seeking heart centered wellness But the platform continues to become more and more in-genuine and is completely overrun with fake, Ai generated videos. So I’m out, for now.

If you want to stay in touch I can be reached via phone or email (link in bio) and our website (TheHeartSpaceNJ.com) provides more Information about what we do and so much more.

Sending love and remember - it’s ok to step away from things that no longer serve you. 🤍

10/03/2025

This week I shared an interactive and adaptive sound bath with the folks who attend Hurley’s Heroes in Maple Shade! [Yes I drove over an hour to do this 😆 …. There are no limits when you love what you do!] HH is a social club group for adults with disabilities. They were open minded as this was something very different than their usual activities but they gave great feedback to their experience of the musical meditation! Best part is they want to do it again so I will definitely go back ! If you live in that area, check their offerings out! 🤗

I love supporting other providers and sharing these tools for wellness! If you would like to collaborate in this way or another way, reach out ! 🤍

10/02/2025

Fall 2025 has brought many new opportunities and collaborations. I am Grateful to help co-facilitate a mindful creative writing group @ Shore house! They offer so much good in the community ! Check them out!

We’re so excited to welcome Project Write Now back to Shore House!

Their bi-weekly workshops give our members a creative outlet to express themselves through writing, reflection, and storytelling.

We’re grateful for this continued partnership and can’t wait to see the creativity flow!

09/28/2025

❗️Date changed to Oct 17th!❗️This maybe our last one of 2025. Don’t miss it!

Join us for an accessible Community Sound Bath with crystal bowls, ocean drum, chimes and other soothing sounds to transporth you peacefully into the upcoming weekend!
Fresh air and sunshine enhance this event but the folks who attend make it extra special !

💖 All are welcome! This is an all ages/family friendly event. Family Friendly!

❗️Bring a blank or chair and dress for the weather.

🧑🏽‍🦽Park is accessible and has bathrooms

💲This is a donation based event that supports my Special Hearts Adaptive Wellness program.

This is a program that provides adults with varying intellectual and developmental disabilities access to personal-centered care, wellness and spiritual practices including yoga therapy, meditation, creative movement, art, expression, connection, and so much more. No one will be turned away for lack of donation. Give what you can

🗣️Tell a friend to tell a friend to meet us under the big tree! Share this post!

☎️ No RSVP necessary but it does help me know who to expect. We will cancel if it rains so

👍🏽Follow our social media to get the latest info and updates on IG/FB

🥗 Bring a bagged lunch for connection and conversation under the pavilion!