Returning to Rhythm with Eliza & Maya of Souls in Sync

There are certain women whose presence feels like a remembering. A gentle invitation back into the body, back into rhythm, back into self. Eliza and Maya of Souls in Sync are two such women. As hormonal health coaches and speakers, their work is grounded in the deep knowing that women are not meant to live in opposition to their bodies, but in partnership with them. Long-time lovers of our pieces and familiar faces within our community, it felt especially meaningful to gather with them at our recent Spring Equinox event — a moment of balance, renewal, and shared intention. Their work speaks to cycles, to softness, to strength, and to the quiet power that emerges when women begin to truly listen inward.

Eliza wears the Ria in Sky & Maya wears the Sita in Green Lily

How did Souls in Sync begin for you both, and why is this work around women’s hormonal health so meaningful and important to you?
 (We’d love to hear the story of how this journey first unfolded.)


Souls in Sync began in early 2023 from a place of wanting to bring like-minded women together so they could connect to themselves while connected with others - essentially feeling like their soul was in sync with someone else.
We achieved this through weekly woman’s circles every Wednesday morning in the beautiful Sunshine Coast where we ran breath work, meditations, journal activities and connection practices.

The circles began to grow and grow, we started an instagram and eventually launched our ‘SIS Sundays’ which were the same concept, but held online for those who couldn’t make it in person. We had people from the UK show up to these online sessions - and as two gals from down under, it was crazy to think our little passion project was reaching so far.

Mid 2023 we wanted to come out with a guide of our all favourite recommendations from the woman’s circles; breath work, meditations, journal prompts, actives - the lot! We wanted it all in one place so we could share the art of connection with anyone who needed it.
As we were mapping out the structure of the guide, we hit a roadblock: It was a pretty boring idea.

Maya wears the Sundress Midi in Almond  & Eliza wears the Ria Mini in Strawberry Cream

But instead of giving up, we connected to the persistent Scorpio and Aries within us and dug deep. We asked ourselves: “How can we make this a one of a kind guide?”
The answer found us in the next few days in the form of a Pinterest photo about the ‘Inner Seasons’ (phases) of the menstrual cycle. We could make this guide, with all of our favourite yoga flows, pilates workouts, meditations, recipes and breath work session - categorised to each phase of the menstrual cycle.

Queue roadblock number two: we had no idea about the menstrual cycle.
A guide that we thought was going to take us two weeks, took us 7 months, 50 pages and a whole menstrual cycle coaching certification.
We named it ‘You Hormonal Queen’ and have sold over 800 copies.
What we learned during that time was life changing. As two girls who struggled for years with painful periods, acne, weight fluctuations, fatigue and feeling like we were always in a fight with our bodies….. everything started to make sense.

So essentially the work we do today is for our past selves. The girls who thought there was something wrong with them, simply because of an education system that failed to teach us anything about how we work as women.
Eliza wears the Kyra Mini Fuchsia Bloom & Maya wears the Uma Wrap in Black

Your work feels deeply rooted in honouring the body’s natural rhythms and ancient feminine wisdom — what inspires this slower, more intuitive approach to women’s health?


Mother Nature! When we look at our cycle we can notice how we are merely a reflection of Nature. The moon moves through a 29.5 day cycle and the average menstrual cycle is 28 days.

Nature moves through 4 seasons and our body moves through 4 inner seasons (cycle phases).

Menstrual Phase: Inner Winter
Follicular Phase: Inner Spring
Ovulation Phase: Inner Summer
Luteal phase: Inner Autumn.

The seasons that nature provides us have contrasting elements. Summer is hot. Winter is cold. Spring blooms, Autumn hibernates.
When we understand Mother Nature more, we can begin to understand ourselves more. We can see contrasting energies within our cycle and learn to appreciate them, just like we do with the seasons and the moon. From that understanding blooms a more feminine, sacred and intuitive connection to our bodies.

Nature does not rush.

You speak beautifully about hormone harmony — what does this truly mean, and how can it change the way a woman experiences her everyday life?

Hormone Harmony to us symbolises living a life where your hormones are fully supported through the habits you obtain, the rituals you create and the way you nourish yourself - mentally, emotionally & nutritionally.

Our hormones are not separate from the rest of our body, everything works in harmony, as one. When we acknowledge the body as a whole and create an environment for our hormones to thrive - we are setting ourselves up for hormonal harmony.

Hormone Harmony can change the way a woman experiences life because our hormones control everything. From how we feel, how much energy we have, what our sex drive is like - the list goes on!
When our hormones are working harmoniously together we can experience life as our most confident, thriving and vibrant selves.

Was there a moment in your own lives where learning about your hormones or cycle shifted how you related to your body or yourself? What did that awakening feel like?

Yes! Early in our studies to become Menstrual Cycle Coaches we reached a point where the intimate understanding of what it is our bodies are doing throughout each month, gave us so much perspective as to how much our bodies take care of us. This shifted into pure appreciation and acceptance. When you understand that each month you go through a biological death and re-birth that is governed by hormones communicated between the brain and the ovaries, it’s hard to not see yourself in a different way.

It was the single most pivotal awakening we have ever had. The power in appreciating your body like that is something we wish every woman to experience.

So many women grow up disconnected from their bodies — how do you approach educating women in a way that feels empowering, gentle, and accessible rather than overwhelming?

We always start any talk, presentation, group coaching or 1:1 coaching with highlighting the importance of cycle tracking on a written tracker.

The reason for this is because it puts the power back into the client’s hands. Cycle tracking with a written tracking makes all the information we cover in our courses or online, make sense. This is because it brings the awareness back to the person tracking their cycle by giving them allocated time to really sit down, connect with themselves, think about how they’ve felt that day and then express that into words onto the paper.

Cycle tracking creates intimate body awareness and that is the most important thing to implement before any education unfolds.

We often talk about ritual and intentional living within our community — are there any daily or seasonal rituals that help you stay grounded, nourished, and in sync with yourselves?

- Morning Sun
- Light breaks throughout the day
- Warm teas
- Wearing slippers around the house
- Legs up the wall at the end of the day
- Sauna
- Cycle Tracking
- Candles at night, no bright lights!
- Farmers markets on the weekend
- Home cooked meals
- Tea & cacao

A lighter one — if you were designing the perfect day to support your hormones, what would it include from morning to night?

Morning: Wake up well rested, no phone in sight! A warm tea. Morning sunlight & either movement or stillness (depending on how we feel). At least the first 30 minutes are phone free and for ourselves.

Shower & take time to get ready - get changed into something breathable. No makep - let our skin breathe.

Breakfast - the most important meal of the day. Eat it within the first 90 minutes upon awakening. Eggs, meat, greens, broth - something savoury to help balance blood sugar in the morning.

Get into some work, ideally outside so we can be inspired by nature. Plan our day so our mind isn’t overwhelmed. Sipping on some water with Celtic salt for optimal hydration.

Snack if need be, lunch is meat, vegetables, healthy fats, sauerkraut. More water. Eat outside in the sunshine with no distractions.

Afternoon walk or gym session to get the body moving. Sauna or meditation - or both!

Dinner is lit by candlelight. No bright lights after the sun goes down. Eat with those you love.

Evening - cycle tracking, reading, watching a movie (with blue light blocking glasses on), legs up the wall, shakti mat & dry brushing or simply pottering around with low music on.

Bedtime - 830pm, mouth tape on, Tempdrop armband on, eye mask on, 2 x magnesium tablets = the best sleep ever.

What is one common myth or misconception about women’s hormonal health that you’d love to lovingly rewrite?

That there are only ‘bandaid’ solutions. Many women are only ever offered the option of going on the pill, IUD or some other form of contraception / medication. Many of these ‘solutions’ only offer temporary relief and can have negative effects on our bodies in the future.

The solution to a thriving hormonal system is to disconnect with todays modern hustle culture, regulate our nervous systems and actually learn about our bodies as biological women.

When we have a deeper understanding of how we function and what impacts us negatively we create the ability to choose what is best for our own health, without relying on external quick fixes or bandaid solutions.

For a woman just beginning her journey into cycle awareness or hormonal balance, what is one small, nurturing practice she could start with today?

Cycle Tracking! We have a free written tracker :)

When you reflect on community — like the way you both gathered at our Spring Equinox event recently — what does collective feminine support mean to you in today’s world?

Collective feminine support means everything! It’s the relief of not having to be ‘on’ or exceptional to belong. 

In today’s world where burnout is normalised and comparison is encouraged through social media, collective feminine support feels radical. It’s choosing slowness, ritual, and listening.
It’s creating spaces where rest is respected and success isn’t defined by productivity alone but by how well we care for ourselves and each other.

Most of all it means remembering we don’t have to do healing, ambition, grief, or joy alone. Gathering becomes a reminder that power doesn’t only look like independence. Sometimes it looks like interdependence, shared time, shared stories, and the courage to be held.

Spending time with Eliza and Maya is a reminder that balance is not something to chase, but something to return to. Their work gently unravels the narratives that have taught women to override, suppress, or mistrust their bodies, and instead offers a path back to intuition, compassion, and cyclical living. In a world that often asks women to be constant, their message is a permission slip to ebb and flow — to honour rest as much as momentum, and softness as much as strength. We are so grateful for the space they hold, the conversations they open, and the way they continue to guide women back into sync with themselves, one cycle, one breath, one moment at a time.