Putting Exhaustion Culture to Rest.
Sleep Deeper. Wake Rested and Renewed.
The way we approach sleep has changed from the days of falling asleep in front of the TV or using sleep to numb out— unconscious of sleep’s real power to support us in our becoming awake. Somewhere along the way, exhaustion became the norm.
When women are exhausted, everyone loses its most vital force and source of— love, compassion, intuitive wisdom, healing and creation— that gets buried under fatigue.
Enter Your Well-Rested Era
- Homes flourish. Women as the heart of the home, models peace and presence.
- Creativity flourishes. Showing others it’s possible to prosper without burning out.
- Cultures shift. We get to rewrite the story that strength isn’t in overwork, but nightly renewal as the foundation to what she’s building.
- We heal. When women are rested, they pour that restoration into everyone they touch.
- She becomes empowered. Her health, well-being, choices that come from a body that is flourishing, no longer just surviving the day
The Feminine Sleep Framework
Your turning point from exhausted to a soul deep rested
- Reclaim Sleep as Devotional Act of Self-Love
- The D.R.E.A.M. Method™
- Four Levels of Sleep Consciousness— from rest to awakening
- Embodied Rituals & Feminine Practices
- Beauty and Cellular Rejuvenation through nightly renewal
- Sleep as Your New SuperPower— the foundation of energy, health and well-being and purpose
I birthed my signature method from my own soul-tired exhaustion: The D.R.E.A.M. Method — a feminine approach to energetic sleep healing and soulful transformation. In 2025 I am inviting women all over in to The Sanctuary to be restored. Being exhausted is not sexy.
The Sleep Sanctuary
This is the core portal. Monthly guided support using the D.R.E.A.M. Method to reset your nervous system, rewire your subconscious, and activate abundance, timeless beauty, and longevity — all while you sleep.
You’ll put into practice what you learn and live it. This is an experimental program.
You’ll create new night time rituals specifically for you.. that you look forward to each night.
You’ll track your energy shifts, your physical health, your mood, mental focus, clarity and surprise opportunities as if from no where.
You’ll receive (almost) daily devotional audio drops
Live classes, coaching and Q&A
This Is For You If…
- You’re tired of feeling tired— and crave deep, restorative soul rest
- You’re stepping into a new identity— and want bedtime habits that support the woman you’re becoming
- You’re ready to use sleep as a portal for healing, intuition, and manifestation+creation
- You desire greater physical vitality, emotional and mental harmony
- You’re ready and willing to make changes and make this a fun and beautiful experience
Ready to Wake With More Energy and Aliveness?
When you sleep deep, you become more awake to possibilities.
You make moves from a higher energetic resonance, and from calm, clarity and enthusiasm. You appreciate life and see more beauty from a well rested place. The great news is— you don’t need more time. You need better bedtime strategy.
Latest Blog Post
The Science of Sleep Deprivation
Physiological Results Brain Fog & Cognitive Decline – Sleep is when the brain clears toxins through the glymphatic system. Without it, memory, focus, and decision-making become hard. Hormonal Chaos – Lack of sleep dysregulates cortisol, insulin, estrogen,...
The Science of Sleep Deprivation
Physiological Results Brain Fog & Cognitive Decline – Sleep is when the brain clears toxins through the glymphatic system. Without it, memory, focus, and decision-making become hard. Hormonal Chaos – Lack of sleep dysregulates cortisol, insulin, estrogen,...
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Maria’s Sleep Story
It began on the central coast of California, where I founded Sama Ayurveda Spa & Healing in Santa Barbara. Women came to me when they were exhausted, depleted, or seeking rejuvenation. I held them through panchakarma cleanses, rasayana retreats, and Ayurvedic Healing Facials, where plant medicine and marma therapy touched not just their skin, but their spirit.
Again and again, I witnessed this truth: when a woman is truly seen and cared for—when she feels rested, restored, and remembered—she softens. Her beauty awakens. Her soul enlivens. And she returns to her life with a quiet power that changes everything.
But we still live in a culture that glorifies exhaustion. And I realized: no treatment in the world can fully heal a woman who isn’t sleeping.
That was my turning point. My work deepened. Sleep became more than biology—it became a devotional act of self-love. A doorway into healing, intuition, and manifestation.
Today, through the Feminine Sleep Framework™, I guide women back to Real Rest—the kind that restores the nervous system, heals the body, awakens the spark, and makes space for her to shine again. With over 15 years of integrative practice, I blend Ayurveda, feminine energetics, and modern sleep science to help women dismantle exhaustion culture, regulate their energy, and awaken their innate healing power each night.
As a certified Life Coach and Ayurvedic Lifestyle Educator, I have taught over 300 sleep classes online and in-person, hosted retreats, and supported executives, founders, physicians, and creatives in reclaiming their vitality.
The Velvet Hour Sleep Podcast
Hosted by holistic sleep guide, soulful entreprenuer and feminine wellness leader, Maria Carbonell, “The Velvet Hour” is a podcast for the woman who desires energy, rejuvenation, healing and intimacy for the woman to awaken her highest potential through the untapped power of sleep. Through bed time rituals, subconscious reprogramming around worth, money, receiving, ancient meets modern science, spiritual and energetic principles, Maria helps women literally Sleep Like a Goddess, Rise Like a Queen.
