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New Equipment Pilates Session Starts January 1st!
A whole new body can be yours with Equipment Pilates at Ojas.
Enjoy your introductory private equipment session before you join a group class—all for the discounted rate of only $59.99. This introductory offer is an ideal way to become comfortable with the equipment and exercises while enjoying expert instruction and personalized attention. Build strength, tone muscle, and increase flexibility with Equipment Pilates at Ojas!
After your introductory private, enjoy equipment pilates for as little as $35 per class! (Or as little as $31.50 for WellPass VIPs!)
New Bi-Monthly Session Starts Sunday, January 1st! Call Hunt Valley (410-472-7077) or Mt. Washington (410-664-6527) or click here to schedule your first Private Session.
Don't Forget: Become a WellPass VIP and Enjoy Exclusive Savings on Equipment Pilates Classes and Private Sessions!
(All students new to equipment Pilates are asked to take an introductory private session in order to learn machine basics and ensure a comfortable transition into group classes.)
Check back soon for more Workshops.
Thank you, thank you, thank you...to everyone who helped Ojas raise over $10,000 for this year's Race for the Cure!
To everyone who donated, participated, told their friends, shared a message on Facebook, purchased a commemorative t-shirt or water bottle, or otherwise contributed toward our goal: our most heartfelt appreciation.
In our fifth year supporting the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, you helped us do more good than ever. Take a bow, Team Ojas. You deserve it!
Ojas and the Red Devils work to improve the lives of Breast Cancer Patients.
Since May of 2010, Ojas has been proud to partner with the Red Devils in helping breast cancer patients feel better while fighting their disease. Patients referred to Ojas are eligible to receive custom wellness massages, yoga instruction, and acupuncture treatments without cost.
The Red Devils funds these services to improve the quality of life to breast cancer patients and their families. Patients are eligible for services if they live and seek treatment in Maryland and are referred by participating hospitals and breast centers. Recipients of services are identified by social workers and support staff at these facilities—who, according to the Red Devils, work closely with patients and are often in the best position to determine who will benefit.
To find out more, visit the Red Devils website.
Sheets for a good paws!
Ojas is pleased to announce our new partnership with The Pet Rescue of Maryland! Starting this March, Ojas will donate our gently used bedding to pets in need.
The Pet Rescue of Maryland is a donation driven, non-profit, volunteer group dedicated to saving the lives of dogs, cats, kittens, and puppies. Their focus is on taking in pets from other shelters as an alternative to euthanasia. Animals are fostered in their comfortable and humane environment until they can be placed in forever homes.
Look how much you helped raise for Maryland Food Bank in our Annual Holiday Food Drive!
Once again in 2010, Ojas organized holiday food drives, benefiting the Maryland Food Bank, in each of our locations during the month of December. Thanks to you—our amazing clients, teachers, therapists, and staff—we our proud to announce this year's results:
We raised 257 pounds of food...
That's enough to provide 197 meals to hungry Marylanders!
At Ojas, we take great pride in being able to fulfill our mission of giving back to the community. Thank you so much for you support in this, and our many other efforts!
You helped us raise over $900 for Gulf Oil Spill Relief in June and July!
It's hard to believe that in only two months we were able accomplish this amazing feat! A huge thank you to all at Ojas who helped us raise this tremendous sum for National Resource Defense Council (NRDC). We are so proud to continue our mission to help the community with your support!
About the fund:
NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. They use law, science and activist support to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
NRDC has established a Gulf Coast Recovery Fund. Every dollar given to the fund will go directly -- via emergency grants -- to Gulf Coast non-profit groups that are helping people, wildlife and fragile ecosystems to recover from this unprecedented disaster.
Ojas wins accolades for its work with the Red Devils!
Thank you again to the Baltimore Examiner for recognizing our work in the fight against breast cancer. It is our pleasure and, we feel, our duty as members of the wellness community to help those in need.
"It’s amazing to have them come to Ojas Wellness Center," states owner, Kelly Wilkes. "They have such a huge appreciation to have the opportunity to have yoga and the other wellness services for free. It makes them happy and affects their health in a positive way."
See how our work with the Red Devils is making a difference. Read the full story!
Ojas adds "Top 5 Places to Pamper Your Skin" to its list of awards!
We've been acclaimed for our yoga, praised for our massage, and named Baltimore's Best Wellness Center. Now, we're proud to add skin care to our list of awards!
"You can get your body and your skin into balance here. Try the personalized organic facial."
Thank you to the editors at Baltimore Magazine for naming us one of Baltimore's Best again this year!
McCormick gets attention for its healthy practices. Your business can too!
This June, McCormick, one of Ojas's many corporate clients was called out in Baltimore Business Journal as one of Maryland's healthiest employers. Our own Director of Corporate Wellness, Erin Kowalski, weighed in on the benefits a company receives when taking a more preventative, rather than reactive, approach to health.
Read the whole article here. And, find out how your company can have healthy employees and a healthy bottom line by working with Ojas. Contact Erin Kowalski today!
Ojas called out for outstanding service at Race for the Cure 2010!
A big thank you to The Baltimore Examiner for including Ojas in its 2010 Race recap!
"The seated massages were providing some instant relief to the walkers, joggers, and other participants who realize the benefits of massage therapy."
Click to read the full article Komen 'Race for a Cure' invades Hunt Valley Maryland. View our photo, included in the article here.
Ojas named Baltimore’s Best Wellness Center 2009!
What Baltimore Magazine Says About Ojas:
“If heaven is on earth, we found it at Ojas Wellness Center, a blissfully tranquil, eco-friendly oasis offering a million and one ways to unwind. Ojas has it all, including Five Element Acupuncture, Massage Therapy, Equipment Pilates, Organic Skin care and Yoga Classes for every skill level. In the ever-expanding world of wellness centers, the expert staff—trained in everything from Vinyasa and Iyengar Yoga to Reiki Massage and Chakra Balancing—will help you achieve your goal, be it inner peace, chronic pain relief, or a flatter tummy.”
Ojas Founder, Kelly Wilkes is in the news!
Kelly appears in the "Women in Business" section of Baltimore Magazine!
Click to see Kelly featured with Baltimore's most prominent business women.
Ojas named Baltimore’s Best Wellness Center 2009!
What Baltimore Magazine Says About Ojas:
“If heaven is on earth, we found it at Ojas Wellness Center, a blissfully tranquil, eco-friendly oasis offering a million and one ways to unwind. Ojas has it all, including Five Element Acupuncture, Massage Therapy, Equipment Pilates, Organic Skin care and Yoga Classes for every skill level. In the ever-expanding world of wellness centers, the expert staff—trained in everything from Vinyasa and Iyengar Yoga to Reiki Massage and Chakra Balancing—will help you achieve your goal, be it inner peace, chronic pain relief, or a flatter tummy.”
Ojas named one of Baltimore’s Best Yoga Studios by Baltimore Magazine!
Ojas is one of the studios deemed “the hottest in town” in the January 2008 issue of Baltimore magazine!
Excerpt from the article:
“Looking for a little acupuncture, massage therapy or a stress-relief facial to go with your yoga class? If so, Ojas Wellness Center is the place to park your mat. With mellifluous music, the gentle sounds of burbling fountains, and a minimalist, eco-friendly design, Ojas is an oasis of Zen.”
