28/06/2025
Hi there!
Maranda Barskey here — formerly XO Maranda, your West Hollywood spin instructor, yoga and meditation teacher, trainer, and more.
I know it’s been ages since I’ve shown up on this page, but I’m so excited to reintroduce myself and share what I’ve been working on.
While I was living, teaching, and working in WeHo throughout the 2010s, I was also working toward a Master’s in Clinical Psychology. By early 2020, I had just opened my private therapy practice on Larchmont Blvd… and then, well — you know what happened in March.
Like many of us, I pivoted. I deepened my work virtually as a psychotherapist, and over the years, I’ve continued running my private practice while quietly developing something new: Halsonus — a creative wellness company that brings together my background in psychology, movement, breath, and now -- fragrance.
The first line I’ve launched under Halsonus is called Brain Wave — a collection of five all-natural aromatherapy blends designed to support different brain wave states (Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Theta, and Delta). You can use them to help drop into focus, creativity, rest, or sleep — OR just because they smell really good!
Halsonus is a word I made up, blending the Latin roots hal (breath) and sonus (sound). To me, it represents the invisible forces that shape how we feel — and the tools we can use to support ourselves, moment by moment.
If you’ve been here since the fitness days — thank you. It means a lot to still share space with you, even in a new form. I’m so looking forward to what comes next!
XO,
Maranda
