Arani is an ancient Sanskrit word for the kindling sticks once used to summon sacred fire.
Hidden within each of us is a similar spark — not something to force or idealize, but something that emerges through steady presence and practice. When tended with care, this inner fire becomes a source of guidance and warmth, illuminating a way of living that is honest, embodied, and responsive to what is real.
Deva Arani is an author and guide whose work weaves depth psychology, somatic awareness, and embodied spiritual practice. She supports women healing the mother wound and seekers integrating transformative experiences through presence, relational care, and respect for the nervous system’s pace.
Her approach is grounded, trauma-informed, and experiential, emphasizing integration as a lived process rather than a peak moment or conceptual understanding.
“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.”
For more than two decades, I have walked a path of healing and inquiry shaped by yoga, meditation, somatic practice, and long-term engagement with contemplative and Indigenous wisdom traditions. My work is rooted in lived experience and a deep respect for the intelligence of the body, the Earth, and the relational field.
Over time, my focus has clarified around two interwoven areas: supporting women in the slow, reparative work of healing the mother wound, and guiding seekers in integrating transformative experiences into daily life. In both, I emphasize choice, attunement, and the restoration of inner authority.
I meet people where they are — without urgency, without bypassing — and with trust in their own capacity to unfold in time.
“The journey is the destination.”
Training & Professional Background
Deva Arani is an author and integration guide with over two decades of experience supporting embodied healing, spiritual integration, and relational repair. Her work is grounded in trauma-informed, somatic, and boht traditional shamanic and contemplative approaches that honor the intelligence of the body and the pace of the nervous system.
She holds a B.A. in English Literature and a J.D. in Law from the University of Colorado, and has completed extensive professional and contemplative training, including:
Compassionate Inquiry® year-long professional training with Dr. Gabor Mate
KRI-certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher
Advanced study in Laya Yoga, a navel- and heart-centered somatic practice
Over 20 years of experience teaching yoga, meditation, and breath-based practices
Over two decades of dedicated study with teachers and wisdom keepers in India and South America, with Indigenous and ancestral healing traditions
Her approach weaves psychological insight, somatic awareness, and contemplative practice into a grounded, relational field of support. Whether working through writing, group containers, or limited individual sessions, Deva emphasizes presence, choice, and the restoration of inner authority rather than techniques or quick resolution.
