Ways to Gather, Create & Reconnect

From photography and creative coaching to full moon gatherings and future retreats at Keperani Sanctuary, these offerings are rooted in connection, creativity, healing, and community.

Some are ready to begin, while others are still growing into existence. My intention is to keep as many experiences affordable and accessible as possible.

Photography

Mini Photography Sessions | $88

25-minute mini sessions in Pleasant Grove, including 15 final edited images, with the option to purchase additional images.

Divine Embodiment Portraits | Starting at $222

Stardust & Sovereignty. Alchemy through embodiment, reclamation, and art.

A celestial portrait experience for the woman remembering who the fuck she is! *Or to the magical being remembering who the fuck you are!

For the woman who has survived, lost pieces of herself along the way, or spent years shrinking, masking, people-pleasing, or simply trying to make it through. For the woman ready to reconnect with her own magic, reclaim her sovereignty, and meet herself in an entirely new light.

Explore your divine feminine: the softness and the fire, the tenderness and the ferocity, the earthly and the cosmic, the wild and the sacred. Through intentional preparation, ritual, and ethereal portraiture, we'll honor your journey and alchemize your experiences into art.

Your experience includes:

• Planning and coaching session to explore your vision and intentions.
• Two personalized journal or poetry prompts.
• Intention-setting ceremony with a short Reiki session and an invitation to call upon your guides, if that aligns with your beliefs.
• 1–2 hours of photography, indoors at a rented studio or outdoors.
• 22 final edited images, with the option to purchase additional images.

You are not defined by what you've survived. You are the alchemist of what comes next.

You are stardust. You are soil. You are the wild, unfolding magic of your own becoming.

*LGBTQIA friendly to those who are two-spirit and prefer to avoid the use of she/her. As long as you aren't an abusive, rapist pedophile all are welcome! These portraits are geared towards the feminine, so no creepy men allowed!

Lifestyle Family & Couples Photography | starting at $111

Natural, heartfelt sessions capturing your connection, your story, and the beautifully imperfect moments of life. 45 minutes, 1 hour 0r 1.5 hour sessions available!

Walks, Words & Reclamation

Lived wisdom. Deep questions. Radical self-discovery. Reclaiming ourselves and rising together.

Recommended energy exchange: $34 per hour. Accessibility matters to me, and I believe meaningful support shouldn't be reserved for people with disposable income. We can talk about what feels fair and accessible for you.

Sometimes, the thing that changes everything is finally having a conversation where someone asks the question no one else has thought to ask. The question that makes something click. The connection you hadn't noticed. The moment you realize that what you've been blaming yourself for might never have been yours to carry.

And sometimes we need someone who you can ask deep questions to as well, and hear the perspective and experience of one who has walked similar steps you are currently stepping in. We need someone willing to sit beside us, look deeper with us, challenge the narratives we've inherited, and help us discover what becomes possible when we start seeing ourselves differently.

This is an invitation to reclaim your voice, reconnect with your own wisdom, and explore what healing could look like on your terms.

Why I do this work

I originally set out to become a therapist. My own life has taken me on a not-so-pleasant guided journey of deep inner work, years of exploring therapeutic modalities, collaborative and independent research into trauma and human behavior, and firsthand experiences with both helpful and harmful approaches to mental health care.

I've learned to question things that many of us are taught to accept without question: Who gets to decide what healing looks like? Why are survivors so often misunderstood or dismissed? Why do professional titles sometimes carry more weight than the lived experiences of the people seeking help? And what happens when the systems we turn to for protection become part of the problem?

These questions aren't abstract to me. They've shaped my life, my learning, and my understanding of what people need when they're trying to make sense of painful experiences.

I've spent years exploring trauma, attachment, emotional patterns, relationship dynamics, boundaries, and the many ways our experiences shape how we see ourselves and the world. I'm endlessly curious about people, and I've always been drawn to the deeper threads of how experience, environment and consciousness intertwine in what life we live: the beliefs we inherited, the patterns we repeat, the things we minimize, and the parts of ourselves we've learned to hide.

I believe one of my greatest strengths is helping people explore those deeper layers. Sometimes that means asking a difficult question. Sometimes it means sharing something from my own experience that opens up a new perspective. Sometimes it means simply creating enough space for someone to say something they've never felt safe enough to say before.

I bring the perspective of a survivor, a lifelong learner, a creative, and a deeply curious human who has devoted years to understanding healing, trauma, and the ways we can help one another reclaim our lives.

I'm not here to position myself as the authority on your experiences. I want to help you become more confident in your ability to understand them for yourself.

Because credentials can be valuable, but a title alone doesn't guarantee empathy, integrity, or wisdom. The people we turn to for help are human, too. We need systems that allow for accountability, that take survivors seriously, and that recognize the difference between genuine care and unquestioned authority.

I believe we need more spaces where lived experience is respected, difficult questions are welcomed, and healing isn't reduced to fitting someone else's definition of healthy... while that same someone is poisoning the roots.

What we can explore together

• Walk-and-talk conversations: Get outside, move your body, breathe, and talk through whatever is on your mind. We can also meet indoors at a recreation center, gym, or mall.
• Deep reflection and meaningful questions: Explore the experiences, beliefs, and patterns beneath the surface. Sometimes a new question can open a door you didn't know was there.
• Relationships, boundaries, and self-trust: Examine what you've normalized, reconnect with your own needs, and consider what safer, healthier relationships could look like.
• Creative reflection: Use journaling, poetry, and writing prompts to put words to experiences that may have been difficult to understand or express.
• Reclaiming your voice: Explore where you've learned to silence yourself, minimize your experiences, or prioritize everyone else's comfort over your own.
• Personal growth and forward movement: Identify what matters to you, explore your possibilities, and consider the next steps that feel right for your life.

You don't need to arrive with a plan, a polished explanation, or even the right words. You can show up exactly where you are.

Sessions are approximately 1–2 hours, with a recommended energy exchange of $34 per hour. We can arrange a mutually agreed-upon setting that works for both of us.

And yes, kiddos are welcome! I may need to bring my baby along sometimes. She's pretty magical. ✨ I can also arrange for my mom to watch her, so we can figure out what works best for you.

The bigger vision: We rise together

I want to live in a world where survivors are believed, where children are protected, where women aren't punished for speaking about abuse, and where people have access to compassionate support without having to surrender their autonomy to receive it.

I want us to question the systems that fail people, build communities that care for one another, and stop treating healing as something each person must accomplish alone.

I don't believe any one person holds all the answers. I believe we have so much to learn from one another, and that our individual healing can create ripples far beyond ourselves.

Sometimes, all it takes to begin seeing something differently is one honest conversation with someone willing to look at it alongside you.

I can't promise to have every answer, and I won't tell you who to be. But I can bring my curiosity, my lived wisdom, my questions, my compassion, and my commitment to learning alongside you.

My invitation is simple: Let's question what isn't working. Let's reclaim the parts of ourselves we've been taught to silence. Let's build relationships and communities rooted in accountability, compassion, and freedom.

Let's heal together, and let's rise together. 💛✨

A note about this offering

This is a nonclinical offering centered on lived-experience-informed guidance, reflective conversation, personal development, and creative exploration. I am not a licensed mental health professional, and I do not provide psychotherapy, diagnosis, or clinical trauma treatment. I can also share recommendations for qualified professionals and other practitioners when you're looking for additional forms of support, including therapists, dietitians, psychiatrists, Reiki practitioners, hypnotherapists, and tarot or Akashic Record readers.

Our conversations are collaborative. Your experiences, boundaries, choices, and interpretation of your own life remain yours.

Journal Prompts & Poetry

For paid members on Of Starlight And Soil, $4.44/month

Journal prompts, poetry exercises, and creative reflection tools to help you explore your emotions, notice patterns, and find your own words. No writing experience required.

Aelunara Full Moon Gatherings

Donation-based | Bring something to share!

Monthly gatherings for reflection, creativity, community, and moonlit magic. Expect journaling, poetry, tarot, seasonal rituals, conversation, and connection.

Sound Baths with Jacob

Donation-based | Developing

Sound-based relaxation experiences created in partnership with Jacob, offering space to slow down, rest, and reconnect.

Ecstatic Dance & Music Gatherings

Donation-based | Developing

Move freely, connect with music, and dance without choreography or pressure. Featuring my own music as AELLA//ARI, with space for everyone to move in their own way. Open to others to share their music too! Come with an instrument, or your voice, or send me the link to your music!

Keperani Sanctuary Gatherings & Retreats

In development

Our long-term vision for land-based gatherings, creative workshops, seasonal celebrations, regenerative living, community connection, and affordable retreats rooted in care for ourselves, one another, and the Earth.

As the land develops, these offerings will grow with it.

Interested in joining me?

Whether you're looking for a photography session, a space to talk and reflect, a full moon gathering, or a future retreat, I'd love to connect.

Reach out with what you're interested in, and I'll share the details and availability.

Some things are ready to begin. Others are still dreams taking shape. I'm excited to grow them with you.

With starlight, soil, and curiosity,

Ari 💛✨