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This beautiful business started in the midst of a pandemic; not for services but a place for people to get ethically sourced tools they didn't have access to. However, its main purpose has always been to help my community in any way I am able to. I started with crystal healing sessions and then moved on to Reiki healing and mastery. My practice continued to evolve and led me to the world of Shamanism and Somatic Therapy. Over a decade in experience, countless certificates and

The thing I wanted most when I started Tirakuna Collective was a safe and ethical place for people to purchase their spiritual items and to support other creators, artists, healers and businesses. While we are still in our infancy, the "collective" part of Tirakuna is taking shape. Here is a little BTS on the fantastic people building up our community. For all things jewelry we have Val's Vault! I may carry gemstone bracelets but she has all the goodies from vintage to new si

A new one opens! ...and so it is. 114 Partition Street in Saugeties to be exact. While we may have gotten our humble beginning on line and then moved in to an Artisan Market, neither felt right. Dynamics are always a fickle thing. One thing it did for the best was introduce me to some awesome vendors, artists and friends. There is a silver lining in most things if you look hard enough. Last year I pulled the last hoorah before selling off my inventory. One last effort on brin

When I was starting out, I found so much information on what to do with your stones. How to cleanse, program, grid, manifest etc. (all very overwhelming and lengthy in the beginning). Upon all my reading and practices over the years I have created a quick "How To" guide for my clients on these 2 things. I will have in depth posts on "How to grid your home", "Methods on Manifestation", "Gemstone Properties", and "Gemstone grids" as well for the ones who love to study and read.

Before getting in to directions I want to make note of a few things. You do not really need directions. There aren't many ways to do this ritual wrong. If you intuitively have a sense of how you would like to clear your space, follow it. However, for those of you who are just starting out and enjoy a guide to follow (like me), here it is. My title: "Smudging" is one of many terms that have been culturally appropriated. It is part of my heritage so I will be using it. Just alw

Welcome Community!! Thank you for checking out the website and for taking an added interest in me and how Tirakuna Collective came to be....