Devarati . Stillness

07/30/2026

Stillness isn't something we experience only with our eyes closed. It's something we can bring into every moment of life.

The photo in this post was taken during last year's Beyond the Goose Canadian Retreat. Seeing Alokakari and Shaktima together in the retreat kitchen brought back so many beautiful memories.

Some of the deepest shifts don't happen only during meditation. They happen while preparing meals, sharing conversations, laughing together, walking in nature, and simply being present.
This post from The Bright Path beautifully captures how Ascension becomes something we live—not just something we do.

If you've been longing for more peace, clarity, and joy in everyday life, I'd love to introduce you to First Sphere Beyond Meditation, the foundation for our Beyond the Goose retreat this September with Jaya, Devarati, and the Canadian teaching team.

Come as you are. Begin now. Be curious.

💬 If you're curious, send me a message. I'd be happy to answer your questions.

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06/28/2026

What a day. ☀️

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Devarati Jewellery by Design booth at the Ukrainian Festival this weekend. The conversations, the laughter, the heat we all survived together — it was a beautiful day in every way.

So many of you connected with the **Equinox Collection** — the sunflower and moon pendants found new homes, and I loved hearing the stories behind why each piece called to you. A few of you are already thinking about what comes next. I'm holding space for those conversations.

And a heartfelt thank you to the organizers for creating such a vibrant and meaningful celebration. Watching the dancers from my booth was one of the highlights of my summer so far — pure joy. 💛💙

If you're considering a future piece — a custom commission, a repair, or something that's been sitting in the back of your mind — I'd love to hear from you. Just reply here or reach out directly.

You can find me next on **July 1** and at the **Sudbury Gem and Mineral Show, July 17–19** at Carmichael Arena.

Thank you for making it such a memorable day. 🤍

Devarati
www.devaratijewellery.ca | 647-981-0801

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06/27/2026

Today I'll be at the Sudbury Ukrainian Festival — and I brought the Equinox Collection with me. 🌻
Sunflower and moon. Light and dark, held together. Balance. It felt like exactly the right collection for a day that celebrates beauty, heritage, and community.
If you find me at my Devarati Jewellery by Design booth today, you can also drop your name in for a chance to win a complimentary 60-Minute Stillness Reset Session with me. Because sometimes the most beautiful thing you can receive at a festival isn't something you wear — it's a moment of peace you didn't know you needed.
Come find me. Say hello. Drop your name in.
📅 Saturday, June 27 | 11 AM – 6 PM

📍 Villa Maria Campground, 2646 Richard Lake Rd
I'd love to see you there. 💛
Devarati — Stillness & Conscious Living Centre

Stillness isn't something you need to create. It's something you allow.

06/22/2026

Today I want to pause.

Simply to honour.

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada — a day to give thanks, to reflect, and to acknowledge with humility the people whose relationship with this land goes back far beyond any of us.

I live and work in Greater Sudbury, on the traditional lands of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek and Wahnapitae First Nation, signatories to the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850. These are people who have cared for this land since time immemorial — its forests, its lakes, its living things — with a wisdom and a devotion that I find deeply moving.

In the practice of stillness I have been part of for over 25 years, gratitude is not a nice idea. It is a doorway. When we genuinely give thanks — for the land beneath our feet, for the people who have tended it, for the water that sustains us — something in us softens and opens.

So today I offer this simple prayer:
Thank you to the Anishnaabe people — for your stewardship, your resilience, and your continued presence on these lands.
Thank you to the land itself — for holding all of us, season after season, without condition.
May we learn to receive that gift with the care it deserves.
May we walk more gently, listen more deeply, and honour what has always been here.
With deep respect,

Devarati 🤍

06/12/2026

06/12/2026

Today is my birthday.
And the most beautiful thing landed in my inbox this morning — a message from a student who has sat with me in retreats and online calls over the years. She wrote about peace. About awareness and inner joy. About her life being touched in ways she wanted me to know.
I am sitting with that today instead of rushing past it.
I wanted to share it here because this community is part of what makes that kind of message possible. You show up. You stay curious. You choose stillness even when the world is noisy. That matters more than I can say.
Thank you for being here. Thank you for trusting the process. Thank you for letting me walk alongside you.
This is the work I was made for.
With love and a big hug,
Devarati

05/27/2026

This evening, I will be at the Valley East Library for our free Wednesday meditation.

No registration. No experience needed. Just come as you are.

We will sit together, breathe, and use some simple tools to help the mind settle. It is one of my favourite evenings of the week.

Valley East Library • 4100 Elmview Drive, Hanmer • 6:30 PM • Free

Wednesday evenings run through to the end of June — so this is a standing invitation.

Whenever life feels full and you need a place to land, the door is open.

If you have been curious about the Stillness & Shine series — tomorrow night is also a beautiful chance to experience the work before Thursday. Come and see how it feels.

See you there.

05/20/2026

Tonight at the Valley East Library.

If you have been meaning to come — this is your evening.

Guided meditation. Simple tools. A calm room where you do not have to explain yourself or have it all figured out.

People have been coming to evenings like this one for years. Through hard seasons. Through busy ones. Through the ones where they just needed somewhere to land.
Tonight is one of those evenings.

No registration needed. Free. All are welcome.

Valley East Library • 4100 Elmview Drive, Hanmer • 6:30 PM

If you have been meaning to come, this is your evening.

And this weekend — come and find me at the Gateway Casino Outdoor Show. Two ways to connect in person this week.

05/19/2026

For years, people came to the Valley East Library on Wednesday evenings not because life was easy — but because it wasn't.

They came through grief. Through the weight of raising families while working full time. Through anxiety that made it hard to express what they were feeling.

And they kept coming back.

Tomorrow evening that room is open again.

Free guided meditation. Simple tools. A place to land in the middle of the week.
No experience needed. Come exactly as you are.

Valley East Library • 4100 Elmview Drive, Hanmer • 6:30 PM • Free

And this weekend, I will be at the Gateway Casino Outdoor Show, May 23 & 24. Come and find me there, too.

Two ways to find me in person this week. I would love to see you at either one.

Stillness & Shine begins May 28. Facebook: forms.gle/97V7waa4MsPLwYWb9 Instagram: Link in bio.