I practice spirituality but I don’t believe in it.
I’m only concerned with the question of how to reduce suffering, without having to lie to myself about it.
To be honest…
If you've seen my videos, you already know I'm not going to hand you another belief system. I've been in and out of enough of them to know how the cycle goes: You find one that seems to answer all your questions, believe in it sincerely, until the hope slowly wears off, and then one day, the whole thing just looks embarassingly absurd. The nihilist phase that follows feels more depressing than the one before.
I stopped believing and kept practicing. That turned out to be the solution. What works is phenomenological practice, and a way of reading meaning that doesn't require believing in it.
Everything I offer are maps and avenues. None of them are things to identify with or get lost in.
Practice with me
As philosopher Martin Buber wrote:
“When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.”
In my experience, the biggest transformations and insights happen in connection, when we are witnessed.
Join my Patreon for a growing catalogue of practices, live group calls and at-home retreat curriculums. Where we meditate, practice circling and meet each other in presence. Come and be seen, including the parts of yourself you'd rather not look at.
Some do this work alone. Some need relational presence. Pick the one that suits the way you’d like to learn.
Other Avenues
01. MYTHIC AWARENESS & TAROT
INTRO TO MYTHIC AWARENESS & TAROT
Online Course
Learn to use tarot for pattern-work, and imbue your life with meaning, using intuition and discernment. A structured course for working alone and at your own pace. Tarot is the tool, discernment is the skill.
02. CIRCLING RETREAT
CIRCLING RETREAT
In Person
A retreat to step into relational presence, and meet yourself through being witnessed, mirrored, and challenged through connection. Come and be seen.
ABOUT me
I’m Ediya.
I found meditation at 16, as a depressed, socially anxious kid. I'm 31 now, and I've been training and teaching since 20. What started with a yoga teacher training led to years of studying meditation, somatics, reiki, tarot, hypnotherapy, circling, and more. I’m currently in my second year of Somatic Experiencing therapist training.
Since going viral on Youtube in 2020, I've facilitated in settings from small groups to a webinar of 1000+ people. These days I focus on video essays, self-paced courses, online and in-person retreats.
What others are saying
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“There's an effortlessness that I'm finding, through subtle changes continually unfolding, as I went to Ediya for guidance and support on repetitive patterns that left me with many emotions of anxiety, stress, anger and frustration.
I now sense a softness and compassion towards myself and feel more equipped when life situations arise.”
RACHEL02.
“I am a mental health therapist and I've been in my own talk therapy for years... but within six weeks of working with Ediya, my healing and growth expanded exponentially.”
SETH03.
“What amazed me about Ediya’s course was the way in which it allowed me to touch depths of myself I had forgotten or turned away from. I realized that not only were they not forgotten, but they were playing out every day and driving my thoughts and emotions.”
STEVEN
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