Spiritual Guidance
I tried to be an academic. I really did. But I stumbled into the woods and fell in love with the trees, the mountains, the snow, & the power of the divine. I have never looked back.
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After years of conducting research, theorizing, and teaching college courses on queer/trans spiritualities, I’ve realized my purpose is not to intellectualize spirituality any further. Instead, I know my purpose is to guide people through their own spiritual consciousness. My joy comes from bringing others into their spiritual joy, and now I’m doing exactly that.
“This work has transformed my life. shawndeez has taught me how to keep an open heart, in a world that isn’t exactly encouraging us to do so, and it has expanded all my relationships: with my parents, my siblings, my friends, my partner. I can’t recommend this space enough.”
— Spiritual Guidance Client
Learn more about spiritual guidance!
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I typically see clients 2x/month (every other week). Each session is 55 minutes.
I recommend a minimum of at least three months working together to allow our work to take effect.
I’m also open to life and its fluid nature. Please feel free to reach out if you’re looking for alternatives in session frequency and we can discuss options.
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I would describe it as something like having your heart warmly held by another person as you discover the limitless power of divine energy. It’s learning how to love all over again and letting that love flow through you into every other aspect of your life.
My primary goal as a spiritual guide is to make spirituality useful, practical, and relevant for you in your everyday. In practice, it looks like holding space to apply a spiritual lens on the matters/conflicts that emerge in everyday life: with partners/relationships, parents & family dynamics, work struggles, friends, and whatever else arises in your life.
Most importantly, I listen to you. I listen carefully to your story, your worries, your dreams, your visions and then work with you to create a series of practices and rituals that bring spirit into your daily life.
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I work with anyone and everyone who is invested in expanding their spiritual consciousness. As long as you are curious about spirituality and exploring the possibilities in spiritual work, I would love to spend time with you.
My personal life experience as a queer, trans, nonbinary, Iranian American, Muslim shapes how I come to spiritual work, and I’m happy to offer spiritual guidance that is rooted in queer/trans & Middle Eastern/Mystic consciousness.
I’ve worked with individuals from various gender, racial, and religious backgrounds and I absolutely love that. If you’re feeling ignited by my work, then please get in touch.
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I offer my wide array of experience, both academic and personal, with various spirituality teachings and faith practices to create a space that works for you.
With that being said, I have ample experience in the following traditions: Sufism, Buddhism, Ayurveda, among others which I combine to create a spiritual toolbox that works best for you.
I also have experience supporting clients through: spiritual-physical body connection, dream work, tarot, ancestral connections, meditation, spiritual ascension, soul work, ‘coincidences’/miracles, manifestation, affirmations, and much more.
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To put it simply, therapy is focused on working with the mind, whereas spiritual guidance is invested in working with the heart.
Spiritual Guidance differs in that it is centered on divine consciousness, an acknowledgement and ability to grapple with the more existential questions of life.
If you’ve tried therapy and perhaps feel you’ve ‘outgrown’ it, or are ‘looking for more’ in terms of depth, perhaps this is the way to go!
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Not at all.
I believe your spirit already possesses all the intuitive knowledge you need to partake in spiritual practice. All you need is the willingness to explore.
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If you’re interested in my spiritual guidance work, the next step is to set up a free 30 minute consultation call and see if this is a good fit.
Email me at shawndeez@ucla.edu.
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The price per session is $150.
“My friends describe me as ‘blissful’ and ‘peaceful’ now. I can’t express how much having this space did for me, how I see myself, and how I spend my time.”
— Spiritual Guidance Client
“shawndeez creates such a sacred and intentional space. They listen deeply and ask powerful questions, far better questions than my therapist ever did. It’s led me in new directions.”
— Spiritual Guidance Client
I hold a sacred space for you to explore the deepest, most vulnerable and intimate parts of your soul.
Using a tender approach that is both conscious of your racial, sexuality, and (trans)gender identities as well as honoring your past histories with religion, God, skepticism, and/or spirituality, I guide you through your existential curiosities.
Ultimately, I provide conscientious soul care for you as you experience divine love, light, safety, solace, and warmth through spiritual exploration.
“I am finding within me the ability to find (and spread) light even amidst the darkness, and I am redefining what is possible for how I spend my days, and how I exist in myself and in community. It has allowed me to surrender to my perfectly imperfect vessel, and find gratitude in all that makes me me. I am happening, I am listening, and I am eternally grateful for shawndeez’s invitation to live into magic, abundance, and the infinite possibilities of the Self.”
