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LA Casa de Luz

Awaken the Light Within.

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Meet Deanna Araceli

Founder of  LA Casa De Luz

Deanna Araceli, aka Daya Dhara dd, is an Afro-Indigenous educator, poet, artist, and entrepreneur dedicated to the spiritual education of all people. She lives between Mexico and Southern California, and has spent extensive time in India. She specializes in Bhakti yoga (Yoga of the heart), Shadow Integration, Soul Retrieval, Vedic astrology, and ceremonial practices.

Her aspiration is for others to unlock the key to their own spiritual potential and bring healing on multiple levels.

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WALKING

PIECE OF ART 

Poetry for Healing.

In this compilation of 30 poems, Deanna takes you on a journey of introspection, spiritual realization, and the reclamation of the fragments that make up the self through shadow work and creative expression.

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Soul Sessions

All sessions are designed to support spiritual alignment, emotional healing, and soul evolution through ancient wisdom and intuitive guidance.

Spiritual Counseling, Heart Strengthening Platicas, Soul Retrieval sessions, Vedic Astrology Readings, and tarot readings. Advice and guidance utilizing the ancient modalities of divination and mediumship to peer into your situation, past, present, and future. 

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Mentorship

Sacred Healing Retreats

From personalized 1:1 and small-group retreats to our annual sacred healing gatherings, we intentionally curate each experience through Soul Retrieval, Indigenous healing practices, ceremony, and connection with the Earth.

Step away from everyday life and immerse yourself in a deeply transformative experience.

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The Mysterium: An intimate 6-month initiation into Soul Retrieval Facilitation through Indigenous Shadow Work and lineage-based teachings. For those ready to take their practice into deeper integration and soul-led work.

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What people are saying...

  • I have worked with several mentors throughout my spiritual journey, but none like Deanna. She made my Vision Quest journey a truly positive and meaningful experience. Deanna creates a space where you can explore the deeper parts of yourself with compassion rather than judgment.

    -Jessica G. Spiritual Consultant & Guide

  • Deanna is a very gifted, talented, insightful, and powerful tarot reader. She is exceptionally gifted and knowledgeable in Vedic knowledge and astrology. She has helped me through some very delicate and pivotal situations in my personal, professional, and love life. Her readings are never rushed and very detailed. Deanna has guided me well and is so accurate with her gift! Each time I am at a crossroads or need some insight, I never hesitate to reach out to her. She has a lifelong client in me! I highly highly recommend her! 5 stars!! or should I say rather, 108 stars!! Namaste 🙏 

    Jason Lopez

  • My soul retrieval session was powerful, intentional, and deeply transformative. Deanna's wisdom is palpable, not just in what she says, but in how she moves through the work with grace and depth. I truly felt held by her presence, experience, and intuitive knowing. So much was released and cleared, and I’m still integrating the parts of me that returned. This was a sacred turning point in my healing journey.

    Amy, Reiki Master, Healer and psychic intuitive 

  • Getting a 1:1 in person session with Deanna was a true transformational experience. I am at a place in my life where I feel like a lot of unresolved problems and trauma is starting to surface and it is hard to work through these emotions alone. Trying conventional therapy helped to a degree but nothing was so powerful as an in person energy cleansing experience, guided hypnosis, tarot reading and words of wisdom from Deanna. She helped me to connect with parts of my soul that were hurt and buried deep inside.

    -Alina, V. Holistic Esthetician and Trainer