Deana Duffek has been an active creator and spiritual seeker for over 25 years. Deana discovered her connection to Yoga and the Shamanic and Spiritual Arts while working through her own healing from her life’s early trauma and experiences. She now works not only as a celebrated artist and designer, but teaches Yoga and a multitude of healing modalities — hoping to better serve others throughout their own healing journey. Since 2008, Deana has been involved with many holistic and spiritual retreats including, hosting her own through Replenish Retreat, an all-inclusive spiritual workshop dedicated to the mind, body, spirit connectivity. She continues to work as an artist and designer, but also celebrates spiritual wholeness and connectivity through a variety of classes and workshop offerings.
Offerings Include:
• Yoga: Ahstanga, Vinyasa, Kundalini, Hatha, Iyengar, Yin/ Restorative. Classes and/ or workshops offered.
• Sound Healing, Meditation, Guided Visualization: Including vibrational sound therapy, which uses special sounds that produce vibrations thought to improve brain waves (Offered: Singing Bowl Therapy, Tuning Fork Therapy, Binaural Beats, among others).
• Breathwork: Pranayama, Ujjayi, Kapalabhati or “Skull Shining Breath”, Nadi Shodhana or “Alternate Nostril Breathing”, Sama Vritti or “Equal Breathing”.
• Reiki Healing: Reiki is an ancient Japanese healing art. The word Reiki is comprised of two Japanese words: Rei (god’s wisdom or the Higher Power) and Ki (life force energy).
Deana was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and currently lives and works in Laguna Beach, California. Deana is a Level III Reiki Master, has her Yoga Teacher Certification, Breathwork Teacher Certification, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree, as well as a Masters of Arts Degree in Organizational Leadership, with an emphasis on Spirituality. She continues to work as a designer and artist in Laguna Beach and periodically holds space for local community workshops focused on mind-body-spirit wellness and connectivity.
Teacher Statement
I am an artist, designer, and healer, not necessarily in that order. For many years I told people I was a developer and a designer “oh and by the way, I am an artist.” It’s how I saw myself. I don’t know exactly when my viewpoint changed. I’m still an active developer & designer, but now I know that I’m an artist and a healer. I find that my thinking, my reading, my experimentation, my exploration is all directed toward not only better art and design, but a means for me to evolve artistically and spiritually. It is my honor to share my Art, my various yoga reiki and breath work disciplines, as well as my intuitive healing gifts with others. My intention is to be of service to others and create a bridge between all modalities of the creative, spiritual and healing arts. Working as a change agent to help people develop their soul and connect to spirit is now the kind of “development work” I cherish. Regardless of what I “create” – where I teach or how I utilize the healing arts, the end result — for me — is most certainly about the spiritual connection to the process of sharing and healing.