Meet Ari
Ari Bhakti is the founder of Bhakti Collective. Her work is informed by lived experience, including a near-death experience, as well as embodied practice and ancestral wisdom. She creates and holds spaces that support presence, emotional release, and deeper connection to the body and lived experience.
As founder, Ari holds the vision and integrity of the work—shaping retreat flow, curating collaborators, and tending the space with care and discernment. Her work also includes hands-on somatic practices that support emotional release and help restore a sense of ease in the body.
Meet Larissa
Larissa Herrington is a devoted Yoga Practitioner whose practice embodies presence, devotion, and surrender. Living the Bhakti Way in every moment, she guides participants with clarity, reverence, and heart—creating spaces where the body, breath, and spirit can align.
Within The Bhakti Collective, Larissa collaborates as a guide, offering yoga and movement practices that honor the rhythm of the body, awaken vitality, and support integration throughout the retreat journey. Her work is complemented by therapeutic touch and massage, providing grounded, intuitive support.
Meet Alyssa
Alyssa Marie is a ceremonial guide and priestess whose work centers on creating an energetic field of remembrance and unconditional love. She creates sacred spaces for cacao ceremonies and rose priestess initiations, supporting participants in remembering who they truly are: divine, powerful, and worthy.
Within The Bhakti Collective, Alyssa collaborates as a guest guide, offering these ceremonial experiences to enrich the retreat container with ritual, sweetness, and devotion.