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The Altar // Healing & Ceremony is a holistic healing practice, created by Teagan West in Rochester, NY

08/13/2025

ALTAR RITUAL ARTS 🧿 beloved ones! 🐺
There’s lots of new friends here, so I thought I’d share a bit about my ritual arts practice & WHY I make what I do.

Hi, I’m Teagan West ~ I live on Seneca Land in “NY”. My life & creative practice is in full reverence to my Teachers, namely the spirits of the Land where I live, and where my own ancestors come from.
My people come from Ireland, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt & North America. Aside from them, my formative teacher of ritual arts & spiritual healing is my Uncle Hawk, Anishinaabe ancestors of affinity.

My Papa Bear was a leather worker, my father a drummer ~ both of my grandfather lineages are musicians of many forms. I feel them in everything that I do.

I have been making drums for many years in private study ~ only within the past 3 years have I begun to share this sacred practice with others. I also make Rattles, and have more recently been learning the art of Pottery. I’ve been a jewelry & metalsmith for over a decade.

This work is not about ‘making objects’. Every piece has a spirit & power that must be wielded wisely. Everything that I make is done so in Ceremonial space, under witness of the Ancestors & spirits of Land + Sky. There is immense responsibility in stewarding these ancestral crafts, and carrying the pieces born of ritual intention.

My creative praxis is an extension of the intersectional, multidisciplinary magick of my personal & ritual life. I LOVE working with electional astrology, choosing moments that the celestial elders are leaned in to bless a ritual tool with magickal qualities. You best believe everything I do is ritually orchestrated down to the moment of making, because the magick is REAL! 🧿

Every piece is made in deeply personalized ritual space for the receiver. Ceremony is held on your behalf, with generous offerings to the Bigger Powers, Ancestors & Land for the gift of birthing.

It is a deep honor to learn, create, and share this work with you all. THANK YOU, so much, to those of you that have supported me in it. May it feed the spirits of your people, the healing work that you do, and the land spirits where you reside. May it do no harm.
Deep love & reverence 🧿 T

08/06/2025

MARS/SATURN opposition moodboard
Holding your hand with fierce love while we walk into whatever this fire wants of our hearts
FIRE WALK WITH ME

Be gentle with yourselves, kin. Give it up, give it to Kalī ❤️‍🔥⚔️🐐

07/29/2025

A Midsummer series, a gathering of memories 🌄

I have laughed as much as I’ve wept
Felt as deep as the sea
I know no other way
And if I did, I wouldn’t want it

The world is on fire and I’d like to think it’s bringing us closer together,
Reminding what matters,
Our kin across seas,
Their hunger our own reckoning.

I sit at my table, with food from the land around me,
And I try my best to take it in earnestly.
I look out at the dry grass, the empty river —

I feel the Earth desperate for nourishment
That comes from acknowledging with our own grief.
These tears are what she’s been waiting for,
A reckoning.

We will look out at the world
And see only suffering.
The only difference is
That Now we can See

We see things for what they are,
The mirror gets polished
Only to reveal what’s always been there.

Stories of empire are strong and dusty,
Shaped by oily hands made filthy from greed.
No matter how hard they tried, they would’ve never been able to hold back the strength of this love. Many hands make light work, and we have polishing cloths woven from truth in our own. Let us get to work. Do not close your eyes, now that we See.

I am proud of us for bearing the weight of this reckoning together. I say that from a place of privilege, with food on my plate. So what then, is my role in this? What is yours?
To take that nourishment and do something further with it. A full belly, a safe home — go out and use your gifts wisely, my friends. Do not waste your time frozen in a guilt trip. You were born here into this moment, whether you like it or not.

Thank you to everyone that contributed to the drum raffle. We ended up raising $805 for Sameer Project. Do not stop there — we have not arrived yet. The work is not done. Find ways to use your gifts in this moment — do not look back wishing you could’ve done more. The time is now.

07/25/2025

DIVINATION 🧿 personalized readings

These sessions are totally attuned to the needs of the individual, as water takes the shape of the container. We follow the pulse of guidance. Ancestral connection & oracular tools are woven in when emergent.

Bring a guiding question or desire to deepen with. Often we examine the blind spots & stories around the given inquiry, to bring gentle illumination towards what is concealed from view. I am not here to give answers, I’m here to be a clear mirror. Together ~ We gaze into the Great Above & Deep Below.

These sessions are done in collaboration with my Ancestors of Irish, Syrian & North American traditions. I work with many helping spirits - including your own, with permission. This is a collaboration, a calling of council.

These can be shared in real time via live call, or sent to you as a voice recording that you can listen to at your convenience. Ritual space will be held on your behalf, and offerings will be made to the land to honor whatever messages may come.

Reach out with interest 🧿 only love
سَلَامٌ

07/24/2025

CONSTELLATIONS 🌌 a conversation with 🐺❤️‍🔥🧿

Mo chairde !! I am SO honored + excited to share this deeply potent dialogue with a beloved chara of mine!!!

I have been following Dré’s work since the early spring time, and instantly felt a huge force of magnetism towards their orbit. The work they are doing is a massive form of cultural recovery in praxis — not only embodying the gifts of lineage-based study, but also sharing them with the world in a way that is digestible and engaging.

I will also say — there are not many folx I’ve crossed paths with that truly respect & honor lineage in the way Dré does. I have deep respect for how they walk in this world, how they carry the teachings they’re stewarding, and the incredibly powerful way all of that magick transmits thru the space they hold. I have had the great honor of sitting in ceremony with them, & received incomparable insights that continue to impart their wisdom in my life. True Water Trine power in the space they hold — direct, honest, full of care & sincerity.

So overjoyed to share this episode with you, available for ALL to listen! Check out their work below!! 🖤

07/23/2025

LEO NEW MOON MOODBOARD

MORE JOY
MORE LOVE
MORE LIFE BEING LIVED
MORE KINSHIP
MORE KINDNESS
MORE STILLNESS
MORE PRESENCE
MORE CONTENTMENT
⚡️❤️‍🔥🧿🌌🐺🌄🏄

07/22/2025

ANCESTRAL FIRE PRAYER ❤️‍🔥 COMMUNITY CEREMONY
SUNDAY AUGUST 3rd • 2-4pm
RSVP to attend! Teagan // .ritual.west
(Followed by Ecstatic Dance 5-7pm!)

Hello my friends! It has been some time since we’ve gathered for group ritual. The time is needed now more than ever, to hold our grief + our care together in community. With the ancestors at our back, for the world that we are yearning for.

This ceremony will take place on SUNDAY AUG 3rd from 2-4pm. We will share cacao, group fire prayer, and potluck connection. The ceremony will be followed by ecstatic dance 5-7pm, option to attend!

The structure of the ritual will be carried by the four cardinal directions, welcoming in the beloved ancestors from each of our 4 lineages to join us. This is Heart of summer medicine, prayers for healing thru the web of all our relations. 🪽

Bring a mug for cacao! 🩷 and flowers for the collective altar. Songs, music, instruments + personal altar items all welcome.

Suggested donation $11-33 for cacao + facilitated resources! 🩷 contributions will be donated to Friends of Ganondagon to support + the amazing they do!! 🙏🐺🧿

Message .ritual.west with questions or RSVP!! 🌅🙏🧿 xx Teagan

07/18/2025

ANCESTOR CIRCLES • GUIDED GROUP LINEAGE HEALING 🩸🌌
AUTUMN COHORT: SEPTEMBER + OCTOBER 2025!!!
Tuesdays, 6-8pm EST // virtual via zoom

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My friends, the time has come. If you’ve been interested in deepening your connection with your own people, come gather with us.

This is guided lineage repair & ancestral council reconnection, in community. We will dive deep with our people. We will learn from each other. We will bear witness to the reality that are our ancestral inheritances & legacies, in how they shape the world.

This work exists within the Ancestral Lineage Healing framework of Dr Daniel Foor. The group container allows for intersectionality of both individual + collective process.

The web of relations is vast and echoes in every direction; together, we tend, heal & listen.

THE PROCESS:
🩸one 1:1 meeting with Teagan to begin the journey. We will get to know your four primary bloodlines and identify which lineage feels most ready for deepening connection & repair.

🌌 6 GROUP SESSIONS: Tuesday evenings (message for exact dates) where we deepen with your lineage of focus, moving through a process of repair, ritual tending, learning, listening, and recovery of ancestral council.

🌙 TO APPLY: message Teagan to begin the process + join us!!

Message me with questions. I hope some of you can join in this tender work. May we reweave the collective tapestry, one thread at a time. 🧿

07/03/2025

ORACLES IN ORBIT 🪐 LIVE GROUP ASTROLOGY MENTORSHIP

Message me for the magick spell. The study begins now 🌌⚡️🧿

Blessings to .bocka for her phenomenal contributions + deep well of wisdom. Cheers to the Scorpionic depth of this group that is forming, which will guide us like a lantern thru the dark months. Come join us 🤟

06/30/2025

ORACLES IN ORBIT 🌌 GROUP ASTROLOGY MENTORSHIP // Testimonials ⚡️

Friends! Can you hear me shouting thru the void? Can you see me trying to keep this little flame alive? Will you stoke it with me?

The world is on fire. We need our vision clear. We need to gather in community + turn towards the reality of the moment, together.

I am inviting the next cohort of Astrologers to come + do this work together. To bring your vision, voice, + passion for this study into real time group development, in shared space.

This is not “talking about” astrology. This is not distracting ourselves from the world. This is turning more fully towards it, & towards ourselves. This is direct engagement, challenging our own conditioning + internalized biases, in how we shape the world thru this cosmology.

We will honor the ancient lineage of this study, while also re-envisioning a framework for our times. We will learn the techniques + traditions deeply, while also inviting our own intuitive wisdom to guide the way.

We will gather in ritual space each time we meet, orienting from an animist worldview of relationship with the more-than-human world. We will remember the ways our own ancestors learned astrology, thru direct relationship with Earth + Sky. We will follow the path of the moon, in cyclical rhythm with nature’s intelligence.

Most of all, we will gather regularly as a community for 6 months, to make space to be with the reality of the moment, both personally + collectively. Above all else, what matters most to me is creating space for communal wisdom + support. That is the heart of this space.

UNTIL THE FULL MOON (July 10th) the doors are open to join at a discount. Message me for the code. Scholarships + payment plans always available.

We begin at the Autumn Equinox, to journey thru the dark side of the year. You will have ~3 months with the 60+ hours of online course library of teachings to prepare for the live study.

Thank you to the current students that shared these testimonials, and will be joining the next cycle of this work. You are the reason this exists 🫂

THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU ❤️‍🔥🪽

06/26/2025

ANCESTRAL FIRE PRAYER ❤️‍🔥 GROUP CEREMONY
SUNDAY JULY 6 • 2-4pm
RSVP for location .ritual.west

Hello my friends! It has been some time since we’ve gathered for group ritual. The time is needed now more than ever, to hold our grief + our care together in community. With the ancestors at our back, for the world that we are yearning for.

This ceremony will take place on SUNDAY JULY 6, from 2-4pm. We will share cacao, group fire prayer, and potluck connection. The ceremony will be followed by ecstatic dance 5-7pm, option to attend!

The structure of the ritual will be carried by the four cardinal directions, welcoming in the beloved ancestors from each of our 4 lineages to join us. This is cancer season medicine, prayers for healing thru the web of all our relations. 🪽

Bring a mug for cacao! 🩷 and flowers for the collective altar. Songs, music, + personal altar items all welcome.

Suggested donation $10-22 for cacao + facilitated resources! Potluck items are factored into reciprocity as well 🩷

Message .ritual.west with questions or RSVP!! 🌅🙏🧿 xx Teagan

06/24/2025

MENTORSHIP 🌄 personalized study & attention

Hello my loves. Opening the space once more to work in deep, devotional care + attention to those that are ready to deepen their craft.

The intention is to help you hone your gifts, and see yourself clearly as a unique prism through which they enter the world.

I will teach from what I know ~ the heart of this space, however, is the work of being a clear + supportive mirror.

Depending on what you are wanting to deepen, the teachings and pathway will be uniquely attuned to your desires.

My background is over a decade of rigorous study in the yogic tradition, interspiritual philosophy, and various healing traditions. The intersection of Astrology, Ayurvedic Medicine, and Animism / Earth Based healing are my specialties. Subtle bodywork & acupressure as well from a Vedic lens.

For those of you wanting to deepen your astrological study, I am also offering 1:1 mentorship to work in tandem with my online course, which includes over 50 hours of my teachings on the astrological house system, planets, signs, and chart interpretation.

This is not about “what I know” and the transference of data. This is about deep, present relationship, genuine care + support of your unique path. I care most that you find your authentic voice & true embodiment in the gifts you came here to share.

The truth is, these times need us committed fully to the gifts we’re here to steward. Our ancestors need us to carry that legacy in an intentional way. The future of our world is born of our devotion to THIS moment. May we walk each other home to that remembrance.

Mentorship is offered sliding scale with accessibility prioritized. Beginning with 5-10 sessions is encouraged for depth over time. Reach out with interest. This space is for you, a soft place to land and come home to yourself. 🙏🫂🪽🌅

I love you, take care of yourselves & each other 🤟🌌🪞

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http://thealtarhealing.com/

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Welcome to VAYA!

VAYA Ayurveda + Wellness is a complete holistic healing service, created by Teagan West in Rochester NY.

VAYA aims to create a system of healing tailored to the individual's unique needs. The practice is rooted in Ayurvedic Health Counseling, and supported by various healing tools such as Mindfulness + Meditation, Reiki Healing, and more.

Teagan received her Ayurvedic Health Counselor Certification from Kripalu, and is NAMA certified to administer Ayurvedic care. She is also Reiki level 2 certified, as well as trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Therapy. Teagan works to fuse all of these tools together into one complete holistic healing practice, tailored to the individual.

Please reach out with any further questions. We are here to support you in any way possible through your process of healing!