About Devaiya
Devaiya is a Professional Coach, Brand Strategist, and Website Designer in Victoria, BC with over 10 years of experience in life coaching, design strategy, and leadership development. He works with creatives, wellness practitioners, and small businesses in British Columbia and around the world to build a life they love and a business people trust.
As a Queer Two-Spirit Métis and neurodiverse individual, Devaiya is a catalyst to help clients activate and disrupt subconscious patterns that are holding them back.
Through an integrated holistic approach, his clients connect to their whole selves - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually - to create a clear path to their desired outcomes.
Devaiya is 30% witchy, 70% strategic, and 100% committed to your success. Grounded in the unique ability to walk between worlds helping individuals and teams to change, shift, and grow from a holistic lens in their personal and professional lives.
Education
2024 - PROSCI Change Management Specialist
2024 - Graduate Certificate in Leadership at Royal Roads University
2023 - Certified Associate in Project Management at PMI
2022 - Master Certified Professional Coach - CLCI
2021 - Personal Power Facilitator Training
2021 - Master NLP Practitioner
2021 - The Power MBA Certification
2020 - The Weavework School of Soul Recovery
2020 - Achology Life Coach Certification
2019 - Temple Arts Tantra Level 1 Practitioner
2017 - The Alchemist Path Level 3 Practitioner
2015 - Classic Music Diploma Vocal Major
2014 - 200Hr Hatha Yoga Teacher Training
2012 - Reiki Master Level 4 Attunements
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2021 - Life Coaching Business Masterclass 5-in-1
2021 - How to Build your Personal Brand on TikTok
2021 - Monthly 1K Business Challenge
2020 - Modern Marketing Writing & Instagram Marketing
2020 - Conversion Copywriting 101 Course
2020 - SEO Digital Marketing Certification
2015 - Laughing Yoga Teacher Certification
Past Projects
2024: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certification Course with Rogers Society
2024: Website Design and Brand Implementation for Island Circus Space
2024: Branding and Web Design for Centred in Peace Consulting
2024: Pathways to Wellness - Asynchronous learning for NNPBC (Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia
2022-2023: Thriving Communities Transformation Program - Asynchronous and Synchronous learning to reduce burnout through building relations with self, others, and the land
2022: Culturally Queer - Two monthly events called ‘Queer Men Connecting’ and ‘Authentic Queer Connections’ to support queer people in building community together
2022: Nurse Practitioner Transformation Program - Asynchronous learning for all Nurse Practitioners across the province of BC
2020: Everlearn/Rogers Society Courses - Over 30 online courses created catering to personal and professional development, leading Childcare training provider across the province of BC
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2022: Authentic Relating collaboration with Rogers Society
2021: Transformational Coaching private 1 on 1 clients
2021: Branding and Logo creation for Earth Light Herbals
2019: Luxe Lair - A one night festival event with performances, DJ’s, and creative artistry showcasing local artists
2019: Queer Masculinity - A queer men’s group to support community building and mental health and healing
2019: Soul Seduction: The Art of Burlesque and Prayerformance class series - Embodied movement educating people on how to harness their personal power for authentic performance creation
2018: Awaken your Primal Magic - A workshop series showcased at a variety of festivals and events
2015 - 2020: Reiki Level 1 and 2 Training Attunements across western Canada
2012 - 2022: Private Energy Healing sessions
Facilitation / KeyNote
2024: Keynote Speaker - Liberating Leadership: Decolonizing Leadership with PMI-VI (Project Management Institute Vancouver Island Chapter)
2024: Lead Facilitator at Worshipper - Immersive Erotic Theatre and Sacred Sexuality Education in Vancouver, BC
2023: Co-Facilitator at The Erotic Rennaissance near Florence, Italy
2023: Co-Facilitator at Oasis Hoop Retreat in Cahuita, Costa Rica
2023: Lead Facilitator at Worshipper - Immersive Erotic Theatre and Sacred Sexuality Education in Vancouver Island, BC
2022: Co-Facilitator at Oasis Hoop Retreat in Cahuita, Costa Rica
2020: Facilitator at Queer Heart Festival - ‘Queer Masculinity’, ‘Global Visioning Circle’, ‘Soul Seduction’, and Social Media Team in Vancouver, BC
2020: Facilitator and Coordinator at Ignite Festival - ‘Soul Seduction’ in Vancouver, BC
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2019: Featured Headline Performer at Isle of Tease Burlesque Festival in Victoria, BC
2019: Facilitator at Ignite Festival - ‘Awaken Your Primal Magic’ and ‘The Paradigm of Sexuality’ in Vancouver, BC
2018: Featured Performer, Workshop Facilitator, and Ceremony Facilitator at Electric Love Festival in Hope, BC
2018: Facilitator at SoulPlay Festival - ‘Primal Magic Prayerformance Ceremony’ in California, USA
2018: Facilitator at Lucidity Festival - ‘Awaken Your Primal Magic’ Workshop in California, USA
2018: Lead Facilitator/Organizer of the Amenti Stargate Egypt Retreat with Phoenix Amara in Egypt
2017: Featured Performer at Electric Love Festival in Hope, BC
2017 - 2019: Featured Performer for over 100 performance art shows and private events across Western Canada
2016: DreamTalks, Vancouver BC. Prayerformance with Phoenix Amara
A note on my name…
The meaning of the name Devaiya comes from ‘Dev’ meaning spirit, and ‘aiya’ meaning bird. Devaiya Ra translates to: “The spirit/messenger of the winged ones”.
The spelling of Devaiya is androgynous, with its roots in Sanskrit and Aramaic. In this lifetime, my ancestral lineage is Métis and Celtic. Though my origins differ, I carry this name with awareness and deep reverence for the process of truth and reconciliation.
The Deeper Story
From the early years of my life,
I knew I had something special to offer the world. I was raised in a split family with two differing world views, one foot in two worlds. From an early age, I discovered my extrasensory gifts through my adventures in nature. But it did not take long before those gifts were shamed and put into a box so that I could conform to societal norms and religious constructs.
My parents saw my sensitivity and knew that I had a unique flavour to who I was as a little queer kid, but it would take me 17 years to accept my sexuality and gender expression.
After years of indoctrination through the Christian faith, I reached a tipping point at the age of 16. Once I began to open Pandora’s box, the floodgates of curiosity opened before my eyes and I had very little control over my self-discovery of pleasure and filling voids.
For so long I held myself captive. I was terrified to speak my truth and express who I was at the core of my being. But as I began to soften the layers of programming and patterning, I began to awaken to my potential.
“Sometimes we have to hide ourselves to protect ourselves. But don’t hide for so long that you forget yourself.”
I dove deep into my shadow in my formative years, suffering from depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. I forced control over myself in any which way I could find; all while avoiding the core of my heart and what it was desperately trying to tell me.
I began to strip off the armour that kept me safe for so long. This is where I was first introduced to practices like yoga, meditation, and physical obsession. I still had not learned what my heart was saying. There was always something that kept tugging at my heart, pulling at the loose strings that were ready to reveal another piece of myself I had nearly forgotten.
Who knew I would love to wear high-heeled boots and off-the-shoulder shirts so much?
“Energy can’t be created or destroyed, it can only transform”.
After years of self-discovery, healing, and reclamation, I was called into an initiation with the death and murder of my father in November of 2016. This was a massive turning point that radically shifted my life. Through experiencing every layer of grief imaginable, the journey of trauma recovery created space for me to access my power, potential, purpose, and pleasure on a different level. Like a seed in the soil, I had to fight to reclaim my light, and I had to forgive the unforgivable so that the chains of trauma did not bury me alive. My father’s death was the most excruciating experience and continues to be the most devastating aspect of my lived experience.
But all of this has made me who I am today. A resilient leader and changemaker who approaches life with an immense level of sensitivity, awareness, and compassion. My journey is far from over.
