Testimonials:
Art, Retreat, Sound Healing, Yoga, & Collage
“Tina Karagulian’s art is naïve and learned, fresh and wise, young and ancient as color and shape can be. Where beauty and truth are always simple, so are her canvasses. There, simplicity frames within us something like peace, or gratitude maybe, or a deeper connection with the divine.”
—Jeanette Sullivan
Art Testimonials
Clients who have purchased or commissioned my art commonly report feeling peace, a connection to the Divine, and an experience of healing, clarity, and beauty that continues over time.
“Recently had the opportunity to work with Tina on a commissioned painting [Sunset at Canyon Lake, TX]. I provided her photos of the view and she created this amazing painting. My wife and I could not be happier with the results and working with Tina was a joy.”
“Ocean Nebula keeps me sane during insane times! It just makes me happy.”
—Michelle Knight Mayer
“This is a desert-mountain scene, and so is not unusual in itself. However, every visitor to the office that faces the painting has an immediate reaction. What can be seen is a pause, then usually a comment about the ‘feeling’ they get looking at the painting. When the feeling is explored some it usually is described physically and emotionally, like ‘I feel peaceful and really relaxed, and these feelings came on really quickly.’ No other art in the office elicits such a response. I am pleased to own this bit of magic. ”
—Hal Robinson, Dancing Bear Teaching Lodge
““The Cloudy Day painting still hangs in my waiting room for our patients as they wait in our ‘living room,’ and for my 2 staff members, an acupuncturist, and myself to enjoy as we often hang out in this room at lunch or after work to relax and recharge. It provides a sense of calm and peacefulness for us all.”
— Dr. Simone Norris, Integrative Family Medicine
“Eye is a dear friend. Her home is in my office / laboratory / healing space. She supports me in all of my sacred work and helps me look great on camera. I love her healing presence and her encouragement to go deep within my being to share wisdom and see through illusion.I love Eye!”
“She brings me happiness and relaxation and flow...her colors are so vibrant. She is like connecting with Mother Earth...especially when I am not able to. She raises the vibration in the room she inhabits. She makes others happy, too! She is MY FAVORITE PIECE EVER!!!”
“My sweet bird painting has brought me a lot of peace. Every time I look at him, I feel calm. He’s been a great reminder to breathe and remember how abundant life truly is!”
“We are beyond thrilled with Benji’s painting. I don’t think we could have chosen a more perfect gift. Thank you for being there in my life to make it happen.”
—Patricia Berry
“Fire, earth, dark, feminine, mystery, succulent, lush, womb, priestess, initiation, feminine power...what I feel when I see this painting.”
—Phedra Pursley, moongoddessmassage
“As one who hunted, studies, and admires these little birds, your depictions of the three species of quail that you painted are wonderful! The colors are perfect!”
—Mark S. Malacord
“I love my new painting Dappled. All the pretty colors really brighten the room.”
—Bob H.
“I love your artwork, I love showing the three I have purchased. So many compliments. So soothing and they fill me with love and peace.”
—Perla Garcia
“I have known Tina for many years. We are not only good friends, but have done some spiritual and yoga work together. I have always loved and admired her beautiful art. When it came time to make a home of my own, it was a certainty that I wanted something special AND I knew I wanted Tina to create it! The painting Nourishment is in a central and important location of my home, in a location where I do much of my work and where I welcome good friends for a meal, a conversation, or a toast. It is over my dining table. I have come to view this painting as the anchor of my home: ‘...the firm witness of Scripture grounded in faithful and prayerful devotion....’ ‘Anchor’ also means constant faith, steadfast belief, hope, and love. These are the feelings I always have when I am in my home, thanks to Tina!”
—Kimberly Sheffield
RETREAT TESTIMONIALS
Divine Photography by Vaschelle Andre of our group 2024 Maui Retreat after a Ho'oponopono ceremony with indigenous healing practitioner and singer, bringing earth-centered heart awareness Zelie Kūliaikanuʻu Duvauchelle (second from the right).
“The session at Zelie's home was powerful, we were embraced by the Aloha/Maui spirit. Zelie embodied the culture of Hawaii, including the respect for ancestors, the love of the earth and sky, the music, the connection to Nature and the Divine. Her presence and her depth added to our experience. Brandi drove us to the volcano on a weekend evening and we saw the results of the fire, learned about her plan to be self-sustaining. Impressive. . .Lumeria was a wonderful environment for the retreat. The staff in the Wooden Crate were exceptional and attentive. The spa provided options for caring for the body, the classes were small and tailored to the participants. The meditation garden, the bluff overlooking the sea were spectacular. The yoga room allowed our group to come together. The time sharing meals on the porch was a blessing. The group camaraderie was strong, sharing resources for the volcano summit was just one way members supported one another. . .I liked the yoga session before retiring. Tina played multiple roles--facilitator and group organizer, as well as driver. . .Tina, checked in with each person frequently and created an accepting environment. Thank you. . .intuition and being in the moment, open to Divine inspiration has a significant role. You were brave and compassionate, a wonderful blend, Tina. You took time to make sure each person was getting what she needed or wanted from the experience. It was a beautiful trip.”
Participant in 2024 Maui Retreat
“I returned refreshed, rejuvenated, and deeply reconnected to self, the divine, and some amazing yogis with beautiful souls!! Grateful! We did different types of yoga by the beach and also in a room full of light overlooking the beach horizon, ate delicious healthy food. Did powerful ceremonies including under the moon with a fire on the beach for releasing that which needed to be released and burnt up, and creating new. Under Tina's guidance and wisdom as a yogi and experienced therapist, we worked through various personal issues throughout the week that we each wanted to heal and change, as she helped us tap into the guru within. We created vision boards using collage, did meditation, and experienced sound and energy healing sessions. I left with my nervous system totally regulated and my heart full.” Sefirah Duncan
“Tina Karagulian posted that she is doing a 4-day retreat and as soon as I saw the post I felt I was resonating with and joined. During that week, I healed aspects of my life & definitely raised my vibration. Despite of the fact that it was very late at night for me as session started around 10:10 PM and ended 12:10 PM Nepal time, I joined in on all for 4 days…Tina is a kind of person and a healer you would love to know & have services with. I felt like I know her from other lifetimes. On the first day, we had a truth-telling session with meditations. I shared my inner heart along with other ladies in the group, and it was such a huge recognition for me as no one interrupted or judged anyone. We listened to one another with lot of humility and respect. Tina even asked our intentions in all the 4 days, every time and guided us with beautiful and uplifting healing journeys…[anyone] like me who needs & loves healing & want to serve humanity on a large scale, meeting someone like Tina is a huge blessing. Tina is highly gifted & a special person who is a great listener & accepts the feelings of person in front of her. She has a soothing voice, a lot of talent, knows various healing modalities along with yoga & mudras, & a calm person full of humanity….Knowing a genuine talented healer like you is a gift from GOD. May GOD bless you...”
J.P.
"You know that magic feeling of being at the right place at the right time? It was then that I came across an incredible offering by Tina Karagulian. And I, along with two other women, took a dive into an exquisite four-day retreat. Here, we were held and guided within beautiful natural order that arose a spontaneity from deep within that only comes through soul connection. Thank you so much Tina, your gifts of creativity and intrinsic connection to spirit flowed straight from the heart. I am so grateful to have found you and been on the receiving end of your gifts. When I grow up I wanna be just like you."
Tessa Theresa, The Hearth @EarthHeartFiji
"The 4-day retreat with Tina has been helpful and expansive in numerous ways, exploring and communicating deeper with my Self, my mind, beliefs, self awareness, my body, and my heart. The daily meditations were very helpful and focusing. Tina is skillful and sensitive in her healing work. Much Gratitude."
Cathy Mary Rashin
“I met Tina 2 years ago as a student in her one of her collage classes in San Antonio. About 6 months after the class, I received an e-mail from Tina offering a Kundalini Yoga series on breath. I was a weekly Kundalini yoga student of Tina’s for over two years, driving to Austin every week. I am a devoted student and a true disciple of the discipline; I set aside an hour every day to practice the sets of movements, Kriyas and meditations that I have learned from Tina. I cannot imagine life, as I now know it, without Kundalini Yoga. The quality of my life has improved immeasurably; I am happy and calm and I am finally able, most days, to achieve a balance between work, rest and leisure, and spiritual life.
In August 2020, I participated in a 3 part Fire Series that Tina was offering. The first Fire Series session was very powerful! Tina led us in a guided meditation and asked us to visualize our lives as children when we were happy and secure with ourselves, when there were moments of pure joy and innocence. This was the beginning of my transformative journey of self discovery. I had spent so many years living to work and suppressing my true, authentic, self that I did not even remember who and what my true self is. This series was an archeological dig down into layers buried so long and so deep that I had forgotten about the events that preceded them. This series was so impactful for me because, for the first time in my life, I took the time to really think about how I was living my life in the world and why I was living the way I was. These were hard, soul-searching things and in the process, I have experienced the joy and happiness that come from being true to myself and not allowing anyone else to define who I should be. I asked Tina to repeat the Fire series during the 2021 beach retreat, and she included it. The retreat, and the last two years, were life changing!”
Becky Finely
Sound Healing, Yoga, & Collage TESTIMONIALS
Those who have attended my sessions report feeling more grounded, invigorated, clear, and open-hearted; that I create a calm and caring approach to offering clarity and guidance, facilitating collage experiences, teaching yoga, and offering a supportive environment that is transformative.
