It might have been a friend’s story about my readings, or a card deck in your feed, but something in you leaned closer. Part of you is curious, and part of you wonders what you would be signing up for. Before you book a yogic oracle card reading, you deserve a clear picture: what happens, what it costs and what it will never do.
The reader across the table is me, Ashley Ali, a Queens spiritual counselor and certified Dharma Coach. During the pandemic, my garage doubled as a barbershop for veterans and a card table for anyone who asked. Today my sessions have more structure, but the heart is the same: a real conversation, with the cards as a mirror.
Below, you’ll find the sessions and prices, how to prepare, what happens from hello to goodbye, the yogic spreads I use and my policies. One promise up front: a reading is for reflection, not prediction.
What a Yogic Oracle Card Reading Is (and Is Not)
If you’re still sorting out decks, my guide to how tarot and oracle decks compare explains the difference and why I chose mine. In short, an oracle deck sets its own themes, and mine speaks the language of yoga.
My deck is a yogic oracle deck, and its imagery comes from yoga and from Ayurveda, India’s age-old healing tradition. Raised in an Indo-Caribbean Hindu family, I find that language already feels familiar.
Now for what a reading is not. I don’t claim special powers, and I won’t promise that your ex will text. That is partly my values and partly the law. New York’s Penal Law section 165.35 makes it a class B misdemeanor to take payment for claiming to read fortunes or wield occult powers over personal matters.
Instead, the cards open a conversation. You bring your life. I bring a School Counseling background, my dharma coaching training and roots in Hindu tradition. Together we look at what each card stirs in you and what you want to do about it.
Three Sessions, Prices and Where We Meet
I offer three kinds of readings. Slots are limited, since most of my calendar today goes to workshops, talks and healing circles.
| Session | Length | Price | A good fit when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yogic Oracle Card Reading | 1 hour | $55 | A decision, a season of change or a feeling you can’t name yet |
| Dharma (Life Path) Oracle Card Reading | 1 hour | $66 | Your question is about purpose, work, calling or a crossroads |
| Couples Yogic Oracle Reading | 1 hour 30 minutes | $111 | Both partners want an honest look at where they stand |
Here, dharma means your life path: the work and way of living that feels true to you. If you’re unsure, start with the general reading. Choose the couples session only when both people truly want to be there, because a reluctant partner makes for a quiet ninety minutes.
Zoom or in person?
Every session runs on Zoom for clients across the country, or face to face in Queens and the wider New York area. A yogic oracle card reading on Zoom lets you sit in your own space with your own tea. Meeting in person, on the other hand, suits people who like to share a table and feel the room.
A flight attendant in Denver whose schedule changes weekly, for instance, might book a Zoom slot between trips and still get the full hour. Meanwhile, a bus driver in Rego Park who loves eye contact might choose my table. Same care, different setting. You’ll find all three sessions on my oracle readings page.
How to Prepare for Your Oracle Card Reading
Preparation is simple, and none of it is mandatory. Still, a few minutes of thought means less warming up and more time on what matters.
- Pick one focus. Write a single sentence about what you want clarity on. One clear thread beats five tangled ones.
- Make it an open question. “What do I need to see about my job?” works better than “Will I get fired?” My next guide, on what to ask in a reading, will go deeper on wording.
- Set up your space. For Zoom, find a quiet corner, charge your device and test your camera. Also grab headphones if you share walls, and in Queens most of us do.
- Bring a journal. You will want to jot down the cards and the phrases that land.
- Hydrate and eat something. After all, feelings move more easily when your body isn’t running on cold coffee.
- Couples, talk first. Agree on a shared intention before the session, so neither of you feels ambushed.
With ten quiet minutes the night before, try these journal questions:
- What am I hoping to hear, and why?
- Which answer am I quietly afraid of?
- If I trusted myself a little more, what would I do this week?
What Happens During a Yogic Oracle Reading
Every session follows the same simple arc. Talk. Draw. Plan.
First, we talk about what you need
We start with conversation, not cards. You tell me what is going on, as much or as little as you like. My School Counseling background shows up here, because I listen for what you say and also for what you skip. Then we name an intention together.
Next, I draw and read the cards live
After that, I shuffle and draw the cards live, on screen or across the table. For each card, I share its message and then ask what it brings up for you. Your reaction matters as much as the card itself, because you are the expert on your own life.
For example, someone asking about a career change might draw a card about rest. Instead of “you will quit,” we would talk about where the exhaustion lives and what it is asking for. That is the difference between reflection and prediction.
Finally, we make a plan for healing and growth
We close with something you can carry. That might be a journal question, a short breath practice, a talk you are ready to have or one small action for the week. In short, you leave with a next step, not a forecast.
Spread Styles From the Yogic Tradition
A spread is the pattern of cards on the table and what each position means. We choose one together based on your question. Here are three I use.
The chakra spread
Chakra is Sanskrit for “wheel.” Many yoga and meditation traditions picture the chakras as energy centers in the subtle body. Older texts count them differently, but the best known system names seven. In this spread, each card sits on one center and answers one question.
- Root: Where do I feel safe, and where don’t I?
- Sacral: What wants to be created or enjoyed?
- Solar plexus: Where is my confidence leaking?
- Heart: Who needs more of my love, including me?
- Throat: What am I not saying?
- Third eye: What do I already know but keep ignoring?
- Crown: What connects me to something bigger?
It works like a full body check-in for anyone who feels “off” but can’t say why.
The goddess spread
Many Hindus honor the Divine as Mother, as Shakti, the creative feminine energy. She is known by many names, among them Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati and Kali. A simple layout gives each of these four forms one card, and each position carries a theme I bring to the reading:
- Durga: strength, protection and boundaries.
- Lakshmi: abundance and what you are ready to receive.
- Saraswati: learning, voice and creativity.
- Kali: endings, truth and what needs to fall away.
I hold these names with devotion, never as costumes. How a household honors them depends on its region and lineage, and Indo-Caribbean families keep their own customs. So for family rites or puja (worship), a pandit or family elder is the right person to ask.
Dharma, karma and kriya
This three-card spread suits a crossroads. The first card speaks to dharma, your life path and the duty that feels true to you. The second speaks to karma, which in Sanskrit simply means action. I read it as the patterns your past choices set in motion.
The third card is kriya, which I read as practice: the deliberate step you will actually take. Path. Pattern. Practice. Of course, the cards suggest; you decide.
Booking Policies, Plainly Stated
The short version:
- All bookings are final, and there are no refunds.
- If something comes up, email me as soon as you can to reschedule.
- Travel and accessibility questions are covered in the FAQ on my services page. If yours isn’t there, ask me before you book.
One more boundary matters to me. A reading is spiritual reflection, not therapy or medical care. Unsure which support you need? My side-by-side look at spiritual counseling and therapy can help. Some people come to the cards while grieving, and I understand that from the inside, because I have grieved my own mother since 2020. Her loss is part of why this practice exists.
If heavy grief, trauma or depression is part of your story, a licensed therapist belongs on your team, with readings as a supplement. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
After Your Yogic Oracle Reading: Let It Settle
The hour ends, but the reflection keeps going. Insight fades fast if it never leaves the notebook, so a few habits help it settle into real life.
- Write a few lines while the session is fresh.
- Tell one trusted person about the step you chose, so it lives outside your head.
- Skip pulling card after card on the same question at home. Instead, give the first message room to breathe.
A reading points the way, but the walking is yours, one imperfect step at a time.
Yogic Oracle Card Reading Questions, Answered
Will a yogic oracle card reading tell me what will happen?
No. I don’t predict events or promise outcomes. The cards help you look at what is happening now and choose what you want to do next.
Do I need to believe in the cards for an oracle card reading to help?
No. You only need to be open to reflecting. A card can simply give you words for something you already felt.
Is a Zoom oracle card reading as personal as one in person?
In my experience, yes. The conversation is the heart of it, and that travels well over video. Some people even find it easier to open up from their own couch.
Ready When You Are
A good reading can leave you clearer, calmer and a little braver. It does not hand you a script for your life.
When you feel ready for your own yogic oracle card reading, look over the three sessions on my services page and pick the one that fits. Have a question first? Ask it on my contact form, big or small. Whether you sit across from me in Queens or log in from Denver, the conversation starts the same way: with you.