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About us
Alyona Bursak
Ardor was founded by Alyona as an extension of her personal relationship with ritual and gemstones.
For years, she has worked with malas, bracelets, and necklaces as part of her daily practice — intuitively choosing each piece based on how she wants to feel.
Together with her mentor and co-founder, a master stone therapist, Alyona created Ardor as a space where jewelry becomes ritual, and adornment becomes presence.
Ardor is not about changing who you are.
It is about supporting how you choose to feel.
"About five years ago, I reached a point where everything felt heavy. I was drained, disconnected — moving through life without a sense of presence. In that quiet moment, a simple question arose: How do I reconnect with my energy?
Life responded by bringing Leila Ri into my world — a gifted stone therapist who later became my co-founder. After just one session with her, something shifted. I felt present again. Awake. Grounded. Working with stones gradually became a ritual — a way to return to myself.
One day, I noticed the bracelets in her space and asked if I could have one. She gently suggested starting with a mala instead — a piece chosen with intention, designed to support clarity and release what no longer belonged.
That was how I received my first mala — and how this journey truly began. As I became more aligned, life began to respond differently. New opportunities emerged, my sense of self deepened, and within a year I built a meaningful network that would have taken much longer otherwise.
Ardor was born from this experience — as an invitation to share the same sense of presence, clarity, and quiet beauty that once guided me back to myself."
Leila Ri
Spiritual Mentor of Ardor Rituals
Leila is a master stone therapist, and energy guide with over 40,000 healing sessions and more than 30,000 personalized gemstone creations behind her.
Her journey began in 2007 after a life-changing encounter with her teacher in Thailand, where she was initiated into sacred knowledge and rituals. Since then, she has dedicated her life to helping others restore balance, release karmic blocks, and reconnect with their true path — using the ancient language of stones.
Today, Leila lives in Italy, working regularly for in-person sessions, and continues to craft powerful amulets and malas based on each person’s date of birth and energetic needs.
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