ALYNA ARANA

My name is Alyna, 24, I am an intuitive energy healer, and I do think it’s a creative job. Sun sign is leo. (laughs) 

What is it about intuitive healing that makes you want to do it? 

Well it’s a good thing I want to do it because I feel like I have no choice (laughs). Honestly, what makes me want to do it is being able to experience literal multi dimensions and the different parts of different peoples' souls and connecting the lines for them. 

I am not doing the healing, they are – I am just facilitating it. It’s like grabbing things from different webs and helping them better connect aspects of their life so they can understand themselves and their energy better and have more clarity. I love being able to help people work through these blockages people don’t even realize that they have and then seeing them shine after that – it’s what makes me want to do it. 

Where do you get your faith from to keep creating? 

I feel like I am so honored to have such a connection with Spirit and Source that I have a lot of faith knowing that they are there – I constantly get validation. I am constantly being shown a beautiful animal or colors or a message. So I feel like the faith is directly from the Source – like keep going, you are put on this earth at this time to raise the frequency of the earth. Not saying I am saving the world, but I am a part of the people who are waking up. 

The faith also comes from seeing people do the spiritual work themselves and feel inspired to move forward in alignment. It doesn't matter how heavy the reading is - seeing the result and that they have the tools to change, gives me faith. The energy of the earth is healing when we heal ourselves. 

What has your process been as an intuitive healer?

In the beginning, the process was lacking. I was just getting pieces of the message and I would try to piece it together with a logical brain. I would just try to spit them out because I didn’t know who they were for. But now the process is much more intentional. It is much more calming and grounding. It's so much more imperative for me. I will not do a reading if I do not prepare beforehand. Now, the process always begins with my own meditation because I might have had a shit day. I need to shed that and connect with my spirit team and God. Then, I call in the divine team of the person I am reading and I ask God what I need to know before we even go into meeting them. I do a deep meditation so once your session starts, you are actually coming in at the middle of the meeting. You are getting invited. I am doing the connection and mediumship and making sure we feel safe and supported. The process is the intention and setting of the space and meditation. I have to set the ambiance, light candles, some incense, a sound bowl - whatever will make me an open vessel for the other person. This is where the creative part comes to play–the process is the art rather than the result.

What would you tell your younger self? 

I would definitely tell her, know you are not crazy. This is actually a gift – not just about being psychic or an intuitive healer but about feeling in general because I am so sensitive. I think I went a lot of my life feeling like life would be easier if I didn’t feel as deeply. But it was a gift because I got to see the world through the most beautiful colors and feel the deepest feelings. Which is why we are here. You are validated and you are going to help so many people by embracing it, I would have told her that so she could embrace it sooner. 

Why don’t you quit? 

There are many times I feel heavy or go through a pretty traumatic session and I am sorting through the deepest parts of someone’s soul. And I have moments of being like - is this sustainable for me. But I keep going because I know that it helps. And when I see someone after their reading, it looks like a million pounds has been lifted off of them and their eyes twinkle and they are breathing easier. I feel like I can see the effects immediately. I would not be satiated if I were not able to do this. If I were at the end of my life and I didn’t do this I would regret it, it doesn’t matter how hard it is. This is who I am, it’s not a job. 

What is your biggest failure as a creative? 

Biggest failure as a creative is not trusting myself, not trusting my work, not trusting my connection, not trusting my channel. I feel like that is most creatives’ downfall – if you are really trusting it and let whatever needs to flow through just flow through, that is what you were supposed to be creating. When I start doubting, wondering if I gave a “bad” reading and I start second guessing, that is when it can feel like failure. 

What do you hope to create that will continue to repeat? 

I hope to create a community that is more open and accepting of energy work and spiritual work. I think it’s still a little niche and even though we are seeing trends people are still not incorporating it to their everyday life. So I hope that we have a community and more resources for connection and it continues to repeat for the generations to come. We need more inspired work for everyone, no matter what they do. 

What are you on the verge of? 

I am on the verge of being the most witchy, spiritual, intuitive healer that I could ever become. Full embrace. I am on the verge of fully embracing what I do as an energy healer and allowing there to be no separation. Fully embracing it and not being scared about it and completely confident that I am helping others. 

Say one thing that you love about yourself and why? 

I am Leo. I love everything – no, just kidding, (laughs). One thing that I love about myself is that I truly want to know the real soul of anybody I meet. I want to know their colors and understand them fully. I genuinely fall in love with people’s souls – show me it all, what’s hiding back there. I love that about myself because I do my best to give people time and space to show me who they are. I root for people and that’s my favorite thing.