Episode 10

What is Reiki and How We Can Use it to Heal

Aqiylah Collins is a holistic practitioner, traditional naturopath, and the founder and owner of Qi To Wellness, an integrative practice offering self-care approaches to vibrant health. She is formally educated in women’s studies, coaching, energy healing, birth support, plant medicines, and womb care.

Over the past two decades, Aqiylah has helped thousands of individuals activate healing and improve quality of life. Currently, she teaches Reiki and pelvic care, is assistant professor at the Peristeam Hydrotherapy Institute, and sees clients in the Qi To Wellness clinic. As a former caregiver of 3 elders, she is always available to help families ease the transition of loved ones.

A mother, grandmother, and NYC native, Aqiylah loves food, culture, b&w movies, and people. She is rejuvenated by sunshine and laughter. She lives in Portland, OR with her husband and lifelong partner, Omar.


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The Citizens of Life Podcast
Empowering single working Moms towards wholeness in the entire person ( mental, emotional, physical and spiritual) a process of empowerment I call becoming a Citizen of Life.

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Anya Hildreth

Anya Hildreth is the founder of Anya Hildreth Life Coaching. She was born bi-racial (black Mother, white Father) in the early 80’s in North Carolina. Fluent in two languages she lived overseas as and is well traveled and cultured and brings a broad wealth of knowledge to those seeking guidance in pursuing their goals. She is an in tune Integrative Wellness Life Coach who guides single working Mom's through creating healing, balance, wellbeing and wholeness in our lives. When we get unstuck and start to chase our soul, that is where we find our purpose, a process I call, becoming a Citizen of Life.

She specializes in helping working mother’s navigate and integrate their personal and professional life while discovering their authentic selves, the process of empowerment she calls becoming a Citizen of Life. Her focus is on The Holistic Life Model which uses four key body modalities ( Mental, Emotional, Physical, Spiritual) and brings unique perspective by having lived overseas as a third culture kid for over 16 years, being a twin, a Mom to two, a FT Engineer, and Entrepreneur. She lived in third world Countries across South America, South East Asia, Europe and old Russia navigating life as a bi- racial young lady. After finding herself in her twenties through working through her life’s challenges and counseling, Anya began training as a life coach with Dr. Rachel Eva. Dr. Eva (regarded as one of the best in her field by many) and has taught her the powerful tools and techniques, to live life from a whole-istic approach integrating all four body modalities so they work in tandem to lead the healthy, confident, and in control life that every woman deserves.

She is spiritual, intuitive, and empathetic to the world around her and helps people identify their starting points in their life journey while braking down their core issues. This foundation allows them to get back on track towards fulfilling their life’s ambitions. She takes a deep dive into your self-discovery and will help you recognize your own gifts and push you to bring light to the world.

Anya is well versed in dealing with change due to her life experiences overseas. Starting at a young age, she moved so often (every two or so years), changing cultures, religions, careers, friends, (and a lot of schools) that her passion and gift became showing others how to navigate through change more seamlessly and arrive whole on the other side of life's struggle.

She has lived her life according to the principles of the Holistic Life Model she teaches for over 10 years and became a certified Integrative Wellness Life Coach in 2017. Overcoming many of her own life challenges such as stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, divorce, and two autoimmune diseases ( type 1 diabetes and hypothyroidism) all while balancing a career, two kids, a dog, and maintaining a house ( yard, garden, cleaning and cooking). She has healed her soul, by going through her own spiritual, mental, emotional and physical challenges and was able to become the Citizen of Life that she is now. Anya is a ruler of her own life. Confident independent and trusting in her intuition, she knows she is being divinely guided by God, and her guardian angels, and the universe to assist other women in doing the same. Life is a constant journey of moving forward and getting to the inner core of the soul, and everyone's journey is different. She will help you create healing, balance, wellbeing and wholeness as you become a Citizen of your own Life.