MysticMag chats with Jennifer Iliana, a Registered Nurse with over a decade of experience, who welcomes you to a journey of holistic alignment and wellness. After facing personal struggles and a “mysterious illness” that led to a profound inner transformation, Jennifer discovered the power of intuition and holistic healing. Certified as a Reiki practitioner, elemental and crystal healer, alchemist, and soul shift healer, she empowers individuals to remove barriers and transform trauma into strength. With a deep commitment to healing generational traumas, Jennifer guides clients to tap into their innate power and manifest their dreams into reality by turning inward and taking inspired action.
Jennifer, can you share more about your personal journey and how you transitioned from being a Registered Nurse to embracing holistic healing practices such as Reiki, elemental and crystal healing, and alchemy?
Nursing is both an art and a science. My education and training as a Registered Nurse brought in the science and physical aspects of healing. My journey as a patient navigating the complex medical system that only focused on the physical causes of disease functioned as a catalyst to break free from the status-quo and turn to an “alternative” yet older system of healing that looks at the entire person. One of the reasons I became a nurse is because I did not want to treat disease. Instead I wanted to focus on the patient’s experience of it.
Several factors go into healing, and we cannot discount the energetics. In my quest for healing, I researched different healing modalities and that is how I came across Reiki and crystal healing. I decided to work with a Reiki healer who also worked with crystals. I began to feel shifts within my body and unlocked a healing potential I had no idea was there. I remember experiencing an emotional release of anger, resentment, and years of unprocessed pain and trauma. I went on to study Reiki and became a level II practitioner and an advanced crystal healer. I was amazed to learn how my physical ailments aligned with the Chakras and how the crystal allies provided a conduit for energy to move through my body. I began turning to nature as a teacher and elements to guide my rest and active periods. How to honor the natural cycles of my body and not force myself to fit into societal norms?
Through the study of alchemy, I was able to turn my pain into purpose and desired to ensure that no other person ever felt the loneliness and desperation I felt as my medical community was unable to assist. I began by being a health advocate and transitioned my skill set from the bedside to my practice. This allowed me to be able to bring the art back into nursing. We often talk about nursing shortages and that is because without the complementary healing modalities being accessible and educated, we are unable to holistically care for patients.
Your experience with Chronic Lyme Disease and complex PTSD led to a profound inner transformation. How did you navigate this challenging period, and what role did intuition play in your healing process?
I began navigating these challenges by allowing myself to grieve the loss of faith in the medical community. I had to face the situation head-on and stop allowing others to gaslight me and pass me along to another provider. I had to allow anger to run through me and use it to light the fire underneath me to seek the information I needed to heal myself. I had to stop bargaining and desperately wished that a provider would magically appear who could understand and wanted to give more than 15 minutes of their time. I had to drag myself out of a depressive state, that I now recognize as a “dark night of the soul” and once I accepted that I was the only person who would get myself out of this healing crisis I was able to step back into my power. I leaned on my research skills and refused no as an answer. Throughout the way I kept hearing a gentle voice in the background saying, “Do this,” “Research this,” and “Don’t take that as the answer.”
There was a moment of complete surrender where I turned to a higher power and asked for them to take the wheel. I hit rock bottom. By following my intuitive nudges, I was able to find the right community, with the right people, who were able to guide me to the right doctors who were able to help with my healing journey. My gift of clairaudience allowed me to hear the messages from my intuition and spirit team and clairsentience eased my anxiety in choosing the right provider. I learned that when you are ready and willing to receive that intuitive guidance it will come, and nothing will be able to deter it. You will be ready to act on the information.
As a certified alchemist and soul shift healer, you mention transforming parts that feel “damaged” into strengths. Could you provide an example or share a story of a client who experienced significant transformation through your healing methods?
I collaborated with a young lady who wanted to become a mother and had experienced miscarriages. She was seeking reproductive assistance and something about it did not sit well. We met and were able to discover mental and energetic blockages. Through mindset work, oracle cards for clarity, energetic healing, and using my manifestation process, I am happy to say that she now has a six-month-old baby conceived with no reproductive assistance. I attribute this success to being able to shift and let go of the fear that she was unable to carry a healthy child to full terms, which was a past life experience. We were able to tap into the part of her soul that carried that and allowed it to be a healing conduit through the physical body of this lifetime. By doing this work, we can heal past and future ancestors.
Your approach incorporates elements, crystals, and intuitive coaching. How do these various modalities synergize to create a holistic healing experience for your clients, and what inspired you to integrate them into your practice?
My clients come to a safe and sacred space where they get to explore what keeps them up at night and find their life purpose through spirituality and harnessing the power of our intuitive gifts. I use my intuition during sessions to discern when a client is holding back and guide them through powerful questions and to be honest with themselves. We all have intuitive gifts and I help clients discover and strengthen them. I use tools such as natal astrology, numerology, and human design to help clients understand drivers, motivators, and challenges in their lives. With the caveat that these tools are here to help with understanding and are not an excuse. We can work with the elements, crystals, and reiki to remove blockages and maintain the energetic field clear and charged. Depending on the clients ’goals we work with the moon cycles and planetary alignment. What has inspired me to integrate these modalities into my practice is that I have personally experienced the transformation and know that it works. I witness firsthand client breakthroughs and often hear “This was the missing link.” As a nurse, I believe in the value of an interdisciplinary approach, and I love bridging the physical and spiritual worlds.
The concept of Kintsugi and using liquid gold to mend pottery is a powerful metaphor. How does this philosophy influence your coaching approach, and in what ways do you help individuals embrace their imperfections and turn challenges into strengths?
I believe that life happens for you, not to you. I also believe that our souls choose every aspect of our lives, even the challenges. If my belief is true, then everything that has happened is part of your soul’s growth and evolution. Our greatest adversities shape our character. For that, I help clients navigate their stories. We assign meaning to things that happen and with that power, we can always change the narrative.
In astrology, I look at a person’s Chiron placement to understand their blueprint for the wound they were born with to heal in this lifetime. I often find a correlation between that astrological placement and the pain the person experiences. Using alchemy as a tool, I guide clients through the various stages which include breaking things down to the core of what it is on its own, seeing it and yourself without judgment, then we begin to reconcile, determining what stays and what goes. I collaborate with clients to create a ceremony in which they release what is no longer serving them to the element of their choice. Finally, they emerge from the process fully integrating all the parts. They often go on to use their experience to raise awareness and help others navigate similar situations. That life experience that labeled them imperfect and caused shame becomes the light that they shine into the world. Thus, breaking down stigma, raising awareness, and permitting others to do the same, healing one person at a time. My soul purpose is to leave the world in a better place by being a conduit through which all healing is a possibility and a viable choice.
If you would like to find out more about Jennifer Iliana Intuitive Coaching, please visit https://www.jenniferilianacoaching.com/
