We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Anna Zahn a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Anna, appreciate you joining us today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

In 2018, I was tired, overworked, and feeling the extreme effects of burning out as a result of working for others. After having two kids back to back, in 2016 and 2017, my life had turned into an interrupting volcano of me giving excessive amounts of my own sacred energy to others, leaving me feeling depleted, overwhelmed, and experiencing extreme fatigue. I felt physically broken, in pain daily, and so defeated that I began experiencing suicidal thoughts. I knew that I no longer felt like myself and had to make a change. I had spent so much time worrying about and taking care of others that I had completely abandoned myself. That’s when I started taking my power back. I was on a mission to not only feel like myself again but to become even better than myself. I wanted to experience complete freedom and purpose in life. I wanted to wake up in a new state of being that experienced great fulfillment and joy.

I had met with physical therapists, psychologists, and many other traditional health professionals and quickly realized that none of them had answers that could solve the root of what was truly going on for me. That’s when I started working with an integrative health medicine doctor and had my first Reiki session. After that session, I knew my life would never be the same. It was like something magical out of a fairytale, where I realized I could see the unseen and feel the energy moving through my body. This experience shattered my existing belief system, which held that maybe we were something more than just matter and these physical bodies we walk around in every day. I knew I had to learn more and understand the relationship between science and spirituality. I wanted to comprehend how I was able to feel things on such a physical level during my first Reiki session. That’s when my interest started to snowball.

That’s when the snowball of interest, childlike curiosity, and wonderment of diving into the deeper science and understanding of the fine dance between science and spirituality began. I took Reiki levels one and two and delved into the understanding of quantum physics, neuroscience, and their effects on biology. I wanted to make sense of something I never knew was possible. I was introduced to the works of Dr. Joe Dispenza and Dr. Bradley Nelson. I then obtained certification in emotion code and body code work. After applying these practices to myself and experiencing profound results on both physical and emotional levels, I realized that I couldn’t be the only one experiencing these types of outcomes. I quickly realized that my fear of discussing this kind of work and this deeper understanding of where spirituality plays a key role in healing and personal growth was holding me back. I was terrified to speak up or let anyone know how deeply I believed in it.

I was terrified to say anything or let anyone know that I deeply and truly loved this work and found it to be one of my greatest passions. However, I knew I had to take the risk and start talking about it with others because it had literally changed my life. So, why hide it? It felt like coming out of the spiritual closet, where I had kept hidden the greatest awakening for me. It was like the brightest light that pulled me out of the deepest darkness, and I knew I needed to start sharing it with others. Taking a risk, I started my business, now known as The Wild Aura.

Before starting The Wild Aura, my initial thoughts and emotions were, “people are going to think I’m crazy,” “people won’t understand it or see how it has helped me.” I even doubted myself, thinking, “maybe I am the crazy one.” I was so afraid of being persecuted for something I used to believe was not possible. Part of taking the risk was having to confront my own deep wounds and fears that I had previously held onto.

Part of taking the risk was having to move through my own deep wounds and fears that I had previously held regarding any type of mystical or spiritual work. Some people may even label this as a “witch wound.” Another risk was that I was no longer just applying these practices to myself; I would be applying them in connection with others. What if nothing intuitively came through in a session? What if something intuitively came through, but it was wrong? I would face these questions and have to learn to trust myself again. When I had previously abandoned myself during the most difficult times of my life, I realized that this was yet another ego wound I needed to heal for myself. As soon as I applied my own practices and healed these things for myself, and introduced The Wild Aura to the world, it felt like the universe was in complete support of this alignment with self.

I had no specific goal in mind when I started my business, other than to reach people who needed the same support that I had been extremely grateful to receive when I was at my lowest point. I wanted to create a safe space for healing and growth. Intuitively, I was guided through each step of building my practice, and the more I leaned into that intuitive guidance, the more success I saw.

I officially introduced The Wild Aura to the world in January 2020, and within a month, I was booked three months in advance. Having a packed schedule of clients wasn’t even a goal I had initially envisioned, but it happened, and I embraced it. When the pandemic hit the US in March, I was guided to quickly convert all of my client sessions into distance virtual sessions. What I initially thought would be a nightmare turned out to be an easy transition for everyone involved. It was as if the universe was telling me that I was ready to start helping people on a more global scale, and that’s exactly what happened.

To say the risk of moving through my own doubts and fears around starting my own practice was worth it, is an understatement.

Anna, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I first learned reiki level 1 right around the same time as my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. My mom was my first practice patient right after getting certified in Reiki level 2. I would work on her after here radiation treatment and I could feel how strong and different the energy of radiation felt just off the body. I work around the body without ever touching it, though I can feel where people have had injuries, surgeries and stored trauma.

At The Wild Aura, I offer a combination of intuitive energy practices including Medical Reiki (Sending distance reiki during surgeries and other medical procedures like labor and delivery, oncology, etc.), regular distance reiki sessions as well as Emotion Code and Body Code Sessions where I focus on releasing stored emotional trauma from the body. I focus on working with the subconscious mind and releasing self-limiting beliefs that keep individuals stuck in past states of being.

I offer intuitive energy healing services that help people free themselves from their past and reconnect with their intuition and heart-centered existence. I believe that unconditional/Universal love and complete presence is our natural state of existence. It where our heart and brain are in complete coherence with each other. It is also my belief that within that state of being, anything is possible, even healing the most extreme physical issues. I use a holistic approach to healing, addressing the emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of a person’s being.

About me and my brand:
I am an intuitive energy healer, dedicated to guiding and activating individuals on their healing journey, helping them raise their vibration and contribute to the elevation of our planet’s energy. My passion lies in assisting others in liberating themselves from their past and guiding them back to a heart-centered existence. (Which I’ve mentioned before)

I firmly believe in the incredible power of healing from within, and my mission is to awaken the inner healer within each of us. I specialize in expanding the electromagnetic field, commonly referred to as the aura, and I’m here to help activate the creator within you. My ultimate purpose is to serve as a beacon of light for humanity, offering guidance and support so that every person can manifest the life they truly desire and deserve.

Before I embarked on this path of energy healing, I had a successful career in the marketing industry. Yet, I always felt that something was missing from my life. I knew that marketing was not my true calling, so I began a profound journey to discover my purpose. It was during this exploration that I started seeking answers to deeper questions and stumbled upon the transformative power of energy work.

I have since become a certified Medical Reiki Master, Emotion Code®, Body Code®, and GEM Method Practitioner. These certifications have allowed me to harness the power of energy healing to guide others on their paths to self-discovery and healing.

Beyond my healing work, I am an avid lover of nature, a lifelong learner, and an enthusiast of quantum physics, neuroscience, and epigenetics. I’m also incredibly proud to be the mother of two little wildlings who constantly inspire and teach me valuable life lessons.

My journey from the corporate world to the realm of energy healing has been a transformational one, and I am grateful for the opportunity to be of service to others in their own quests for healing, growth, and self-realization.

I love uniting both topics of science and spirituality, thats why I’m also an affiliate for the Healy device. The Healy device is a portable medical device that uses microcurrent frequency (IMF) programs to boost health, vitality, and well-being.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

When doing self-discovery work, especially when working with the ego, I feel like it’s a constant state of “unlearning”. For example, I had to unlearn and deprogram myself from a constant state of over stimulation and “hard working” engrained behaviors. This is a very masculine energy and if stuck in that state for too long the body then believes that “busy” = successful. But what actually happens is we become addicted to that overstimulated state of being and the body physically starts responding with adrenal fatigue, brain fog and other symptoms like high levels of cortisol.

For me, when I worked in the corporate world (2009-2015), I used artificial stimulants like, adderall and coffee to bypass the physical symptoms of fatigue so I could keep up with my workload and responsibilities.

By coming off of those stimulants I was able to feel my body again. I could finally reconnect with it and know when I needed rest and honored myself by setting boundaries and communicating clearly when I needed a break. I also had to unlearn subconscious beliefs like “I’ll never be able to handle all these responsibilities.”, “I can’t possibly keep up with everyone’s expectations.”, “No matter how hard I try, I’ll always feel overwhelmed and stressed.”, and “If I take a break, I’ll fall even further behind, so I must keep pushing myself.” These are just a few belief systems I had to really get to the root of and heal, because they were an outdated operating system that was no longer serving my highest good. They were the beliefs that kept me overwhelmed and tired.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

I never quit or gave up on myself even during the worst moments where I felt like I couldn’t keep going. Back in 2018 I sought out all traditional forms of mental and physical help and continued my search into more holistic approaches after many failed attempts with traditional means. I had abandoned my own personal needs for so long that it took deep self reflection to realize how much I was missing self-love, self-care and hard core boundaries. In 2019, I began to choose me first. I never gave up because I knew deep down that healing was possible.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://thewildaura.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.wild.aura/
• Tiktok: @thewildaura

Image Credits
All Photos By: Laura Patrick Photography