Today we’d like to introduce you to Tannya Iza.

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?

I wish I could have a definite description of when I started but the reality of it is that I started many times. I would say my entrepreneurship started in 2017 when I joined a multilevel marketing company that I stayed with until 2020-ish. I learned how to be confident and trust myself. How to truly love myself and feel worthy. During this period of time, I also rebuild my relationship with God and joined a church that till this day I call home. There were a lot of ups and downs like becoming a mother again for the third time, relocating, relationships that ended, going from unemployment to employed too self-employed. In 2020 when the pandemic hit, I had my third and last daughter right in the beginning of shut down. It was a scary time for everyone but for me it was a time of peace and self-evaluation. As I approached the end of my maternity leave, I decided I was not ready to go back to work and leave my kids (we were all still in the midst of pandemic times and I was considered an essential worker). With the training I had received from Multi-Level-Marketing I decided I can totally start a business of my own, but what would it be? I was extremely passionate about cooking and I still am. When my mother passed away, I became obsessed with the idea of owning a restaurant someday and dedicate it to her as cooking is something that united us in a special way. Thanks to her I found love and relaxation in cooking. Now having the time to be able to do this, I took advantage of the time and freedom and used the money we were getting from stimulus checks to start my new venture and cook meals from home for sale. I did surprisingly well and became popular very quick and this should have made me feel complete… I was doing it… I was living out my mother’s dream. It didn’t make me happy; it was the complete opposite. I was dragging every day, and it became harder and harder to really keep the love in it. I found a work from home job and dedicated myself to that and other little side hustles. At the time I was still very active in seeing my massage therapist and I am not sure when the exact moment that it clicked for me to become a therapist, but I went on tours of schools for massage therapist and in September of 2020 I was enrolled. I was in love with this newfound career, the way I made people feel after a session with me and most of all I was in love with all the possibilities I saw for the future.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?

In September of 2021 I graduated and in October of 2021 my relationship of 10 years with multiple children was completely over. by March of 2022 I had literally lost it all, my house, my car, my jobs all I had was that hope of all the possibilities for my future. 2022 was a spiral of emotions and perseverance. I started working in a FedEx warehouse that made my dad so proud, and it made me so disappointed. This couldn’t possibly be what made my dad proud of me… could it? I sought an opportunity through that company where they paid for school and joined in at Innovate Salon Academy and made the choice that it would not be the end or where I limit myself. That I will reach to everything I ever wanted no matter the obstacles. That my daughters will not look at our life and be conformed to what is in front but always strive for more. September 2023, I graduated and was the first in my class to obtain my Esthetics license. Although I graduated massage therapy school and was actively practicing, I was not licensed. It took 5 attempts, $1,335 and 4 years to finally obtain my massage therapy license. I wish I could say I wasn’t discouraged but I was. The only thing that kept me going was still that hope of the possibilities of all I will be able to accomplish. I finally understood that it was all going to be in Gods timing and not mine. I surrendered my business and everything I had going on in my personal life to him. The road has not been easy, but I have peace. Sometimes I didn’t know how I was making it another month, but God made a way. I found a new partner and he was just amazing. He was someone I could never imagine having in my life and showed me how I could be loved correctly and with his help my vision came to life. If it wasn’t for him, I’m sure I could have made it but having him next to me I didn’t have to wonder. Unfortunately, timing is everything and it was not time for us to be. I hold so much respect and admiration and happy he is still a part of my circle even though were not together. My business wouldn’t have been what is it without his help. I never give myself all the credit, I have 3 girls and its very true when they say it takes a village. My village is key component to my achievements, and I am so grateful for them.

We’ve been impressed with Heavens Touch by T, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?

Heavens Touch by T is a space where you can walk in and leave the world behind. I offer massage therapy and anything skin care from facials to waxing and even eyebrow services. Not one body is the same as the next and neither is their skin. All my services are specially curated to the needs of the individual person. Every session is theirs so through consultations we make sure all of the client’s needs are met. The use of different modalities and tools are used to make sure the client wellbeing is known as priority.

Can you talk to us a bit about happiness and what makes you happy?

Seeing my clients come in with pain and leave without is what makes me extremely happy. Knowing people have gone through medical procedures, seen with other professionals and tried so many different places/people but seeing the results after a session with me is very flattering. I love to know that I can help people reduce or even get rid of pain.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://heavenstouchbyt.net
• Instagram: heavenstouchbyt

Image Credits

Pablo Manrique