Meet Your Friendly Neighborhood Healer

Alya was born under a rainy Wolf Moon in Texas. You could hear her mother screaming from her hospital bed to her father down the hall, "follow them! follow the nurses!" Her terrified pleas echoed her worry that they could lose the child she spent so much time creating. By the time Alya was three, one sister was born. Then by six, another.

Growing up, her life was a never-ending hallway of airplane food and rolling luggage as her family travelled the world on the whim of the military. After several complex traumatic events that took place throughout childhood, Alya found herself leaping into the world of spiritual healing.

Her interests began with a simple alphabet. Learning the runic characters allowed Alya to journal freely for the first time in her life. In a world where no one could understand a single word she wrote, she finally felt seen. Soon after, her studies spiraled. Alya's research expanded into the benefits of crystals through history, both metaphorically and medically. From there, she devoured everything she could find on herbal healing and chakra realignment. She yearned to find relief from the anxiety, depression, and pain stockpiled in her bones through the years. By the time she graduated college in 2015, Alya had become a leader at the local shelter in her town, and she was the founder of the Emerging Leaders of Healthcare chapter at her university.

After finishing her degree, Alya worked in the private sector until the pandemic when she was furloughed from her corporate company. During this time, Alya turned back to her studies in spiritual healing not only for herself, but for the friends and family suffering alongside her during the global catastrophe. She eagerly registered for classes and completed training for all three mastery levels certifications in Usui Reiki, allowing her to provide intentional guided Reiki healing and educate others to use this practice as well.

Since her introduction to Reiki healing in 2020, Alya has provided Reiki at events such as the World Oddities Expo and Moonlight Markets. She has also developed her skills in cleansing and banishment rituals in serve severe cases of energy buildup and blockage. Alya began accepting one-on-one Reiki healing appointments in 2024 after carefully honing her craft to ensure every person is individually guided and aligned to their holistic center. For a list of her certifications, see below.

Today, Alya provides Reiki healing in-person and remotely to provide the most flexibility to her clients. Alya opened the holistic practice Garden of Bathala. Named after the Tagalog creation god, Bathala, the holistic practice's mission is to promote community support, inner peace, and the harmonious balance of mind, body, and spirit by providing an accessible way for new and existing clients to receive individual Reiki healing, hosting Free Reiki events for the community, offering discounted and specialized healing plans for targeted intentions, delivering unique tools encourage self-love and self-growth, and more.

Alya currently lives in rural Maryland with her partner and their four cats, dog, and two parrots. She enjoys cooking, hiking, and traveling. Alya is a prolific writer with several publications under different pen names, and she is an avid gamer.

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AWARDED CERTIFICATIONS

2015 // Bachelor of Arts, English, Creative Writing

2020 // Usui Reiki Master III

2021 // Thai Hand Reflexology Certification

2022 // Death Doula Certification

IN PROGRESS CERTIFICATIONS

Thai Foot Reflexology

Ayahuasca Meditation & Andean Stellar Codes

Sound Therapy & Sound Healing

Yoni Steam Certification