AKARAVIBE
TESTIMONIALS
Alexi Mavrellis, Marketing Director, Market Leader - Leadership Event Collaboration
Akara led my team in Monterey CA that consisted of the mastery of facilitation across multiple disciplines that frankly I wasn’t sure how it was going to go. The spans of expertise in these financial services professionals was vast; sales, service, operations, financial planners - how do each one of them feel seen? Heard? Come out with something different than the rah rah stuff you see at every corporate event? I knew we needed something cutting edge, and I don’t mean tech or AI. I needed something timeless that would stick with them far beyond the event that they could call on through the ever changing environments that we are faced with.
Akara surpassed any expectation I had by a mile and a half.
What makes Akara so dangerous as a facilitator is that she is so multifaceted in so many ways. Whether it’s the dance that provides people with the type of space that for some have wanted but never truly felt comfortable to experience the term “dance like no one is watching” and what it means to lean into what that experience provides when they truly let go - or the mastery in really walking people off the ledge of corporate burnout and doing so in a way that truly leaves them feeling “changed” it’s worth it. Talk about employee wellness and not some bs “take a walk” “go on PTO” “find a hobby” - Im talking people within one session understanding how to find techniques that provide lasting change to support the better corporate citizen while healing the person.
The bottom line is we need our teams to be more productive with less. To handle more uncertainty by the day, yet develop their own skill sets in the face of ambiguity while finding ways to better communicate and to own change that they didn’t cause. How do you get them to embrace all this with curiosity, care, abundance and joy?? Akara!
Luke Miseyko, VP of Sales, Growth2Success - Dance Therapy & Energy Transmissions
"I had the privilege of working with Akara through Camp Abundant. Akara is a beautiful soul that instantly makes you feel more connected when you meet her. She offers a deep connection that really makes you feel safe & at home.
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When I first met her, I was basically an infant on my spiritual path. Coming from a strict conservative religious background, diving into the spiritual waters was TERRIFYING. I had some experiences that made me realize I didn’t have all the answers and I had some work to do on my worldview and connection to the universe. I’m sure many people can relate, it's a scary journey when you’re getting started. Years of religious trauma were at work keeping me from where I needed to go.
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This event was extremely powerful in opening my mind and starting the healing process for my spiritual journey. Akara was one of many guides that helped me along that journey, but when I look back she was the one that really made me feel safe and have the awakenings that I needed.
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Her work with ecstatic dance & music is something that sticks with me to this day. It’s now become a part of my routine to dance and get more into my body every day. Some days I even turn it into a workout. That all started with Akara showing me how healing it can be.
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As I went through the most extreme breath work experience of my life, I was handling A LOT of emotional pain. Akara was a guide during the exercise and I vividly remember feeling her presence as a sort of shaman that allowed me to feel safe and connected during the experience. With the simple power of touch, my pain and sadness started to turn into healing & pure love. To this day, that was one of the most important moments of my life.
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After the event, I couldn’t even put into words what had happened. I reached out to Akara for help on how to integrate and keep going on this spiritual journey. That conversation served as a catalyst to the journey that I’m continuing today. At the time I was a toddler. Now I may just be an adolescent, but I know I’m on my way to being a wise sage thats connected with myself and the source beyond what I ever could have imagined. I have Akara to thank for that. She is a multi-dimensional sage that I can’t wait to cross paths with in the future."
Ben Schemper, Abundant CEO - Event Collaboration, Dance Therapy
“I can’t recommend AkaraVibe enough! And it’s exactly what it sounds like… Akara bringing the vibe.
If you have a community, or event, that would benefit from open bodies, open hearts, and open shared space… Akara has a true gift to facilitate that for you.
It has been a tradition in my community, called Camp Abundant, for Akara to open up the energy of our dance floor on the first evening, and it is a tradition our community has loved and we hope continues for many years!”
Jan Robinson, Relationship Attraction Mentor, Connections By Design - Energy Transmissions & Sound Journeys
"I met Akara through a friend who recommended her highly. Akara is a naturally gifted healer with the compassionate presence of an earth angel. What she offers is a unique, proprietary healing and awakening method. 


As a musician, I have always enjoyed sound healing but this was so much more! It was a sound bath, shamanic journey, tantric meditation, emotional release and reiki session all in one!


What surprised me most about the process—consisting of musical tones, energy field healing, and gentle physical touches—was how much stress and tension it helped me unwind not just from my physical body, but from my nervous system, my mind and emotions. I felt my heart open, my natural breath free up, and my kundalini energy flowing again. 


On the whole Akara’s session was a beautiful, holistic, multi-dimensional healing journey that got me back in touch with the blissful essence of my being. I am so thankful."
Brian Bulcke, Play4Tomorrow Founder, Former Pro Athlete - One-on-One Coaching
"Retiring from my first career as a pro athlete at 30 left me wondering what's next? I originally hired Akara as a professional coach to help make me 'more efficient'. I soon came to realize is that it wasn't about doing more but about creating space, doing less, and unlocking the true me! Only a few months later, I found my dream job surrounded by the most incredible people doing great things for myself and those I love. I had shed things from my past (including over 50lbs) to create space for the new - and the new is so good! Thank you Akara for unlocking more through doing less and creating space for all in between!"
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Andrew Jackson Davis, DJ Voyager, Voyager Productions - Energy Transmissions & Sound Journeys
"Akara has provided me with numerous inspiring sound healing sessions in my home studio throughout 2020. Akara offers profound expertise in musical selection, creating ceremonies to facilitate spiritual awakening, and using subtle gestures, movements, and light energetic contact to help guide the healing journey. Through our sessions, I have been able to successfully resolve issues as diverse as early childhood trauma, muscle and joint misalignment, masculine energy imbalances, healing past negative relationship scripts, and envisioning the future in more creative and empowering ways. Akara's enthusiasm, sharp intuition, compassionate listening, and inspiring insights have contributed more to my personal healing process than many years of talk therapy. I cannot recommend Akara's work too highly. If you want to heal some aspect of your relationship to the past, present and future in a permanent and comprehensive way, then sound healing with Akara would be my top recommendation."
Dr. Lance Davis, Chiropractor & Festival Organizer, Oregon, USA - Dance Therapy & DJing
"I’ve been to several ecstatic dance events in the past and none of them compared to the experience that Akara put together. While setting up our event in Oregon, we were looking for individuals to provide workshops. I was introduced to Akara, and soon after I got on a call with her to figure out how she would fit in as a presenter. Her enthusiasm and passion about what she does completely sold me.
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The way she sets up the experience, the way she interacts with participants, and the energy that she brings to the crowd is absolutely perfect. She provides a space for people to have fun, move freely, and release. Before she provided her experience I saw her toiling away on her laptop making final touches to her playlist. You can tell that she loves what she does, and it definitely shows. Her playlist was perfectly curated and tailored to the crowd. She is a must have at an event, and she will be a staple at our future events."
Christopher Schuldt, Participant, San Jose, California - Dance Therapy
"Akara led a dance journey that I got to be a part of a few months ago and it was amazing. I had never done any kind of dance journey, or had someone lead a dance like that, and leading doesn’t quite describe it, because there were no prescribed physical movements— it was a transformative inner dance journey with a guiding presence. I was able to get into the dance and be with myself and let myself go, and dance freely with everyone else. It was a big group and everyone was finding their groove. It felt amazing. And here I am still thinking about it months later. I don’t think I have ever been to a dance party where there was that level of energy with everyone totally into their movement and being totally open and sharing with everyone else. If you ever get the opportunity to go on a dance journey with Akara, go for it! I was able to reconnect with myself and reawaken parts of me that had been asleep too long! Thank you, Akara!! I can’t wait to dance with you again!"
Mike Brooks-Hill, City Counsel, Revelstoke, BC - Dance Therapy
"Dancing with Akara is an inspiration. An invitation, so easy to accept, to free yourself, lose yourself, and in the process, find yourself.
Finding your rhythm with Akara is easy. I always leave each class with a smile on my face. My body feels refreshed, and I feel imbued with new energy."
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Coach Sully, Foundry Baseball, Redwood City - Yoga & Mindfulness Training to Youth
"Akara is the absolute real deal! She has taught yoga to my Foundry Baseball 16u Team for the past year and the results have been nothing short of amazing. Her incredible spirit, passion and ability to connect with each athlete played a HUGE role in helping our team finish #1 in the State of California as ranked by NCTB. She truly cares so deeply about every person she comes in contact with. Her smile lights up the darkest room. Her words of inspiration make you feel 'you can'! Foundry Baseball is beyond blessed to have her as part of our team. I’m beyond blessed to call Akara my friend."
