Today we’d like to introduce you to Ali Lizzi.
Hi Ali, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
5 years ago, I was living in New York City and working in corporate fashion when I hit rock bottom with my mental health. I was anxious, depressed and felt extremely burnt out. One day, I left my office for lunch with tears streaming down my face, and remember looking up to the sky asking for help even though at that time, I did not have a connection to God, or the universe.
Within moments, a meditation studio appeared smack dab in the middle of the city. MY prayers were answered. I walked in and asked if I could just sit down and breathe — they welcomed me in, and began to meditate for the first time. The following weeks, I went to the meditation studio on my lunch break every day until I gave my two weeks notice at my corporate fashion job, and began working part-time at the meditation studio.
Over the following years, I continued advancing with my spiritual practice, working with different teachers and healers, which led me to understanding my deep empathic, clairvoyant gifts that plagued me while trying to fit into a 9-5 corporate setting. Once I allowed myself the space, time and understanding to heal from different childhood traumas, a massive car accident that put my in a wheelchair for about a year and a deadly virus that nearly took my life, I realized that my body was operating in a fight/flight response that would led me to feel like I was constantly under attack due to my past trauma. Western society handles trauma in a way that helps the body heal, however, there is not much in the way of healing on a soul level, which is why there is so much mental and spiritual unrest in our world.
The deeper I went into my healer process, the more I tapped into my natural intuitive, empathic and creative gifts that I always had within me than I suppressed for years. When I was a child, I would describe people as colors because that is how I saw them. I would call it their “heart-glow.” A few years ago, I realized that what I was seeing was actually their auras. Around this same time, I became a Reiki Master. Once I became a certified Reiki Master, I began using this energy to fully embody another’s aura, and allowed myself the space to grow creatively by creating digital art that showed others their auras so that they would experience just how beautiful their soul’s truly were. I did not expect the amount of wild amount of interest in my work, however, since launching @youraurabyali in early 2020, I have tapped into over 2000+ auras from clients from all over the world.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
I struggled greatly in my life — I endured much trauma in my young years that led my to suicidal thoughts and deep depression, however, once I gave myself the time and space to learn how to heal my trauma, all that had happened to me seemed to be in perfect alignment for me to become a healer myself.
I focused all my energy on being able to learn to thrive in this world no matter what comes my way. I realized that without these unfortunate events, I would never have needed to heal, and would never have become the healer I am today. I realized that without my pain, I would never have become someone who could help heal others. I am so lucky to have had my traumas because now I am living my truth, sharing my story and inspiring others to know that they CAN heal and manifest the life of their dreams even if they have struggled deeply or are struggling now.
Everyday, you can change your reality with the proper tools, healing and learning to fully love and accept yourself for the good, bad and ugly parts. You are perfect exactly as you are — you are not yesterdays pain, you are who you decide to be in this moment.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I am a Reiki Master, Healer and Intuitive Artist. I tap into other’s auras with my natural intuitive gifts + Reiki Master energy to show others just how beautiful their souls are through aura portraiture, and recently I am showing others their animal guides through my animal embodiment portraits to know that they are never truly alone. I am also a spiritual awakening guide for those in my community on both Instagram @youraurabyali and TikTok @Ali.lizzi. I also work with sound healing and have a variety of soundbaths available on Spotify and on my website.
What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
Gratitude & Faith in the universe. Every morning, I wake up and process my emotions in a journal for three full pages, even when I don’t feel like writing. I allow myself the space to remove the mental gunk that would limit me from being able to be in a state of gratitude. I let myself complain, prepare, etc. and then I write down what I am grateful for. I thank God for what she has brought me. I trust that the plan she has for me is perfect, with no mistakes, and try and take all the “negative” moments in my life, and view them as the perfect puzzle pieces for my soul to have brought me here — creating abundance, joy and love in my work, personal and spiritual life.The Universe never says no – only yes, not not, or I have something better in mind and I am grateful for every single part of this journey. Gratitude is key to manifesting the life of your dreams. I am a living proof of this.
Contact Info:
- Email: youraurabyali@alilizzi.com
- Website: https://www.blissandbalance.org/aura
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youraurabyali
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hWIca0XvZOjYOKpPgUc0U?si=UpTwtrZCSmuf6JW3dJnFJw&dl_branch=1&nd=1
Image Credits
@mariafornieles
Ali Lizzi
