Meet Kirsten Bonanza, Founder of Conscious Being Institute

I’m excited to invite you on a journey toward greater consciousness. It may sound airy-fairy at first glance, but in reality this path can be wonderfully gritty — a willingness to be brave enough to look for awareness in everything. It can also open the door to a life filled with more joy, possibility, and experiences you may never have imagined were available to you. Would you like to come along?

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My work is rooted in the knowing that each of us has the ability to take wellness into our own hands — a choice I personally made in the aftermath of 9/11 while navigating and healing trauma in my own life.

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I am a Certified Facilitator (CF) with Access Consciousness and facilitate classes including The Foundation, Access Bars™, Energetic Facelift™, and Body Processes. I also offer private sessions in Access Bars™, Energetic Facelift™, Body Processes, Energetic Synthesis of Structural Embodiment (ESSE), Abuse Hold, group Symphony sessions, and personalized facilitation.

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My healing path has woven together a wide range of modalities, including spiritual technologies and wisdom traditions from Indigenous cultures throughout the Americas. My studies and experiences have included medicine songs, plant spirit dieta, limpia and cleansing practices, breathwork, and regenerative and immune-supportive therapies. I’ve had the privilege of learning from Indigenous Grandmothers, Paititi Institute, Don Oscar Miro-Quesada, and many others who quietly carry deep wisdom without ever needing a website. Some of my greatest teachers have been the Earth herself and the non-human beings we share her with.

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An avid yogi, I studied Iyengar-inspired Hatha Yoga at Karuna Center for Yoga & Healing Arts with Eileen Muir, receiving my YT200 certification in 2013. I also completed 100 hours of Equine Yoga training with Kindred Spirits Yoga & Wellness in Costa Rica, Equine Om (EOC) instruction, and my YT300 with Yoga Renew. I am currently continuing advanced studies pursuing certifications in restorative yoga, yin yoga. What can I say? I truly enjoy yoga. I have a deep appreciation for restorative asana, pranayama, meditation, yoga for equestrians, and the profound connection between movement, breath, body, and being.

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I work with a diverse range of clients — from C-level executives to individuals simply seeking something different, deeper, or more true for themselves.

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I also handcraft and wildcraft a variety of plant medicines and wellness products using plants I grow, formulate, and forage myself. My apothecary offerings may include full-spectrum organic CBD hemp oil, flower essences, salves, tinctures, and other supportive remedies designed to nurture the body and mind through periods of growth and change. These offerings are available by direct request.

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In addition to private facilitation, I provide workshops, trainings, retreats, and programs focused on Consciousness, Mindfulness, Horses, Animals, and Business for clients throughout the United States and internationally.

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I also facilitate energetic bodywork with people, animals, and the Earth itself. Is it Reiki? No — but that may be the closest reference point for something you may already know.

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When I’m not traveling, facilitating, or joyfully wandering, you’ll most often find me in the mountains of Western North Carolina in the Asheville area, exploring a more rooted, rewilded way of living alongside my enjoyable other, Sean, and our beloved fleeced, furred and feathered companions.

Would you like to set up a session?

This is the place to do that.