Welcome to my journey

Hi, I’m Shakira! Consciousness Activator and founder of Anima Conscious.

This work wasn’t the plan. But, like most real transformations, it found me when I had nothing left to hold onto but the ache inside.

When the pandemic hit, I welcomed the pause. Not because I had it together, but because I didn’t. I was burned out, untethered, and aching for meaning. For years, I had been trying to find “my purpose” through career quizzes, self-help books, job-hopping, and late-night Google spirals. Nothing fit. Everything felt off.

What I didn’t realise at the time was that I wasn’t looking for a new career. I was looking for myself.

On the surface, I was functioning, but under it all I was lost. I numbed with food, drink, distractions. I lashed out. I shrank in shame. I manipulated and people-pleased and disappeared into roles I didn’t even recognise.

The pain was so familiar, I barely noticed it. But it was driving everything. Like a ghost in the machine.

The shift began slowly. I started remembering who I used to be – the little girl obsessed with pretty stones, the stars, the magic in the mundane. I dove headfirst into astrology and the inner cosmos it revealed. I wasn’t trying to become a practitioner. I just needed to understand myself – and the people around me – in a new way.

And in that exploration, something cracked open.

In 2022, I had a moment. You know the kind: snot-crying on the bed, soul aching, and no clear reason why. Through the sobs, I asked myself, “What do you need?” And the answer came clear as day:

A career that’s for me.

My inner voice replied, like a steady friend: “Whatever it is, we’ll make it happen. Just show me.”

Without thinking, I whispered back: “Counselling.”

I’ve always attracted people in pain. I’ve always been the one who people confide in, cry to, open up with. And I’ve always found meaning in those moments, but I never thought I could hold it all. So I shelved the idea, like you do with old dreams that feel too big.

But this time, I listened. I enrolled in an accredited counselling course and waited the nine months before it began. In that time, I threw myself into everything I could find: reiki, chakra work, plant medicine, meditation, inner child healing, journaling, parts work.

I met the shadow, the wounds, the beliefs I didn’t even know were shaping me.

When the course began in 2023, I was ready. I loved learning. I loved the depth. But I also felt the limitations. The boxes. The frameworks. The clinical distance. And suddenly, I understood why counselling never quite landed for me when I was the client.

It helped… but not enough. Because the truth is: I needed something deeper. Something freer. Something more honest.

And I knew I wasn’t alone in that.

Anima Conscious was born not just from what I’ve studied, but from what I’ve lived. From the pain I’ve survived. From the truths I’ve uncovered. From the belief that the Universe moves through all of us and mainly, it speaks through our emotions.

I believe your emotions aren’t problems to fix. They’re signals, stories, soul-language. They’re not the storm. They’re the compass.

This space – this work – is my offering to those ready to come home to themselves. It’s not about bypassing pain or pretending it’s all fine. It’s about sitting in the truth long enough to hear what it’s really saying.

At Anima Conscious, I don’t offer perfection, quick fixes, or shallow advice. I offer presence. I offer questions that cut through the noise. I offer space to feel, to unravel, and to rebuild in alignment with who you actually are… not who you were told to be.

If you’re craving something real, something rooted, something yours…
You’re in the right place.

And if you feel ready, I’d be honoured to walk alongside you as you reclaim your truth, remember your power, and return home to yourself.

How We’ll Get There…

Ongoing Support

If, after our sessions, you need further support or you notice new emotions arising, you can always come back and discuss these new developments in your life.