Jennifer “Jenna” Aquilina
A lifetime focused on energetic & holistic medicine, with a love for learning and exploring that bridges the inner and outer realms of the body, mind & spirit. For 20+ years, Jenna Aquilina, M.Ac.OM, Dipl.Ac, L.Ac. has been weaving healing arts alchemy that was birthed from diverse life experiences. This journey began when she was a very young child with a very strong past-life imprint towards medicine and the unseen worlds. As a teenager, her own experiences with health challenges led her to a holistic way of thinking, self-advocacy and personal empowerment on her own as a teenager before holistic was popular, and before you could look things up on the internet. Since then, she’s learned from many wonderful teachers, tools, techniques and traditions from all over the world.
Background, Education & Experiences
At the end of 2021, she shifted away from a clinical acupuncture and healing arts practice in order to focus more on distance energy medicine and studying Jyotish (Vedic Astrology).
She was introduced to Vedic Astrology (Jyotish) in 2002 and her interest deepened in 2010. In 2022, she began studying Jyotish more formally and intensively with a teacher. Jyotish can help to connect people with the inner spiritual journey, personal sadhana and rhythms of the natural world through following the movements of the moon and planets. It can help us find understanding, perspective and insight into life experiences, helping us to digest and comprehend the meaning behind them for ourselves. Jenna is very interested in astrology research, medical astrology and the connections between significant life events of healing practitioners of all kinds, channelers, mediums, energy workers, contactees and experiencers of Psi phenomena through the lens of Jyotish.
Her unique healing arts style has been influenced by many teachings over the years and she participates in annual continuing education. Some big influences through the years have been: Kriya Yoga through the lineage of Sri M, multiple lineages of Energy Medicine, especially the Q’ero, Maya Spiritual Healing, Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine, working with Essential Oils and gems combined with acupressure as alternatives to acupuncture, Craniosacral Therapy, Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy, Massage Therapy, Yoga, Western and Chinese Herbalism.
Traveled to Brazil in 2019 to work with Brazilian Mediumship traditions at the Casa de Dom Inacio in Abadiania, Brazil. This helped her lean into inclinations for channeling and mediumship, building on experiences she had while working with clients and facilitating classes.
Traveled to Andean Peru in August 2010 to spend a month studying directly with Q’ero healers (paqos) in a one-on-one experience. Don Mariano Quispe Flores and Q’ero elders have been important teachers through the years. The Q’ero tradition is her primary shamanic healing influence.
Energy medicine certification from the Four Winds Society, 2007-2009. She has also studied with Rainbow Jaguar Institute 2010, and several traditions of energy healing, including Usui Reiki, and Qi Gong as her earlier influences.
M.Ac.OM (Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine), 2004, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
Dipl.Ac. (Diplomate of Acupuncture) NCCAOM, 2004 the national certifying board for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
BA in Psychology and Women’s Studies Co-Major, 1998, Wayne State University, Internship in Advocacy, First Response and Crisis Line at a Women’s Shelter