Heather Leighton

A renowned spiritual teacher, coach, and speaker with a passion for guiding individuals on their paths of self-discovery, healing, and spiritual transformation. With over a decade of experience in health science, traditional Chinese medicine, life coaching, and shamanism, Heather’s diverse background empowers her to offer unique insights and perspectives to her audience.

As the founder of Ankara Academy, Heather has dedicated herself to creating an online community that fosters inclusivity and belonging. Her signature courses, have gained widespread acclaim for their exceptional blend of ancient wisdom and modern application, empowering participants to develop their intuition, align daily habits, and access their spiritual guiding team with clarity and structure.

Heather’s expertise in coaching healer entrepreneurs and health practitioners facing burnout and loneliness sets her apart as an inspiring speaker for spiritual events. Her thought-provoking talks resonate with audiences seeking balance, self-care, and meaningful connections within the health and wellness industry.
Drawing from her background and experience, Heather’s speaking engagements captivate and motivate attendees, encouraging them to embrace their intuition, find inner strength, and create profound shifts in their lives. By sharing practical strategies and real-life insights, she attracts clients who are eager to evolve, grow their practices, and find fulfillment while making a lasting impact on their communities and the world. Heather’s presence as a speaker at spiritual events is a beacon of hope and transformation, guiding individuals on their journey to wholeness and purposeful living.

CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor of Health Science (Acupuncture)
• Reiki I & II
• Esoteric acupuncture levels 1 & 2
• Life Coaching certification (with over 300 hours)
• Shamanic mentorship in Peru (2010)
• Shamanic mentorship and practitioner training with Spirit weaver (2018 – 2021)
• Holographic Kinetics Training
• Shamanic Mentorship in Mongolia (Ongoing)

Luke Deighton

Luke helps conscious leaders align their inner world with their external success and bring more sacredness to the way in which we operate.

He works with coaches, healers, and spiritual leaders who are ready to live and lead from their inherent design. Through mentorship and energetic alignment, he helps them bring sacredness to their work, balance to their systems, and truth to the way they show up, both personally and professionally.

Luke’s mission is to help people become the purest expression of energy, not just in how they live, but in how they lead and serve. He does this for his children, their children, and the lineage to come, so they know someone was thinking of them through every choice, every lesson, and every act of remembering. After seeing a world that teaches disconnection and fear, he chose to build one anchored in truth.

Luke’s journey began with a deep sense that the world, and the way we operate, had lost its sacredness. That systems were built from fear rather than love. His own quest to feel whole revealed that the outer world didn’t need to change, only his inner one did. Now, he teaches others to do the same.

“At the end of the day, I’m just a man — a son, a father, a brother, a partner — doing his best in the world. I walk this path alongside you, not above you."

Ellie Ann Deighton

Ellie Ann Deighton is a writer, poet, singer, mystic, artist, ritualist, witch and wife. Ellie has been living a life guided by her intuition since 2013, following the path she is called to. Her creations are dedicated to encouraging the light to unfold out of your heart.

Born in Australia, Ellie now lives in the South West of Western Australia. Held by a deep curiosity to see what ‘more’ life had in store for her, Ellie followed the mysterious calling to leave the academic path she was on and began to facilitate her life’s work in alchemy, ritual and creative development. She helps others rise up and create what is true to their highest path in life, many of her students releasing books and teachings themselves.

Prior to sharing her visions through her stories, books and music, Ellie was an award winning athlete and academic.

In an industry first her upcoming 77-card deck - Fruits of the Feminine - has an accompanying album for your altar - Temple Calling - and accompanying book - Myths of a Mystic Woman - and invites you to listen to music as you activate the cards and read the stories.

Ellie is the internationally renowned author of: Ankhara Codes: An Adventure To Essence; Ankhara Codes: Allies of the Soul and Ankhara Codes: A Devotion To Peace and of The Elemental Collection of Poetry covering the seven essential elements of fulfilment (air, fire, earth, water, salt, silver and gold).

You can find her elemental teachings of alchemy, ritual and witchcraft at The Genius Portal or by becoming a part of her Genius Witch Coven.