Welcome to Aroha Rising — it’s an honour to share sacred space with you.
What does
Aroha Rising mean?
"Aroha means the breath, and aro means everything that you are. You are giving Ha, the energy of all that I am, I give it to you. And the aroha of all that I am mixes with all that you are and together we combine, we join and become one."
— Grandmother Moetu Taiha, descendent of the Ngai Tuhoe and Kahungunu tribes of Aotearoa, New Zealand
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It’s an honour to share aroha with you. When we open our hearts to aroha and embody it in our daily lives, we become part of something greater than ourselves. By simply showing up with an open heart, you are contributing to the rising of aroha and helping to dream the New Earth into being. Your presence here matters.
Blessing for Aroha Rising
May the breath of life flow through us,
gentle yet powerful as the tide.
May our hearts turn toward each other
with presence, generosity and compassion.
May the inner flame of aroha rise,
lifting our spirits into the light,
carrying love into all we breathe.
With each new dawn, may our hearts open,
ever more fully to life’s great beauty,
and to the sacred web that holds us all.
Greetings I'm Jessica,
Welcome to Aroha Rising — it’s an honour to share sacred space with you.
When I was first introduced to Conscious Connected Breathwork in 2019, I knew instantly I’d found a powerful key. Breathwork became a portal into altered states of consciousness, allowing me to meet the layers of an ancestral wound I had been unconsciously carrying my entire life, a wound imbedded deeply through my body, mind, heart, and soul.
I began to understand how this wound had been unconsciously shaping my relationships, weaving a quiet thread of unworthiness and people-pleasing through every connection. It showed up as a persistent lack of belonging, a subtle distrust of others and of myself, a tendency to dissociate when things felt too real or too close. It lived in my suppressed anger and unexpressed grief, in the hyper-independence that insisted I needed no one, in the over-responsibility I carried for others’ emotions, in porous boundaries and the fear of being “too much.”
It surfaced as perfectionism, as shrinking to stay safe, as over-giving to earn love, as abandoning my own needs before anyone else could. It revealed itself in the ache of comparison, the hunger for validation, the fear of conflict, and the instinct to leave before I could be left.
Slowly, I began to see how this ancestral wound wasn’t just a story of pain, it was a pattern etched into how I showed up in relation to others, shaping my voice, my posture, my choices, and the ways I learned to survive instead of truly belong.
Little did I know that when I left New Zealand, after living there for two years in 2008 & 2009, a small tattoo I received as a way of expressing the love I felt for this beloved home, “aroha” - would imprint my way of life breathing forward.
In Te Reo Māori, the word AROHA is often translated simply as love, but its layers go much deeper and looking at its different parts helps reveal its spiritual and relational meaning.
I wasn’t always guiding people through deep, transformative breath journeys. For 14 years, I was a full-time school teacher, until one day my path took a complete 180- with the discovery of breath.
Real, conscious, connected breathing, opened a doorway I couldn’t ignore.
Breath by breath, the calling to be of service in this way became clearer and clearer. I was finally connected to my higher self and with each conscious choice to return to the breath, I was also choosing to return to love, to heal this deep ancestral wound I have been carrying since birth, to reclaim sovereignty, to remember my souls purpose and to strengthen my connection to Spirit as my compass toward truth.
The breath has been the most powerful ally in my spiritual journey, guiding me towards sacred plants & fungi, community healing, expanding my range of sound tools, becoming a Reiki Master, grief rituals, shamanic wisdom & mentors, somatic practices (ecstatic dance, voice & wombwork, expressive arts therapy), collaborating with other energy healers, travelling around the island & beyond sharing a wide range of themed offerings, swimming with dolphins in Hawaii, attending the 20th anniversary of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers in New Mexico, designing two websites, starting a micro Amanita business and so much more! By choosing to breathe in this way, there is infinite inspiration available to create with!
Just keep breathing.
I look forward to sharing aroha with you soon,
Jessica xo
Guided by Spirit: Mentors Who Shaped My Journey
Over the years, I’ve been blessed to be guided by incredible teachers and supported by nurturing communities, each leaving a unique imprint on my journey and how I show up as a facilitator.
From Blissology Yoga with Eoin Finn to Yoga Outreach with Nicole Marcia and Rainbow Kids Yoga, where I learned to cultivate presence, compassion, and playful curiousity.
Trevor Yellich and Numa Breathwork opened doors to profound states of consciousness, helping me release ancestral wounds and deepen my connection to self. Erin Lee of HeavenLee Messenger guided me through becoming a Reiki Master, teaching the art of Usui Reiki and gentle surrender. Richard Rudd and the Dream Arc team illuminated the pathways of consciousness through Gene Keys, while Grandmother Moetu-Taiha shared Māori shamanic wisdom, rooting me in earth based ways of connection with the Earth as mother.
Shauna Janz’s sacred grief rituals showed me how to honour loss and transform it into strength. And currently, I am honoured to be receiving weekly meetups with Grandmother Flordemayo who is sharing Curanderismo & Mayan healing wisdom through the Shift Network. Each teacher, each practice, has been a compass, helping me grow, expand, and show up fully in heart-centered service.
ARO
is thought, life principle, paying attention, to focus on, to face or front
HA
is life force, breath, energy
RO
is inner, within, introspection
OHA
is generosity, prosperity, abundance, wealth
Fun Facts
Sun: Pisces
Moon: Leo
Rising: Libra
Human Design: Generator
Gene Key Purpose: 16.4
Mayan Embodiment Name: Balancing Starseed
Ancestry: French, Huron-Wendat & Hungarian
Animal Guides: Heron, Hummingbird & Humpback
Currently Manifesting: Swimming with Humpbacks in Moorea
