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."

Imogen Hobbs

A men’s coach and founder of Change Channel. She works with men who are strong on the outside but exhausted on the inside — blokes who’ve built a life that looks solid, but feel stuck, isolated, or one step away from losing themselves completely.

She helps men understand their emotions, work through anger, jealousy, rejection, and resentment, and rebuild self-respect through emotional independence, communication, and clear boundaries. Her work is rooted in practical tools, real conversations, and helping men become the kind of fathers, partners, and leaders they never had.

Imogen’s path began from personal trauma. She was sexually abused as a young girl. She can’t change what happened to her — but she can help change what happens to the next generation. Her work exists to support men to lead with emotional clarity, self-respect, and accountability, so boys grow up with powerful role models, and girls are raised by fathers who model safety, strength, and honesty.

She created Change Channel to break the patterns that keep families disconnected — and to support men in building lives they actually want to live.

Imogen only recently discovered she’s neurodivergent, and it helped make sense of a lifetime of not quite fitting in. Growing up in the bush, working in mining towns, and building real trust with quiet, practical men like her father taught her how to speak their language. Her communication is clear, direct, and deeply respectful. She doesn’t fix or fluff. She listens, challenges, and creates spaces where men feel seen and backed — often for the first time.

CREDENTIALS

• Lived experience through 12 years of trauma exploration and therapy
• One year of dedicated inner child work
• Shamanic apprenticeship with The Ankara Academy
• Mongolian Vision Quest and ceremonial training
• Five years of mentorship with Heather Leighton
• Certified Ankara Coach, retreat facilitator, and group process leader
• Creator of the Boundaries & Breakthroughs™ Method
• 12+ years in trauma-informed coaching, group facilitation, and behavioural change

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