Heather May Leighton

Heather May Leighton Supporting Women to Change Company Culture Aligned with Love & Compassion. Founder & Director of The Ankara Academy. So much love xx

Offering intuitive health and mindset coaching sessions that incorporate Chinese Medicine principals, deep trauma work, shamanic clearings and subconscious re-programming. My intention is to assist others in reaching the most authentic expression of themselves away from fear, self-sabotage and their past. I offer training for healers and shamanic medicine online and in person, with more courses and events in the making. Please get in touch if you'd like to work with me or check out my website.

Winter is the season that asks you to stop moving and start listening.⁠On 4 July we are bringing an event designed to me...
17/05/2026

Winter is the season that asks you to stop moving and start listening.⁠

On 4 July we are bringing an event designed to meet you exactly where you are.⁠
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Nicola McIntosh will guide you through the Spirit Suit of the Celtic Spirit Tarot, exploring what winter is asking of you through the lens of the five elements.⁠
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Then I will lead a shamanic journey into the Lower World to meet your Winter Ally, the guide that will walk with you through this season and into what comes next.⁠
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This is not a workshop about learning. ⁠
It is an experience about remembering.⁠
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Saturday 4 July, 10am to 12pm at Chameleon New Age Salon, Surfers Paradise.

https://events.humanitix.com/winter-equinox-workshop-from-spirit-to-safety-a-journey-inward?fbclid=IwY2xjawRc-75leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETExTnQyR0R1aDh0M3Q0YWFlc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmm94A3nVGSbtaQ9TyNLnmDbUu4qSa2TkB4pBU7OZi5qxaXBxQpU0NQ971gS_aem_44T2AGYRkaHozo1cAjwQtg
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Most people do not come to this work because they feel broken.⁠⁠They come because they feel successful, capable, and com...
15/05/2026

Most people do not come to this work because they feel broken.⁠
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They come because they feel successful, capable, and completely disconnected from themselves at the same time.⁠
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They have done the things. Hit the goals. Built the life. And still something underneath is restless, unmet, waiting for a different kind of attention.⁠
That gap, between who you appear to be and who you actually are, is where the real work begins.⁠
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Not fixing. Not reframing. Going underneath.⁠
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This is one of the most common things I hear from the women I work with. ⁠⁠Not that their life is wrong, but that they a...
14/05/2026

This is one of the most common things I hear from the women I work with. ⁠
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Not that their life is wrong, but that they are exhausted by how much of themselves they have had to leave out of it.⁠
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This October, Nadi James Health and Wellbeing and I are taking a small group to Sri Lanka.Seven days at Talalla Resort o...
13/05/2026

This October, Nadi James Health and Wellbeing and I are taking a small group to Sri Lanka.
Seven days at Talalla Resort on the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

Surrounded by jungle, ocean air, and natural stillness. Designed around one thing: genuine transformation away from the pace and demands of everyday life.

Throughout the retreat we will move through potent breathwork journeys, shamanic workshops, daily yoga and intentional movement, meditation, nervous system regulation, and embodiment practices. There will also be a guided visit to Buddhist temple caves, an e-bike tour through jungle and rice paddies, and two complimentary bathhouse sessions.

Limited to 20 people. Fully catered. Early bird pricing available until 1 August.

This is for anyone navigating transition, burnout, awakening, or a deep pull toward something more. You do not need prior experience. You just need to be ready.

Sri Lanka Shamanic Breathwork Retreat. October 1 to 7, 2026. https://www.heathermayleighton.com/event-details/sri-lanka-shamanic-breath-work-retreat-2026

At the end of the month a small group will land in Mongolia.⁠⁠They will sleep in gers on the open steppe. Sit with shama...
10/05/2026

At the end of the month a small group will land in Mongolia.⁠
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They will sleep in gers on the open steppe. Sit with shamans who have carried this lineage for generations. Receive divination from the Reindeer Shaman Lady. Participate in a fire ceremony under a sky that asks nothing of them except their presence.⁠
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They will come back different.⁠
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Not because the experience changes who they are, but because it shows them what was already there before the conditioning, the performance, and the survival.⁠
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The Mongolian Shamanic Pilgrimage departs 27 May. Link in bio if this is yours.⁠
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Most people want to stop the behaviour without understanding what it is protecting. ⁠⁠But behaviour is always in service...
07/05/2026

Most people want to stop the behaviour without understanding what it is protecting. ⁠
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But behaviour is always in service of something. Find what it is solving for and the path forward becomes clear.⁠
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There is a part of you that has never doubted itself.⁠⁠It moves by instinct. It knows how you are designed to move throu...
05/05/2026

There is a part of you that has never doubted itself.⁠
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It moves by instinct. It knows how you are designed to move through the world before your mind has a chance to overthink it. It has been there since the beginning, waiting for you to stop arguing against it.⁠
Your birth totem is that intelligence.⁠
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Just a reminder that on the 16th of May I will guide you through a shamanic journey to meet it. You will receive direct insight from your own guiding system and begin to understand, at a felt level, how you are built to navigate this life.⁠
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This is where self-trust begins. Not from learning more. From recognising what was never lost.⁠
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Meeting Your Birth Totem⁠
Saturday 16 May, 2pm to 4pm⁠
Chameleon New Age Salon, Surfers Paradise⁠
$40.

https://events.humanitix.com/meeting-your-birth-totem-the-part-of-you-you-ve-been-waiting-for-hosted-by-heather-leighton
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The last six months have held a different kind of momentum.⁠⁠Not fast.⁠But intentional.⁠⁠A series of rooms, workshops, a...
29/04/2026

The last six months have held a different kind of momentum.⁠
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Not fast.⁠
But intentional.⁠
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A series of rooms, workshops, and conversations that continue to deepen.⁠
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This work is not about volume.⁠
It is about resonance.⁠
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And the rooms this year have reflected that.⁠
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More is unfolding over the coming months.⁠
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If you are ready to experience this work in person, upcoming events are now live via the link in bio.⁠
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For bookings or collaborations, you can reach out directly.⁠
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So often, the answers are already there.⁠⁠They just need space to surface.⁠⁠Steve’s experience speaks to the kind of wor...
26/04/2026

So often, the answers are already there.⁠
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They just need space to surface.⁠
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Steve’s experience speaks to the kind of work that is not about pushing or forcing outcomes⁠
but gently uncovering what has been waiting underneath.⁠
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Clarity has a different quality when it comes from within.⁠
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It stays.⁠
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23/04/2026

Willpower can stop the behaviour.⁠
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But it does not resolve why it is there.⁠
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When you understand what your system is actually seeking, you stop fighting yourself and start addressing the root.⁠
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That is where real change happens.⁠
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Working with people has grounded everything I believe about transformation.⁠⁠Service does not require self-sacrifice. If...
20/04/2026

Working with people has grounded everything I believe about transformation.⁠
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Service does not require self-sacrifice. If you are depleted, disconnected, or overriding yourself to give more, it is not sustainable, and it is not truth.⁠
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We are not one-dimensional beings trying to live in a simple world. Your health, your leadership, your relationships all require a multi-dimensional approach. Physical, emotional, energetic, and psychological.⁠
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And the patterns you think are yours are often not where the story begins. Shadow work is what frees you from what has been carried unconsciously through your lineage.⁠
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This is the work.⁠
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Not surface change, but real, embodied shifts that impact how you live, lead, and relate.⁠
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If you are at a point where something needs to change, you do not have to navigate it alone.⁠
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You are here to serve. Just not at the cost of yourself.⁠
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