Meet Celinda De La Fuente

We recently connected with Celinda De La Fuente and have shared our conversation below.

Celinda , thank you so much for joining us today. Let’s jump right into something we’re really interested in hearing about from you – being the only one in the room. So many of us find ourselves as the only woman in the room, the only immigrant or the only artist in the room, etc. Can you talk to us about how you have learned to be effective and successful in situations where you are the only one in the room like you?

Honestly, I see it as a beautiful gift to be the only one in the room who looks like me. It means I get to represent everyone else who looks like me — past, present, and future. That’s an honor.

When you walk into a space where no one else shares your background or your story, I don’t see it as isolation — I see it as representation. We carry our ancestors with us, the ones who didn’t get to speak, the ones who weren’t invited into those rooms, the ones who were silenced by systems that told them they didn’t belong. We carry them in our words, in our energy, in how we show up. Not only do we carry the stories of the past within our bones… we carry the generations to come — the ones who will one day walk into their own rooms and know they belong because someone like YOU, someone like ME once stood there.

Your uniqueness is your authenticity. And authenticity is power. When you’re willing to show up as yourself — even when you’re the only one — that’s an act of courage. It’s not always easy, but it’s deeply meaningful.

So, how do I stay effective and successful when I’m the only one in the room? I remember that I’m never truly alone. I walk with every ancestor, every descendant, and every person who’s ever felt unseen. I show up for them — and that reminder keeps me grounded, confident, and deeply grateful.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?

You know, I don’t think anyone truly “works” in the field of Energy Healing — I think we live it. Every session, every circle, every class, every workshop is an extension of my own transformation, the same process that continues to shape who I am today. My approach to Energy Healing is rooted in helping people remember who they are beneath the noise, the pain, and the stories they’ve been told about themselves.

Through my practice, Ashes To Phoenix, I hold sacred space for transformation — guiding others through the same alchemy that once changed my life. I blend intuitive energy work with modalities like Reiki, Violet Flame Healing, Metatron Healing, Qigong, Akashic Records Healing, Ancestral Healing, NLP, CBT, Somatic Coaching, Neuroscience and more. Each session is its own ceremony — a moment to reconnect with the body, the breath, and the Higher Self.

One of the things I’m most proud of is that Ashes To Phoenix also offers accredited certification courses in Reiki, Violet Flame Healing, Metatron Healing, and Akashic Records Healing through the Complementary Therapists Accredited Association (CTAA). My goal isn’t just to teach — it’s to help others awaken the healer within themselves. Watching students step into their confidence, trust their intuition, and begin to serve others in a new way — that’s the most rewarding part of all.

Lately, I’ve also been expanding our Virtual Spiritual Wellness Workshops, a donation-based space where anyone can join from anywhere. Each month we focus on a new theme — from abundance and mindset to boundaries and energy protection. It brings together like-minded people seeking balance, clarity, and connection.

What makes this work special to me is that it’s never the same twice. Every person, every story, every energy is unique. I don’t take that lightly — it’s an honor to be trusted with someone’s healing. This is service as joy. This is love in action.

Through Ashes To Phoenix, my mission is simple — to remind people that even in their darkest moments, light still lives within them. They just have to remember. The darkness is there to teach us.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Anything can be learned. Truly — anything. If you’re willing to learn, life will meet you halfway. I just wish I had learned these three things sooner:

1. Learn to shift your perspective.
Once our thoughts take over, things can spiral quickly. Seriously, just one thought — that’s all it takes for fear, worry, or anxiety to avalanche through the mind. It happens to everyone. The key is learning how to pause and shift your perspective before the spiral becomes a storm.

When you shift your perspective, you shift your awareness. That shift changes your vibration, and that vibration changes your frequency. That’s where the alchemy happens, my friends — the space where you remember who you are and why you’re here.

When fear or overwhelm comes, use it as a signal that something inside you needs attention, not judgment. Breathe. Meditate. Step outside. Put your hand over your heart. Journal. Move your body. Whatever brings you back into presence — do that. Because a shift in perception is the beginning of transformation.

2. Learn to stop identifying with your thoughts.
Without sounding too cliché — you are NOT your thoughts. Most of them aren’t even yours. Studies show that nearly 90% of our thoughts are repetitive, recycled patterns picked up from conditioning, trauma, and the world around us. We’ve been programmed to believe we’re small — that our background, gender, or race somehow limits what we can create. But our differences don’t make us small. They make us powerful. They make us US.

Stop believing every thought that tells you you’re not enough. Those voices often belong to past experiences, not your true self. When you stop identifying with the old stories, you stop reenacting them. You reclaim your power to write a new one. That’s liberation — and it starts with awareness.

3. Learn to accept and let go.
Learn the art of non-attachment. Take action, yes — but let go of what the outcome “should” look like. Hold onto the feeling of what you desire: the joy, the peace, the freedom — and release the rest.

Acceptance doesn’t mean giving up; it means trusting that things are unfolding for your highest good, even when it doesn’t look like it. Even when the external world laughs behind your back and the wind spits in your face.

Accept the lessons, the detours, the messiness, and the miracles. Accept the wins and the losses, because both are teachers. You’ll find that once you release the need to control every detail, life has room to surprise you — and the Universe’s plans are always bigger than your own.

So be willing to learn. Be willing to unlearn. Be willing to trust the process. Be willing to put what you have learned here into practice. Because that’s where the real transformation begins — in the remembering that you were never powerless to begin with.

As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?

One of the books that truly shifted my path is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. The book found me during a time when I was still learning what it meant to take responsibility for my own energy and perspective. Realizing that everything — absolutely everything — is an agreement planted a seed that led me down a path of awareness.

The beliefs we hold, the words we use, the definitions we live by — they’re all agreements we’ve accepted, often without question. That understanding changed everything for me. It showed me that if I could identify the agreements I had unconsciously made — about love, success, self-worth, even suffering — then I could also change them. And if I could change my agreements, I could change my definitions. And if I could change my definitions, I could change my thoughts… and that meant I could change my reality.

Honestly, that realization gave me so much freedom. It was permission to rewrite the script — not from rebellion, but from awareness. The book taught me that integrity begins with choice, and that choice begins with consciousness.

And while I still hold the original four agreements close to my heart — “Be impeccable with your word,” “Don’t take anything personally,” “Don’t make assumptions,” and “Always do your best” — I’ve added a few more along the way. New agreements that reflect who I’ve become. They change along the journey as I grow and expand. Just like life, your agreements can grow as you grow. The power to redefine your life begins with the courage to redefine your agreements. I invite you to sit with yourself and ask: What agreements have I made about life? Which ones need to be revised? And make the necessary adjustments.

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