HYPNOTHERAPIST • PURPOSE PATHFINDER • PSYCHEDELIC GUIDE
Meet You Guide
Hi! I’m Lani
My training and experience allow me to guide women who feel stuck, undervalued, and unfulfilled to uncover the deep-seated beliefs and subconscious patterns holding them back. Together, we go beyond surface-level thoughts and dive into the root causes, unlocking clarity, confidence, and alignment with your soul’s purpose. By tapping into your intuition and inner resources, we reveal your true passions and empower you to create a life that feels bold, authentic, and deeply fulfilling.
I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and am a certified clinical hypnotherapist with a state-licensed diploma from the Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy. My training includes trauma-informed approaches, with certifications in addiction recovery, EFT tapping, and Integral Eye Movement Therapy (IEMT). I am certified in the Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) through Dolores Cannon’s academy and bring a synergistic perspective to my work as a Reiki Master.
I travel nationwide as a public speaker, presenting on topics such as hypnotherapy, subconscious programming, the responsible and ethical use of psychedelics, and astral travel, inspiring audiences to explore deeper dimensions of consciousness and transformation.
As a published author, I’ve shared insights on healing from trauma and abuse, meditation, ayahuasca, astral travel, and the transformative power of the subconscious mind.
It’s my greatest joy and mission to help women shed their limiting beliefs, reconnect with their own power and worth, and create a life driven by passion, purpose, and soul alignment. As Ram Dass said, “We’re all just walking each other home,” and it is an honor to walk alongside you as you journey home to your truth and the life you were born to live.
Lani Gonzales
How I Found My Path
By the age of four, I had endured unthinkable trauma- rape, abuse, and violence- that unknowingly planted a seed of unworthiness deep in my subconscious. Like a hidden weed, it quietly grew, influencing every facet of my life long before I realized it was there.
In a desperate attempt to prove my worth and escape my past, I pursued society’s definition of success. At the age of 23, I became an attorney, and soon after, the youngest partner at a prestigious law firm. Yet, no matter how much I achieved, I felt like something was missing.
Determined to transform my life, I threw away society’s suffocating definition of success and let my intuition guide me toward geniuine purpose and passion. Traveling through more than 40 countries, I learned from shamans, gurus, sages, and wise men who taught me what no school or book could ever teach: what it truly means to live. Guided by their wisdom, I cultivated holistic practices that unite mind, body, and soul to awaken the infinite wisdom, power, and potential within.
At the height of my legal career, with more money and recognition on the table than ever before, I was faced with a choice: continue down a path that looked successful but left me unfulfilled, or honor the deeper calling that whispered to my soul. I chose the latter. I chose myself. I chose my truth.
I founded Ad Astra Awakening, a name inspired by the Latin phrase ad astra per aspera—through hardship to the stars. Those words reflect not only my own journey but also the journey I now guide others through: moving through life’s challenges and struggles to rediscover the brilliance, strength, and limitless potential within.
Beyond work, I strive to live as fully and authentically as I guide others to do. Whether I’m scuba diving with sharks, snowboarding down fresh powder, spinning fire, or practicing mounted archery, I’m always seeking ways to challenge myself and grow. I find balance in creative expression, playing the piano to nourish my artistic side, and reading to expand my mind and spirit.
As Socrates once said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Life, to me, is about continually exploring what’s possible, embracing new experiences, and becoming the fullest version of who I’m meant to be.
Publications
Journey Back to Self
Rebirth of a Sage
Chronicling Lani’s journey in a heartwarming and soul-searching tell-all, Rebirth of a Sage, is an intensely personal story of spiritual reckoning. Traverse a kaleidoscope of emotions and be inspired with a mystical reconnection of spirit and a divine reignition of soul.
Beauty in the Becoming
Metanoia
A rebellion against happily ever after and an invitation to embrace the raw and the real, Metanoia incites the brave and empowers the bold. Join Lani Gonzales on an inspiring odyssey and discover the magic that awaits when we let go and journey into the unknown.
Illuminated Mind Podcast
What do Hypnotherapy and Ayahuasca have in common?
Lani Gonzales, CCHt, QHHt, and Matthew Brownstein, CIHt discuss the transformative power of hypnotherapy and ayahuasca as modalities for emotional healing and spiritual awakening.
You’re So F*cking Enlightened
What is Ayahuasca?
Learn about ayahuasca as a catalyst for spiritual awakening and ancestral healing.
The North Star Broadcast
Remembering Home a Near Death Experience
Lani Gonzales shares the story of her near death experience while camping solo in the Arctic Circle. Hear about how chasing the Northern Lights ultimately brought Lani home to her Higher Self.
Talkin’ St. Pete
Lawyer, Intuitive Healer
The Henry Castillo Show
Clinical Hypnotherapy
Bold Journey
Bold Journey
Healing Echoes
Breaking the Chains of Shame
