The Empath Academy is an online sanctuary that teaches empaths to integrate personal and ancestral trauma, embody selflove and self acceptance, and fully embrace the innate gifts of empathy and high sensitivity.
Our Current Course Offerings
"If only I had had these tools years ago, it would have saved me years of therapy."
- Leanna V.
Empath Academy Student
NOURISH YOUR GIFTS
CULTIVATE MINDFULNESS
CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY
Who we are and what we do
Mind
Release limiting beliefs, quiet your inner critic, become kinder and more accepting of yourself, substantially increase your self confidence, decrease your reactivity to the emotions of others, and hold better boundaries in your relationships, at work, and with yourself.
Body
Embody new and effective ways to care for your physical self, cultivate a daily yoga and mindfulness practice, dabble in techniques such as acupressure, herbalism, and nutrition, and learn to use movement as a trauma integration technique
Spirit
Increase your connection to your spiritual nature, learn to shield yourself effectively, take back your energy by taking control of your thoughts and emotions, and integrate personal and ancestral trauma on a spiritual level
Join a community of people who love and accept you just as you are. Free yourself from people pleasing and needing approval. Stop apologizing for being yourself and learn to absolutely love being an empath.
"Really, Nat Riley, you've opened the door for me that I didn't think was possible to open anymore. The work you do is incredible and you do it with so much passion. It is the path I was meant to be on."
Sonja K.
Signature Course Student
Meet the Coaches
Nat Riley
Nat Riley is the CEO and founder of The Empath Academy. With over 9 years of experience teaching yoga to individuals of all walks of life, Nat transitioned from yoga teacher to mindset coach after completing her trauma-informed yoga teacher training and realizing that trauma integration was the “missing link” to most empaths’ healing.
Jack Tasney
Jack is a meditation teacher and occultist who specializes in teaching mysticism, the occult, esotericism, and how to apply these ancient practices to daily life.
Hayleigh Robertson
Hayleigh is a licensed massage therapist, trauma-informed yoga instructor, reiki practitioner, and artist. She is passionate about teaching her clients how to ground, cleanse, and share their energy, how to use sound healing and vibrational energy, how to use massage techniques both on the self and others, aromatherapy, and how to develop intuition.
Dr. Melissa Manilla
Dr. Melissa is a Functional Medicine physician, chiropractor and acupuncturist who is passionate about helping clients find optimal wellness in daily life by tackling the root cause of disease and making nutrition and lifestyle changes. Dr. Melissa is the expert on Adrenal Fatigue, burnout in the physical body, how to protect yourself from surging cortisol levels, sympathetic/parasympathetic nervous system balances, Chinese medicine healing, and SO much more.
Becky Verner
Becky Verner is a yoga teacher and grief support advocate from Cleveland, Ohio. She specializes in teaching ways to utilize yoga, meditation, and breathwork to help alleviate physical pains caused by grief. Becky helps her clients reframe how they view losses in their lives, and consider new, empowering ways to tell their stories.
Carla Gilenko PCC-S
Carla Gilenko is a professional clinical counselor, reiki master, and crystal healer with a deep and profound connection to the spirit world. She specializes in energy healing, connecting to spirit guides, and discovering one’s soul purpose.
Our Programs
