About Whole essence wellness (WEW)

Whole Essence Wellness exists to support deep healing, authentic connection, and embodied growth through community based experiences rooted in movement, presence, and nature.

Through ecstatic dance facilitation, wellness gatherings, and intentional events, we offer accessible spaces for self exploration, emotional release, and reconnection with self, others, nature, and the transcendent. Our experiences are designed to help you release stored stress, return to balance, and feel more alive and grounded.

We believe true wellness goes beyond the physical and mental. It is emotional, spiritual, relational, and deeply connected to the Earth. Healing happens when people feel safe, supported, and free to express themselves without judgment. That is why our spaces honor consent, inclusivity, safety, and personal sovereignty. We guide experiences that encourage self-awareness, emotional release, creativity, and genuine human connection. Music, movement, mindfulness, and nature are used as tools to access deeper states of presence and inner knowing.

Whole Essence Wellness is for those who are seeking more than surface-level wellness. It is for those who crave real community, conscious celebration, and experiences that nourish the whole self. Whether you are drawn to our weekly dance journeys, community workshops, or immersive experiences, Whole Essence Wellness is committed to being affordable, because healing should not be a luxury. We are here to support you in your healing, growth, and evolution as we walk this path together.

About the founder

Aaliyah is a Level II Usui Reiki practitioner, ecstatic dance DJ, and environmentalist devoted to healing people and the planet through embodied, community-based experiences. She is the founder of Whole Essence Wellness and performs as DJ Lionaura.

Aaliyah graduated from the University of Cincinnati in April 2024 with a degree in Environmental Studies and a minor in Biological Sciences. During her senior year, she founded UC Soul Seekers Club, a student-led community centered on spirituality, wellness, and conscious connection. This experience clarified her life’s calling to create spaces that support deep healing, self-expression, and collective growth.

That vision became Whole Essence Wellness and DJ Lionaura. She hosted her first ecstatic dance on the Winter Solstice of 2024 and has been growing the community and expanding her offerings ever since. She is deeply grateful for the support of everyone who has helped bring this vision to life and is excited to continue nurturing its growth.

As DJ Lionaura, Aaliyah approaches music as a healing art and a form of ceremony. Often described as a lioness of sound, she weaves intuitive journeys that invite emotional release, embodied freedom, and deep presence. Her sets create a grounded and safe container where participants are guided to reconnect with their bodies, move through stored energy, and return to their natural rhythm and truth.

Her musical style blends organic downtempo, world and tribal rhythms, disco funk grooves, folktronica, psytrance, ethereal melodies, and deep house. Each journey flows intentionally from gentle, nourishing soundscapes to ecstatic peaks and back into integration and stillness.

Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, DJ Lionaura hosts weekly ecstatic dances at the Cincinnati Yoga School every Friday from 8 to 10 PM. She is also available for retreats, festivals, private events, raves, and community gatherings throughout the Midwest. You can explore her sets on Soundcloud or YouTube or book a free consultation to bring an ecstatic dance experience to your space.