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Conversations with TENYA Eickenberg

Today we’d like to introduce you to TENYA Eickenberg.

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
Like most people, we come into starting a business from a place of wanting to help others who are in the same place we were. In 2019 I was struggling with high-functioning anxiety and depression. I was dealing with high cortisol levels due to family dysfunction, and I didn’t know what to do. I had thought about hurting myself many times, just as a way of having a reason to get away from it all. I am thankful that I never followed through with those thoughts, but they were there. I had spent all of 2019 and half of 2020 self-medicating and finally called a doctor to talk about medication and talk therapy.

I spent March to May with Wellburtin and a therapist I found online via my insurance. I had been on Wellbutrin before, and so the doctor I saw thought we may as well try it again. I remember feeling like it wasn’t the right thing to do, but I didn’t know what else to do. During the therapy sessions, we talked about how I was feeling and what I thought the reason was. I had a great therapist, and I know she was helping from a place of great knowledge. I quickly realized that it wasn’t the knowledge that was going to help me. I sat at my desk crying, asking for something to get rid of the anxiety and depression. I went to Google and searched “Emotional Holistic Healing”, I knew that I didn’t want to keep talking about my past or take pills to balance my brain chemicals.

That was when I found energy healing, holistic healing that did not involve ingesting something to change my make-up. From May – Sept of 2020, I worked with myself and a couple of other practitioners to eliminate my anxiety and depression. And in Sept of 2020, I discovered Self-Care. Real self-care, not massages or weekends away, but self-care that was sustainable and mostly free. By December of 2020, my anxiety and depression were 100% gone. With this new feeling and lease on life, I wanted to help others to feel the same way. I wanted to encourage them to put themselves first, so I started my business Design Your Existence.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
In the beginning, the road was smoother than it is now. I am 5 years into my business, and a lot has changed. In the beginning, I was not just excited, but also compliant. I followed many different coaches and mimicked them to the best of my ability. What that has done over the years is it caused me to hide who I was. In 2026 I have started to come into my own, which is causing me to re-evaluate my business model. I published my book Self-Care is a Frequency at the end of 2025 and that was a huge success for me. It took me over a year to write it and fine-tune it. So has it been a smooth road, no, but I don’t think it is supposed to be always smooth. There are supposed to be bumps in the road to help navigate us to where we are meant to be.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I help people come back home to themselves, especially when life has left them feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected. My work blends energy healing with real, practical self care, because healing isn’t just about clearing energy in a session. It’s about learning how to live differently afterward. Most of the people I work with have already tried everything and still feel like something isn’t quite clicking, even though they can’t always explain why.

I’m passionate about making energy healing feel grounded, accessible, and very human. There’s no pressure to believe anything or to “stay positive” through hard emotions. We slow things down. I help people learn how to feel what’s coming up, support their nervous system, and bring self care into everyday life in a way that actually works for them. One of the biggest shifts for many clients is realizing that self care isn’t an occasional treat, it’s a frequency you learn to live in.

What I’m most proud of is helping people see that they are not broken. Watching someone move from self blame into self trust is incredibly powerful. I’ve seen people soften long-held anxiety, release old emotional patterns, ease physical symptoms, and heal generational wounds simply by understanding what their body has been trying to communicate all along. I’m especially proud of creating spaces where healing happens without shame, urgency, or the need to fix yourself.

What sets my work apart is how I combine energy healing with education and compassion. I don’t just do the work for people, I teach them how to care for themselves so the healing can settle in and last. I meet people exactly where they are, whether they’re skeptical, exhausted, or deeply spiritual, and help them build a relationship with themselves that feels safe, honest, and sustainable.

What are your plans for the future?
One of my biggest goals this year is to grow my group healing program. There’s something really powerful about healing in a shared space. In group healings, everyone’s intention, openness, and willingness to shift support everyone else. When we heal together, the work goes deeper and feels more supported. You’re not just receiving your own healing; you’re also being held in the frequency, breakthroughs, and growth of the entire group.

Group healing helps things move more quickly and gently. It supports emotional and energetic clearing, strengthens the nervous system through collective co-regulation, and reminds you that you’re not alone in your healing journey. Many people experience deep subconscious shifts simply by being present in the group energy. There’s a sense of momentum and clarity that builds, and your intentions are supported in a way that’s hard to create alone. I also love that it makes healing accessible at just $49 a month and creates a ripple of healing that continues long after each session ends.

Group healings are on a quantum level; they are simple, gentle, and powerful. You don’t have to do anything special. Since the healings are not live (meaning you do not have to show up on Zoom or in a live group setting) You show up and read the healing activation for the day, you stay open to the process, and allow yourself to receive. You’re held every step of the way.

Pricing:

  • Group Healing – MPU $49/month
  • Individual Healing Session $138
  • Belief Breakthrough Session $138
  • Packages range from $400 – $1440

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