Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and wellness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Kira Vinikas, Founder of Ona Health, located in Pahoa, HI, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
Ona Health is a holistic healthcare business. Ona Health offers holistic nutrition, yoga, stress-relieving techniques, and energetic healings. Customers that come to Ona Health have tried other methods and diets to no avail. They are truly ready to make a change in their lives by not only shifting their eating habits but by becoming aware of their bodies' messages and healing past traumas.
Tell us about yourself
I got started as a Holistic Nutritionist because I grew up in a health-conscious, entrepreneur-driven environment with my mother as a Midwife and my father as an Acupuncturist. Once I went to college and stopped listening to my parents' ways, I drank a lot of alcohol, which altered my liver's health, and took pharmaceutical drugs when I got sick. The pharmaceutical drugs wreaked havoc on my GI system, later on resulting in more inflammation in my body and allergic reactions to many foods. On top of all that, I got in an intense car accident my first year of college.
Ten years later, I started to realize the effect alcohol had on my body and that I was still holding fear in my body from the car accident and other family issues. Once I received my Master's in Nutrition at the National University of Natural Medicine, I finally began to heal my body. Then I became a Shamanic Energy Healer who guides grounding soul journeys. Within that soul work, I was able to release a lot of fear from my body. I offer my gifts because I've been through the shift from lack of health and unconsciously miserable to happy, healthy, and authentically showing up. I love guiding people to become more in touch with listening to their bodies and seeing them transform into healthy, vibrant, alive, and authentic human beings.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
I had a diabetic client who went from eating Lunchables prescribed by the RN to loving and craving vegetables. He transformed from an unhappy soul to having constant joy in his life! My biggest accomplishment is having people leave a soul journey session feeling Whole & Safe within. It's also been great to see people quit drinking and smoking within 1-3 sessions.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
The hardest thing about being a business owner, for me personally, is marketing. The social media world is a whole new game to play and knowing how to market yourself right is key to success.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Network. Use your resources to your benefit.
- Hire someone else to design your website, and do SEO and marketing for you.
- Hire a business coach to help you shift any negative beliefs blocking you from success and teach you strategies.
Is there anything else you'd like to share?
Don't let your traumas and health issues lead your life, take action, and heal your body so you can live with more joy and authenticity in your life.
For business owners, do whatever you need to do to truly believe in yourself.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://www.ona-health.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OnaHealth
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onahealth/
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