She’s known as the ‘Podcast Witch!’ For a 39-year-old, that’s a strange title to carry; but Agathe Fohler revels in her psychic abilities, which have been inherent from birth. As ‘Aurena, Queen of the Fai­ries,’ she touches people’s hearts with her healing… but life has not always been about light and love for her.

Born to a Sri Lankan mother (who is hearing and speech-impaired) and German father (who was partially hearing-impaired), Agathe grew up surrounded by the pic-turesque mountains of Bavaria. Her siblings and she were cared for by a foster family who immersed themselves in Deepak Chopra’s books, the science of the un-known, yoga and meditation.

Having studied science and apprenticed in a laboratory, Agathe’s unusual career choice in insurance was abruptly cut short when she joined TUI fly Deutschland as a children’s animator in Portugal.

After studying massage therapy in Berlin while acting in films and music videos, she travelled to Kerala, Bangalore and Bali. Agathe ventured into spa management and emerged with a Reiki Grandmaster qualification. She returned to India to master foot reflexology and Varma Kalai martial arts while modelling part-time.

Thereafter, she relocated to Singapore to learn pre and postnatal treatment Java style, and then travelled to Germany to study energy counselling for trauma patients.

Agathe has worked in spas in India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Kazakhstan. And she added Hawaiian massage, healing therapy and palliative care to create a ho-listic intervention praxis. This has led her to become a speaker, and share the stage with archaeologists, healers and scientists.

And while she’s an expert in reading people’s energy, this free spirited vegetarian who is devoted to animals is strong on listening to her heart too – as well as having faith in doing what her inner being dictates.