Today we’d like to introduce you to Swanie Tolentino.
Hi Swanie, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
My journey into this work wasn’t something I planned—however, it unfolded naturally, as if I was being gently guided toward it. For more than 30 years, I thrived in the high-tech corporate world, leading global marketing teams across different countries. It was fast-paced, rewarding, and full of learning—but also stressful and left little room for personal growth. Deep down, I knew there had to be more. After the collective stillness of the Covid years, I, like many others, began looking inward.
At first, I turned to mindfulness—the “corporate” version—and explored creative outlets to awaken my right brain. I learned to play guitar, wrote prose, and gave myself permission to simply create for the sake of balance. I didn’t know where it would lead, only that I was seeking something deeper and wanted to also widen my horizons.
Over time, I began listening more closely to that quiet inner voice that longed for meaning and connection. My career had trained me to lead with my left brain—strategy, logic, and results. Energy work awakened my right brain—intuition, creativity, and trust beyond what exists beyond what our five senses can perceive. What began as curiosity soon became something much more. It may sound woo-woo to some, but it almost felt like a remembering of something ancient and familiar.
My first experiences were deeply personal: working on myself, helping my dog find comfort, supporting friends who needed grounding, and learning to trust the body’s natural intelligence. This led me to formal training in energy modalities, including hands on healing workshops in Austin and Reiki certifications through Duke.. Eventually, it inspired the creation of my practice, Frequency Energy Alignment, here in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Through this journey, my perspective widened in ways I couldn’t have imagined. I’ve learned to see life through a broader lens—one that holds space for both the seen and unseen, the logical and the intuitive. It’s given me a deeper appreciation for how interconnected everything truly is.
This path hasn’t always been easy. It meant questioning everything I’d been taught—and stepping away from a secure, well-understood career. Yet every moment of doubt fades when I see the calm, relief, or lightness someone feels after a session. Every person helped keeps me moving forward—trusting that this is exactly where I’m meant to be.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
No, it hasn’t been a smooth road. In truth, there wasn’t even a road laid out in front of me—smooth or otherwise. Most of the people around me weren’t on a similar path, so there were times I felt I had no one to talk to about what I was experiencing. Frankly I had to be ok with some of my relationships and thus my support system changing as well.
The first challenge was my own mind—conditioned to believe that the only valid way to live was through what had worked for me before: building a career, achieving, and focusing on the outer signs of success. What I now see as a limited way of being, once felt “safe.” I had to overcome the fear of the unknown.
The second challenge was learning to understand and manage my growing sensitivity to energy. As my awareness expanded, I began to feel other people’s emotions and energetic states more deeply. I had to learn how to navigate life with this sensitivity and still remain grounded and centered.
The third was my spiritual evolution—doing the inner work to clear old patterns and beliefs that no longer served me, and strengthening my ability to stay balanced and aligned. This meant deep self-reflection, exploring different teachings, letting go of what didn’t resonate, and integrating what did.
Along the way, I began to notice that there could be two extremes in how people approach this thing called life. On one side, there’s the material world—rooted in logic and Newtonian thinking—that believes only in what can be measured or seen. On the other, the spiritual world can sometimes become untethered, where people may avoid emotions or rely too heavily on external teachers or tools.
To me, both extremes reflect the same pattern: holding tightly to a belief system with little room for expansion. I’ve learned that while spirituality can be deeply healing and illuminating, it also requires grounding and discernment.
I discovered real growth happens when in balance: staying open yet discerning, grounded yet curious.
I had to strengthen my own inner compass, my intuitive self, to discern what is right for me. I explored different teachings, discarded some, and took what resonated with me for integration. I had to be also ok and be open for people within my circle leaving and opening up to new ones.
To me, true spiritual growth comes from this balance—bringing the insights we gain through energy and awareness into how we live, love, and care for ourselves and others every day. This ongoing path of evolution then led the self actualization that doing this energy work is one way I can fulfill what I am meant to do.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
These are the questions (also on my website) that often brings people to me: Are they looking release heavy, stagnant energy and opening to a lighter, more joyful state? Experiencing physical tension, even pain or dis-ease with no clear cause? Going through a spiritual shift or awakening or searching for a new way of being? Or simply wanting to feel more grounded, clear, or connected?
We are definitely going through a lot of shifts at all levels – changing or even losing jobs, dealing with family dynamics, economic and political upheaval —you name it — and it can become overwhelming. In my experience, this practice has helped me be more centered and able to deal with uncertainties and I know it has helped others too.
My work is about helping people reconnect with their own natural capacity for balance, clarity, and peace. I offer intuitive energy sessions that create a calm, nurturing space for release and realignment — meeting each person exactly where they are in their journey. Using a blend of modalities, including Reiki and light hands on healing, and the Core Harmonizer frequency technology, I adapt the approach intuitively and uniquely for each client, restoring harmony across mental, emotional, spiritual, physical and energetic aspects of their being.
I often describe what I do as helping people remember their wholeness, removing obstacles to love within each self — which at the root rises from feeling that one is not aligned to what they truly feel is their purpose. The process is gentle yet powerful — it’s not about fixing, but about holding space for the body’s innate wisdom to awaken and guide its own healing. I do not make any claims of healing anyone, I believe that each one of us has that capacity when the whole of us is in balance.
I encourage those that are seeking medical treatment to absolutely continue to do so and view this as complementary to optimize what it is that they are already doing. It is important to me that each individual reclaim their own power and know that they have the ability to choose what is right for them and that in their journey, they become their own inner healer.
I’m seeing more clients who simply want to release a sense of heaviness—when their minds are caught in loops of worry, leaving them feeling disconnected from themselves and everything around them. My work helps them come back to a space of inner connection, where they can access their own intuitive guidance in a way that aligns with their personal faith or spiritual beliefs, and begin to open new possibilities for themselves.
What sets my practice apart is the bridge I bring between two worlds: decades of experience in a high-tech corporate career grounded in logic, structure, and strategy, and a deep commitment to intuitive, heart-centered energy work. That balance allows me to meet both the analytical thinker and the spiritual seeker with the same openness and compassion. Regardless of what their spiritual, religious, professional, cultural backgrounds are, I welcome each and every one.
My focus is on helping them release energetic blocks and reconnect with their own intuitive wisdom so they can discern what’s right for themselves. While this work can be deeply transformational, it doesn’t look or feel the same for everyone—and that’s okay.
I’m most proud of creating a space where people feel safe to be themselves — to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with something sacred within. When clients tell me they feel lighter, clearer, or more at peace after a session, I’m reminded why I do this work. It’s about helping others return to resonance, connecting to their intuitive self / higher self, one person — one energy — at a time.
We love surprises, fun facts and unexpected stories. Is there something you can share that might surprise us?
For people who’ve known me in my previous life in the corporate world, this entire path is a surprise! 🙂
For those familiar with energy work, what often surprises them is how much I emphasize balance. Meaning I don’t recommend that doing energy work is the only path for them. I encourage clients not to give their power away to anyone—whether that’s an energy practitioner, spiritual teacher, doctor, or anyone else.
And if I may, I’d invite you to read some of the reviews on my website or Google—they beautifully capture aspects of this work, and maybe even a few things people don’t expect about me.
https://frequencyenergyalignment.com
And most of all, I’ve learned to keep a steady footing in both worlds. I actually still take on marketing projects for small companies that resonates while fully embracing this mission in energy and awareness. I’m living proof that you can honor and integrate both sides of yourself—continuing to grow and transform while staying true to who you are, living with integrity and authenticity, and creating a life that feels deeply fulfilling and aligned. I am truly excited to see what unfolds next.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.frequencyenergyalignment.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frequencyenergyalignment/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579914266740
