For nearly two decades, Christopher Mackin lived what most would call the dream: a fast-rising financial advisor, top of the leaderboard, driving deal to deal in a suit and tie across the Northeast. He had the income, the status, the success.
But beneath the polish was a truth he couldn’t outrun: the hustle was hollowing him from the inside out.
Today, Mackin is a different kind of wealth advisor altogether — one blending financial strategy with spiritual insight, money with meaning, and prosperity with planetary stewardship. As a Certified Wealth Advisor, Reiki Master, retreat entrepreneur, and author of the forthcoming book Conscious Wealth, his mission is simple:
Turn wealth into WELLth — a life that is emotionally rich, spiritually anchored, energetically aligned, and financially empowered.
And the path that brought him here was anything but predictable.
From Childhood Scarcity to Corporate Success
Mackin traces the origins of his drive back to a painful childhood moment: overhearing his parents argue about money. He cried himself to sleep and made a vow the next morning — he would never ask them for help again.
That promise turned into a relentless work ethic. By 16, he had two jobs and had dropped sports to earn more. By adulthood, he was the classic high performer:
Suit and tie
Cold calls
Long drives across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
Manager-driven quotas
Leaderboard success
On paper, he had arrived. But inwardly? His health declined, his habits worsened, and his emotional world flatlined.
“I was doing something I loved and making good money. But something was deeply off within.”
That misalignment would become the pressure point that cracked him open.
The Sedona Moment That Changed Everything
When therapy didn’t resonate, Mackin followed a more intuitive pull: a life coach, energy work, retreats.
Then came Sedona — the trip that marked the beginning of his spiritual awakening.
A session with a shaman. An astrology reading. An energy clearing. Vortex hikes. The result?
Thirty days of sustained bliss. A nervous system he’d never felt before. A sense of lightness that made the financial hustle look one-dimensional.
He calls this his “Pandora’s box” moment — the experience that pushed him headfirst into consciousness, somatics, energy work, and eventually, Reiki mastery.
Holding Space for Transition: Why Quiet Leads to Clarity
Many of Mackin’s clients seek him during transition — after burnout, before a pivot, or in the numb space where success no longer feels like success.
His perspective is grounded and compassionate:
You cannot make aligned decisions from survival mode.
You need spaciousness before clarity arrives.
Sabbaticals aren’t luxuries — they’re recalibration portals.
Even your home holds the energy of your old identity.
You don’t have to know the next step before leaving the wrong one.
Whether the sabbatical is three days or three years, Mackin believes the most transformative insights emerge in silence.
The Conscious Wealth Philosophy
When Mackin talks about wealth, he goes far beyond money.
In fact, he challenges the entire premise.
Wealth as Well-Being
The word wealth originally stems from a root associated with joy and well-being — concepts that rarely appear in financial statements yet determine the quality of our lives.
His definition includes:
Emotional wisdom
Spiritual grounding
Physical vitality
Mental clarity
Relationships
Energetic coherence
Financial support
Money is part of the story — but far from the whole.
Money as Energy
One of Mackin’s core teachings is deceptively simple:
Money is energy. Energy is power. Power can be directed with intention.
Rather than viewing money as accumulation, he sees it as a conduit — a way to amplify what you value.
“And you don’t have to sacrifice returns to align with your values,” he notes. Alignment creates clarity, and clarity creates better decisions.
Sacred Ohms & the Business of Conscious Transformation
After years of attending retreats, Mackin realized something striking: most retreat leaders booked venues through Airbnb or Google, never truly considering the energetic quality of the spaces.
Yet set and setting profoundly shape transformation.
This insight birthed Sacred Ohms, Mackin’s experiential hospitality platform — a curated retreat-venue marketplace designed to support leaders, protect participants, and elevate consciousness.
It ties directly into his three global priorities:
Elevating human consciousness
Ocean conservation and climate stewardship
Clean drinking water for all
Philanthropy From the Heart, Not Obligation
Although Mackin had been involved in philanthropy for years — education, Rotary involvement, nonprofit boards — something felt missing.
So he paused everything.
And asked himself a simple but revolutionary question:
“What do I genuinely care about right now?”
The answer was immediate: the ocean.
Growing up on the water, snorkeling, fishing, spending countless hours in nature — the ocean was where he felt most alive, and most heartbroken when witnessing pollution and degradation.
His environmental giving now flows from passion, not duty — and he encourages others to do the same.
“You don’t need to be a millionaire to give. Even $1 shifts your energy.”
Living the Unconventional Life
When Jules asks what the unconventional life means to him, Mackin smiles — people have been calling him “the unconventional wealth advisor” for two decades.
He shares a simple truth:
He builds his business around his life, not his life around his business.
That has required:
Letting go of relationships
Choosing alignment over approval
Prioritizing authenticity
Living with the awareness that life is short
If he can look in the mirror and know he is being his truest self, it’s worth the cost.
The Giveaway: A Portal of Healing
As part of this episode, Mackin is offering listeners a powerful experience: a 44-minute Reiki session, facilitated through Holy Fire and Karuna Reiki modalities.
He uses Reiki daily, integrating it into his morning practice — a practice that includes spaciousness, breathwork, and writing.
For many listeners, this is the first time an energy-healing session has been offered through the show.
Connect with Christopher:
- Instagram:@
iamchristophermackin - LinkedIn:Christopher Mackin
