Rilee Astraea is the leading voice on mind-body-soul awakening in the modern world.

 For some people, personal transformation means physical change. For others, it's inner healing. And for Rilee Astraea Brennan, it's both.

A poetic author, somatic artist, and coach, she is building a movement at the intersection of science and soul, where transformation is as practical as it is mystical. Known publicly as Mystic in the Matrix, Rilee helps people reconnect to their “inner magic” through what she calls her mindset, muscles, and magic approach — a framework that blends human behavior, psychology, and narrative work with strength-based athletics, somatic coaching, and artistic expression.

Her path is as unconventional as it is magnetic. Once a high-achieving corporate consultant, Rilee spent nearly a decade shaping narratives and leading behavior-change projects for Fortune 500s and government agencies. At the same time, she trained as a competitive athlete, obsessed with discipline and performance, leading her into a second career as a personal trainer and strength coach. But what looked like success on the outside masked an inner unraveling. 

Undiagnosed autistic at the time, Rilee experienced a spiritual crisis and existential breakdown that forced her to confront her trauma and meet her shadow. In that crucible, the childhood loves she had abandoned—poetry, music, and movement as play—became lifelines for rebuilding and, eventually, tools for guiding others through transformation. 

Today, Rilee fuses her 10 years of communication and behavior-change consulting with her expertise as a certified movement instructor and somatic coach to create House of Astraea, a personal transformation studio rooted in both soul and science. 

She credits her husband and co-founder, Tim Brennan—an operations professional turned men’s recovery coach—with inspiring this path. Their first date on 11/11 sparked the idea that they could rewrite their lives together after hitting rock bottom. 

Their “accessible transformation” approach fuses the science of strength and psychology with the soul of spirituality and somatics. Together, they offer: 

• Short, nonfiction books that combine poetic prose with practical frameworks. 
• Somatic Spells — genre-bending electronic tracks with affirmational lyrics designed to rewire the mind and body while awakening the soul. 
• Online training programs and mentorship that integrate strength (inner and outer) with soul (somatic and spiritual expression) as a method of transformation, a process she calls The Art of Anastasis, Greek for “rebirth.” 

Whether on the mic, the page, in the studio, or on stage, Rilee’s work reminds us all: you are the story — and you can always write a new one.

Tim Brennan is a men’s mentor and recovery guide helping others shed the alpha mask and step into a deeper strength—one built on body, bond, and belonging. Known for his grounded presence and lived experience, he speaks to men who appear strong on the outside but feel imprisoned by fear within, guiding them to reclaim integrity, vitality, and connection. 

A former operations strategist turned nature guide, Tim draws on his own fall to rock bottom as the foundation for his work—leading men out of fear’s prison and into harmony with their bodies, their partners, and the living world. For him, nature is God, music is medicine, and manhood is a practice you keep making. Blending the discipline of physical health, the healing power of music, and the depth of committed partnership, he helps men reclaim purpose in a culture that has forgotten what strength really means. 

Today, Tim carries that work forward as part of House of Astraea, the creative studio he co-leads with his wife, poetic author and transformation coach, Rilee Astraea. Together, they guide others through the intersections of psychology, spirituality, embodiment, and recovery. 

Beyond mentorship, Tim is a student of music, mountains, and marriage. He believes manhood is not a finished product but a practice—one you keep making. 

Tim is currently available for interviews, collaborations, and aligned mentorship.