Tanya offers professional Christian counseling, coaching, mentoring, and speaking through Breath of Life, and has journeyed with hundreds of couples of multiethnic backgrounds as well as community and spiritual leaders from all over the world. Tanya's heart is to encourage others to flourish into all that God has called them to be in their personal, spiritual, academic, and professional lives. Her ability to integrate a biblical foundation with everyday life application and a candid way of communicating difficult issues makes her relatable in her unique essence. She is dedicated to the mental, emotional, and spiritual health of individuals as she wholeheartedly believes that we are called to live in the fullness of God and taste a piece of heaven while here on Earth. She is committed to raising up the next generation to serve the future of the church and their communities. Tanya is passionate about seeing individuals grow into who God has designed them to become by embracing their past, growing in their present, and aspiring to be the world changers they were made to be. Her transparency in sharing about her battles and victories allows her to connect with others as she leads them to the hope of Jesus Christ. 

Tanya is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and the founder and CEO of Breath of Life Foundation, an organization that strives to lead hurting people to hope in heart, mind, body, and spirit and also equip others to do the same. She is an ordained minister with Assemblies of God and she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of California, Irvine, and attended Liberty University where she obtained her Master’s in Pastoral Counseling and her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Counseling and Community Care.

Rev. Rudy Paniagua, MATM, MHC

Founder of RHIZA Courses | Pastor | Mental Health Coach | Writer

Rudy is a pastor, mental health coach, and leadership developer with a deep passion for equipping individuals to live with clarity, emotional health, and purpose. He is the founder of RHIZA Courses, a discipleship and coaching platform designed to help people grow in identity, values, habits, integrity, and legacy.

 Rudy’s work integrates theology, psychology, and spiritual formation, with a strong emphasis on inner healing and sustainable growth. He believes that lasting transformation does not come through performance or information alone, but through intentional formation rooted in truth, self-awareness, and practice.

 Central to Rudy’s ministry is the conviction that the Holy Spirit is the agent of true transformation. He encourages believers to cultivate a Spirit-led life that reflects Christ’s love, wisdom, and power in their personal lives, marriages, families, churches, and communities.

Rudy holds a Master of Arts in Theology and Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Organizational Leadership, with an emphasis in coaching and mentoring. He is a certified Mental Health Coach, an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God, and a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Through teaching, writing, coaching, and discipleship resources, Rudy is committed to helping people move from fragmentation to wholeness by integrating faith, emotional health, and leadership into a life of lasting impact.

Rudy & Tanya bring a decade of experience in the field of professional Christian counseling & coaching where they marry theology, psychology, and life story. Their biblical foundation, everyday life application, and candid way of communicating difficult issues make them relatable in their unique essence. They are transparent, authentic, and bold. They don’t shy away from sharing their battles and victories which allows them to connect with their audience as they lead them to the Hope of Jesus Christ and His redemptive power, which they have experienced firsthand in their own marriage. Rudy and Tanya enjoy spending time with their four children, daughter-in-love, and two amazing grandchildren, Julia and Elijah.

Angelica is a Pastoral Counselor at Breath of Life Foundation and is passionate about seeing people shift their mentality from surviving to thriving in their emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health. She is adamant about providing a safe place where people feel heard and valued. With empathy, wisdom, and an utter dependence on the Holy Spirit, Angelica walks alongside people who are hurting and guides them to a place of hope. Angelica's experiences and education have equipped her to connect with people from all walks of life. She focuses on spiritual health, relationships, life transitions, and grief. She has extensive experience working with families and student issues ranging from middle school to college.

Angelica earned her Bachelor of Arts in Law & Society, and Spanish from the University of California, Santa Barbara, her Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University, and is currently pursuing her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Counseling and Community Care: Traumatology, also at Liberty University. Angelica is proud to be an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and serves as an Executive Pastor of Neighborhood Church in San Bernardino, California.

Lili is a Pastoral Counselor at Breath of Life. Lili is passionate about helping people find freedom from unhealthy thinking patterns and deeply rooted core beliefs. She believes that by doing so, people will find their identity, design, and purpose ordained by God himself. She helps individuals look back at attachment and childhood experiences, connecting them to how they might impact bonds as adults. Lili specializes in working with pregnant women, women in the postpartum period, and mothers of children. She has helped mothers overcome perinatal distress while teaching them to restructure their thinking and give themselves grace. She also has extensive experience working with individuals and couples. 

Lili has her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Vanguard University of Southern California and a Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology from California Baptist University. She also holds a Reproductive Grief Care Certificate and a Maternal Mental Health Certificate.