Have you ever wondered about Reiki?! YES - this is the episode for you! I brought on my friend & fellow Reiki practitioner, Rachael to chat about all things energy. 

Rachael is an Usui Reiki Master -- she began in Holistic Wellness & Coaching, which is part of the foundation of her practice. She is passionate about healing, awareness, truth, intention, empowerment,  and growth.  She brings that passion to her practice in order to create a space where clients feel heard and can trust to experience a unique and personalized session.

She offers in-person sessions at SuNu Wellness at both Minnetonka and Linden Hills locations (Minnesota).

She also offers Remote Reiki & Soul Alchemy Sessions (Intuitive Coaching) through her practice - Cosmic Artichoke.

Topics Discussed in Today's Episode

4:34 “self love is unconditional”

8:10 making something out of a loss: a beautiful perspective

11:08 her serendipitous reiki story

13:54 we all have access to reiki

18:32 a crash course on what reiki is

22:22 reiki is it a game of getting out of the way - of ego, of stories, of yourself

27:49 how to protect your energy around other people

32:07 protecting your energy in a sense where you’re fully feeling / experiencing someone else’s energy

34:42 what is cord cutting & how you can use this as a tool

40:44 intuitive message of the day

How to Connect with Rachael:

Instagram: @cosmicartichoke & @rachpelt

Website: cosmicartichoke.com

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Helloooo it's me again with a solo episode - all on manifesting the life of your dreams... AKA what I like to call "the dream of your life" (said this a couple times in the epi.. you'll see) :). 

We will discuss:

-how you create your reality

-what goes around, comes around

-how you are in control of yourself & your life

-how to show up as your highest self

So that you can manifest your juiciest, most expansive, joyful, full of love DREAM LIFE! Xo 

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Eeeeeek so happy to have my incredible friend Vanessa on today's episode!!! Our conversations are always some of my absolute faves!! 

Meet Vanessa Persephone: she is a 25 year old ex-professional dancer, now yoga instructor & integrative health coach in recovery who shares vulnerably about her struggles with addiction to pretty much anything and everything including: body image, food, relationships, comparison, marijuana, and so much more. Through an open minded perspective, she explains how you can overcome your struggles and finally feel like you’re enough.

Topics Discussed in Today's Episode

7:45 wanting to just coast on your self-love journey

9:46 what self-sabotage can look & feel like

13:08 satisfying your inner rebel

17:01 the balance between holding yourself accountable & giving yourself grace

20:18 you don’t need to master everything all at once - what’s authentic to you right now?

23:11 breaking new barriers of authenticity

26:24 people pleasing is an inauthentic way to live

31:48 creating your authenticity practice & celebrating yourself

35:49 remembering, relearning & embodying your lessons

37:44 sharing the parts of yourself that you feel like hiding

42:22 being tamed during childhood & learning to run wild now

46:58 getting in touch with your inner child

51:14 the power behind exposing shame

58:04 intuitive message of the day

How to Connect with Vanessa:

Follow on Instagram, Tik Tok, & Youtube: @vanessapersephone 

Podcast Instagram: @angelsanonymouspodcast

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A hot button topic for you today - Intuition! 

Have you been finding it difficult to connect in with your own intuition? I felt that way for the longest time too... On this solo episode today, I discuss the KEY to tapping into your intuition & becoming more present in your life - listen in to find out!

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Welcome back friends! I'm here to introduce my beautiful friend Rose to the Elevate with Elena community! 

She is the owner & lead designer of House of Ninetyone, which is a floral design studio based in MN. Her personal mission is to empower women to go all in on themselves by tapping into their strengths & throwing everything else out of the window! She believes that we are a co-creator of our lives and when we get clear on what happiness and success looks like to us, that’s when we can unlock true joy, freedom, & fulfillment. Beyond this, she is a mother and values her relationships with the beautiful humans in her life above all else. When she’s not juggling her career in IT, business, and family life, you can probably find her somewhere eating tacos or at home binge-watching Shark Tank.

Topics Discussed on Today's Episode -

5:33 her self-love evolution story

8:20 parenting & what made her truly start living!

11:55 losing your identity

13:46 being single & making choices for yourself

15:30 you are a co-creator of your life

18:14 the attraction to her boyfriend from day 1

21:04 how the pandemic changed her relationship w herself & others

24:10 losing her job & bf all on the same day

26:13 allowing space for your partner

29:22 v-day: another pivotal point in her relationship w her bf & w herself

34:56 embodying self-love & coping w your emotions

38:06 TW: sexual abuse

41:22 when people always assume that “you’re good”

44:17 how freeing it Is to share your story & truth

47:18 being in your feminine energy allows space for your partner to show up in their masculine energy

51:43 how to show up as your aligned self

53:23 choosing love over fear

57:39 intuitive message of the day

How to Connect with Rose:

Follow on Instagram: @xorozay & @houseof91co

How to Connect with Elena:

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Wooooo I'm back with a solo episode all about.... COSTA RICA! I had so many lessons from my time spent there that I felt called to share with you all <3 

Today we discuss how:

1. Your sensitivity is your superpower

2. Letting go & surrendering is hard when you've learned & been conditioned to protect yourself

3. Focusing on what you CAN control (which is yourself)

Want to hear more lessons?! Leave a review and I'll make a part 2. xoxoxo sending you love

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The Human Design Queen is here!!! Have you been curious about what human design is or what yours is all about? Look no further :) 

Kelsey is an intuitive life coach, spiritual healer, and human design expert who blends spirituality with strategy. She believes that if we focus too much on strategy, then we’re trying to live life “by the book” and that book is often written by someone else, for someone else. If we focus too much on spirituality, we often lose our connection to the practical purpose we have here on Earth. Kelsey is exceptionally gifted at bringing these two worlds together and she will teach you how to do the same!

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode

4:51 religious trauma & her spiritual journey

10:11 spirituality & how it affects your relationship with yourself

14:14 what makes human design unique compared to other “personality tests”

17:12 energy types vs. non-energy types in human design

22:06 GENERATORS

23:42 MANIFESTING GENERATORS

24:30 MANIFESTORS

28:40 PROJECTORS

30:30 REFLECTORS

32:39 understanding energy can unlock your potential

35:38 anxiety vs. intuition

41:34 connecting into your intuition

44:31 your authority in human design - how your intuition speaks to you the loudest - EMOTIONAL & SACRAL

48:30 “unseen work” in spirituality

52:13 some of our experiences with tarot

58:19 intuitive message of the day

Follow on Instagram: @everme.and.co

Website: Evermeandco.com

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Omg I loveeeeed this conversation! Friends - meet Aimee Strauss! Aimee is an Intuitive Somatic Energy Healer, Embodiment Guide, and Yoga Teacher. Having a somatically trauma-informed background and having been on a deep healing journey of her own for 10 years, Aimee has found that the core of healing comes from learning how to find our way back into the body and finding tools for self-regulation. Her passion with her teachings and work is to help others find safety and empowerment from within so they can connect back into their bodies and into their hearts. From a sense of embodied safety, the heart can soften and open and life begins to take on more purpose and more meaning.

Aimee believes we all have access to embodying our way to alignment in this life and it is her mission is to help others with this on their healing journey. It all starts from within. Aimee roots her work with a deep sense of compassion, unconditional love, and support.

Topics Discussed in Today's Episode - 

4:38 somatic therapy & our nervous system

8:27 how to regulate the nervous system - pendulation & external resourcing

17:12 Aimee’s healing story - tw: eating disorder, yoga & anxiety

23:25 asking for help & not feeling like a burden

27:11 showing up on social media & being vulnerable

29:45 self-love is loving all parts of yourself

32:28 using the ego as a teacher in life

37:46 mama cacao & her benefits

41:42 mircrodosing & what it shows you

47:51 reality checks & how to actually set boundaries

53:54 the appease pattern

56:59 intuitive message of the day

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Follow on Instagram & Tik Tok: @healingbyaimee

Website: healingbyaimee.com

How to Connect with Elena:

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It's Feminine Friday!!! Perfect time to introduce my beautiful & radiant friend, Susan Ray! Sooz is a Fitness & Feminine Embodiment Coach whose mission is to help you create your juiciest, most victorious life. In her work with women, she fuses kundalini yoga, meditation, womb wisdom, sacred sensuality & Divine Feminine teachings to help you get more energy, feel more deeply connected to your true self, articulate your soul purpose, fall in love with your life & body, and feel immensely powerful as a modern goddess woman!

Topics Discussed on Today's Episode

3:42 redefining femininity & what it means

8:32 bringing awareness to and cultivating joy & pleasure in your life

11:38 “self-love is what I need on a soul level”

13:23 Sooz’s self-love journey & story - her dad, yoga, spirit guides, mentorship, relationships

18:32 do self-love & spirituality go hand in hand?

21:22 STRENGTH - fitness & femininity

24:36 changing your workout routine based on your cycle

29:01 GRACE - finding balance in creating space & compassion for others while also staying in command of your energy & environment

32:34 RADIANCE - beauty & brightness from within

37:51 VITALITY - feeling alive & being turned on by life

40:03 cultivating sexual energy & how to work through guilt / shame around sex

46:44 is it possible to have “casual” sex?

49:39 connecting to your feminine energy

53:00 integrating masculine energy & discipline into your routine

Books / Accounts Mentioned in Today's Episode -

The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte

Follow on Instagram @humangarage

How to Connect with Susan:

Follow on Instagram: @iamsusanray

How to Connect with Elena:

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Another solo epi! Life is reaallll crazy busy right now which means my masculine energy is off the charts! This week's episode is all about how you can learn to bring that feminine energy & flow back into your routine in order to give you the space to be more productive & effective during a busy season of life. Set yourself up for success & flow this week by tuning in <3

Here's a quiz to determine what your core energetic essence is - https://core.tonyrobbins.com/gender-quotient-4/

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