Defeated and Grateful: Holding Duality and Living Wholly

Denise ElysaAbout Denise Elysa, Chronic Illness & Healing, Creative Writing, ME/CFS Leave a Comment

A natural result of committing to this inner work is it tends to expand one’s capacity for duality. To hold multiple things at once. To allow two seemingly opposing things to be true, simultaneously. I am sitting here this evening both devastatingly defeated and overwhelmingly grateful. I am watching as my partner modifies our home yet again to meet our …

Eclipse Portal Energy Update

Denise ElysaIntuition & Spiritual Growth, Moon cycle and lunar reflections, Seasonal & Energetic Updates, Somatic Inquiry Leave a Comment

Well friends, here we are in the middle of the eclipse portal. Our recent full moon was a full lunar eclipse, and we have a solar eclipse on September 21st — the same day as our Autumn Equinox Event. If you’re feeling a little uneasy right now, or just downright not okay, you’re not alone, and it’s normal. Eclipse portals …

6 Years Ago I Celebrated Remission, Then I Crashed.

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6 years ago yesterday – July 1, 2019, I gathered with friends and family to celebrate the end of my Lyme treatment (4-5 years of it at that point) and the beginning of what we thought was remission. 6 months later my life changed drastically in many ways and I experienced a series of overlapping events (about 3.5 years of …

Getting curious – Can you meet yourself where you are, wherever that may be?

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Incomplete stress responses, reacting vs responding, expanding your window of tolerance, and welcoming yourself home. An invitation to get curious and allow exactly where you are, to be enough at this time. Getting curious: – how often do you run from discomfort? – are you able to be in the present moment or does your anxiety, rumination, to-do lists, etc., …

Card Reading + Welcoming March 2025

Denise ElysaCard Readings, Seasonal & Energetic Updates, Spring Equinox Leave a Comment

Hello Friends, As we welcome March, my newest podcast episode released this morning and it’s all about the Spring Equinox energy we’re beginning to sense into already. As you know, my podcast continues to be available for free on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Amazon Music. I also felt called to pull some cards for you all today so here …