Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto

Today I'm exploring the working definition of Spiritual Futurism specific to The School of Sacred Embodiment. At its core, this interpretation of Spiritual Futurism calls on us to re-evaluate our connection with the divine, freeing ourselves from outdated patriarchal and colonized influences and returning to our ancestral and indigenous roots. With this approach, we can revitalize ancient traditio...

In this episode, we're taking a deeper look at Body Love + Reverence.  Relating to our bodies is something that's interwoven into every single day and moment of our lives. This is the main reason I'm so passionate about bringing love and reverence to the experience of having a body for women.  In episode 439 of the Embodied Podcast we discuss: (2:37) How major industries have made women feel unhap...

Welcome to the final part of my "40 Lessons in 40 Years" series. Today, we wrap up with lessons  31 to 40, exploring topics like patience, healing, and body love and reverence.  I believe in being with life wherever it is at this moment, but also chipping away at things to get to the other side. Many of these lessons reflect how we can honor each of our individual paths while also using discernmen...

As I approach my 40th birthday next week, I've been reflecting on the experiences that shape the foundation of my value system and understanding of the world around me. In this episode, I delve into lessons 21 to 30 of my "40 Lessons in 40 Years" series, exploring topics like reciprocity, embodiment, and identity.  When it comes to my relationships, health, career – honestly, everything in my life...

Lessons 11 through 20 in my "40 Lessons in 40 Years" series all stem from one overarching theme: lead with curiosity. When I get curious with myself and the world around me, there's so much potential for compassion, healing, and discovery.  In this episode, I reflect on some of my deepest liberatory practices, including not taking things personally, prioritizing people who can respect me, and hono...

We're officially in the birthday portal, people! Over the next four episodes, I'll be sharing 40 Lessons in 40 Years. This week's episode covers the first 10 along with some stories and insights as always.  To celebrate my 40th birthday and 10 years of the School of Sacred Embodiment I'm releasing two new offerings in September - the  CHERISH retreat happening in Spain, Fall of 2024 and a Body Lov...

In this episode, I am getting into morning routines, sacred embodiment style. Instead of telling you what to do, I'm going to share a few stories, read a poem, and invite you into what I share about my morning routine, Body Love and Reverence, and the beautiful ripple effect falling in love with your body creates (spoiler: it has to do with way more than what you look like!) I always do a birthday...

In this episode, I am diving into the painful, yet sometimes absolutely necessary, act of boundaries and managing hard relationships. I share excerpts from two books that have helped me along my healing journey, and the role responsibility plays in the parent-child dynamic, even into adulthood.  I also share an exciting double celebration coming up in September to celebrate my birthday and 10 year...

In this episode, I am reflecting on Mary Magdalene Feast Day, my second favorite day of the year and how my curiosity for and connection with Mary Magdalene has provided me with gifts and messages that I take with me wherever I go. As always, when I share personally, it's in case anyone listening might be able to find themselves in the stories or experiences or grab a useful or well-time insight o...

In this episode, I am joined by the School of Sacred Embodiment's community manager, and 1/2 of our two person Dream Team, the loving and incredibly tender-hearted Marjolaine Millette. We discuss Marjolaine's transformation following the Wild Soul Liberation framework, and how calling off a wedding, plus navigating emotions around grief and death, allowed her to honor all parts of herself and conn...

I believe that spirituality should be one of the greatest wellsprings of pleasure and joy in our lives. In this episode, I'm sharing four things most people don't understand about TRUE Purpose and Power and how our bodies know when there's truth to something worth paying attention to.    I'm also sharing why I think it's harmful for anyone to allow themselves to hate their body and how cultivating...

In this episode, I'm sharing some updates and reflections from my social media logout and musing about what could be possible if more people took the time to carefully consider the impacts of so much social media. I'm also exploring the importance of experimenting and testing things out to find the best answers to life's biggest questions. In a world where so many people are constantly telling us...

In this episode, I elaborate on ways that context and soulful prosperity overlap with each other. We need context for healthy, productive, and joyful interactions, and so much of that relates back to values. I find that when I open myself up to understand the complexity of situations, it's easier to be who I'm meant to be. When we have context, we have peace, focus, and direction in our lives, and...

Because very few things that matter can be explained with a simple right or wrong answer, I'm starting a new segment called "Nuance Notes." In this episode, I explore the layers of distinction between paradox, hypocrisy, incompetence, and malice. Join me as I look at these qualities in different contexts and share ways to navigate life with more peace, power, and ease as a mystic.    In episode 42...

Being a practical mystic is about engaging in deep spiritual practice and communing with ancestors and the divine while also staying firmly engaged with earth's realities. In this episode, I'm sharing certain ways that I commune with my guides and interpret the messages I get from them. I also expand on some beliefs and practices that help me deal with the paradoxical nature of life and make sense...

Weeze Doran joins me on this episode to jam about our upcoming liberation program for men and the vision we have for it. We take a nuanced look at the patriarchy and how it harms everyone who lives within this social structure – cis hetero men included.  Weeze and I don't subscribe to the white American feminist ideology and lay out the reasons why in this conversation. We're aiming to shift out o...

Something I've been diligent about as I approach 40 is taking stock of where I give people way too much access to me. One of the main places I see it happening is on social media. I've also been reflecting on how distractions have impacted my life, especially through the lens of my neurodivergence.  These two inquiries, coupled with conversations I'm having with people in my community and books I'...

While we can all always aim to be kind, loving, compassionate, really conscious and courageous communicators, sometimes our less evolved parts do come out. I recently made some relationship decisions, and they brought up a lot for me around emotional maturity and intelligence. In this episode, I'm unpacking the nuanced considerations and analysis that I've been going through around engaging with p...

Today we've got Asha Ramakrishna and Aycee Brown, co-authors of Your Soul Map: Liberation, Human Design, and the BIPOC Experience on the show chatting about Human Design and how this framework shows up for BIPOC folks.    In our conversation, Asha and Aycee get into how spiritual tools can help us gain a better understanding of human behavior instead of being used as a crutch to bypass responsibil...

Now that I've wrapped up my Sacred Slut Experiment, I want to fill you in on some details and unpack my experience of intentional non-monogamy. In this episode, I look back on how dating in my 20s and 30s has changed and what I want to take with me (and leave behind) during this next chapter of my life.  Ultimately, I've come to the conclusion that a partnership would be a nice-to-have if it's goi...

This week I'm joined by Shereen Sun, an artist, author, and acclaimed mentor who specializes in creativity and self-actualization. In our conversation, Shereen describes how creativity can be used as a powerful tool for healing and stepping into your innate power.  We discuss ways to make time for art – whether it's painting, drawing, singing, dancing, or whatever else helps you express yourself –...

I've been teaching people healthy and do-able ways to let things go for almost 10 years now. I say healthy and do-able because a lot of approaches are just too intense. As much as we might want to snap our fingers and let go of habits, behaviors, relationships, or things that happened in the past, the process of release is usually ongoing.  So many of us get wrapped up in the all-or-nothing mindse...

There's a lot of fresh, new beginning energy swirling around as we step into the spring equinox. Coming out of this cocoon season has opened me up to receive intentions from my ancestors and divine support squad, and I've been really sitting with the messages they've been sending me lately.  The first is one is around the multiplicity of connection, intimacy, and creativity. Where can I find more...

Grief and sadness are important emotions to be honest about, pay attention to, and process as they come up. Today I'm sharing some things that make me sad and that I tend to be grieving on a pretty regular basis. As a person who embodies a lot of joy, passion, fire, and humor, I don't know if people realize that I grieve all the time. And I bet some of you can relate to this ー much of what makes...

When you proclaim something and put some intention on it, life tends to put it in your path to ask you if you're really sure. In this episode, I unpack a couple of things related to healing and my words for this year that have been coming up for me lately.  Join me as I explore popular online messaging around nervous system regulation and finding what resonates with my wild soul. I also touch on t...