I found my way to Elena during a time of major shifts and transitions in my life in 2018. In my first meeting with her, I shared “I feel like I am on the precipice of a major transformation.” At that time,
I was seeking guidance, support and at times answers in attempt to make sense what was happening to me in my life. I was engulfed by the sense that things were happening to me and I wanted them to stop while at the same time frustrated that I was not able nor did I have the awareness to see the signs and clues that all is and was unfolding for me to learn, grow and evolve.
From the very beginning of my in-person sessions with Elena over the course of a year, I felt held and supported. Looking back from the place of now, it was through her calm voice and loving compassion that I was able to relax in and open up.
My body was healing from being in environments that were full of judgement and criticism and I was longing to understand why. Through her support, guidance and insight I made some shifts in my life. She introduced me to the concept of energy and its frequencies, and the action of completion, meaning some actions were not able to be completed, closed, done and that opportunities were presenting themselves to move through and heal actions from the past.
In our sessions, she invited me to meet myself in a place of love, rather than harsh judgements and self doubt. I was so focused on logical and analytical thinking that I often missed the messages she shared in metaphor and story. When this happened, she would find a way to reframe her message, adding more to the story or sharing an example in her own life. Always holding the message that I was growing and learning and that I was not getting it wrong. My life did shift, I moved out of the country and took a deep dive on and inward journey and I did not return to the Rockies.
Fast forward to now, in 2024. I see that my life took me in the direction that was necessary and relevant for my own journey and growth. And I began noticing that I was at a time where I was looking for some more guidance to deepen my studies and gain insight to what was unfolding for me. A friend reminded me of Elena. Instantly I knew, yes. My body offered the signal that this was time to reconnect. I immediately reached out to book a session.
The moment I saw Elena on the screen, I was enveloped in love. Her presence and gaze moved me to tears. This is an excerpt from the email I sent after we were reunited, five years later:
I feel like me again. I knew I was not feeling like myself and I had no idea if or when I would feel like me again and now I feel like me.
After our session, my mom and I went kayaking on a lake. I was gliding and glistening and floating. Such a blissful state. In our time together I was able to access a deep sense of ease and peace, similar to the state I access when I am in deep mediation. Thank you for sharing your insight about this place being outside of time and space. I had not made that connection.
As I shared when I saw you, being in your presence feels like home. Safe, comfortable and at ease.
I have been exploring many questions around energy and its role, how it shows up and when and I know that you sharing your insight and wisdom with me through the written word (Elena shared with me her book Circular Time) is going to meet me exactly where I am at! Thank you.
I am so grateful that we are together again and trust that the time in between was in service of that which needed to be undone, met and processed before we could be together again.
I am ready for what is in store for me, to greet that which is on its way.
Our timing feels auspicious. I have been seeking a teacher and when I saw you, I knew it is you.
Thank you!
It became clear to me, that I had work to do and lessons to learn in the five years that we were apart. In fact, the same day that I had my session with Elena, I felt called to pull a journal from my shelf. I opened number 88, a yellow journal to an entry about koshas or energy bodies. Yes! How powerful is that? Drawn to the yellow color of the cover, I opened to an entry from 1.5 years ago that I wrote about my experiences and questions about energy bodies.
And, as I flipped through the pages I read this from an entry on 9.21.22 the day before my 45th birthday:
Saw me and another, my lover. We were field workers. migrants. We were in a line. Dark, grey, brown clothes. Got to the front to enter truck, vehicle and I had- choose-had/chose/placed my baby down on the ground and got into the truck. Be with that.
I immediately recalled what Elena had shared with in me in 2019 before I went to India. She said that I would accept, heal the wound that I left a child. She shared, that it would be like setting out a bowl of strawberry ice cream in a really special bowl and then not being able to eat it for a long time. When I was in India she shared, you will eat it when you are in India. This she shared, will be an opportunity for completion. And, while I was there, I lived at an ashram for a little over three weeks and shared ALL of my time there with an 8 month old baby name Prerna. It was blissful, like coming home.
Looking back, Elena was guiding me towards healing and taking care of myself. She was asking questions about me, what were my goals and interests, what did I want. At first they felt uncomfortable and foreign, as I had become so accustomed to focusing on everyone, she was encouraging me to move slow, to not rush or over think, to enjoy life, to get into nature and to relax. I also realized that I needed to connect with my self through love. I did not know how to love myself and I was looking to others to show me and provide me with love. I see now how a huge catalyst to this self love was in the events that drew me to Elena in 2018. In the time between 2018 and 2024, I was able to do that. I was able to soften in and experience love. True love. The love that is not tied or bound to constraints or conditions, the love that is always here, enveloping, surrounding and guiding our way on.
I see now, that I need to take those steps, to reawaken and access the love within, to deepen my relationship with myself and the world around me and when I was ready, a new teacher would appear and I would be begin a new aspect of my growth. This is what I felt and knew when I saw Elena in May of 2024. I was ready to deepen my awareness of energy, of light and its role in our lives.
Elena has introduced me to the word contamination. Rather than feeling I have done something wrong or not gotten something right, Elena offers that when my frequency is low, I have the tendency to attack other low frequencies. This awareness is helping me let go of my rigid, narrow, self-deprecating feelings of thinking that I am not good enough, bad, damaged or that something is wrong with me. Through our work that we do together in which she asks me how she can be of assistance, to clear and remove blockages and I remain open to receive the healing energy gifts she offers, I know that I can continue to turn towards love and compassion and light, even when I feel the dark grip of fear, doubt and scarcity.
When I began reading Circular Time (Elena’s book), it was as if she was answering the questions I had in my head. As I read on, each question was being answered, some in real time. And more were coming! This is an email excerpt that I wrote to convey my awe and gratitude:
I am SOAKING in and ABSORBING your messages, wisdom and love in Circular Time. Thank you to you, Che and Acada and all of the Light Beings who are supporting and guiding your way on! So many of my questions are being answered. I am in awe and delight, my heart full of gratitude for this gift, your offering and the auspicious timing of it all.
Your time, wisdom, guidance and support is welcomed and nourishes my soul.
What incredible interwoven stories of LOVE! Love for yourself, love for others, love that transcends time, love for humanity, love for the Mother and Father Creator. Love that we can see. Love that is unseen. Love that is felt. Love that is the guiding force of all!
I am still soaking and revealing in its wisdom, word and love that envelopes me.
I am in awe. Thank you for sharing your inward journey, thank you for the steps you have taken, the energy you have shared, the wisdom you offer, the space that you hold for yourself, for me, for us, for all who are ready.
I know from my own journey the depths of self-doubt and worry, confusion, exhaustion and from this, through this I know the expansiveness of love, grace, gratitude and forgiveness.
And this, now. The timing of it all is delightful.
In a recent session, Elena extended an offer to begin studying with her to take my knowledge and experience to another level. I am ready and I have accepted. In our time together, (as outlined in her course description) I will engage in a course that is designed with a systematic approach to identifying and resolving blocks and limiting beliefs that hinder personal growth. By cultivating self-love and awareness, I will discover powerful solutions to overcome these obstacles.
Guided meditations are designed to create a safe and sacred space for channeling. I will learn to set clear intentions, establish healthy boundaries, connect with my body's wisdom, and speak your truth. These practices will help me effectively direct my energy towards my goals and aspirations.
“Channeling is a process by which we achieve a state of heart and mind consciousness through communication with higher beings, ancestors, and the universe. Self-love plays a vital role because by loving ourselves, we increase our energy and experience more feelings, eventually opening us to Channeling.”
I am excited to greet what is coming towards me on this next step of my journey with Elena as my teacher. I move forward with a strong spine, an open heart full of love and a curious mind.
S.L
May, 2024