Meet Elizabeth DiAlto | Founder of the School of Sacred Embodiment

We had the good fortune of connecting with Elizabeth DiAlto and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Elizabeth, do you have a favorite quote or affirmation?
Yes. One of the movement methods I created is called Wild Soul Wisdom. It’s a class that combines gentle movement with a bit of intentional breathing, meditation, and a mantra. Since 2013, the overwhelming favorite mantra in our community has been, “Less control. More Magic.” This one simple phrase encompasses four pillars of my Wild Soul Liberation framework – Surrender, Release, Trust, and Receptivity. It’s a reminder that there are so many things we can’t control that we can really stop wasting so much time trying to control things and instead, allow for more magic in our everyday lives. Get out of our own way, stop sabotaging ourselves and instead open our eyes to what’s right in front of us, wanting to happen, and very very possible if we will just let it. It’s not to say we don’t take any action, but rather a reminder to take smart actions that are within our power and control and stop being so distracted by the things that aren’t.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
Most recently, I started writing fiction. My first book, Dark Healing: Order of Secret Priestesses Book 1 came out on Valentine’s Day, and I’ll be adding more books to that series this year. Writing fiction is really fun and I’m so excited to spend more time doing that. 

I’m the founder of the School of Sacred Embodiment (est. Sept 2013) and Host of the Embodied podcast (est. May 2015). Essentially, I am a map-making mystic, here to help guide you home to yourself.

Think of me like a sensual, truth-bringing, wild-souled friend/mentor who is also part Care Bear and exceptionally skilled at helping people tap into their TRUE power and purpose. My biggest dream is to help weave a work that’s rooted in sacredness instead of separation. This means we have to embrace the complex and paradoxical nature of life and bring immense healing, liberation, and grace to all of it. That’s what everything I do at The School of Sacred Embodiment is about.

In an age of “spiritual influencers” and culty, “look-at-me” lifestyle brands running rampant on social media, the true meaning, gravitas, and significance of certain language has become very diluted. In The School of Sacred Embodiment, we always aim to bring depth, realness, and respect to everything we share and our values are paramount to this focus:

JOY is about prioritizing the forms curiosity, beauty, humor, and delight that sustain us

LOVE includes truth, integrity, and real deal compassion + forgiveness (I’m talking about the kind that acknowledges harm done and doesn’t bypass trauma and responsibility)

LIBERATION requires awareness, analysis, and action (h/t Dr. Barbara J. Love). This means healing and cultivating community + freedom for everyone – not just a select few. Also grace. So. Much. Grace.

PEACE goes hand in hand with sowing harmony and asks us to practice embodying genuine humility, equanimity, non-attachment, surrender, and trust

PROSPERITY we have a framework for this in the SoSE – prosperity, in our world, must be rooted in sufficiency, sustainability, satisfaction, and soulfulness. This ain’t just about the money, honey!

In the School of Sacred Embodiment, we don’t separate the human and the soul or the body and the spirit.
Getting to the place where you can treat all of your parts – and I really mean every aspect of you – with equal reverence is THE ROOT of our medicine.

This is important for collective healing and liberation because once you learn to treat yourself this way, treating others this way and standing up for what you believe in comes more naturally, too.

Difficult things like courageous communication, setting boundaries, developing unwavering self-trust and self-worth, leading with love, letting go of the past, and releasing habits like control, codependency, and people-pleasing, are so much easier when your Wild Soul is free to power up your life.

Exciting things like becoming excellent and inspired at using your voice, being an amazing lover, friend, sister, mother, activist, leader, business owner, or whatever else it is that you desire to do and be, or dream about creating also become easier when you just know in your bones that Life also wants those things for you.

The School of Sacred Embodiment has an arsenal of “weapons of mass liberation,” and we are here to blow some oppressive stuff up! Whether someone is learning how to work with their Wild Soul Archetypes -the Sovereign Queen, Warrior Goddess, Sacred Creatress, Medicine Woman, Divine Mother, and Erotic Priestess, or turning their relationship with themselves into one of the most passionate love affairs of their life with our Embodied Self Love framework, OR learning how to tap into their intuition and trust themselves through our Wild Soul Movement practices…

The body is a pathway, a portal, and a temple, and we’re here to show people how to access ALL OF THAT.

What I’ve learned along the way is that it’s really hard for people to accept, embrace, and embody all of this, which is why I’ve created so many different tools, practices, workshops, courses, and experiences for people to meet them where they are and help them craft their own unique journey.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
The things I love to do in Miami mostly involve nature and salsa dancing. I would make sure we visited Fairchild Botanical Gardens, use the PADL app to paddle off Margaret Pace Park in Edgewater out to the picnic island and enjoy the view of the Venetian Islands to Sunset Harbor. I love catching the sunset at The Standard and for anyone with the guts to do it, visiting the nude beach at Haulover is always an experience. My favorite salsa socials happen all throughout the month but every Thursday there’s a fun night at Dania Beach Casino with a lot of great music and dancers. And of course, we’d go for walks around South Point and hit up that beach, too.

Alright, so let’s jump right in! The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there a person, group, organization, book, etc. that you want to dedicate your shoutout to? Who else deserves a little credit and recognition in your story?  
The global Wild Soul community. Women all over the world who have been listening to my podcast, taking my courses, programs, and attending my events, retreats, and workshops since 2013 without whom there would be no reason to keep going!

Website: untameyourself.com

Instagram: @elizabethdialto

Youtube: youtube.com/elizabethdialto

Other: The Embodied Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/embodied-with-elizabeth-dialto/id998131872 The Embodied Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5wX2qh8HnRr6XQSfjb7V1r?si=lsw0k8AUQOW-ip8ZwHKzOA&nd=1

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