The Embodied Mariposa

The Embodied Mariposa Ellen Vallejo Smith, LPC 🖤
Nervous system care for tender humans.

Healing that honors the body, rest, and lived experience.

🕯️ Somatic healing • nervous system regulation
🌿 Ancestral-rooted, body-led practices
💻 Virtual therapy, yoga, and resources

A little note from little ol me. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been taking a day here and there when my body has as...
09/08/2026

A little note from little ol me.

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been taking a day here and there when my body has asked me to slow down. I kept thinking a little rest would be enough and that I could keep moving forward around it.

Turns out, my body has other plans. So this week, I’m finally going to listen fully.

I’ll be taking the week away from sessions, content creation, posting, and most of the behind-the-scenes work for The Embodied Mariposa. The shop will remain open, so you can still explore the ritual oils, perfumes, sprays, devotional offerings, and other goodies currently available. You can also browse upcoming classes and offerings and reserve your spot for anything that’s calling to you.

There are still a few packages that need to make their way out, and I’ll be tending to those slowly and gently, without rushing myself. Otherwise, I’m giving myself permission to actually rest this week. 😮‍💨

So much of what I teach and share here is about embodiment. Actually listening to the body, honoring our capacity, and recognizing when pushing through is no longer serving us. That also means practicing it myself.

I’m tireddddd. I haven’t felt quite like myself lately. And instead of continuing to take one day off only to jump right back in, I’m giving my body the space it’s been asking for.

My hope is to return next week feeling rested, grounded, and a little more like me again. I also have my C1 adjustment Saturday and that helps me feel brand new.

Orders may move a little slower this week, messages may take longer to receive a response, and this page will be quiet for a few days.

Thank you for giving me the space to practice what I so often encourage others to do: listen when your body says enough. 🦋

I’ll be resting and nourishing my body and spirit during this time! See yall next week!

09/07/2026

The darker half of the year offerings 🖤

Will be available at local markets in October! 👻

🕯️ Black Flame
Remove Obstacles • Release
For the things you are finally ready to let burn away. Old patterns. Old relationships. Old fears. Old versions of yourself. Smoky and earthy scent.

🐾 Familiar
Comfort • Loyalty • Guidance
For the energies, spirits, ancestors, animals, and loves that remind us we are not walking alone. Think warm fur and candlelight for scent vibes. A feeling of finding your way home.

🕸️ Cobwebs
Clear Brain Fog • Mental Focus
For sweeping out the mental cobwebs when your mind feels cluttered, stagnant, or scattered. Bright spearmint to clear out the cobwebs.

⚰️ Memento Mori
Deep Exhale • Reflection • Mindfulness
Remember that you will die.

Not as something to fear, but as an invitation to remember that you are alive.

Pause.
Breathe deeply.
Be present while you are here.

Earthy, comforting Bog Witch energy for the scent. A deep exhale.

🪦 Sacred Rite
Protection • Sacred Boundaries
Black mustard seed and traditional protective herbs meet petrichor, earth, and graveyard-inspired notes. For tending your spiritual boundaries as we enter a season when the veil feels thin.

Spooky Season is here.

The veil is thinning.

Hi, my loves! Thoughts on a money bowl class at Southern Craft Grove? Would you come? 👀👀
09/06/2026

Hi, my loves! Thoughts on a money bowl class at Southern Craft Grove? Would you come? 👀👀

LABOR DAY WEEKEND SALE 🦋A little long-weekend treat for you.Today through Monday, take 15% OFF the shop!If you’ve had yo...
09/05/2026

LABOR DAY WEEKEND SALE 🦋

A little long-weekend treat for you.

Today through Monday, take 15% OFF the shop!

If you’ve had your eye on an oil, perfume, ritual good, or something from one of the recent collections, this is a good time to grab it.

✨ 15% off
✨ Saturday 9/5 – Monday 9/7
✨ Online at The Embodied Mariposa

Discount automatically applied at checkout.

Thank you, always, for supporting this little business and the work I pour so much love into. 🦋

A little glimpse into this year’s Día de los Mu***os Collection. 🦋🧡Día de los Mu***os is a tradition of remembrance 🕯️of...
09/04/2026

A little glimpse into this year’s Día de los Mu***os Collection. 🦋🧡

Día de los Mu***os is a tradition of remembrance 🕯️of keeping our loved ones present through story, food, flowers, fragrance, photographs, prayer, and the tending of our ofrendas.

The cempasúchil and mariposas guide the way.
The pan de mu**to is placed with love.
Copal carries our prayers.

This collection was created with those traditions of memory, ancestral connection, and celebration at its heart. Not to make grief disappear, but to make space for the love that continues beyond death.

This is just a little look at a few of the pieces from this year’s collection. After fulfilling the preorder, I had a small number of extras remaining, and they have officially been added to the website.

Porque mientras los recordamos, siguen con nosotros.

Shout out to Las Conchas Bakery for the beautiful and delicious pan de mu**to 😋

The darker half of the year offerings 🖤🕯️ Black FlameRemove Obstacles • ReleaseFor the things you are finally ready to l...
09/03/2026

The darker half of the year offerings 🖤

🕯️ Black Flame
Remove Obstacles • Release
For the things you are finally ready to let burn away. Old patterns. Old relationships. Old fears. Old versions of yourself. Smoky and earthy scent.

🐾 Familiar
Comfort • Loyalty • Guidance
For the energies, spirits, ancestors, animals, and loves that remind us we are not walking alone. Think warm fur and candlelight for scent vibes. A feeling of finding your way home. Literally inspired by the feeling I get when holding Miss Puppy Mariposa.

🕸️ Cobwebs
Clear Brain Fog • Mental Focus
For sweeping out the mental cobwebs when your mind feels cluttered, stagnant, or scattered. Bright spearmint to ground and come back to the present.

⚰️ Memento Mori
Deep Exhale • Reflection • Mindfulness
Remember that you will die.

Not as something to fear, but as an invitation to remember that you are alive.

Pause.
Breathe deeply.
Be present while you are here.

Earthy, comforting Bog Witch energy for the scent. A deep exhale.

🪦 Sacred Rite
Protection • Sacred Boundaries
Black mustard seed and traditional protective herbs meet petrichor, earth, and graveyard-inspired notes. For tending your spiritual boundaries as we enter a season when the veil feels thin.

Spooky Season is here.

The veil is thinning.

Light the candle.

I plan to have these at the 6th Realm Haus Night Market 👻

09/02/2026

Self care for the day. Massages 💆🏽‍♀️💆🏻‍♂️ Gabby at Alora Studio was absolutely amazing! We will definitely be back!

09/02/2026

🦋 To honor those who came before me with love, gratitude, and remembrance. May this fragrance open my heart to the wisdom of my ancestors, strengthen the bond between generations, and invite their guidance with reverence and respect.

Prepare yourself to speak with your loved ones. Meeting them with the scent of orange blossom and honey. 🍯

A few extras of each item from this collection will be added to the website later this week. Keep an eye out if you missed the preorder!
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