Elan Vitae Magazine

03/04/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWa6h98DrQQ

Welcome to the Spring 2024 issue of Elan Vitae Magazine! There is nothing like pointing your face toward the warm sun of spring and letting the golden rays ...

28/03/2024

The work and energy that goes into letting go of your personal and generational possessions can begin as a heavy chore, but the benefits can be freeing at any stage of life. . .

Head over to www.elanvitae.com to join Ann Wilkie Arens on her exploration of the benefits of deliberate and intentional decluttering. Just in time for spring cleaning!

26/03/2024

Sunlight has a way of making magic of the otherwise ordinary—the tops of the trees illuminated by the glow of the rising sun, the morning crystals of ice on a dormant bud, the baffling definition of a cumulous cloud. . .

Head over to www.elanvitae.com to see full article by Shena Driscoll Salvato. In it, she expands on the gifts that light bestows upon us through five distinct vignettes . . .

24/03/2024

Everything about Citlalli Parra says spring. Her essence is one of lightness, sprouting, growing, becoming. But like the wisdom innate to the plants and trees around us, her blossoming is not haphazard. It is instilled, innate, intuitive, and perfectly imperfect. . .

Head over to www.elanvitae.com to see full article and video interview with Citlalli.

22/03/2024

It seems I possess more flexibility in the light. Access to more play, more potential, more possibility. My play might look different than how most traditionally define it.. . .

Head over to www.elanvitae.com for full article by Heather Doyle Fraser where she taps the potential in all of us to find the light within and illuminate our own paths . . .

21/03/2024

Join our email list to get the latest updates, exclusive offerings and events! (We think less is more, so you won't see us in your inbox all the time, and we promise to make it worth your while when you do :)

Head over to www.elanvitae.com and scroll to bottom home page to submit your email address.

We look forward to connecting soon!

20/03/2024

“Does it get easier?” I ask.

“You keep getting to know yourself – you get better at responding to your experience…you take responsibility for your life. And that means you’re able to respond. You get rattled but your rate of recovery is faster.” . . .

Enter at link in bio to read full article by Paige Nolan! In this article she nails the often hidden beauty of adulting and makes us all feel just a little wiser for it.

19/03/2024

Each experience of lightness creates, in its unique way, a space inside you where new growth takes root, leaving your heart open and ready to ascend to some new and higher quality of light . . .



continue to full article by Michael Scholtz

What is the feeling of lightness? It describes positive aspects of human existence including physical agility, emotional lightheartedness, intellectual curiosity, or spiritual fulfillment. And when lightness is present in any of these manifestations, you may notice that you feel joyful, unencumbered...

18/03/2024

Welcome to the spring issue of Elan Vitae Magazine!

There is nothing like pointing your face toward the warm sun of spring and letting the golden rays wash away the cold, crackly residue of winter. Stepping into that light is a renewal of sorts, illuminating stagnancies both literal and figurative that are ready to be released.

In this issue, we’re exploring and embracing the multiple facets of LIGHT - what it means to illuminate and be illuminated, allowing the contrast between dark and light, and allowing light to flow through us to embrace the prismatic nature of our soul.

We hope as you dive in, you’ll find yourself washed anew with the possibility of spring, and that basking in the warmth of the new season’s light, you’ll find your most intricate patterns and radiant beauty.

18/01/2024

Some artists have a magic way of layering complexity and simplicity and Mike Giordano is one of those artists. He has followed his lens deep into the woods, to the tops of mountains, and beyond the clouds to capture the moon and the stars. While the technicalities and creativity of photography excite him, his only purpose for sharing his work is to create pleasure for others.

See full interview with Mike at elanvitae.com

Photo credit: Michael Giordano

Follow Mike on Instagram:

16/01/2024

I found the key to enter the gateway of the two worlds where I live.
It begins with a compassionate hush and a rooted breath.
Awareness, forward movement, and insight igniting.
Deeply known yet still undiscovered.
Providing stillness and valuable wisdom.

How do you navigate the two worlds where you live? This is the question I asked myself at the beginning of this year. The worlds I am talking about are our external and internal worlds and all of us move between them frequently within a day. Many of us don’t even notice the transitions between the two but they are influential to our energy and wellbeing.

Full article by Ann Wilkie Arens at elanvitae.com

Photo credit: Photo by Milan Popovic on Unsplash

14/01/2024

Years seem to have passed by in minutes. The silence between us during those years, in all forms, hasn’t been intentional. There wasn’t a reason to stop communicating, nor did we not have anything to say. On the contrary, we likely had too much to say. Too much to not be able to precede each update with a long hug, accompany it with the rise and fall of a familiar laugh. Births, losses, joys, wars: it’s all too much to convey in a text or call. That physical distance, between continents, across oceans, has, in a comforting way, held space for us . . .

Excerpted from article by Shena Driscoll Salvato titled THE ONE WHO BROUGHT ME HERE. For full article head to elanvitae.com!

Image by Virvoreanu Laurentiu from Pixabay

12/01/2024

As we head into a time of Wintering, a time of receding and regrouping, a time of cocooning and hygge, I am abundantly aware of the stillness and silence that surround me – especially since my daughter left for college. The silence really isn’t silent, though, and the stillness seems to be an illusion as well. Or maybe it’s just that my expectation of these isn’t what I am currently experiencing.

I am not still in this space. I am finding it difficult to BE because I want to DO to distraction.

Excerpted from Heather Doyle Fraser's article WINTERING IN THE ABSENCE OF MOTHERING in the winter issue of Elan Vitae Magazine.

www.elanvitae.com

Photo credit: Image by Николай Оберемченко from Pixabay

10/01/2024

All living things need restoration.

Rest is a part of the natural ebb and flow of our planet. And winter is the perfect time to contemplate the importance and impact of taking a rest. In cold winter months the molecules in the air move more slowly. Much of the Earth’s flora becomes still as photosynthesis decelerates and growth ceases, allowing plants to fall into dormancy and await the first signs of spring. Some animals slow their activities to conserve energy and reduce the need to hunt or forage for food, while others take an “all-in” approach, spending the winter months in hibernation. . . . .

Excerpted from Michael Scholtz's article FRACTALS OF RESTORATION in the winter issue of Elan Vitae Magazine.

www.elanvitae.com

Image by Evgeni Tcherkasski from Pixabay

08/01/2024

“I feel stuck,” my friend, Jack, says softly into the phone.

I’m sitting on my back deck with a cup of tea early, early Saturday morning. Jack is on the east coast and I am on the west. We’ve known each other about as many years as the miles between us – but we don’t talk regularly with our busy family lives. For him to plan this kind of conversation means his stress is real – and he needs an old friend. He needs the history of us to locate who he is now.

Excerpted from Paige Nolan's article in our winter issue: THE POWER OF BEING STILL

Go to elanvitae.com to enjoy full article

Photo credit: Photo by Thom Holmes on Unsplash

05/12/2023

Our latest issue is LIVE!⁠
⁠
WINTER 2024 - SILENCE & STILLNESS⁠
⁠
The silence, the stillness, the space between . . . that precious moment (or moments) when everything is suspended - noise, conversation, thought, even time, holds both power and potential. In this issue, we’re exploring that potential as it is often here that we come face to face with ourselves, for better or worse. ⁠
⁠
As you dive into these pages, we hope you’ll join us in embracing the paradox of comfort and discomfort that are born in this moment of suspension and the personal growth that inevitably sprouts from it.⁠
⁠
Our featured artist, Michael Giordano, has mastered the art of capturing these suspended moments in time, including his original photograph featured on our cover. ⁠
⁠
So, grab a cup of something warm and let’s dive in together!⁠
www.elanvitae.com⁠
⁠
⁠

21/11/2023

We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of the North Node Podcast Network as the newest addition to our media group!

Elan Vitae Magazine was created to amplify voices who are dedicated to helping others write a zestful life story through conversation, awareness, self-development and fun.

Voices that embrace the nuances of what it means to be human - the joy, the pain, the absurdity, the revelry.

Now, we've assembled the highest level team to amplify those voices and messages through a new medium and we can't wait to share the first podcast with you . . . stay tuned!