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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

10/19/2026

Happy Sunday my loves! Breathe and be blessed

10/18/2026

I was working on finalizing everything I need for my ofrenda this year and realized I still needed a chair for my plans. Hopped on marketplace, found this chair that was listed today, and had it here within a couple of hours. 😍 not only is it going to be perfect for my ofrenda piece at the Nave Museum, it fits perfectly with my vanity. 🥰

Puppy Mariposa approves and wanted to show you guys! This chair was meant for us!

In addition to creating an ofrenda, I’ll be participating in the Dia de los Mu***os festivities at The Nave Museum! Come...
10/17/2026

In addition to creating an ofrenda, I’ll be participating in the Dia de los Mu***os festivities at The Nave Museum!

Come out and learn about this beautiful tradition to honor our loved ones!

Calaveras and Cocktails is on Friday, October 30. This is a ticketed event of drinks, small bites, and a first look at this year’s exhibit. At this event, I’ll be offering limpias to anyone who would like to receive one. 🪶💨

On Saturday, October 31, we’ll have a community celebration! At this event, I’ll be guiding a yoga practice dedicated to those who we have lost in this realm as we welcome them home for a visit. This event is free to the community! Bring your own mat!

🕯️Final call on Dia de los Mu***os collection, my loves! Pending orders will be sent out this Monday to make sure they a...
10/17/2026

🕯️Final call on Dia de los Mu***os collection, my loves!

Pending orders will be sent out this Monday to make sure they arrive in time to prepare your ofrenda and welcome your loved ones home!

Some items are limited with only 1 or 2 left!

10/15/2026

My nightstand needed a restock, so I thought I’d share a bit about these in case they’re new to anyone. 🥰

🌹 Virgencita Devotional Oil is a gentle, nurturing form of protection. Not all protection needs to be fierce or forceful. Sometimes protection feels like being wrapped in a warm embrace, having your hair stroked, and being reminded that you are safe enough to rest.

Created in devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, with reverence for Tonantzin and the sacred presence of the Divine Mother, this oil holds a particularly special place in my heart. The very first batch was created on Earth Day, a beautiful connection to Tonantzin, Our Revered Mother, and the nurturing, life-giving embrace of the earth itself.

To me, Virgencita carries that same maternal tenderness. The feeling of being held beneath her sacred mantle, grounded in the earth, and reminded that we are never truly without support.

Soft notes of rose, Roman chamomile, and vanilla create a comforting floral warmth, while herbal allies like lavender and motherwort bring the symbolism of tenderness, grounding, and maternal care.

It is the oil I reach for when I want to feel nurtured, protected, and reminded that I do not have to carry everything alone.

😴 Deep Sueño is an invitation to deep rest. To release the tension of the day, soften the body, and create space for the nervous system to settle.

Crafted with traditional restful herbal allies including valerian root, hops, and lavender, along with blue lotus, an herb long associated with dreamwork and vivid dreaming.

Where Virgencita feels like being lovingly held, Deep Sueño feels like finally allowing yourself to let go.

One wraps you in comfort. The other invites you into surrender.

Some nights I reach for one. Other nights, I use both as part of my bedtime ritual, taking a few intentional moments to reconnect with my body, offer a prayer, and welcome rest.

Because rest is sacred, too. And we deserve to feel safe, supported, and cared for as we enter it. 🦋

10/14/2026

Soooo much has changed in the last three years. A lot of progress has been made, but there are still so many challenges. The biggest one is learning how to pace myself and also give myself the space to experience joy.

Doing the math to try to calculate energy expended and when it can be replenished is a constant struggle. Not experiencing guilt when I actually rest is another.

Chris will tell you I’m hard headed and still push more than I should, but I think I’m doing better than before. The baseline is constantly changing, so my limits constantly change too. I say “no” more often than I ever have and value my time and energy way more.

Some days are great and I cherish those. Others not so much and I learn from those.

Last night I had a great time with friends! We also had fun getting ready together. Today, I’m on the couch recovering. Had a few naps, have a few aches and pains. 10000/10 worth it 🥰

10/14/2026

POV: You wear the Hex Appeal + Enchantress duo that’s been sitting on your Aphrodite altar, ask the goddess of love and beauty for a little favor… and end up winning BIG at the fundraiser. 🌹✨🦋

Tonight I wore Hex Appeal + Enchantress, a duo I’ve been keeping on my Aphrodite altar, to a fundraiser benefiting a cause very close to my heart. Hope of South Texas does amazing work in the fight against child abuse.

I brought roses to the annual event as offerings to Aphrodite and Ares, allowing them to soak up the beautiful energy of women gathering, celebrating, and supporting such meaningful work.

Right before one of the drawings, I held a rose and quietly asked Aphrodite for her favor. And then I won. 🤭🌹 I donated some back as an offering for Ares because he loves a worthy cause.

I’ve been deepening my relationship with Aphrodite, and I’m excited to begin intentionally inviting her into the spiritual work behind Hex Appeal + Enchantress.

These creations were always about glamour, magnetism, confidence, visibility, and stepping fully into your power.

Tonight felt like a beautiful little wink from the goddess. 💋

Hex Appeal + Enchantress collab with are currently available for preorder through The Embodied Mariposa. 🦋

We had a blast last night at the Hope Child Advocacy Center 12th annual Purse Bingo! We combined forces and created Inne...
10/13/2026

We had a blast last night at the Hope Child Advocacy Center 12th annual Purse Bingo!

We combined forces and created Inner Rooted Mariposa! Planted Roots Counseling Center and Inner Balance Wellness 🥰

We had so much fun planning our Tarot themed outfits and table decor and supporting such a wonderful organization that does such amazing work in our community.

Thank you Hope for putting on another great event and for all of the work you all do to protect and defend the children of our community!

10/12/2026

Annual Hope of South Texas Purse Bingo! Me and my gals chose tarot themed for this years overall theme of “Practical Magic Prom”

Send us all the luck so we all go home with new bags!

10/11/2026

Ahhh we did it!!! Thank you so much to 6th Realm Haus for hosting us! The AHS Coven Market was such a great success!

Thank you so much to everyone who came by to check us out! We enjoyed chatting with everyone and got to meet so many new folks and hug some friends!

Today we’re in rest and recover mode, but you can catch us at the next night market on 10/24!
We’ll be at Night at the Witch’s Grove at Southern Craft Grove!

P.S. I did a quick inventory, so I could open the site back up for yall. I don’t want anyone to miss out on Dia de los Mu***os if you’re wanting it this year 🙊 so that and a few things have been added. There’s not much left of the Darker Half collection! It was a hit last night! Grab it while you can! 👻

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