Elly Who Heals—A Story of Connecting Through Spiritual Healing
Image of Elly Bannon.
Interview by: Alana Eastling
Editor: Jeni Fjelstad
Creative Direction: Catie Menke
Drawing yourself a bath can be a simple act of self-love, but a bath ritual created to feed your soul can amplify this impact. Candles, flower petals, slices of citrus, herbs, seashells, crystals, a cup of tea, and the energy of the full moon surrounding the tub: these elements of nature and the cleansing power of water. This is how Elly Bannon creates a magical backdrop for healing and arriving back to her soul.
Elly and I met in a theatrical makeup class in college nine years ago. I was instantly drawn to her calming yet creative energy. Over the years, I have admired her practice of sharing healing rituals with others and how she pursues spiritual alignment in entrepreneurial endeavors. Elly’s mission as a healer is to inspire her community to look within, listen mindfully to one’s intuition, and be the source of one’s own healing.
Image by: Elly Bannon.
A foundational pillar of Elly’s practice is remembering her inner child— the essence of her soul. She recounts her childhood as rooted in nature and curiosity. Whether she was talking to the plants and flowers or connecting to the crystals gifted by her father, she was communicating with the earth and the supernatural.
Image by: Elly Bannon.
Although she temporarily lost touch with these energetic connections through the years, Elly started to hear whispers from Spirit when she needed it most. She heard a voice encouraging her to pay attention to the life she was living to achieve alignment with her soul. Elly’s intuition guided her towards quitting her day job and focusing on healing full-time.
She began by tending to her body through bathings rituals and herbalism. In these practices of deep and intentional connection to nature in her physical body, Elly’s spiritual body was also reborn. From there, she nurtured her inner child and all the things that were important to her – nature, crystals, oracle decks, and astrology. These tangible tools gave her the freedom to surrender to something beyond herself. Her dedication to intentionally feeding her soul and sharing those practices was the genesis of Elly’s purpose.
Image by: Elly Bannon.
Elly believes there is a ripple effect when nourishing oneself. Her healing rituals on Instagram resonated with many people and her following began to grow. She has since launched two businesses and a podcast encouraging different healing modalities in the beauty and wellness space. Elly currently offers astrology and oracle card readings. Similar to her own journey, her work is rooted in awakening one’s intuition, the source of infinite wisdom to guide one’s journey. She is in the midst of launching a Ritual Platform, hosting channeled bath rituals, herbal potions workshops, and 1:1 sessions focused on empowering others to deepen the connection to their soul.
Intentional listening is another essential component of Elly’s work. Entering a session, she is attentive in holding space for an individual to be open about their experience.
“My mission as a healer is to empower people in their voice, to own their ability to look within and step into their power,” she said.
Elly guides a practice of ritual, arriving back to one’s authentic self and being curious to try different modalities to reignite the inner flame of one’s soul. The explorative process of discovering one’s personal truth always begins from within.
“It’s a practice of honoring what you need over and over again to connect with the authentic expression of your soulprint,” she said.
Image by: Elly Bannon.
Elly concluded our beautiful conversation by sharing this self-love offering for all of you, to radiate that love in our connections to the collective world:
“Ultimately, I’d like to encourage people to get outside, face the sun, sit with your hands over your heart and send a blessing to yourself. That is a powerful thing. When we can practice things that reflect back to us our oneness, we are all capable of feeling the light. The beauty all around us can be a launching point for so much.”
Thank you, Elly, for sharing your light in this magical conversation. Your bathing rituals have changed my perspective on intentional healing and how that can be gifted to others.
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