Contact Me | Emily Pereira

Schedule your complimentary call with Emily:

Inquiries for press + speaking engagemenets:
michele@emilypereira.com

JOIN ME ON INSTAGRAM!

View

May 31

My heart is aching for George Floyd, his family, f

My heart is aching for George Floyd, his family, friends and for all BIPOC who have been overtly and systematically abused, discriminated, marginalized or discounted since the day they were born.
_
I’ve been silent for too long. Sisters of color, please forgive me. The truth is I’ve been afraid to say the wrong thing and offend. But as @glennondoyle so aptly put it: Black lives are more important than white feelings. We need to have these conversations even if they’re uncomfortable.
_
It’s not easy to wake up to the truth that you don’t need to be racist to benefit from systemic racism. Unpacking this means understanding that no matter how difficult our perceived hardships and challenges are, as white people benefiting from a white system, our starting line is still many steps ahead, our opportunities far more abundant and fear of death or incarceration next to none.
_
I believe we’re at the precipice of BIG change. And right now the darkness is boiling to the surface so we can heal generations of lies, abuse and trauma and welcome a new dawn.
_
A critical choice lays before us: Remain unconscious, unwilling and divided or wake up, come together to dismantle the destructive, systemic white supremacy that’s been dominating the planet for since the 15th century.
_
It’s time to listen, learn and take a stand for our sisters and brothers of color. Only then, can we usher in the golden age where all voices are represented, honest histories are passed down and BIPOC get the justice they deserve. #istandwithyou #blacklivesmatter 💛

View

May 26

Hello dear ones!! I’ve been off the grid bringin

Hello dear ones!! I’ve been off the grid bringing this beautiful spirit earth-side. It was an initiation like nothing I could’ve imagined— one I’ll write about soon. Needless to say... we’re all deliriously drunk in love over the arrival of our son, Teotihuacán, “Teo”. 🥰

View

May 16

42 years old carrying a nearly 9 pound baby (accor

42 years old carrying a nearly 9 pound baby (according to my doc!) at almost 42 weeks. Who would’ve thought this would be my life? Not me! And yet I’m so damn grateful it is.
_
The journey up to this moment has been filled with so many ups and downs, twists and turns, serendipities, plot twists, recognitions, revelations, painful goodbyes and astonishingly beautiful new beginnings.
_
Seemingly so many disconnected events leading me to one place—TRUST. Learning to trust my meandering path, my intuit and the magnificent intelligence of my body.
_
During the years I battled crippling chronic illness, I felt like my body had let me down. Our culture bows down to the cult of science and “professionals” with credentials behind their names. I was raised to do the same. Until I got really sick and saw just how limited the overarching “healthcare” system is.
_
One of the greatest stones I’ve overturned is that the body is a sophisticated, highly intelligent, self-governing instrument that comes with its own an internal guidance system. When we detox the acids + nourish it with what it needs to thrive mentally, physically and spiritually, we return to sparkling health, vitality (and even fertility in our 40s). The key is quieting the noise around us long enough to receive the guidance.
_
It’s not always so easy to do. We live in a time when there are many false narratives masquerading as truths. Stories from ranging from “your eggs dry up at 35, to the body needs animal protein to conceive, a sexy, smart, loving, quality man your age wants a younger woman, to maybe even the one dominating the world stage at the moment? Wait did I just say that out loud? 🙊
_
The Quest for greater conscious means daring to QUESTion these pervasive narratives, and recognizing that you have choice to agree to them or blaze your own trail lit by the luminous light of your own gorgeous intuition.
_
Share with me in the comments your experience with your intuit! ✨

View

May 11

The mother of my youth was a combination of effusi

The mother of my youth was a combination of effusive love + untamable eccentricity. When everyone else had station-wagon-driving, cookie-baking mothers, mine worked in fashion and danced in stilettos on the tables at my friend’s bar mitzvah 💃🏼 Independent + fun loving with a personal ethos of ONWARD, mama martyrdom wasn’t in her lexicon.
_
Almost 3 years ago a little sprite, crouched like a frog was airlifted from my womb, and life was forever changed. Saïa Moon--my daughter, best friend, most hilarious companion and greatest teacher flung open trap doors in my heart I didn’t know were on lockdown.
_
Motherhood is a kaleidoscope of emotions overlapping all at once. Love + fear, amusement + irritation, awe + exhaustion, pride + disgust, certainty + doubt... the duality is endless.
_
It’s summoning energy you’re sure you didn’t have while surrendering to trust you didn’t know existed.
_
It’s spiritual bootcamp, demanding you be the best version of yourself as little ears ignore your words, but little eyes take in every move you make.
_
Amid hugs + kisses, snotty noses, backseat serenades, tears + tantrums hangs the ever-present question: Am I a good mother? Well, my dear, if you’re even bothering to ask yourself that question, you most certainly are.
_
I think one of the most challenging parts is not forsaking our identities + passions when that sweet voice begs for “1 more story” & “don’t go” and you know somewhere deep in your heart if you don’t live your dreams + follow your heart, how will she know what’s possible for her?
_
When guilt + doubt come thundering in, I’m comforted by the belief our children handpicked us. So the messy, imperfect fingerprint we’re individually putting on this wild journey is exactly what our babes chose on a soul level.
_
My mother and I didn’t (and still don’t) always see eye to eye—but my foray into motherhood has brought me full circle to understanding and respecting her unapologetic need to retain her sense of self along with the moniker of mom. She paved the way for me to do motherhood sans martyrdom which might just be one of the greatest gifts we can pass along the matrilineal line. 💓 #iloveyoumom #motherhoodinspired

View

May 4

Just 3 bugs in a rug waitin’ around for bebé br

Just 3 bugs in a rug waitin’ around for bebé brodddder!
_
Do you think he’ll arrive on his due date...? Apparently Thursday is the final super moon of the year, called the flower moon. Drop a 🌕 for yes!!

View

Apr 29

This guy and I had a hard couple of days. We left

This guy and I had a hard couple of days. We left our cozy jungle life, and embarked on an 9 hour road trip to the capital city, San Jose, with a 2.5 yr old. Manex is going on 24 days with no surf 😵 and I’m heavily sleep deprived and about to give birth. If that’s not a recipe for harmony, what is? HA!
_
In full American style, I want to get everything the midwife put on the list for our home birth, and in French, minimalist fashion, Manex is like, what’s the big deal? We have a bathtub! We just need a few towels and a bucket 😳 He thought I was being hormonal and crazy (might be true). I thought he was micromanaging things (also might be true). All of my personal responsibility and spiritual awareness vanished in a puff of smog in the Walmart parking garage as a dramatic scene of pointing fingers and tears worthy of a telemundo broke out in front of a line of terrified, masked shoppers.
_
When we got back to our house WITH almost everything on the list, (boundaries, ya’ll!) I had a moment to reflect. If you’ve been a part of my community for a while, you know I lean heavily on my box of spiritual tools and in that box is a lil’ sumptin called the spiritual mirror.
_
Sometimes when someone is upsetting you, it can be a reflection of a piece of you that needs some love. Sometimes it’s scary to go inside. But what a huge game changer when it comes to navigating any relationship. Here’s the fine print: it’s not always someone’s surface level behavior that matches you, but something deeper. You can find the why if you go deep inside.
_
In this case, my experience of feeling mico-managed was mirroring back to me my need right now to control the elements around me. Once I had the chance to give myself a big ole dose of compassion and acceptance that it’s totally ok to be right where I am, hormonal and all, I was able to triple that for my Frenchman (about to be a daddy of 2!). Quarantine or not, relationships have conflict. How you navigate that conflict either shrinks your relationship into a stalemate of blame and resentment or expands it into greater love and compassion. Remembering you have a choice is a true power. 💓
@allliiibaba 📸

View

Apr 22

Ocean, like woman, is the ultimate womb for all cr

Ocean, like woman, is the ultimate womb for all creation.
_
Hibiscus reveals our juicy, succulent, sensual selves.
_
Leafy palms remind us to be generous + flexibile.
_
Songbirds show us how to set our voices free.
_
Micheiveious monkeys teach us life is play!
_
The moon mirrors the cyclical nature of our intricate bodies.
_
Rainbows reminds us that we’re different, but united we shine brightest.
_
Mother Nature is and always will be our greatest guru. Her teachings profound. Her intelligence sophisticated. Her gifts abundant. Deep bow today and everyday.✨#earthdayeveryday

View

Apr 19

With a very spirited 2.5 yr old running around and

With a very spirited 2.5 yr old running around and being 9 mos pregnant our quarantine isn’t exactly steamy staycation over here... but for the most part, we’re having fun together as a family, and nobody wants to kick anyone off the island 😜 I believe this harmony comes from a practice I started doing consistently a few years ago.
_
If you’re feeling the rub and tensions with your partner are high, here’s what you can do right now to bring more love and flirty fun back into your relationship right now!
_
1. Write down 25 things that you appreciate about your relationship. The stuff you love about your partner. Gratitude for what is working.
_
The reticular activating system in the brain amplifies whatever gets attention... or in others words— what you focus to grows.
_
It might seems so simple that you‘re tempted to dismiss it, but I continue to be amazed by how much better Manex and my relationship works as I consciously look for what’s working.
_
Sometimes it’s easy to forget you have this power always with you. Once you start looking for the good, you’ll see so much good that was seemingly hiding in plain sight.
_
2. Read your list to your partner and watch mountains of resentment melt away, creating space to usher in light + love + passion into your connection.
Share in the comments the ways you’re keeping the wuvvv alive in quarantine? 💓 @allliiibaba 📸

View

Apr 19

Just in case you’re feeling conflicted... it’s

Just in case you’re feeling conflicted... it’s ok to experience stomach churning anxiety AND genuine gratitude for this big pause.
_
It’s natural to feel genuine sadness for those suffering AND utter happiness that mama earth is getting a much needed reprieve.
_
Tasting sweet moments of joy when everything seems to be falling apart doesn’t make you a bad person, it makes you human—capable of incredible dualities + complexities our minds can’t even make sense of.
_
As I move into the final weeks of my pregnancy I’m finding myself nervous and excited. Tender yet strong. Uncertain but somehow trusting.
_
It doesn’t make sense, but I’m not so sure it’s supposed to.
_
My best advice: ride the waves of your emotion without too much attachment... after all, there’s always another one coming up over the horizon. 😘

View

Apr 17

I think one of our deepest human needs is to be re

I think one of our deepest human needs is to be really seen for who we are and loved for what is seen.
_
Drop a 💓 if you agree!
#consciouspartnership #lovers #iseeyourtruth
@allliiibaba 📸

View

Apr 1

I just read a post saying something to the effect:

I just read a post saying something to the effect: thinking COVID-19 is a gift that will deliver us a better or more sustainable world, is just another form of spiritual escapism. Everything very well may just get worse and nothing real will change. Hundreds of comments agreed.
_
This is such a frightening time. Thinking of a global virus as a gift can seem not only insensitive and even maniacal. I get it. But I wonder if each situation that arises has within it an opportunity for growth and rebirth?
_
If someone had told me in my twenties that my co-dependent, toxic relationship was a “gift”, I would have wanted to pull their hair out 😬 More than anything, I wanted to transform that connection into a harmonious, supportive sanctuary where I was seen and loved.
_
Then, when it was ripped away from me like an unsuspecting midwestern town at the hands of an unapologetic twister, I found myself alone and desolate. I lost friends and a lifestyle I’d grown accustomed to. Totally terrified, I had no choice but to venture down a path of greater awareness.
_
I couldn't see it then, like so many of us can’t see it now, but that period of despair turned out to be the greatest gift I’d ever received. It sent me on an entirely new trajectory to a life that’s far more sustainable + authentically aligned. I am no longer unconsciously following the path laid out before me. That tricky twister led to radical shifts that I can now thank for the loving partnership I cherish today.
_
Thru supporting women in 1:1 coaching and retreats, I’ve noticed a thread: exhaustion + anxiety. Everyone is overwhelmed + underwhelmed at once. We all desperately want change.
_
Well, dear ones, what we’re collectively experiencing might well be a gift in a terrifying package. For some of us, the gift strips away all of the ways we distract ourselves, giving us the space to have incredible insights. For others, it means laying an entirely new foundation. The macro may be simply an expression of the combined micro.
_
Any pain-point—individual or global— is an invitation to connect more deeply with the truth of your spirit. Whether any real change happens depends on us as individuals. ✨🌿

View

Mar 30

With just 5 weeks left before bebé is due to arri

With just 5 weeks left before bebé is due to arrive, I’m leaning into the wisdom that spirits not only have conscious choice to take a physical form + and choose their families, but also decide the divine timing that’s aligned for what they want to create this lifetime. I wholeheartedly believe the new babes are coming with insights for the challenges they’ll face in the age they’ll grow up in.
_
Yes fear, confusion, and loss are heightened right now. And alongside that can still live gratitude + celebration! Being human is a kaleidoscope of emotions pixelating all at once.
_
If the hand of anxiety grips you as you lay in bed, when you read the headlines, or when you think about the future, remember a reservoir of greater peace and calm is available to you anytime through the power of your breath. Take a moment to notice how your lungs rise and fall with this force within you.
_
Visualize an infinity sign of bright light coursing though your body: inhaling love, exhaling fear. Inhaling trust, exhaling doubt.
_
Take it moment by moment. Focus to what’s working + what you do have. Put your barefeet on the earth and send roots down into the center of the planet connecting you with the ultimate unconditionally loving mother. The one who has weathered many storms, famines, plagues, wars... and things we can’t even imagine. Remember, you too hold her incredible powers of resilience and rejuvenation.
_
Sending a little extra love to my sweet expecting-mama sisters today. Let the miracle growing inside you be a reminder of the beautiful, incomprehensible, awe-inspiring intelligence call LIFE being expressed through you. Tag an expecting mama friend who needs to see this today! 🌟💛✨ @allliiibaba 📸

View

Mar 24

As we spiral into this new reality there’s a lot

As we spiral into this new reality there’s a lot of noise. You may have found tuning into one channel leads to fear + despair, while another offers hope + insight. The line btwn informed + overwhelmed is drawn in faded ink.
_
The idea that Gov’t + Pharma will keep you safe is a nice one, but the truth is there’s nothing more personal than your health. Understanding where true vitality comes from is one of your greatest superpowers.
_
I spent years struggling w/ chronic illness, taking meds + dumping $$$ into a system that couldn’t help me, feeling like my body had let me down, when in reality, I just wasn’t educated on what it wanted to thrive.
_
What I uncovered not only healed my illness, but regenerated my cells to a level of energetic vitality I hadn’t experienced since childhood. That dis-ease held great teachings for me.
_
I wonder if this virus could lead the planet to awaken to this astonishing personal power?
_
Thru my healing journey + mentors like @living_mucus_free + my training to become a detox specialist under renowned naturopath, Dr. Morse I learned: The germ is nothing. The terrain is everything.
_
Viruses can only sustain themselves and proliferate in acidic environment. What you eat largely determines the Ph+ of your system. Mucus forming foods like meat, dairy, canola oil, gluten, eggs, refined grains, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, (as well as fear + stress) are acid forming and create an environment for bacteria, viruses + parasites to burrow in and set up shop inside your body.
_
Detoxifying the body + alkalizing with fruits + veggies, creates an environment where the virus can’t flourish.
_
Dr. M says fruits ARE the big guns for fighting + fending off illness (btw… his cancer CURE rate is 70%!) The most potent: melons, grapes, citrus and berries. They’ll protect you more than masks + hand sanitizer!
_
What most of us didn’t learn growing up is a clean body is your greatest support system in times of distress. What you put in your mouth directly correlates to mental stability, optimism and mood. Start with just fruit till noon and hold close to your heart the truth: the greatest secrets are usually hidden in the most unlikely places 🍇💛

View

Mar 17

View

Mar 13

For as lovely as my trip to LA was: reconnecting w

For as lovely as my trip to LA was: reconnecting with dear friends, meeting with my book publisher, eating all the best gourmet vegan the city offers + attending @melyssa_griffin mastermind, the intensity of the energy surrounding Corona Virus was impossible to dismiss.
_
Fears that I might not be able to get back to Costa Rica almost had me skipping out early.
_
Now back in my jungle sanctuary, where food is fully stocked on the shelves and people still kiss hello, I flip flop between wondering if this is really something I need to be legitimately concerned about? Or is it no different than bird and swine flu… YET the world we are living in, where now information (and panic spreads) like wildfire is different?
_
Last night I got sucked into reading news sites + worked myself into an anxious state thinking about bringing a baby in to the world in less that 7 weeks, my family in California, and how economic downturn could impact life. Manex had to rub my head until I fell asleep with assurances that we can live off the food we grow on our land if it comes to that.
_
This morning I stumbled across this 👇🏼 In spite of everything a soft wave of calm washed over me.
_
COVID-19 Coronavirus
U.S. cases: 1,329
U.S. deaths: 38
Panic level: Mass hysteria
•
H1N1 Virus
U.S. cases: 60.8 MILLION
U.S. deaths: 12,469
Panic level: Totally chill
_
Yes, it’s important to be informed… and at the same time remember anxiety and panic deplete the immune. They bring down our vibrational frequency that actually makes us more susceptible to bacteria and viruses.
_
What I learned from healing my body naturally from YEARS of severe illness is: contrary to popular belief, good health is not about what you add or supplement the body, it’s what you eliminate. Bacteria and viruses can only live in an acidic environment—they burrow into the mucus and make their home. Eliminate the acids and mucus and the virus has no place to attach.
_
This is a time to return to the elemental: alkalize with fruits and veggies! Connect to breath. Laugh. Take sunlight on your face. And trust that nothing lives in isolation. Even viruses are sacred messengers. Sending you all love. We are in this together. 💛

View

Mar 9

It took me 30 years before I began to understand t

It took me 30 years before I began to understand the power, magic and beauty of being a woman. And now I see power, magic and beauty in women everywhere. 💃🏼 #happyinternationalwomensday

View

Mar 5

She understands there’s a baby in there. But I’m pretty sure she thinks little broder is going to pop out and play juguetes (toys) with her. 🤣

View

Feb 26

Growing up in a world where the overarching cultur

Growing up in a world where the overarching culture demands perfection of its women can make being in a process utterly daunting. We’re weary of being in a process because the process is messy, it reveals the cracks... exposes our imperfections.
_
For years I felt like if I wasn’t gonna show up and slaaaaaay... maybe I shouldn’t do it at all. Maybe I wasn’t even allowed to do it.
_
Yeah, it’s true, the process isn’t always pretty. The first draft isn’t usually very good. But it’s in that process where all the good stuff lives. It’s where the meaning + fulfillment are. It’s where the growth happens. And in that place where you expand, the light comes in. Xo, Emily
_
PS. And ya know what... most people are so caught up in what they’re doing, nobody’s really paying any attention to you and your process... so if you want to claim the spot as the heroine of your own beautiful life, simply be the beginner and take one determined step in the direction of your dreams. Your future self will most certainly thank you. 🌟

View

Feb 21

Looking out over the wild expanse of jungle from m

Looking out over the wild expanse of jungle from my living room—sans walls, the most present thought I keep returning to is: there’s sophisticated order to things✨🌿 Despite what it feels like sometimes, this human experience is not some random, chaotic, free-for-all.
_
A distinct intelligence is woven through the strands of all of nature’s DNA. And we too, are part of natural world.
_
Which means everything we experience—even the dark emotions … ya know, the ones you want to banish away, gratitude away, work, exercise, numb and medicate away?
_
Yeah those ones—also have a specific purpose. They are not to run and hide from, but to welcome as ... SACRED MESSENGERS.
_
For years, I did everything in my power to distract myself from feeling sad, scared, lonely, angry, jealous, apathetic, anxious, and other uncomfortable emotions.
_
Side note: This is the fast track to burn out, anxiety, adrenal fatigue, and your radiance laying drunk under a table in tijuana somewhere... just sayin.
_
Now when I something painful bubbles up, I do my damndest to welcome it with a spirit of curiosity, because I’ve seen what a powerful tool it is in (wo)manifesting a life of greater love, freedom, and wholeness.
_
A practice that’s helped me a lot and continues to help me on the reg!) is tuning in without judgement— only compassion and curiosity—to your emotions.
_
Feeling needy in a relationship? Where is there an unmet need in yourself?
_
Feeling unseen, unloved, and unsupported? What parts of yourself are you neglecting and rejecting?
_
Feeling angry? What areas of your life do you need to own your power more?
_
Comparing yourself to others? Imagine this: Those who you envy are helping you clarify your desires. Can you accept what they have is possible for you too?
_
Feeling unwell in your body? Ask your body what it needs right now to experience sparkling health and vitality? What does it need to let go of?
_
By using what surfaces as a compass directing you on the next step on your path (as the beginner, always), will not only fan the flames of your irresistible radiant light, but deliver you to a new even more expansive horizon than the last. 🌟💛✨
Love, Emily

View

Feb 15

Four years ago today I landed in this dusty seasid

Four years ago today I landed in this dusty seaside village searching for quietude to write, welcoming waves and a bit of adventure. 38, single and mildly terrified— I was young enough to believe anything was possible, and old enough to know I needed to do something that scared the *%#! out of me!
_
Deep in my bones I sensed I was on the precipice of maaaayyyga change. What’s unfolded over the past 4 years has surpassed even my most outlandish dreams.
_
What began as chance meeting on the path en route to surf, turned into a braid of invitations from a romantic dinner, to an ayahuasca ceremony, to a surf trip around the country... and after a whirlwind 2.5 weeks the most surprising invite of all: a request for me to return and make a bebe. 👈🏼 True story!
_
It’s been equal parts fairytale and struggle. I met my match in this unsuspecting surf town: my twin flame and most revealing mirror.
_
Loving like loyal penguins and fighting like skilled samurai, we propel each other forward, expanding into versions of ourselves we barely recognize from those early days. Im so grateful for the devotion of this beautiful man for whom no matter how hard things are, giving up is never an option.
_
Before I leapt into jungle life, I consulted my tarot deck. Again, and again and again, I pulled the synergy 💫 card.
_
Reflecting on all we’ve created these short four years together: becoming stewards of 15 acres of untouched land, building our dream home, constructing our retreat + wellness center, creating two self-sustaining businesses, selling a home, hosting half a dozen retreats, becoming vegan, finally signing my book deal + most importantly calling in our (soon to be) 2 children—while sharing hundreds of sherbert soaked sunsets, starry nights, glassy waves, deep talks and sweet bisous 💋,healing our hearts beyond what we knew to be possible and somehow maintaining some semblance of sanity while navigating a gazillion tantrums and lost in translations— I can tell ya, the cards don’t lie!
_
Like branches of a Guanacaste tree stretching for the sun, our hearts and souls intertwine evermore with each passing season 💓 1st photo is when we met! 👉🏼 for highlights!

Sign up with your email address to receive
news and updates