Nya S. Abernathy
Learn more about me and where our orbits can intersect.
I'm grateful you are here
I bet you're here on purpose. You came across some of my writing, you attended an event, or you were referred by someone you know. Thanks for being curious! Scroll through the brief sections and if you have additional queries, you can email me.
Who's Nya? Asking someone who there are is always a question with an abundance of answers. I am a daughter, partner, mother, auntie, friend, bestie, colleague and chosen family.
I am a belly laugher, a choir and karaoke singer, a salsa and dance-party-in-the-living-room-with-the-kids dancer, a forest walker who loves a quasar and a stargazer who love a pine, a heavy eye-roller and mouth-gapping-open wonderer.
I am guided and a guide, written and a writer, healing and a healer, heard and a listener.
I am the Imago Dei-loving space-preacher, the deacon of Dignity, the prophetess of Wonder, and the Pentecostal AstroMystic.
I am a theatre kid, a 90s R&B stan, a water lover, a moon chaser, and a food pleasure-seeker.
I am a worldbuilder, a tender of imaginations, a community participant, a somatic guide, an intuitive apothecary, and more...
Upcoming Events
| Wine & Wonder - Friday Feb 13th, 7p-830p Join me at The Vibrary for a featured wine, wonder prompts, and some moments of connection and awe.| Apothecary Drop-In Hours - Wednesday Feb. 18th, 2p-5:15p 45-minute slots for my virtual intuitive care space slots. You may need space to be heard and held. You may have questions about wonder or changing faith. You may have curiosity about the medicine of play. Book your drop-in time with me.| New Moon Prayer - Thursday Feb. 19th, 8p-9p I will hold an hour of virtual space for you to come and quietly pray. Connect and communicate with Spirit during the New Moon energy in a shared space. Registration is free but required - click to sign up!| Karaoke Night - Friday February 20th, 8p-11p Join me at The Vibrary for a night of singing. I always say it's not an audition - it's karaoke! All singing levels welcome!| SomAwe: A Visual Cosmic Journey For The Neuroception of Wonder - Sunday, Feb 22nd 730p-830p ET At a time when we are inundated with stressful information and images, the space for wonder seems limited. For one hour, gather to take in 5-8 cosmic images to practice what Dacher Keltner, Ph. D calls wild awe. In community, we'll engage somatic practice and some wonders of our vast universe to bring wonder in to the places in us that need it most. Registration is required - see you there!| Ember Conference - Friday Feb 27th-Sunday Mar 1, Oakland, CA I'm co-hosting and co-facilitating at the first Ember Conference! Learn more and register to attend here.
es•sh•ec studio
an intuitive apothecary
Resurrection is common in the cosmos. For me, a major thing was coming to an end when I got the energizing idea to create an apothecary space where I could care for people with my gifts and modalities. es•sh•ec studio originally a secret apothecary, is the place you can come for energetic support, spiritual healing, and emotional care. Modalities include space-holding for listening and intuitive guidance, card pulls in dialogue with Spirit (not future telling), plant energetics, somatic strategies, prescriptions for play, creative curio, and more. Find out more and book an appointment.
writing + wonder
I began explicitly considering and writing about wonder in 2021, created my publication Of Earth & Of Stars in 2022, published my first book Welcome, Wonder: A Season Of Practice To Curate An Awe-Filled Life in 2024, and am part of both fiction and genre-fluid writing spaces today.
Wonder saved me. And I mean that.
I believe Wonder is a companioning medicine that is readily available, but one we often overlook or downplay. Wonder has become a close friend, a bestie really. And I would be elated to introduce yall; let's all hang out sometime! You can read my work at my online publication.
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I'm not active on socials but I'm around these here internets!Podcasts:
Three Black Men : Welcome, Wonder
Black Coffee and Theology: Baptized in Wonder
Miriam's Song Church Sermons: Pentecost, Jubilee, and The Church We Long For
Pale Blue Pod: Life and Work of Dr. Mercedes RichardsVideos:
Welcome, Wonder Book Event at Charis Books and More
Black Modern Mystic Resurrection Technology Trailer
Black Modern Mystic: The Radical Roots of the Black Church
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