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 celebrater, 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
| July Apothecary Hours 45 and 75 minute slots for my virtual intuitive care space sessions. 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 or want an intuitive card pull. Find out more and book your session.| Karaoke Night - Friday July 17th, 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 LIVE! - Friday July 18th, 1p-2p Register to join me in communtiy for a LIVE SomAwe Journey! I'll guide you through a series of cosmic photos, we'll talk about the science, and bask in some wonder - together!| Private Wonder Walk - Saturday July 25th If you are interested in booking a private wonder walk for your group or organization, email a request to me (email button is at the bottom of the page)!| SomAwe: A Visual Cosmic Journey For The Neuroception of Wonder - Sunday, July 26th 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 7 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 free - see you there!
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 Richards
Black Coffee and Theology Podcast: The Erotic, Audre Lorde, and The Voice of The GenuineVideos:
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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