We recently had the chance to connect with Eva Vennari and have shared our conversation below.
Eva, really appreciate you sharing your stories and insights with us. The world would have so much more understanding and empathy if we all were a bit more open about our stories and how they have helped shaped our journey and worldview. Let’s jump in with a fun one: What do you think others are secretly struggling with—but never say?
Eighty-seven percent of entrepreneurs are burned out. You can find a number of articles from Fortune, to phys.org that have all said it, and I see it daily in real life. What others are secretly struggling with, but never say, is that burnout isn’t caused by overwork. I have a theory that it’s caused by purpose misalignment.
Entrepreneurs have built a business that doesn’t hum with their life force frequency. You can’t force-drive your purpose like a car running on the wrong fuel. When you rev the engine with caffeine, mindset hacks, or another “transformational” weekend the system, the body, still sputters.
Burnout is the body’s dashboard warning: you’re operating out of harmony with your mission. When you realign purpose with soul, everything shifts—the gears catch, the power flows, and forward momentum finally feels like grace, not grind. It’s not being said because it’s not been fully recognized. It’s the classic case of “not seeing the forest for the trees.”
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Eva Vennari, founder of The Elevate Institute. We energize the leader within to own your power through true holistic healing. This work isn’t about giving you tactics to be like me, or anyone else. It’s about helping you master your gifts so that your life-force mission can be fully realized in the world, in service to the rest of us.
The Elevate Institute values that unique energetic signature, a kind of soul thumbprint, that exists within each of us. When we don’t develop who we are as eternal beings—why we’re here, what we’re meant to create—we deny the world our evolution. On that path, we devolve instead of stepping into our next highest potential.
I came to this work out of necessity. My ex-husband died of a heart attack at 45. He was on seventeen medications. I had already healed myself holistically from thirty different symptoms and diagnoses without any medications. His death was a catalyst for me, like a spiritual tap on the shoulder: “Open your doors. People need to know there’s another way.”
Many are told they’ll need medication for life—I say it’s until life ends prematurely. My mission is to prove that healing is possible, sustainable, and deeply tied to purpose. Because when your body and soul are aligned, your energy becomes unstoppable.
Okay, so here’s a deep one: Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
Before my spiritual tap on the shoulder, I was the woman asking God every day, “What am I supposed to be doing?” – being met with silence. I’d spent a decade in IT solving global Y2K problems, only to be kicked to the curb when it ended. What felt like rejection was really redirection. The message finally came: “Do as you wish. Harm no one, nor yourself. We’ll let you know when we’re ready.”
That sentiment opened up a previous interest in interior design, my first official degree. Someone suggested I’d be good as an Arch Rep for the natural stone and construction industry. I had no idea what an Architectural Representative was, but I did that for the next sixteen years. What I found astonishing was that it was still systems-based, and still energetic at its core. I brought in concepts to designers to use the stone’s innate properties to solve client problems. For example, use amethyst on the night-stands for better sleep.
Every skill, from tech troubleshooting to stone vibration, became groundwork for healing. Nothing was wasted. It was repurposed for purpose.
Do you remember a time someone truly listened to you?
There are many ways to listen and over 90% of our communication is nonverbal. If the reflection of The Elevate Institute’s foundational value, energy is everything, was embodied, then my energy must have been broadcasting at full volume. Over the years, other healers – perfect strangers – have approached me saying, “My guides are telling me I need to give you a session.” That’s a kind of listening I was once deaf to. Those brave souls weren’t responding to my words; they were tuning in to the frequency of my becoming. They observed what my being was saying, listened to their guidance, and took action. Each encounter unlocked a new level of my own awareness. Their listening became the tuning fork that harmonized me and later became my very foundation.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Where are smart people getting it totally wrong today?
Smart people are obsessed with solving problems they can see: whack-a-mole style. When symptoms flare, they pop another pill, run another test, or chase the next trending “solution,” all while the body quietly prioritizes what really needs attention. You can obsess over every Latin-named diagnosis, but your body doesn’t speak Latin. It speaks energy, mineral balance, and systemic harmony. True Holistic Healing isn’t about battling the list of symptoms; it’s about giving the body what it needs and then stepping out of the way. Repair happens when we honor the body’s own wisdom. Stop trying to micromanage, and start listening. The rest? The body will handle it.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. What do you think people will most misunderstand about your legacy?
Many people hear words like “energy,” “healing,” or “guides” and assume I’m floating in some made-up, modern mysticism—airy-fairy, imagination-only territory. The truth is the practices I use are ancient. They never disappeared; they went underground because they were too powerful, too misunderstood. These are time-tested systems of energy, vibration, and alignment that humans have used for millennia to optimize body, mind, and purpose. I honor that lineage while translating it into actionable healing for today’s leaders. My legacy isn’t about illusions. This isn’t a magic show. It’s about giving people who long for it real access to the energy, clarity, and purpose that allows their life-force to be fully expressed in the world.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://theelevateinstitute.com
- Instagram: @evaheals
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