Meditation has been in my life for years, just in different forms. These forms have helped me in some way, and I hope to do the same for someone else. Here’s a look at why I became a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher.
As an aesthetician and ayurvedic bodyworker, I’ve seen people in and at different areas of their lives. People come in for a service because they’re getting married or have a photoshoot. Others come in for a time away from everything else in their life, and that’s the reason I chose to get into this industry. I enjoy helping others heal.
My first few months at KOSA taught me a lot about what it meant to take care of myself and my body, given that I was surrounded by amazing women and healers at heart. Since then, I’ve been on a journey of healing and that’s from things of the past or things that are present. For instance, I was looking to heal from how I felt and what I experienced postpartum.
These events are what I’m working to heal from in order to become a better version of myself, not only for me but everyone around me. I want to have a full-filled life, peeling layers of myself, yet adding more on.
While working on myself, I realized that I enjoyed a lot of activities that had to do with meditation or mindfulness. When I was pregnant, I’d spend some time each day doing breathwork, affirmations, journaling or listening to instrumental music. I wanted to prepare myself and my body for all that comes with carrying a child… Not to mention, labor and delivery. When that point came, my nurses asked if I was sleeping because I looked so zen. However, in my head, I was counting to four while taking silent deep breaths, and telling myself affirmations.
“I can do this. I’ve gotten this far already.”
“I want to feel this. I want to know.”
“My daughter is almost here. I’ll get to see her soon.”
“My daughter is working with me, not against me. Let’s work together.”
I told myself what I valued most at that time, which was myself, my wants that were set before labor and delivery, knowledge to experience and feel what was happening, my daughter who I carried inside me for 9 months, and listening to my body, giving it what it needs.
My body, mind and soul felt so good after doing these tactics each day. However, I started to get busy with life; from being a new parent, new wife, new daughter-in-law, and more. It was slipping away. I felt at my worst after having my baby, which I thought would be my best. I lost myself in ways I didn’t think I could, and some mornings, I’d cry before even moving. I was in pain, that had nothing but also everything, having to do with this new life of mine.
I didn’t know who I was and that’s when I decided to go to aesthetics school, then eventually found KOSA, which brings me back to meditation and mindfulness. I wanted to welcome it back into my life, but differently this time. I wanted to fully engulf myself in it to truly learn what it is, so I took a meditation and mindfulness teaching program where I’m now certified to teach.
Meditation has given me a space, a space to learn and grow. It gives me time for myself and time to reflect, to soak in all the good and bad. And I hope I can make that impact for someone else.
