5 Ways You Can Take Care Of Yourself - Interview with Josephina Santiago
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“Time for me. I take that very seriously.”
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“I was in a particular space where I said I could drift or I could design.”
Ever wonder how people get it right? How do they do all this work and live with peace?? Live a settled life? A happy, peaceful life? There are people out there, real people, who live the same experiences we do, but they are doing it better. I dream of the other side. I actually, actively, work to get to the other side. The side of life where I move forward with confident decisions and peace. Peace. I dream of peace.
Today’s conversation is with my personal mentor and coach, Master Coach Josephina Santiago. When I met her almost ten years ago, I was at the lowest point in my life. Most people hugged me and told I was too young to be so heartbroken. Josephina skipped past that and worked to empower me.
She worked to empower me.
I was stuck in the muddiness of my life and she helped pull me out. That's my truth. At the end of last year, she announced she would be accepting new coachees and I recommended her to everyone I knew. This is an amazing woman with an amazing opportunity! You would be crazy not to take her up on it. Then weeks passed, and I thought, "hmmm...I am going through a few things myself, I will call her, too."
And my life changed. Lifelong learning as she says.
This woman has power and grace and works to help you find yours. Words would never do justice for how wonderful, knowledgeable and wise this woman is. Not only do you need to meet her, you want to learn from her, my dear Josephina.
I loved our conversation. Below are a few great takeaways you can start immediately.
5 Ways Master Coach Josephina Takes Care of Herself (& You Can Too!)
Self-care is a priority
- She intentionally slows herself down. One example of how she does this is by writing as she journals.
- She commits to listening to her soul. She makes that commitment.
Community is important
- Community -- we don't do this alone. She encourages us to open up and expand our community.
- She surrounds herself with a network of support, and learned to let go of people "with lots of opinions."
She's a commited life-long learner
- "Learning didn't stop once I graduated."
- Vacations from her "9-5" have always been opportunities to continue learning.
- She is always learning, every moment of every day.
She's a decision maker
- At one point she realized she could be a "drifter or a designer" and had to make a decision.
- "I was living from the stories of my past... 'I can't do that,' but we can change our narratives."
- From a space of awareness, she notices what's going on! But then KEEPS GOING. From this space of awareness you can make a choice to stay in the way you have been if it serves you (or even if it doesn't), or to begin to put your attention onto the practices for being what you choose.
- How going back to a "9-5" gave her what he needed at that moment -- grounding -- but it didn't stop her from dreaming.
- "When people said you can't open a public school, we said 'watch us.'"
She Practices.
- Create a space of awareness, notice what's going on, then make a choice
- Ontological Body Learning
- Body movement through music
- Go to your edge -- step into your vulnerability in the presence of others
- Understand what your inner critics are telling you and to help you move past it
- Meditation
- Commitments
“In terms of busy... I am creating a space where I take care of myself. ”
We talked about many things including:
- Being busy in a space with ease and grace
- Committing to listening to her soul
- Community & how we don't do this alone
- How she learned to let go of people with lots of opinions
- How we don't see us as others see us
- Drifting vs Design
- Learning to listen within
- Closing the door and allowing the next space to open
- Trust
- Inviting others to the edge
- How being in a 9-5 didn't stop her from dreaming
- Ontological Body Learning and how to use music to continue your growth
- Understand what your inner critics are telling you and how to move past it
- Go to your edge; step into your vulnerability in the presence of others
- How one can create a space of awareness, notice what's going on, then make a choice
- New learning takes place with commitment
- It's not enough to say, "I am going to do this." Then you haven't done it. You need practices.
- Learning didn't stop once I graduated
- I was living from the stories, of my past "I can't do that"
- I was able to be a better mother. It was learning for a lifetime.
- We can change our narratives
- When people said you can't open a public school, we said "watch us"
- Yes, you have insecurities, you acknowlege them, and then find the way
- Finding mentors and recurrent learning
- Tapping into the other creative possibilities
- Being called to other ways of learning. "My experiences matter."
“Beyond the degrees I had gotten, I was still learning. I could declare myself a beginner in one area and be confident and a master in other areas.”
If you want to connect further with Josephina, you can find her on Facebook, email her at somalearn@gmail.com or call her at 917-202-2975.
Josephina can also be found as the Director of Somatic Learning Designs & Senior Faculty at The Institute for Generative Leadership
Books By Josephina Santiago
Links
- Our FAVORITE meditation
- The Institute for Generative Leadership
- Newfield Network
- Barbara Teer
- Julio Olalla
- Luis Garden Acosta & Frances Lucerna
More from Josephina
What did you want to be when you grew up??
- In middle school (I wanted) to be a flight attendant. In high school, I switched to want to be a mid-wife.
What was your first job?
- My first job was when I was 16 -- Cashier at a local department store.
- At the age of 18 -- Summer job at a NYC municipal hospital as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the department of Gynecology.
What are your go-to books and apps?
- Spiritual inspiration book, Apps: Calm, Shazam ( Always looking to expand my musical library)
What are your favorite gifts to give?
- Books, incenses, unscented candles, and words of inspirations
