Multi-Dimensional & Bio-Individuality
Everyone of us is different and everyone of us want to enjoy a peaceful, joyful rewarding life. A life of health, happiness and purpose.
I believe it starts with knowing and understanding yourself. Self awareness and self knowledge equals greater understanding of who we are and why we do what we do. We each bring to the table a unique and individual experience. We can grow up in the same home and still have a wildly different "story".
Taking stock of our core values can help identify if we are living an authentic, intentional life and having an open mind and being willing to do some work goes a long way in growing both personally and professionally.
It is my hope that the following areas intrigue you enough to read on and perhaps opt in for some of my current free resources in order to gain knowledge, identify roadblocks and acquire tools to move forward curiously and gently.
NUTRITION on Your Plate
What we put into our bodies matter, I know you know this already, we all do for heaven's sake BUT how about we get curious and discover HOW to make your meals WORK for YOU!? Making bio-individual choices in this area of food and nutrition can and will have a profound positive effect on your body and mind. The FDA has not been our friend I'm sorry to report. AND let us not forget HYDRATION. I'm talking water and probably more than what you are currently consuming. Here's a baseline formula to get you on track: total daily water intake (in ounces) = body weight (in pounds) x 0.5. Take it or leave it, I am not a physician nor do I claim to be, I just know that my cells need more water than I am currently drinking. Yours might too.
Fitness
What I'm really talking about here is MOVEMENT. I have lead group exercise for the last 6 years and I know how effective it is to move and move in a way that speaks to who you currently are and what is best for you at this point. Times change, we change, we age, we learn and experience and hopefully we grow and evolve. If you have a mindset that agrees with this statement, we are probably a good fit.
If you are local to the beautiful Chautauqua County area, look up my fitness friends on facebook at Jess Hernandez Fitness for local group fitness classes.
Creator/Maker/Purpose
I think that most everyone can agree that there is something Greater than ourselves and that we are conceived of and internally linked to that Greatness. I have lots to share on this subject but what's really important is where you stand. Do you have a spiritual life to draw strength, wisdom and comfort from? Are you open and searching or are you firm and confident or maybe you have no real experience or opinion here and every answer is a worthy one to be explored, nourished and developed. I don't believe we can be complete without some level of Spirit in our lives.
Contemplation
I cannot imagine a day without time to think and consider and sort out, but I know that some days do not allow and account for any time to do this other than "the list"... the dirty list of must do's. Thinking and considering is a part of our mental self care and without it we will lose ourselves. When you hire a health coach, you will have a questionnaire that you will have to complete and you might be pleasantly surprised at how much you enjoy thinking and answering the topics AND you might be a little sad and surprised at how long it's been since anyone REALLY asked about you and what you like/want/need. Self awareness is a whole other subject that I love to guide and help clients unpack the responses to.
Career/Work/Education
As I've shared already in my bio - I have had a career for the past 25 years that allowed me to personally thrive in a creative fulfilling way. Some of us have had a choice in our work life and others have not. Here is what I want for us to consider, our work week can range from 20-80 hours, what we do and how we think about our work affects us and usually for longer than the hours we are actually "there" or on the clock. This is an area that usually deserves some thought and discussion to make it "work" happily for us.