Today we’d like to introduce you to Jasmine Montoya.
Jasmine, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
As I sit here coaching a client, soaking up the California sun, I have a moment of reflection. Seven years ago, my world was so different then it is today. I was living in NYC as an accomplished Fashion Producer for a top beauty brand. At the time, I was married, and we were starting a family of our own. My pregnancy is what sparked this deeper questioning of who I was and why. It was the beginning of my spiritual awakening and journey.
Fast forward two years of trying to balance being a career woman and “super” mom left me burnt out and very unhappy. I wanted to change career paths for a more flexible schedule for my son. I was also gaining more in-depth knowledge of the practices of self-realization that made me realize I wanted to become a transformational life coach. I left my job after ten years in corporate America and focused my energy on coaching.
My family and I decided to move to California for a fresh start. My marriage was on a low and had been for over a year, and we had agreed sunny San Diego would do the trick in mending our broken marriage.
It was in San Diego, where I stumbled upon energy healing, and it turned my world upside down.
In my time of trying to juggle a broken marriage, new city, new career path, and being “super” mom, I was searching for an outlet and still not entirely happy with how my life was panning out. I found a shaman who was an energy healer, and I decided to try an energy healing session. It’s so hard to put into words the feeling after my session, but I felt such peace and love inside of me. It was as if I had released this heavyweight that made my soul feel so much lighter. I decided to do more sessions and use energy healing as a tool to better understand my own healing journey. The thing about energy healing is that it moves the stagnant energy and brings things to the surface that need to be healed, things that, at times, are well hidden in your psyche.
After my experience with energy healing, I needed to incorporate this modality in my coaching practice, and I become a Reiki Master thanks to a wonderful teacher in San Diego who guided me along with my own healing. When you take the time out to learn spiritual tools, it’s an entire lifestyle overhaul. I recall my teacher stating to the class that there is a warning to be had before you start this course. Your life will drastically change over the course of this year, and you need to understand and be aware that changes are inevitable. Man, she wasn’t kidding.
I realized a lot about myself and my journey during that time. I healed inner child wounds, ancestral patterns. I realized my marriage was a very toxic one and filed for a divorce. I moved to LA about a year ago with my son for a new beginning.
My coaching business has evolved as much as I have. After years of working with clients, I’ve developed specific programs that follow a unique three-part approach combining the benefits of intuitive energy healing and transformational coaching because they work together beautifully.
All the tools I have learned along the way from my personal healing I use to guide others on their healing journey. As we are feeling and seeing in the world, change needs to happen, and it begins with the journey inward.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Nothing ever worth it comes smoothly. Re-connecting with myself as a spiritual being and claiming my gifts as tools to help guide others took some time to integrate. Even though the world around us is waking up, and we see a massive movement in spiritual awakening, energy healing, for the most part, is still a new word for many.
During the time I established myself as the Life Alchemist, I was also going through a very toxic divorce. This is not the kind of job you can punch in and out from and not be present. I needed to ensure I was allowing myself to grieve and honor my own healing process as I continued to guide and honor my clients. It was a delicate balance!
Please tell us more about your work, what you are currently focused on and most proud of.
I consider myself a “Life Alchemist,” a guide on your path to self-actualization, self-love, and inner peace through a combination of intuitive energy healing and transformational life coaching.
I guide people who are seeking a different path than the one we’ve all been conditioned to follow. People who are looking to evolve, grow, and break out of old patterns.
I am known for my Reiki healing sessions, which include sound therapy, crystals, and aromatherapy, which further deepens the healing work.
My clients experience all sorts of different feelings and sensations after a session. You’ll often uncover and release something, which results in a sense of calm and ease for most. After a session, many people report having an amazing night of sleep as if they’ve just run a marathon of mind and soul and wake up feeling rejuvenated. I haven’t met a person yet that Reiki didn’t benefit. Truly! Energy work is no joke (which is why it’s now being recognized and used in hospital and medical care settings, as well). Reiki facilitates healing and creates an ideal environment to do so.
Many of my clients are:
Mamas + Mamas to be- I highly recommend Reiki during pregnancy.
Those who suffer from stress and anxiety and are looking to compliment other forms of treatment or try something new.
Anyone processing grief or big life changes and transitions.
Women with demanding careers feeling unsure of the direction they’re going.
Veterans experiencing PTSD.
Cancer patients in search of pain management.
I am most proud of the work I do with cancer patients and their families. I am grateful that I can offer support through Reiki during a challenging time for both patients and their loved ones.
I think with healing; it’s about finding whose story you resonate with the most. My story is about a woman who chose to break free from societal norms, to go off the beaten path, walk away from everything she knew and thought she wanted, My story is about healing ancestral wounds, it’s about being a conscious mother and raising a child as a single mother in an entirely new way then the previous generations have been raised. It’s about how I overcame certain traumas from my past and found my peace and re-connected with my true essence.
I am someone who lives my life with passion and purpose, and I am grateful that the Universe led me down this path. Everyone deserves inner peace and happiness. Everyone deserves to be healed. You just have to love yourself enough to do the work and trust those who can guide along the way.
Pricing:
- Reiki Session- House Call $199.
- Distant Reiki & Intuitive Session $155.
- The “In-Between” a 6 week virtual healing program for women transitioning through divorce $399.99
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.coachingbyjasmine.com/
- Phone: 6464840290
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachingbyjasmine/
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