Today we’d like to introduce you to Francesca Sipma.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I was a really intense New Yorker. I spent 10 years in advertising and marketing on top global brands at big ad agencies. I’d wake up at 5am, hit a double workout, spend 14 hours a day at the office, down a bottle of wine, repeat. After my burnout, I moved to SF to do the tech thing. Things just got worse and I felt insatiable and unfulfilled.
I started reading and came across the books like, The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle and Living in the Light by Shakti Gawain. I started to learn the power of being present and acting on my intuition. One day I booked a one-way flight to Bali to attend a 7-day breathwork retreat. I had no idea what breathwork was – I thought it’d be similar to yoga or meditation. It turned out to be the most transformative practice of my life.
Breathwork is an experiential therapy that allows us to access our subconscious mind and release suppressed emotions and stagnant energy from our mind and body. I thought I was highly self-aware and well-read, Breathwork proved I was completely disconnected to myself. I saw childhood memories and felt emotions that felt like two years of therapy in 1 session. I became so fascinated by breathwork that I started traveling around the world to attend retreats, workshops and classes in Peru, India, Thailand. I eventually landed in LA to get certified and started guided breathwork sessions. Since I have built my own growth coaching business and have served hundreds of people, helping them release self-doubt, anxiety, fear and step into their highest potential.
Has it been a smooth road?
Is there such a thing as a smooth road?! 🙂 The path has certainly not been linear. The greatest obstacle has been navigating my own career transition while bringing awareness to a new modality. I’ve also had to do a lot of work to debunk limiting beliefs about success and financial security in order to double down on my self-belief and step into the entrepreneurial path.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
I am a growth coach specializing in breathwork and hypnotherapy. I believe these are the most effective and efficient modalities to release subconscious blocks and create the life we want.
Breathwork is an experiential therapy using circular-connected breath to access altered states of consciousness to heal unresolved emotional charges at the root. Benefits include stress and anxiety reduction, trauma healing, heightened clarity and creativity, and spiritual connection. Hypnotherapy is a therapeutic technique using focused awareness in a deep, relaxed state to penetrate the subconscious mind – the source of motivations, habits and behaviors.
I use these practices to help my clients rewire limiting beliefs and automated patterns to create sustainable behavior change. My sweet spot is coaching high achievers to come into alignment and transition into their life’s purpose to create more meaningful impact.
What I’m most proud of in my business has been my ability to pivot. I had a lot of momentum with private programs and retreats before COVID, since then I have gone completely virtual reaching people around the world and developing a strong community. I’m now launching an online course to help people discover their life’s purpose.
I believe what sets me apart from others is my ability to lean into the deep work. I am a student of life. I’m a voracious reader and am always searching for new courses, classes, healers and modalities to master my craft and curate the top experiences to create real change for my students and clients.
This is a great link to understand what I do!
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CD1UNb1AfzZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
LA is great. People are open, progressive and curious. It’s a versatile city with so much opportunity to build a business and scale.
Contact Info:
- Website: francescasipma.com
- Instagram: @francescasipma
Image Credit:
Second photo is from @markimage
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