Five years into doing this work, I find myself disenchanted with the world of Wellness, and at the fringes of it. So much so, that I question whether it’s still my space. Change is the only constant, we know that, and this includes our working environments. Things get a bit more sticky however, when these shifts are not congruent with our own, when we no longer feel aligned with what our professional landscapes stand for. This has been the case for me. So I sit here, with my own blueprint questions: What do I care about? What do I stand for? What are the values that I hold dear and near, high and above?

DELAYED | Imperfect beginnings

“This is your captain speaking, I’m sorry to inform you that we are expecting a delay in takeoff.” Collective sighs, eyes-rolling. Frantic texting and emailing...annoying, if you feel cheated for all the rush. More concerning, if you have a connecting flight to make your meeting where you’re the one presenting.
On the airplane there’s not much we can do about the situation, except meditate or medicate. (I’ll leave it to you to discern which one serves you more.)
But how often do we in our own life deliberately create delays?

Jasmin RahimMarch 4, 2018Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Resilience, Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Selfawareness

QUIET STRENGTH | Who’s strong, really?

It was the day of starting my own integrative health consulting practice, and having my first client. I still remember the moment vividly, and if anybody who saw me that day said I was nervous, it would have been an understatement. As a matter of fact, I was deeply scared and finding all kinds of excuses why I could possibly cancel the appointment. I was confused - this is what I had wanted, this is what I had been studying for so long. This was the very reason why I was able to overcome my own health challenges, and to the disbelief of many had given up a seemingly prestigious career in the fashion industry. Yet there I was, trembling with fear - I felt like I had made a terrible mistake, that I was not capable of doing this type of work after all. This wasn’t about making a piece of garment more desirable using appealing words to hopefully target the right clientele. This was about someone’s health - which essentially is someone trusting you with their life. Including all their hopes and expectations to receive help with that thing that has been troubling them, affecting every aspect of their human experience - physical and emotional body, occupying their mental space with no exit sign in sight. I knew this feeling so very well, since not too long ago I had been sitting in the same chair, my own health being a far distant memory. The state of our health is the most precious, sensitive and vulnerable subject to be shared with someone.

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