On this week's episode of Path to Alignment I am SO EXCITED to introduce you all to one of my best friends who I have been on this path with for many years, Valentina Esteban!
Valentina was Canada's youngest IFBB Pro Bikini Bodybuilding competitor and quickly blossomed in the fitness world, sponsored by fitness companies such as PEScience and was an Official Alphalete Athlete with over 100k people following her journey on IG, YouTube and other platforms.
After many years in the fitness industry with so much success, Val decided to choose a different path for her life that was more aligned with her soul's calling. She decided to live in her truth and went to travel all over Europe and Asia tapping into her yoga and spirituality journey becoming a yogi and Holistic Wellness Coach. Letting go of the life she had built that no longer felt aligned with her path and stepping into a path where she is absolutely thriving!
Valentina has since written a book, became a certified yoga teacher, got married and had a beautiful baby which inspired her to start a movement called Mama Mindful Co to create a safe space for moms all over the world to feel seen & heard.
Val was a PIVOTAL person in my own personal Path to Alignment. We both spent our high school years in a small town in Canada named Grande Prairie, Alberta. I was deep into a path of drugs alcohol and addiction and seeing Valentina's journey inspired me to get into bodybuilding myself and into holistic living. Now we are both living a more conscious and holistic life and I am so grateful to be walking this path with her.
A few of the many wonderful topics we touched on this episode:
Valentina's journey with feeling discomfort with her body and how she stepped into bodybuilding at the age of 16.
Having her own business at the age of 19 and being at the peak of her bodybuilding path
Being disconnected from her soul and how discovering spirituality shifted her journey
Quitting everything and starting from scratch
Letting go of the person she identified with and shedding all of those layers to uncover her true essence
Moving to Florida to pursue a business idea and finding reconnection to herself
Travelling to India and stepping into her yoga journey and having an awakening that changed her life completely
Discovering the resentment she felt towards her body
How her partner mirrors the parts of her that she hasn’t reflected upon
Her internal discoveries on a 10 day silent retreat
Letting out all of the emotions she had suppressed her whole life
How the ego protects you from feeling suppressed emotions
Letting go of seeking validation
The truth behind social media - what we see vs what happens in the background
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