CORE ENERGY COACH
SPEAKER
YOGA TEACHER
How did everyting start?
I don’t know exactly when everything started changing in my life….
It’s difficult to say since I have always been surrounded by change my entire life; changing schools, houses, countries.
This has inspired me to see the world in a very different way and has allowed me to realise that there is always room to learn more and develop in every aspect of my life…
Even with all that change that was taking place around me, I was always grounded by what my future would look like ; I would become a cardiothoracic surgeon and save people’s lives.
The beginning of "my dream"
It was not an easy process, but after many years of studies and sacrifice I finally managed to make it to med school; a “dream come true”.
Little did I know it would be the beginning of a very bumpy ride.
The first couple of years seemed to go quite “fine” but there was no sense of fulfilment nor achievement during this process. Everyone kept telling me how “proud” they were but to me (deep inside), those words had no meaning. The only thing that was rewarding enough was to feel like I was the “smartest person in the room”, and “spread my knowledge to those around me”. It would take me many years of self-discovery and life lessons to realise that I couldn’t be further from the truth.
In a way, I was completely unable to accept nor confront at that point, the fact that becoming a doctor was not something I wanted anymore ( I did not want to be a “quitter”).
Out of mere stubbornness I blinded myself for 3 more years and tried to push through to make it over the finish line; however, every day that passed by I was taken more and more to the edge.
The "domino effect"
Not only was I sinking in the educational/professional aspects of my life, but my personal life also took a toll.
During this process, all my past experiences (and traumas) re-surfaced, making me a very possessive, toxic, controlling and manipulative person. Not just with my partner, but also with my friends. I jumped from relationship to relationship, made very “questionable” decisions and changed my life priorities too many times.
Through some of this time I resorted to alcohol, cigarettes, gamming, social drama and partying to drown my sorrows away (and numb the pain), but as you can imagine this did nothing but worsen my mental and physical state, drifting me further away from myself and who I truly wanted to be.
I started failing all my subjects, repeating years, which lead to a huge drop on my self- esteem, more insecurities, panic attacks, etc.
During this period of my life I stumbled upon a person who was as “damaged” as I was and we both started a romantic relationship, as a result of
“being able to understand each other’s pain”.
As you can already imagine, the outcome of such relationship was: pure chaos, more toxicity, more panic attacks, health issues, physical and emotional abuse, and the list goes on and on.
The truth revealed
Destiny allowed me to distance myself from that relationship and I thought to myself “great, now I can finally become the doctor I always wanted to be without any distractions”. I was still not ready to admit to myself that what I worked towards for so many years, was just not what I truly wanted. It wasn’t until COVID hit the region where I was studying that gave me the opportunity to be completely by myself (I could not return back to my country of origin nor travel where other friends and family were). It was a really dark place to be; however, it was the way I was finally able to come to terms with the idea of “maybe medicine is just not for me”. I made “becoming a doctor” my full identity, so now comes the question: “if I am not a doctor to be, what am I?” and most importantly “who am I?”. I came to realise that I valued myself based on my achievements and not just based on being me. It was the moment where I decided that it was time to re-define who “Rocio” was for me.
My true passion: Core Energy Coaching
After leaving medical school it came a period of time in which I tried several things: project management, yoga teacher, Spanish teacher, customer service for a multimillion dollar company. I knew I wanted more: to learn more, not only about myself, but about life, human behaviour , what drives us in life, etc.
I kept on asking myself: “what do I truly want? Is this all there is in life?” A part of me was unwilling to believe that “this is it”. I WANTED MORE. During this process, I got the chance to be introduced to Core Energy Coaching; which was a life changing experience for me.
It was such a gentle way of bringing awareness to my actions, my emotions, my way of looking at life. What made me fall in love with it, was the fact that the search for answers (along with the questions) were made from a place of curiosity, care, no judgement and growth. It was about discovering my patterns, where did they come from, how were they serving me, and whether I wanted to continue having them or not.
It was a beautiful way of expanding my horizon, with a new world of possibilities laying before me.
I personally don’t think there is anything more empowering than trusting yourself to be able to find the answers to any questions you may have. It is just a matter of asking the right questions (with curiosity and no judgement) and being able to truly understand your life journey.
Where am I at now?
The healing process from all that, is something I am still working on until this date, and will continue to work on for as long as I need.
As difficult as it was, I thank every single second of those moments because thanks to those experiences I was able to re-discover myself and learn what I truly want in life.
I found what truly inspires me and I am now able to create my own success and reality day by day.
That does not mean that everything will be gentle and easy, it just means that now I am able to choose how I want to respond in every situation, giving myself the space to express which ever emotion I need at a time, without judgement (or as little as possible).
I use coaching not only on my clients, family or friends when they ask for it; but most importantly, I use it to continue learning and re-discover myself (again and again) from a place of joy and love.
My mission
I want to use my life journey and knowledge to walk by your side; not to guide you through life, but to remind you of your greatness.
Remind you of all those times you were able to overcome difficult situations in life; challenge your ideas and thoughts to truly discover what drives you, and what kind of life do you want to create for yourself.
Just like it happened with me, I believe that it’s everyone’s right to experience a more fulfilling and joyful life; doing what they love, being themselves and creating the experiences they choose every step of the way.