Episode 131: Breaking Free with Monica Del Valle

Episode 131’s guest, Monica Del Valle, is a woman who I genuinely look up to and admire. She has been through some sh*t and has made lemonade out of lemons. She owns a powerhouse yoga studio, the Break Free Movement. Before that, she was a health coach passionate about wellness that inspired her to open her studio. True to all guests on The Know, there is MUCH more to her.

In this episode we are discovering so much more as we take a glimpse into the real essence and story about Monica Del Valle.


In this episode…
Who is Monica Del Valle
What Yoga means to Monica
The story behind Monica’s success story
Creating a welcoming healthy environment
The importance of being present
Learning from being a mother
Balanced life
Postpartum
Normalizing therapy and medication


Timestamps
0:00 - 2:15 | Introduction
2:15 - 7:00 | Who is Monica Del Valle
7:00 - 10:20 | Consciousness and awareness
10:20 - 15:50 | What Yoga means to Monica
15:50 - 20:20 | Monica’s dark times
20:20 - 24:30 | Healing to break generational trauma
24:30 - 27:45 | How becoming a mother impacts views on life, love, work and sense of purpose
27:45 - 31:25 | Creating a balanced life
31:25 - 38:20 | Postpartum experiences
38:20 - 41:50 | Pelvic floor therapy
41:50 - 43:40 | No woman is alone!
43:40 - 49:53 | Co-parenting advice


Quotes:

“A big part of what you are doing, with adults even, is bringing them to a sense of consciousness and awareness and keeping them centered.” - Nikki Spo

“When I am going through a hard time I give myself a hug and I am like ‘dude I got you. You are safe here.’ As parents we can teach our kids to do something similar.” - Nikki Spo

“Yoga was really there for me when I needed it. It took my mind off of what was going on at home.” - Monica Del Valle

“A person who heals his or her self is not just healing the generations that came after them, they're healing the generations of their lineage above.” - Nikki Spo

“Although I work, I make sure I carve out time for my daughters and make sure I am there for that play or pick them up from school because it’s important for them and it’s important for me.” - Monica Del Valle

“My daughters have taught me the meaning of love. They are my heart beating outside of my heart.” - Monica De Valle

“You can get a divorce five hundred times but your kids are yours.” - Monica De Valle

“Even if we are co-parenting, we are still a team and we are still a family. My kids will always come first.” - Monica De Valle




QUOTE:

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross



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Connect with Monica Del Valle
  / thebreakfreemvmt  
@monicadelv / @thebreakfreemvmt



Connect with Nikki
www.nikkispo.com
@nikkisappspo / @theknowwithnikkispo