Brainz Magazine Exclusive Interview
Aura E. Martinez is a Self-Discovery & Empowerment Coach, helping women gain total clarity in their purpose so they can wake up to daily fulfilment and certainty. She is the creator of the Aura Blueprint™and founder of Live to the Max™/Viva al máximo™. She is also the author of the book Creating a Lifetime of Wellness: Start Having the Life You Deserve, which has been seen in Spirituality and Health magazine, Psychology Today and Natural Awakenings NYC edition magazine.
You have a BA in Forensic Psychology, you are a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, a Certified Belief Clearing Practitioner and a Self-Discovery & Empowerment Coach that focuses on helping women gain total clarity in their purpose so they can "wake up to a life of daily fulfilment & certainty". Can you tell us more about your work and how you ended up where you are today?
I actually started out as a Wellness & Life Coach, helping people get out of the sugar roller coaster they would find themselves in and what I realized from most of my clients as well as my own weight loss journey (because I went from weighing 144 pounds to 112 pounds), is that most people what they needed is not necessarily a meal plan or things of this sort. What they didn't realize that needed to be brought to their awareness, and I speak for myself as well, was that they had a relationship with food and their body that just wasn't serving them.
After some time, something clicked for me. I realized that if we can get to the core of who we really are and truly understand ourselves in a really profound way where we understand our triggers, we understand who is truly in the driver seat of our life, and we remove the things that no longer serve us, this, in and of itself, can literally and simultaneously, change several areas of us and our life. This is what made me transition to being a Self-Discovery & Empowerment Coach because this level of understanding, compassion and awareness of ourselves is what can empower us to experience the transformations that we seek in our life.
Everything that we want is truly an inside job. It doesn't matter what it is- if it's love, a business you are wanting to have, weight loss- everything is first an inside job and I not only bring to people's awareness any blind spots they may have that they can't see at the moment, but, I equip them with tools for them to utilize in their everyday life.
What is Aura Blueprint™?
Aura Blueprint™ is the process I guide my clients through so they can experience the shifts they are seeking so they can get from point A to point B. And yes, it has my name for a reason and that's because every letter stands for something.
The A stands for "Access". We're going to access where you are now, where you want to be and what is needed in order to close that gap so you can reach your final destination. But it doesn't end there. Knowing where you are, where you want to go and what is needed in order to go where you want to go is like having a map. I am going to be using the airline industry as an analogy here since I am in the airline industry as well, I use this a lot to explain things to people. Pilots, before every flight, know where they are, where they are going and what route they will take to get there but, that isn't enough for them to leave the gate. They also have to make sure that the plane is good for the journey. They need to check that plane inside and out.
Well, you are the plane in this case. It's going to be important that you are ready for the journey to where you want to go. Sometimes we think we are ready for the journey when the reality is that we are not, yet, where we want to be because parts of us may not be ready for that journey.
The U in Aura Blueprint™ stands for "understand". It's going to be important to understand what has kept you parked all this time and this is where the transformation begins. This is where we peel the layers that cover your true essence, which is your soul, This is where you will uncover any blind spots you may have had all this time that didn't allow you to manifest that which you want. This is also where a lot of people obtain their vision, and I define a vision as a clear direction in life. This is also where we clear up any limiting beliefs or stories that may be running the show.
The R stands for "realign". This part of the process is so important as well because getting rid of stories, limiting beliefs that we have held onto for so long can feel so weird afterwards, even if we may feel good at the same time. The reason why you may feel weird is because you can feel as if a part of you may be missing because indeed, it is "missing". And so, it becomes so important to realign with your soul and the truth of who you really are so that you don't fall back to old ways that can set you back to where you don't want to be in life.
And the final A in the Aura Blueprint™ is for "aliveness" because aliveness is what you will feel when you see how your outer world matches your inner world and that's because all of you is in alignment with your vision. This is when all the elements of a purposeful life come together and meet. Those three elements are the being, the doing and the vision. The doing is in alignment with who you are and your vision is in alignment with who you are and so, the doing becomes easy and when that is the case, you are able to manifest that which you want.
Have you encountered any major challenges during your journey and how have these affected you?
I have faced several major challenges but one that I didn't even think that it would affect me in such a profound way was a challenge that my whole family had to face when I was 8 years old and it was when my dad became wheelchair-bound because of a tumour he had in his back when he was just 32 years old. Although I saw my parent's strength through it all and I learned a lot of valuable tools that I still apply to my life to this day- resilience, how to face adversity right in the face, appreciation for the "basic" things in life- I had also acquired limiting beliefs and stories that I didn't even realize I had acquired that were limiting me in ways that I never thought possible.
And once I was able to truly understand and peel off the layers that were covering me and who I really am that I was able to truly see myself and my life clearly. That I was able to see the powerful role that I play in my life. Also, I was able to clearly see and understand how I, no matter what the circumstance, can choose whether or not that circumstance will elevate the altitude in which I fly or lower it.
Is there something special that keeps you motivated?
Because motivation is so fleeing, I don't rely on motivation, I rely on inspiration and I allow my vision to inspire me. So, I'm always reminding myself of my vision and on the days that even my own vision doesn't inspire me, that's when I look within and figure out what is really going on in my inner world. I do a lot of inner inquiry. I go within to understand who is in the driver seat at this moment that has me feeling the way I do and why is she there. I figure out what message she has for me, what she wants from me and why. And I tend to her needs. I also allow my higher self, my empowered version to guide me during the day.
The reason why I do this self-inquiry is because whenever we don't want to do anything or we don't feel inspired to do anything, it's because there is something deep we are overlooking. Perhaps it's a part of you that needs more love, more attention, more fun, whatever it may be. When you do this self-inquiry, this is what prevents you from feeling like you are pushing yourself to do things. Forcing yourself to do things isn't healthy. This is why alignment within is so important.
All this understanding and compassion for myself allows me to keep feeling inspired because I am meeting my every need, not just a goal or desire.
What makes you feel "out of your comfort zone"? How do you handle these types of situations?
Believe it or not, and I swear I am being very honest here, so many things make me feel out of my comfort zone. When I first was interviewed on a podcast, I was so out of my comfort zone and every time I am being interviewed on a new podcast, I am out of my comfort zone because many times I don't know what I will be asked or what's going to come out of my mouth. The way I handle this situation is that I think about the audience rather than myself. I think about what they may need to hear, how I can serve them, and when I make it about them and not myself, I feel more relaxed.
Whenever I am in a different environment than the one that I am used to, I'm a creature of habit as we all are I think, I totally feel out of my comfort zone and what I tell myself in those situations is that "wherever I go, that's home". This mindset allows me to mold myself to the environment and mold the environment to fit me.
I become very aware of the conversations I am having with myself in my head, we all have inner dialogues whether we are aware of it or not, and I have learned to be my own best friend in moments where I am so out of my comfort zone.
So, what's the next big goal or project for Aura and how can someone get in contact with you?
Well, for me personally, one big goal is to get my body back to 112 pounds since I had gained weight after my dad's passing. The reason why this weight loss means even more to me is because releasing the weight represents releasing guilt, sadness and getting back to a place of outer wholeness since I have been doing more inner work than ever before. This is why I do the work that I do because I apply what I do to myself as well.
Professionally, I have several courses in mind to create for those who are looking for a more self-paced kind of inner work and I am also collaborating with several authors on a book project. So, I'm wanting to reach as many women as possible. My goal is to impact 100,000 women to live their most purposeful life because it is possible and feasible.
For those that would like to contact me, you can go to my site www.auraemartinez.com. They can schedule a Clarity Call with me and read the blog, listen to the podcast, learn more about me and the programs I offer. People can follow me on Instagram at AuraElenaMartinez, Facebook as AuraEMartinezCoach and Twitter AuraEMartinez and/or sign up for the weekly newsletters I send out.
