My journey began when I realised my breath was shallow. When I went for walks with my friends, I was the first to get winded, and when swimming, I noticed my breath wouldn't last more than three or four strokes. Actually, this might have been something that had emerged recently, because before, I never felt like I was out of breath. One day, during a conversation with friends, I met my breathing coach, who, like me, was a white-collar worker, and with whom we would do breathing exercises and guided meditations every week for a year. During this process, my internal inquiries began. Over time, I began to experience a kind of awareness about emotions and how we express them. How well do we really know our emotions? Do we miscategorise them? We had automatic thought patterns like avoiding or rejecting “bad” emotions. Thanks to my coach's guidance, recommendation of books, and shared resources, my path continued with yoga and then with mindfulness. During my yoga journey, I met many valuable coaches who inspired me. Experiencing different retreats and attending camps led by instructors I followed on social media felt like opening the doors to a new world. When I looked at the Yamas, the first step of yoga, I realised how naturally aligned I felt with their underlying principles—non-harming, truthfulness, honesty, and justice.
As my personal development journey continued, the mindfulness coaching program had become quite popular, but it wasn't really new to us—it was almost a modern sound of the carpe diem concept; though mindfulness is living in the moment also involved embracing every emotion and thought in all its aspects, being fully aware of them.
When I looked at my “Human Design” diagram by myself, I remembered that questioning, researching, and learning are part of my nature. My ability to approach things with compassion, in a loving nature, and learning to see events from different perspectives in a peace, as well as calming myself by returning to my breath... All of these aspects of myself supported this journey and are still in development. Thanks to the chakra training, I also awared that the misconception that my heart was “open to everything and open to everyone.” Seeing that opening your heart to everyone still requires effort was an important realisation for me. Self-compassion showed me that everything starts with loving yourself; the belief that a world where everyone can be understood and respected is possible made me think deeply. Being in the effort, not living life on autopilot, first knowing yourself, knowing what you need and allowing yourself that space, striving to realise your potential while keeping your own self-awareness in mind, finding my inner anchor when I fall and getting back up again... these are the valuable things I have collected about myself as a result of these journeys... In short, I am also a mother, a lovely daughter of my parents, a wife, a white-collar worker, and at the same time, a learner on the path of life who never stops learning.
And on top of all that, now I am a certified Professional Mindfulness Coach, accredited by the ICF – International Coaching Federation. I help individuals navigate stress, uncertainty, and life’s challenges, empowering them to achieve their goals, strengthen their relationships, and cultivate deeper self-awareness.