Living true to you
With the new curfew announced by Premier Legault on Wednesday, Quebecers will be spending more time at home and looking for things to do to fill in their day. Some are taking this extra time to focus on family while others are taking more time to focus on themselves. Taking the time to work on ourselves and to reflect on what we want is something that we don’t often do but one coach is looking to make this a priority for members of her local community.
Jaime Moar was a yoga teacher for around ten years before deciding to become an alignment coach. She taught yoga to kids, and eventually adults, before taking part in a coaching program about a year-and-a-half ago. “I signed up for a coaching program to do a little work on myself and what I wanted to do with my business. I thought at first that I wanted to expand on yoga with kids but about halfway through that program I realized it wasn’t what I wanted.”
Recognizing the need for something similar in her community, she became a coach and started her own alignment series. What is the alignment series? “The purpose is to help women align themselves with who the really are and to break down our layers put up by other people.” She added that people are conditioned throughout their lives
to be a certain way. Through coaching, yoga, movement, and conversation, Moar helps guide people to get to know their true selves.
The alignment series is centered around four themes: acceptance, values, clarity, and expansion. She explained that she first helps people work through accepting where they come from and acceptance of their body and then she has them tap into their core values. “Through exercise, we are tapping into our core values and what matters most to us in life. For me it was connection with others and fun; I want to weave fun into anything possible.”
After working through these two stages, Moar then gets people to reflect on what they want from life. “We become clearer on where we are going and what we want from life. I get people to write down their list of desires. I want them to have the confidence to speak it out loud and to put it on paper.”
After putting in the work, the final stage is to act on it, to makes changes, and grow freely. “What magic do you want to make now?”
The first session of the alignment series has already begun. They are virtual group sessions but one-on-one coaching is available to those who want to dive deeper, and Moar has already taken notice of the difference it has made in the lives of the people she has been coaching. “The neat thing with a group is that they learn from each other. Everyone shares their experiences and that has been so huge. Connection is also needed right now more than ever, and I think it supports that.”
Apart from her alignment series, Moar is also offering human design readings. “Human design is based on your time of birth and your location of birth. It’s a mix of modalities, like astronomy, astrology, and the chakras. It’s part science and part “woo” as people say,” explained Moar. “It guides you to how you are energetically wired.”
She explained that we have nine energy centres and human design provides a better understanding as to where this energy is coming from and how we can use our own energy to better our lives; more specifically in terms of living a life as the person we truly are.
People provide their birth information and Moar puts this information into a chart. The chart pinpoints which energy centres are white and which energy centres are colored. “If the energy centre is white that means you have an open head and you are more open to other people’s thoughts,” explained Moar. “You need to stop and think, is this what I want and what I think? If the centre is colored, you have access to your own energy.”
Human design also guides you to how you are meant to make decisions, which, when it comes to human design, doesn’t stem from the mind. “It taught me to tune into my intuition and my gut.”
She said that if anyone can take away anything from the human design readings, it’s the understanding that everyone is wired differently. “We are all created differently and it’s about understanding that that’s them.”
Moar emphasized that putting in the work to break down barriers is not something that comes easily to people. “They are very much out of their comfort zone talking about their lives. They are taking this time to ask what do I want? While it is a scary time and everything is up in the air, it is still a time to take inventory on what is draining your life and what is fulfilling it. I believe in small baby steps. It’s very brave and vulnerable and people should be proud when they take this deep dive.”
While the classes are catered towards women, she hopes that one day she can put together a program for men if there is any interest. “Maybe one day I would create this program for men, but it would look a lot different.”
Settling into her new role as an alignment coach, Moar has a lot going on but she hasn’t given up her love for yoga.
She continues to offer virtual yoga classes over zoom four times a week that focus on gentle stretching, movement, and breathe. “We don’t always prioritize our health. I’m glad people are sticking to it.”