Jessica Padilla Bowen is a professional life and mindfulness coach for high performers.
Along with being an iPEC-Certified Professional Coach, Jessica incorporates mindfulness for achieving new levels of personal and professional success. She also conducts energy level assessments, which help people understand how they’re showing up in their everyday lives and how it’s affecting their overall satisfaction.
Jessica has worked for 25 years in government and nonprofit communication. She serves as a Fellow Coach with BetterUp, coaching professionals around the country. She is a certified meditation teacher through University of California, San Diego Center for Mindfulness, holds a master’s degree in public administration, and is an accredited public relations professional through the Public Relations Society of America. Jessica is also a respected public speaker, a compassionate listener and a creative problem solver.
My Journey to Coaching
Presenting at a conference with my coach, Jennifer Coyle.
I’ve had an interest in personal development and growth for all of my adult life. Over the past two decades, I’ve practiced yoga and meditation, read numerous personal development books, and listened to self-development podcasts.
But my biggest personal and professional successes happened after I began working with business and life coaches.
At the time, I was really struggling. I’d just had my second child and was working full time, so learning how to juggle a hectic work schedule with the demands of a newborn and toddler had me stretched extremely thin. When I began caring for my aging parent simultaneously, I struggled with a whole different set of responsibilities and issues. Feeling overwhelmed didn’t even begin to describe how I was feeling!
My coaches partnered with me on helpful strategies for managing those in my care, making the best use of my time, setting and pursuing personal and work goals, and taking time for self-care. With new habits, I was able to regain control of my life.
In fact, the experience was so powerful that it inspired me to become a coach.
Having been through my own life struggles and come out the other side a more joyful, more fulfilled person, I know how hard it can be. It’s easy to feel so overwhelmed with your problems that it seems impossible to find a way out. It often takes the help of someone from the outside looking in to help you see that there is a solution and it’s within your ability to make it happen.
My goal is to help you move from a state of overwhelm to a state of peace so you can …
· Find more joy in life ...
· Take better care of yourself ...
· Make the best use of your time on this earth ...
· Become the best parent / spouse / partner / person you can be ...
· Chart a new path to create the life of your dreams ...
It’s time to take that first step toward a life aligned with your values. Are you ready?
My Background
Choosing the right coach is a big deal. It’s important to find someone who possesses the knowledge and tools to help you make changes that lead to a life you’ll love. Yet equally crucial is the ability to connect with your coach emotionally, intellectually and spiritually.
We’ll be unearthing some deep stuff as we go along, so we need to feel comfortable with each other to make our time together productive. To help you feel more relaxed with me, here are a few details about my education and experience so you’ll know what I’ll bring to our discussions.
Certification
· iPEC-Certified Professional Coach
Passed a rigorous 10-month training course taught by the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching to learn the core energy coaching process for helping you make lasting changes in your life
· Certified Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner
Trained to assess your energy level, which creates greater awareness of who you are, what’s most important to you, and how that aligns with the life you want, so you can identify the choices available to you.
· Professional Certified Coach
Credentialed through the International Coach Federation, having completed 60+ hours of coaching training and 250+ hours of coaching experience.
· Certified Coach of the mPEAK mindfulness program
Credentialed through UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute to facilitate the Mindfulness, Performance Enhancement, Awareness and Knowledge (mPEAK) program.
Workshops attended
· Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute
Educated in mindfulness-based emotional intelligence leadership.
· mPEAK Workshop
Attended the UCSD Center for Mindfulness mPEAK workshop to learn how to achieve peak performance in work and life.
· Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course
Took an eight-week course that taught strategies for reducing stress in your life, hosted by the UCSD Center for Mindfulness and based on the teachings of Jon Kabat-Zinn.
· Mindful Self-Compassion Course
Took an eight-week course combining the powerful skills of mindfulness and self-compassion, based on the teachings of Kristin Neff, PhD and Christopher Germer, PhD.
· Dalai Lama Workshop
Attended a three-day session more than 20 years ago where I was inspired to begin my long-time mediation practice.
Wondering if we’re a good fit? Claim your complimentary 30-minute discovery coaching session with me to find out.
“Jessica’s guided meditations have helped me to get into my center whenever I was overwhelmed with emotion and scattered thoughts. Through her gentle and skillful guidance, I have been able to sort out my thoughts and come up with solutions to fulfill my particular needs. I highly recommend Jessica to anyone who needs a caring and knowledgeable coach.” Mina K., Los Angeles, CA