We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Vera Lotus Onatah . We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Vera Lotus below.
Vera Lotus , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.
The biggest risk I have ever taken was 2 years ago. I left a career that it took me 25 years to cultivate in order to pursue my passion as an Elemental Fitness Oracle. I was working on my craft as a barre instructor and Soul Shift Practitioner part time around my full time job. My journey of self exploration and inner child healing let me know I was meant for more than working a unfulfilling job for 40+ hours a week. During the pandemic I was working from home more, as most people were, and that separation allowed me to dedicate more time to what was offering fulfillment and harmony to my life. August 31st of 2021 I made the decision to bet on me and left the job I was currently holding and dedicated myself fully to my brand. I will be the first to say it was not easy and there were moments that I questioned whether I made the correct choice. Well today I can unequivocally say that I did. I have a thriving brand in The Lotus Mother, and I recently became the General Manager of a boutique stretching studio, in addition to landing my first magazine cover feature of my modeling portfolio. I owe it all to my of confidence of self and divine ancestral guidance.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I am an Elemental Fitness Oracle and I work with women of all ages, although more recently it has been primarily women ages 35-60, with reconnecting to their spiritual essence through Aboriginal Divination, Crystal Healing, and Barre Alignment therapy!!
I offer services in a multitude of ways from group spiritual fitness sessions to private mentoring.
I recently cultivated a program called Lingerie Lessons with Lotus, it is a 12 week barre series that blends mindful movement with oracle therapy and it is designed to aid women with embracing their sensuality and unleashing their inner goddess. It is a virtual series so you can be anywhere in the world and still be apart of the community.
How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?
Being visible, and let me tell you, initially it was difficult. I have always been a spiritually oriented person but not as openly and vocally as I am now. When I first began my brand I connected with as many local vending and pop up opportunities as I could in order to showcase my products and talents. My brand is significantly different than the work I was known for so I had to present myself as the expert of my field and reliable source that my clients could depend upon. The more consistent I was, the more exposure I gained, and the more clients I acquired. Because my brand is not in a brick and mortar store at the moment, the consistency of being at the local markets also allowed those who had purchased or worked with me in the past to be a voice of praise for those who might be meeting me for the first time.
Do you think you’d choose a different profession or specialty if you were starting now?
Oh my goddess NO, in fact, I would have done this from the onset of my career. I am literally living the life of my dreams!!!
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